Our Lady's College, Hong Kong

Our Lady's College (Chinese: 聖母書院) is an aided girls' secondary school in Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1953 and is sponsored by the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. It uses English as the medium of instruction.

Our Lady's College Chinese: 聖母書院
New extension of Our Lady’s College
Location
3 Lung Fung Street Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°20′41.87″N 114°11′47.47″E
Information
Type	Aided
Motto	Purity and Charity
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholicism
Established	c. 1953 (1953)
School district	Wong Tai Sin District
Supervisor	Sr Tso Enid
Principal	Sr Amy Lim Lai-ling
Grades	Form 1–Form 6
Gender	Girls
Enrollment	approx. 1,100
Language	English
Publication	Our Ladian
Affiliation	The Daughters of Mary Help of Christians
Website	olc.edu.hk

Our Lady's College, Hong Kong
Traditional Chinese	聖母書院
Simplified Chinese	圣母书院
Literal meaning	Saint Mother (Virgin Mary) College
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shèngmǔ Shū​yuàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping sing3 mou5 syu1 jyun6*2

Aerial view

History

Year	School Events
1953	Laying of the foundation stone of Our Lady's School in Chuk Yuen.
1954	Our Lady's School opens with two classes of kindergarten, one class of Primary One and one class of Primary Two.
1960	The English Secondary Section begins. The Primary Section is divided into the English and the Chinese sections. The construction of a new building of Our Lady's School begins.
1962	The school is renamed as Our Lady's College. Opening of the Chinese Secondary Section.
1965	The first class of Form Five pupils joins the Hong Kong School Certificate Examination.
1969	The school becomes private assisted.
1979	The Secondary Section becomes fully aided. 11 and 12 May - Open Day to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Our Lady's College.
1984	The school begins operating F.6 classes.
1986	The formation of the Students' Association.
1996	The Parent-Teacher Association is officially established.
1998	The government approves that the school's continued use of English as the medium of instruction.
2003	Handover of the site for construction of the new extension. The school celebrates its golden jubilee.
2006	An external school review is conducted on the school by the EMB.
2007	Completion of the annex.
2008	55th Anniversary. Completion of the conversion: CAL room, Language room and CAL preparation room.
2013	60th Anniversary. Diamond jubilee reunion dinner was on 18 May.

Facilities

The school occupies an area of 66,000 sq ft (6,100 m²) and has 30 classrooms, 17 special rooms, a chapel, an assembly hall that can accommodate all staff and students, two playgrounds, and a spacious basement.

Class structure

Secondary	No. of class
S.1	4
S.2	4
S.3	5
	Arts Stream	Science Stream
S.4	3	2
S.5	4	2
S.6	3	2

School Uniform and accessories

• Hair accessories: Black, white and blue colours only.
• Form 1–Form 2: the school badge is pink in colour
• Form 3–Form 6: the school badge is blue in colour

Students' Association

The aims of the Students' Association are to enhance communication between the school and the students, promote the interface of the students and strengthen the sense of unity among students. Moreover, students are encouraged to participate actively in extra-curricular activities and community service. Committee members include representatives of all levels.

School Press

School Press is in its 22nd year. Each year, it publishes three issues of Our Ladian. By the effort of its members, it provides schoolmates with interesting news about the school and the world.

Houses

• Faith House
• Hope House
• Love House
• Wisdom House

See also

• Education in Hong Kong
• List of secondary schools in Hong Kong

External links

• Our Lady's College Wikimapia