St. Stephen's Girls' College

St Stephen's Girls' College (SSGC) (Chinese: 聖士提反女子中學) is a grant school in Hong Kong under the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (Anglican Church). Established in 1906, SSGC is a top girls' school and among the oldest schools in Hong Kong. It is managed by the St. Stephen's Girls' College School Council.

St Stephen's Girl's College
Chinese: 聖士提反女子中學
Location
2 Lyttelton Road, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°17′01″N 114°08′38″E
Information
School typePrimary and secondary
MottoIn Faith Go Forward
Chinese: 本信而進前
DenominationAnglican
Established1906 (1906)
School districtCentral and Western District
PresidentThe Revd. KOON Ho Ming Peter Douglas
(Chairman & Supervisor)
PrincipalMs Maggie CHAU
Staff89
GradesF.1 – F.6 (Equivalent of Grades 7–12)
GenderFemale
Number of studentsapprox 1,100
Classes offered30
Areaapprox. 930 square metres (10,000 sq ft)
Colour(s)Royal blue, sky blue, red and cobalt blue     
NewspaperVortex Chinese: 漩思
YearbookNews Echo Chinese: 珏聲
Affiliations
Websitewww.ssgc.edu.hk
St. Stephen's Girls' College
Traditional Chinese聖士提反女子中學

History

The school first opened in 1906. The first principal was Miss Carden.[1] Originally on Caine Road, the school moved to its current location at Lyttelton Road, Mid-Levels, in 1923.[1] It has a history of voluntary social service and involvement in charitable work going back to 1920.[2]

In 2001, the school was one of a group of "traditional élite schools" criticised by the then Secretary of Education and Manpower Fanny Law for what she saw as reliance on rote teaching.[3] Staff from the school defended it.[3]

School buildings

The Main Building of St. Stephen's Girls' College has been listed as a declared monuments of Hong Kong since 1992.[4][5]

Notable alumni

References
  1. Patricia P. K. Chiu (2 June 2020). Promoting All-Round Education for Girls: A History of Heep Yunn School, Hong Kong. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 25–. ISBN 978-988-8528-39-4. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. Kim Christiaens; Idesbald Goddeeris; Pieter Verstraete (15 November 2020). Missionary Education: Historical Approaches and Global Perspectives. Leuven University Press. pp. 283–. ISBN 978-94-6270-230-1. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. Deborah A. Brown; Tun-jen Cheng (15 November 2005). Religious Organizations and Democratization: Case Studies from Contemporary Asia. M.E. Sharpe. pp. 218–. ISBN 978-0-7656-3899-1. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  4. "Annex I Listing of Declared Monuments". Environmental Protection Department. Government of Hong Kong. 1 January 1999. Archived from the original on 28 October 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  5. Antiquities and Monuments Office. Declared Monuments in Hong Kong - Hong Kong Island. Main Building of St. Stephen's Girls' College, Lyttelton Road, Mid-Levels

Further reading
  • Change and Continuity: a history of St. Stephen's Girls' College, Hong Kong, 1906-1996, by Kathleen E Barker (Chinese University Press, 1996)
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