New Method College

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

Hong Kong
Information
Funding type Direct 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)
Gender Co-educational
Medium of InstructionEnglish
Website http://www.nmc.edu.hk/eng/index.html

New Method College (abbreviated to NMC) was a secondary school located in Black Rock Hill, Kowloon City District, Hong Kong. Its stated mission was "to recognise each student as an individual". [1] It was 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.

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The college had a small pool of notable alumni who have made their names in politics and the entertainment industry.[ citation needed ][ examples needed ]

History

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

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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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