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St. Mark's School Chinese :聖馬可中學 | |
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Coordinates | 22°16′53″N114°13′35″E / 22.281318°N 114.226516°E |
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School type | Aided (Grant School) |
Motto | ΕΥΘΥΣ ("Straightway") |
Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
Patron saint(s) | St. Mark |
Established | 1949 |
Status | Open |
Authority | Sheng Kung Hui |
Chairperson | Dr. Allan Yuen |
Principal | Ms. Stella Chan |
Chaplain | Rev. Frankie Lee |
Staff | 56 |
Grades | F.1 – F.6 (Equivalent of Grades 7–12) |
Gender | Co-Ed |
• Grade 7 | (F.1) 189 |
• Grade 8 | (F.2) 186 |
Average class size | 35 |
Language | English |
Classrooms | 32 |
Campus | Aldrich Bay |
Campus size | ~5700 sqm |
Houses | Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Mars, Saturn |
Colour(s) | Navy Blue |
Website | https://www.stmarks.edu.hk/web/ |
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Traditional Chinese | 聖馬可中學 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 圣马可中学 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | St. Mark Secondary School | ||||||||||
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The St. Mark's School (Chinese :聖馬可中學) is a band 1 school located in the Eastern District of Hong Kong. [1]
St. Mark's School was founded at Glenealy in Central in 1949,first known as St. Paul's English PM School. The founding principal was Mr. Leslie Wah-Leung Chung (鍾華亮) (1917–2009) [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] . [7] [8] [9] [10] It was renamed St. Mark's School in 1953,and moved to Shaukeiwan Road in 1956. In 2001,it was relocated to its present site,a brand new building in Aldrich Bay.
In 2009,St. Mark's celebrated its Diamond Jubilee.
The parish church of this school is the Holy Nativity Church.
The logo of St. Mark's School is a lion with outstretched wings,a symbol of the undaunted spirit of St. Mark. The ribbon beneath the feet of the winged lion carries the Greek word "ΕΥΘΥΣ",which translates as "straightway" in old English.
"Straightway" has a two-fold meaning. Character-wise,it means one should be honest,frank,and morally upright. It also means straight-away,doing at once what should be done now and not putting it off.
Students of St. Mark's School are reminded to always be truthful to others,as well as be ready to take up responsibilities and act immediately.
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