Rosaryhill School Explained

Rosaryhill School
Native Name:Chinese: 玫瑰崗學校
Motto:la|[[Veritas]]
Motto Translation:Truth
Type:Private primary and secondary school
Religion:Catholicism
Denomination:Dominican Order
Affiliation:Dominican Fathers of Holy Rosary Province
Streetaddress:41B Stubbs Road
City:Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island
Country:Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.2636°N 114.1825°W
Colours:Black and white
Picture Caption:Rosaryhill School Bus, in 2019

Rosaryhill School was a co-educational school in Hong Kong, offering kindergarten, primary and secondary education. The school was founded in 1959, and was closed in 2024.

History

The school was founded by the Dominican Order in 1959 as the Dominican Primary School, at the site of the St. Albert the Great Priory. Since the establishment of Rosaryhill School, the position of Supervisor had always been filled by Dominican priests.

In 2007 the Kindergarten Section of the school was separated to become the Rosaryhill Kindergarten. The Business Studies Section was discontinued in 2012; in 2017 the Secondary Section was separated as the Rosaryhill Secondary School.[1] [2]

In April 2019, a teenage boy was injured in a violent attack by a fellow student with a pen at the secondary section. A 16-year-old Form Three student was injured on the left side of his face by a 17-year-old Form Two student during the school's lunch break.[3]

In 2009, four girl students were caught taking ketamine on school premises.[4] [5]

In September 2023, Rosaryhill announced that it would cease operations at the end of the 2025-26 school year; the seconday section would be transferred to Yu Chun Keung Memorial College No 2 in Pok Fu Lam, while the primary and kindergarten sections would be given over to Dalton School Hong Kong.[6] Later the closure date was moved to the end of the 2023-24 school year, two years earlier than originally announced; the school officially closed on 13 July 2024.[7]

Sections

At the time of its closure, the school had three sections: kindergarten, primary, and secondary. In the past, it offered business studies.

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Annual Report, 2016–17 . Rosaryhill School (Secondary Section) .
  2. Annual Report, 2017–18 . Rosaryhill Secondary School.
  3. Web site: Wong . Tsui-kai . 12 April 2019 . Teenage boy seriously injured in fight with fellow student at Hong Kong's Rosaryhill School, police investigation in progress . 2019-04-24 . yp.scmp.com.
  4. News: Ng . Teddy . 2009-06-24 . Drug addicts growing among youth . 2019-04-24 . chinadaily.com.cn.
  5. Web site: zh:玫瑰崗四女生操場索K派對 . http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20090606/00174_001.html . 2019-04-24 . orientaldaily.on.cc . zh.
  6. News: 2024-04-28 . 'EDB took backseat in early closure of school' . 2024-09-02 . rthk.hk.
  7. Web site: 2024-08-28 . Farewell Rosaryhill School Dinner . 2024-09-02 . RHSOSA (Rosaryhill School Old Student Association).