St. Stephen's Girls' College

St Stephen's Girls' College (SSGC) 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
St Stephen's Girl's College
Location in Hong Kong, SAR
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
Simplified Chinese圣士提反女子中学

The school first opened in 1906. Originally on Caine Road, the school moved to its current location at Lyttelton Road, Mid-Levels, in 1923. SSGC counts 12 winners of the Hong Kong Outstanding Students Awards,[1] ranking 7th among all secondary schools in Hong Kong. The main building is listed as one of the declared monuments of Hong Kong.

Class structure

Form 1 -6: 5 classes Total : 30 classes

Principals since 1906
  • Miss W.M. Carden (1905–1915)
  • Miss W. I. Griffin (1915–1924)
  • Miss E.M. Middleton-Smith (1924–1929)
  • Miss E.S. Atkins (1929–1949)
  • Miss K.D. Cherry (1949–1961)
  • Dr. K.E. Barker (1961–1991)
  • Mrs. K.C. Too (1992–2003)
  • The Reverend Mrs. Jenny Nam (2003–2011)
  • Mrs. Christine Shain (2011-2014)
  • Miss CHAU Wai-chu, Maggie (2014-present)

Notable alumnae
  • Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai, President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, 1997–2008, member of the council for Hong Kong Island.
  • Winnie Yu, Director of the Commercial Radio.
  • Sandra Ng, film actress, 18th Hong Kong Film Awards and 40th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards Best Actress, TV and radio programme host.
  • Susie Wong, famous Commercial Radio and Cook show host
  • Elvina Kong, TVB actress
  • Liz Kong, singer and actress
  • Regina Ip, Former Secretary for Security, member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, 2008–present, New People's Party Chairperson
  • Dr. Ellen Li Tso Sau Kwan M.B.E. O.B.E. C.B.E., first female member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, designer of SSGC's school uniform
  • Dr. Rosanna Wong Yick Ming, former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
  • Mrs. Annie Tse Yau On Yee, Chairlady and CEO of Tse Sui Luen Jewellery (International) Limited
  • Mrs. Christina Lee Look Ngan-kwan, Television Broadcasts Limited Non-executive director
  • Professor Angelina Yuen-Tsang Woon Ki, Vice President (Institutional Advancement and Partnership) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
  • Doris Kwan, New People's Party Executive Committee
  • Petrina Wong, former Hong Kong Cable Television Limited news presenter and reporter, now the senior broadcasting affairs officer of the Office of the Communications Authority
  • Josephine Ng, DJ of Commercial Radio Hong Kong (CR2 FM 90.3)
  • Lam Wing Sum, novelist
  • Connie Lee, TVB news presenter
  • Rachel Kar, singer and songwriter
  • Stella Chow, singer and songwriter, winner of 22nd CASH Song Writers Quest
  • Bonita Y. Lei (黎怡), author

References
  1. Past Winners of the Hong Kong Outstanding Students Awards Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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