Our Lady's College, Hong Kong Explained

Our Lady's College
Motto:Purity and Charity
Established:c.
Oversight Label:Supervisor
Oversight:Sr Tso Enid
Religion:Catholicism
Publication:Our Ladian
Affiliation:The Daughters of Mary Help of Christians
Type:Aided
Gender:Girls
Grades:Form 1–Form 6
Principal:Sr Amy Lim Lai-ling
Enrollment:approx. 1,100

Our Lady's College 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.

History

YearSchool Events
1953 Laying of the foundation stone of Our Lady's School in Chuk Yuen.
1954Our 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.
1962The 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.[1]

Facilities

The school occupies an area of 66000square feet 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.14
S.24
S.35
Arts StreamScience Stream
S.432
S.542
S.632

School Uniform and accessories

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

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.olc.edu.hk/doc/SchoolReport.pdf