New Method College

New Method College (abbreviated to NMC) is a secondary school located in Kowloon City, Hong Kong. Its stated mission is "to recognize each student as an individual".[1] It is the fourth school of the same name, with the first one built in 1951 on Hong Kong Island. It was also the first school to participate in the Direct Subsidy Scheme. It was announced that the school would close in 2012 due to a chronic decrease in enrollments. The former campus at 25 Man Fuk Road now houses Stamford American School Hong Kong.

New Method College
新法書院
Location
25 Man Fuk Road, Waterloo Hill, Homantin, Kowloon

Hong Kong
Information
Funding typeDirect Subsidy Scheme, secondary
Motto格物致知
(VERI SEQUACES)
Established1951
GradesForm 1 - Form 7 (2010-2011 : F.5 to F.7, 2011-2012 : F.6 to F.7)
GenderCo-educational
Medium of InstructionEnglish
Websitehttp://www.nmc.edu.hk/eng/index.html

The college has a small pool of notable alumni who have made their names in politics and the entertainment industry.

History

The precursor to the college was New Method English Tutorial School, opened in 1949. New Method College opened in Wanchai in 1951.[2]

References
  1. http://www.nmc.edu.hk/c_mission/mission.html Mission Statement
  2. Anakotta, Ricky (10 September 1975). "No resting on your laurels at New Method". South China Morning Post.


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