S. C. Gaw Memorial College

Entrance

The school building amidst hills and villages with extension under construction

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The College is a co-educational school, accepting both boys and girls. The majority of students are residents on the island though there are many students from other parts of Hong Kong. Established by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, a registered charity, in 1984, the school is dependent upon government funding.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Instruction is given in English, Cantonese (oral) and Chinese (written).

History

In the early 1980s, as part of the major new town development in the area, the Ha Chung Mei village area close to Tsing Yi Lagoon was reclaimed by the government.<ref name="map1966">Template:Cite book</ref> As part of a government drive to build more classrooms, the college was established in 1984<ref name="chsc"/> by the charity organisation Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. It was the third secondary school to be built on Tsing Yi Island and the 13th secondary school of the charity. S. C. GawTemplate:Ill (Template:Zh) was the father of a former Tung Wah director, Anthony T. Gaw (Template:Zh).

Due to construction delays, it commenced classes in 1984 in 12 borrowed classrooms at nearby Po Leung Kuk 1983 Board of Directors' College. The school moved into its new building in March 1984 and a formal opening ceremony was held in January 1986, the next year, presided over by senior government official Template:Clarify span Poon-wai (Template:Zh).

In 2005, an extension of the school was completed.

In 2015, Latin dancers of the college were awarded prizes at the 90th Blackpool Dance Festival.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Motto & colours

School motto

The school motto (Template:Zh, literally "diligence, frugality, loyalty, belief") is inscribed on a lacquered board in its assembly hall. School houses are named for each of the components of the motto.Template:Citation needed

House and school colours

The school divides students and teaching staff into four houses. Houses are named after the school motto, namely, Diligence (Template:Zh), Frugality (Template:Zh), Loyalty (Template:Zh), and Belief (Template:Zh).<ref name="chsc">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Diligence is in red, Frugality orange, Loyalty yellow and Belief blue.

Principals

• Cheng Man-wai (Template:Zh) 1984 - 1997
• Tam Fuk-kei (Template:Zh) 1997 - 2005
• Ho Lai-po (Template:Zh) 2005 - 2010
• Agnes Tang Wai-chun (Template:Zh) 2010–2017
• Jack Wong (Template:Zh) 2018–Present

See also

• Primary schools of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals in Tsing Yi

Website

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