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{{Short description|Secondary School in Hong Kong}}
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{{Use Hong Kong English|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox school
| name           = St. Paul's Co-educational College
| native_name    = {{lang|yue-HK|聖保羅男女中學}}
| image          = St. Paul's Co-educational College 2021.jpg
| image_size     =
| caption        = St. Paul's Co-educational College in 2021
| motto          = ''Faith, Hope and Love'' (1 Corinthians 13:13)
| established    = {{Start date and age|1915}} (as St. Paul's Girls' College)
| type           = [[Grant School (Hong Kong)|Grant]], [[Direct Subsidy Scheme|DSS]], [[Secondary school|secondary]], [[coeducation|co-educational]], [[day]], [[boarding school|boarding]], through-train.
| enrollment     = approx. 1,200
| principal      = Frederick Poon Siu Chi<ref name="fede">{{Cite web|last=The Council of St. Paul’s Co-educational College|title=Letter to stakeholders: appointment of Mr Frederick Poon|url=https://www.spcc.edu.hk/f/news/542/3735_Letter_to_stakeholders_(bilingual)_20170227_FINAL.pdf|access-date=2020-07-02}}</ref>
| grades_label   = Forms
| grades         = [[Education in Hong Kong|Form 1 to Form 6]]
| location       = 33 [[MacDonnell Road]], [[Mid-Levels]], Hong Kong
| website        = {{URL|http://www.spcc.edu.hk}}
| coordinates    = {{coord|22|16|33|N|114|09|30|E|type:edu_region:HK|display=it}}
| avg_class_size = 14-34 (varies according to subject combination)
| language       = [[English language|English]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]] 
}}
{{Infobox Chinese
| t = 聖保羅男女中學
| s = 圣保罗男女中学
| j = sing3 bou2 lo4 naam4 neoi5 zung1 hok6
| p = Shèngbǎoluó Nánnǚ Zhōngxué
| wuu = <sup>5</sup>sen-pau<sub>3</sub>-lu<sub>2</sub> <sup>2</sup>noe-gniu<sub>4</sub> <sup>2</sup>tson-ghoq<sub>8</sub>
| altname = St. Paul Girls' College
| t2 = 聖保羅女書院
| s2 = 圣保罗女书院
| j2 = sing3 bou2 lo4 neoi5 syu1 jyun6*2
| p2 = Shèngbǎoluó Nǚ Shūyuàn
| wuu2 = <sup>5</sup>sen-pau<sub>3</sub>-lu<sub>2</sub> <sup>4</sup>gniu-syu<sub>1</sub>-yoe<sub>6</sub>
}}
'''St. Paul's Co-educational College''' (SPCC; {{lang-zh|t=聖保羅男女中學}}) is an [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] secondary school located at 33 [[MacDonnell Road]], [[Mid-Levels]], Hong Kong. It was founded in 1915 as a girls-only school until the outbreak of [[World War II]], after which it was converted into a co-educational school. It is the first school in the [[Round Square]] network in Greater China, and offers the [[Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education|HKDSE]] and [[IB Diploma Programme|IBDP]] curricula in parallel. It, along with its affiliated primary school, has also been under the [[Direct Subsidy Scheme]] since 2001.

==History==
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The college was founded in 1915 as '''St. Paul's Girls' College''' ({{lang|yue-HK|聖保羅女書院}}) by the [[Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui|Hong Kong Anglican Church]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://spcc.edu.hk/school-history|title=School History - The School - About - St. Paul's Co-educational College|website=spcc.edu.hk|language=en|access-date=2018-03-19}}</ref>  The school's motto is ''Faith, Hope and Love'', derived from [[1 Corinthians 13]] of the [[Bible]].

In 1918, the College was the first school in [[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] to require students to wear school uniforms.  
In 1927, the College was moved to 33 [[MacDonnell Road]], and has remained as the location of the school since then.

In 1932, the College adopted the school badge that is still used now.

Amidst the outbreak of the [[Second World War]] and [[Japanese occupation of Hong Kong]] in 1942, the College suspended all operations. In 1945, the College resumed operation while St. Paul's Boys' College moved in. Since then, the College began to accept both boys and girls, and became the first co-educational school in Hong Kong. As the College transformed from a girls school to a co-educational school, a whole-day primary school was established, and Mr Maak Ying Kei was appointed as the Headteacher of the primary school.

When St. Paul's Boys' College moved back to their campus in [[Bonham Road]] in 1950, the school continued to accept both boys and girls, remaining co-educational. Before the primary school changed into an AM and PM school in 1957, it moved to 1 Calder Path. The position of Headteacher in the PM primary school was taken up by Ms Fok Lan Hing. In 1959, the new west wing of the College was completed as part of the secondary school.

In October 1969, the school established their first aid service for boys, the [[St Paul's Ambulance Cadet Division]] under [[Hong Kong St John Ambulance]].<ref>{{Cite web | title=St. Paul's Ambulance Cadet Division - Home | url=http://www.stpaulsambulance.com/ | access-date=2025-08-28 | website=www.stpaulsambulance.com}}</ref> A Nursing division for girls was later set up.

== Exam results ==
'''St. Paul's Co-educational College''' has produced 13 perfect scorers "10As" in the history of Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) and 22 "Top Scorers" and "Super Top Scorers" in Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-20 |title=DSE狀元 |work=HK01 |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E6%95%99%E8%82%B2/794296/dse-8%E7%8B%80%E5%85%83%E5%90%8D%E5%96%AE-%E4%BD%95%E6%96%87%E7%94%B0%E8%BF%A6%E5%AF%86%E4%B8%AD%E5%AD%B8%E9%A6%96%E8%AA%95%E7%8B%80%E5%85%83-%E5%A5%B3%E6%8B%94%E8%90%83%E6%AD%B7%E5%B1%86%E7%8B%80%E5%85%83%E6%95%B8%E6%9C%80%E5%A4%9A |access-date=2022-07-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-08-03 |title=歷屆223狀元 |work=Ming Pao Daily News |url=https://life.mingpao.com/general/article?issue=20100803&nodeid=1507978165494 |access-date=2010-08-03}}</ref>

7 x 5** "Top Scorers" are candidates who obtained perfect scores of 5** in each of the four core subjects and three electives.

8 x 5** "Super Top Scorers" are candidates who obtained seven Level 5** in four core subjects and three electives, and an additional Level 5** in the Mathematics Extended (M1/M2) module.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-20 |title=HKDSE exam results reveal eight top scorers from eight schools |work=The Standard |url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/192492/HKDSE-exam-results-reveal-eight-top-scorers-from-eight-schools |access-date=2022-07-20}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
{{See also|Category:Alumni of St. Paul's Co-educational College}}

===Academics===
* [[Lawrence Lau|Lawrence J. Lau]] – former [[vice-chancellor]] of [[Chinese University of Hong Kong|The Chinese University of Hong Kong]]; former member of the [[Executive Council of Hong Kong]]
* [[Arthur Li]] – member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong; member of the Council of the University of Hong Kong; former [[Secretary for Education (Hong Kong)|Secretary for Education and Manpower]] of Hong Kong; former Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong
* [[Poon Chung-kwong|Chung-Kwong Poon]] – former president of the [[Hong Kong Polytechnic University]]
* [[Kenneth Young (physicist)|Kenneth Young]] – [[theoretical physicist]]; Professor of Physics and former [[Pro-Vice-Chancellor]] of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
* [[Ngaiming Mok]] – Hong Kong mathematician specializing in complex differential geometry and algebraic geometry
* [[Wai Chee Dimock]] – Writer, William Lampson Professor Emeritus of American Studies and English at Yale University, Researcher at the Harvard University Center for the Environment

===Public services / professionals===
* [[Vivienne Poy]] – the first [[Senate of Canada|Senator of Canada]] of Asian descent; former [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of the [[University of Toronto]] (the first of Chinese descent)
* [[Rebecca Chan Chung]] – Decorated U.S. [[World War II]] veteran who served as a Nurse with the [[Flying Tigers]] (China), the U.S. Army (China) and the [[China National Aviation Corporation]] (China and India), with work including flying over the Hump (1942-1948); the first Head (Sister-Tutor-in-Charge) of the Nursing School of the [[Tung Wah Group of Hospitals]], Hong Kong, 1964-1975; 1933 graduate of St. Paul's Girls School (the forerunner of St. Paul's Co-educational College)<ref>Rebecca Chan Chung, Deborah D.L. Chung and Cecilia Ng Wong, "Piloted to Serve", 2011.</ref>
* [[Andrew Li]] – former Chief Justice of the [[Court of Final Appeal (Hong Kong)|Court of Final Appeal]] of Hong Kong; Also Vice Chairman of the School Council
* [[Audrey Eu]] – former member of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]], party leader of the Hong Kong [[Civic Party]], former Chairperson of the [[Hong Kong Bar Association]]
* [[Marvin Cheung]] – member of the [[Executive Council of Hong Kong]], Chairman of the Council of the [[Hong Kong University of Science and Technology]], Chairman of the [[Airport Authority Hong Kong]]
* [[Moses Cheng]] – Chairman of the Hong Kong [[Education Commission]], former chairman of the Council and Court of the [[Hong Kong Baptist University]], former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
* [[Selina Chow]] – former member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and Legislative Council of Hong Kong
* [[Priscilla Leung]] – [[Kowloon City District Council]]or (Elected)
* [[Maria Tam]] – former member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and Legislative Council of Hong Kong
* [[Eric Li]] – former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, former president of the [[Hong Kong Society of Accountants]]

===Business===
* [[Johnny Hon]] – Venture capitalist
* [[Victor Li Tzar-kuoi|Victor Li]] – Managing Director of [[Cheung Kong Holdings|Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited]]; elder son of multibillionaire [[Li Ka-shing|Li Ka-Shing]]
* [[Richard Li]] – Chairman of [[PCCW]]; younger son of multibillionaire [[Li Ka-shing|Li Ka-Shing]]
* [[Ronnie Chan]] – Chairman of [[Hang Lung Properties]]
* [[Adrian Cheng]] – CEO of [[New World Development]]
* [[Sonia Cheng]] - CEO of [[Rosewood Hotel Group]]
* [[Kenneth Fok]] - VP of Fok Ying Tung Group and [[Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China]]

===Musicians===
* [[Warren Lee (pianist)|Warren Lee]] – Artist, concert pianist; Music Director of St. Paul's Co-educational College
* [[Kenneth Chan Kai-tai|Kenneth Chan]] – Actor
* [[Danny Chan]] – Singer
* [[Michael Kwan]] – Singer
* [[Justin Lo]] – Singer-songwriter
* [[Samuel Wong]] – Conductor
* [[Mark Lui]] – Songwriter
* [[Eugene Pao]] – Jazz guitarist
* [[Stephen Fung]] - Singer, actor and director

===Others===
* [[Sham Yen Yi]] – 2014 [[Miss Earth China]]

==See also==
* [[Education in Hong Kong]]
* [[Lists of schools in Hong Kong]]
* [[Robert Kotewall]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|St Paul's Co-educational College|St. Paul's Co-educational College}}
*[http://www.spcc.edu.hk/ SPCC Official Website]
*[http://www.spccaa.org/AA/ SPCC Alumni Association]
*[[Antiquities Advisory Board]]. Historic Building Appraisal. [https://www.aab.gov.hk/historicbuilding/en/408_Appraisal_En.pdf School building of 1927, St Paul's Co-educational College, No. 33 MacDonnell Road] [https://www.aab.gov.hk/historicbuilding/photo/408_Photo.pdf Picture]
* [[Antiquities and Monuments Office]]. Heritage Impact Assessment Report. [https://www.amo.gov.hk/form/SPCC_HIA_Ver2_20110215.pdf Redevelopment of St. Paul's Co-educational College (Phase 2)], February 2011
* [[Antiquities and Monuments Office]]. [[Central and Western Heritage Trail]]. [https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/trails_central2.php?tid=18 St. Paul's Co-educational College]
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