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St. Paul's College, Hong Kong Chinese: 聖保羅書院
School Badge of St. Paul's College
Address
69 Bonham Road, Hong Kong 777 Victoria Road, Hong Kong
Information
Type	DSS, Day
Motto	The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (寅畏上主是為智之本 (Chinese) Timor Domini Principium Sapientiae (Latin))
Denomination	Anglican
Established	1851; 173 years ago (1851)
Founder	Rev. Vincent John Stanton
Principal	"Dennis Yuen Dick Yan"
Supervisor	Pong Yuen Sun, Louis
Grades	Secondary 1 – Secondary 6
Gender	Boys
Enrolment	around 1200 (Secondary) around 600 (Primary)
Language	English
Campus type	Urban
Houses	Pine, Rosewood, Banyan, Ginkgo, Oak, Yew (Arranged in house competition results)
Publication	Wayfarer (弘道, school magazine) Scope (文苑, school newspaper)
Pupils	Paulines
Website	spc.edu.hk

St. Paul's College, Hong Kong
St. Paul's College campus, as seen from HKU.
Exterior of the North Wing (Classroom Block)
Traditional Chinese	聖保羅書院
Simplified Chinese	圣保罗书院
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shèngbǎoluó Shūyuàn Wade–Giles Shengpaolo Shuyüan Yale Romanization Shèngbǎulwó Shūywàn IPA Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Sing bóu lòh syù yún Jyutping Sing3 bou2 lo4 Syu1 jyun2 IPA [sīːŋ.pǒulȍ ɕŷːjy̌ːn]

St. Paul's College (SPC; Chinese: 聖保羅書院) is an Anglican day school for boys in Hong Kong. It was established in 1851, the oldest continuously operated school in Hong Kong. The college first opened in 1851 with only one tutor and nine pupils. Today, it has more than 1,200 pupils in the secondary section and nearly 600 pupils in the primary section.^[1]

St. Paul's comprises an all-boys primary school section (Primary 1–6) and secondary section (Forms 1–6). The secondary school campus is situated in the Mid-Levels area, part of Hong Kong Island's Western District, whilst the primary school operates in a dedicated campus at Pok Fu Lam in the Island's Southern District.

The College Council enjoys a special status in Hong Kong, in that it is a statutory body incorporated by a local ordinance, the St. Paul's College Council Incorporation Ordinance (Cap 1102, Laws of Hong Kong). The aim of the college is to "provide a liberal education to Chinese youths in the English language upon Christian principles."

History

Establishment

St. Paul's College is the earliest Anglo-Chinese school.^[1] Its founder, Rev. Vincent John Stanton, was the first colonial chaplain of the former Colony of Hong Kong, appointed in 1843. In 1841, Rev. Stanton, raised funds in England to start an Anglo-Chinese school in Hong Kong.

The original purpose of such a fine establishment The Church of England Anglo-Chinese School was to train a body of native clergy and Christian teachers for the propagation of the Gospel in China... to aid in the diffusion of Christian principles among the Chinese'.^[2] Thus, the school opened for the purpose of teaching English to Chinese boys in 1849. St. Paul's College was officially founded in 1851, located at Glenealy in what is today the Central District.

The school opened with James Summers as headmaster, Rev. Edward T. R. Moncrieff as the tutor with nine boys. The number of students soon swelled to 33. Rev. Moncrieff, the school's only tutor at the time, traveled to India, where he was killed in 1857 in the Indian Mutiny.

The college was suspended from 1857 to 1861. It reopened under sinologist John Fryer and was led by him for the ensuing two years.^[3]: 146

Bishop Burden turned the building into a school mainly for English-speaking boys, which operated from 1873 to 1878. During this time, St. Paul's College and St. Joseph's College competed in the earliest inter-school football matches ever played in the colony. The college again became an Anglo-Chinese school, under the headmastership of A. T. Fryer in 1878. The college was suspended in 1899, and the building was used as a training school for Chinese Catechists under the leadership of Rev. P. A. Bunbury.

Early 20th century

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The Church Missionary Society took over the school building, and St. Paul's College reopened with Rev. A.D. Stewart as headmaster in 1908. Rev. Stewart's brother Col. E. G. Stewart highlighted the primitive facilities of the school at this time in his article about St. Paul's history. "Some of us can remember the old south wing – two enormous classrooms on the first floor and one on the ground floor – the rest of the space taken up with wide verandas and staircases, the whole constructed of ancient and somewhat worm-eaten wood, which must have caused a headache to the insurance company; the bad lighting and amazing discomforts which would not be tolerated by modern schoolboys."

During this time, the enrolment soared to 300 and extensions became necessary. In 1911, the Wu Ting Fang Hall^[clarify] and St. Paul's Church [zh-yue; zh] were erected. In 1914, St. Paul's Girls School (renamed St. Paul's Co-educational College in the late 1940s) was founded by Rev. A.D. Stewart's sister and Rev. Ernest Martin's wife, Kathleen Stewart. Headmaster Rev. A.D. Stewart retired and his brother Colonel E. G. Stewart took charge in 1930.

Japanese occupation

In December 1941, the school closed abruptly when Japan invaded Hong Kong in the Pacific War. Col. Stewart, along with some school staff and students, risked their lives for the defence of the colony. After World War II, Colonel Stewart was awarded Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and the Order of the British Empire (OBE) honours in 1948. He was appointed Royal Hong Kong Regiment, honorary colonel.

Post-wars years and the Bonham Road era

After the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, the school was briefly merged with St. Paul's Girl's College, and renamed St. Paul's Co-educational College. The school resumed its individual status in 1949, known as St. Paul's College once again, when its campus on Bonham Road was completed. St. Paul's Co-educational College remained co-educational. Rev. G.L. Speak was appointed principal in 1959.

During the Hong Kong 1967 leftist riots, Form 6 pupil Tsang Tak-sing was expelled from the school and prosecuted for distributing leaflets promoting Communism and public order crime. Tsang was sentenced to two years in prison. He later went on to become a deputy in the National People's Congress of Communist China, a member of the Central Policy Unit and, on 1 July 2007, the Secretary for Home Affairs in the Hong Kong Government. Ha Wing Ho was appointed principal in 1969.

St. Paul's College bloomed quickly in the late 20th century. In 1979, the completion of St. Paul's College Alumni Association Tse Yu Chuen Swimming Pool marked the completion of one of the greatest building projects of the decade. Its construction was made possible by funding from parents, older boys and the Alumni Association.

In 1992, St. Paul's College was the first aided school to opt for the Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS). However, the scheme was eventually suspended when the government policy changed. Under DSS, the school would have been given maximum freedom with regard to curriculum, school fees and entrance requirements.

St. Paul's College Primary School was relocated to Hill Road in 1993, which formerly housed a secondary school. The vacant block at Bonham Road was transformed into a series of special-purpose rooms including an art room, music room, staff room, teaching resource room, computer room and teachers' common room.

2000–present

In 2001, the college celebrated its 150th anniversary. The school elected to join the DSS, under which the school was given more autonomy in the enrolment of students, appointment of teachers and the design of the curriculum.

In 2006, the college celebrated its 155th anniversary. John Richard Kennard was appointed as the 11th principal. Under the DSS, the new South Wing was opened by Archbishop Peter Kwong. The Wong Ming Him Hall underwent renovation in 2008, while the College Hall was renovated in 2010.

A new SPC Primary School campus was built in Pok Fu Lam. The project resulted in the SPC Primary School relocating from its current site on Hill Road. Located at the corner of Victoria Road and Pok Fu Lam Road, the new campus opened in January 2013.

In 2011, the college celebrated its 160th anniversary. The Chapel Choir and Chinese Orchestra visited London in July 2011, and performed at St Paul's Cathedral, Southwark Cathedral and St Martin-in-the-Fields. The 160th Anniversary Concert was held on 26 October 2011 at the Jockey Club Auditorium of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

In 2014, Mr. Yuen Dick Yan, Dennis, assumed the role of Acting Principal at the college. He was subsequently appointed as Principal on an acting basis in 2015.

The Motto, Missions and Visions

The school motto is "寅畏上主是為智之本", which is the translation of Proverbs 9:10 in classical Chinese. Its English translation is "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (KJV). ("Timor Domini Principium Sapientiae" in Latin can be found in graduation certificates of earlier days.) The fact that the motto is in Chinese is significant. While it was the fashion at the time to use Latin for such a purpose, the far-sighted founders of the school saw St. Paul's College as a hub to foster bilinguals and to bring together the cultures of the East and the West.

The mission of St. Paul's College is to offer modern, liberal education to Chinese youths in the English language (while including the subject of Chinese language in the curriculum) upon Christian, Protestant and Evangelical principles, as professed by the Sheng Kung Hui.

The educational goals of the college, in accordance with its mission, may be described as:

• to cultivate a healthy attitude toward life and the world, and to expose students to the Christian message;
• to instil civic awareness in students and develop them into responsible and useful citizens of the community with respect for intellectual property, human rights, freedom and justice;
• to enable students to fully develop their intellectual potential, think logically and creatively, study and solve problems independently, and communicate effectively in English and Chinese;
• to develop students' skills and abilities in information technology and an interest in lifelong learning;
• to develop students' physical and musical skills and abilities, and to encourage enjoyment in sports and music;
• to encourage the appreciation of the arts and development of artistic talents and skills;
• to promote respect for the views and opinions of others, harmonious relationships in school, the family and the community, and participation in community affairs; and
• to develop in students the ability to cope with adverse situations and emotional problems.

The School Badge

The Coat of Arms

The college's coat of arms is similar to the coat of arms of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, indicating that St. Paul's College is a school sponsored by the Sheng Kung Hui.

The Scallop Shell

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