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Belilios Public School (Chinese: 庇理羅士女子中學, abbreviated as BPS) is the first government school for girls in Hong Kong, founded in 1890. It was also the first bilingual school in Hong Kong. It is in Tin Hau.
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51 Tin Hau Temple Road, North Point, Hong Kong | |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | Climb High See Wide |
| Established | 1890 |
| Principal | Ms Wong Fei |
| Number of students | 850 students |
| Colour(s) | Green and orange |
| Medium of instruction | English |
| Website | http://www.belilios.edu.hk/ |
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| Traditional Chinese | 庇理羅士女子中學 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 庇理罗士女子中学 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Belilios Girls' Secondary School | ||||||||||
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History
editIn 1890, the Hong Kong Government set up the Central School for Girls at Old Bailey Street[1] as the counterpart to the Central School (Queen's College, Hong Kong). Mr. Emanual R. Belilios, a Jewish philanthropist, donated HK$25,000 for a new building for the Central School for Girls in 1893, at the old site of Central School where a three-storeyed building was erected between Hollywood Road and Gough Street.[2]
The school was renamed Belilios Public School in honour of Mr. Belilios. In 1946 after the Second World War, BPS moved to Hospital Road. In April 1965, the school moved again, to its present premises in Tin Hau Temple Road. To mark the occasion, a new school motto (Climb High, See Wide), a school song and a new school badge were created.
Class Structure
editThere are 24 classes; this includes 4 classes (B,P,S,H) each for F.1- F.6.
School Houses
edit| House Name | Color |
|---|---|
| Yan House | Blue |
| Yee House | Yellow |
| Lai House | Green |
| Chee House | Red |
Achievements
editBPS is one of the most prestigious secondary schools in Hong Kong. While its students generally achieve superb academic results, the school promotes also all-rounded development in different fields of arts, music and sports. Entrance hurdles are high and the school is reputed to have one of the toughest admission criteria in Hong Kong.
Results of Public Examinations
editBelilios Public School is one of the 38 schools that have ever produced top scorers in The Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE).
- 7 x 5** "Top Scorers" are described by media and HKEAA as candidates who obtained perfect scores of 5** in each of the four core subjects and three electives.[3]
- 8 x 5** "Super Top Scorers" are described by media and HKEAA as candidates who obtained seven Level 5** in each of the four core subjects and three electives, and an additional Level 5** in the Mathematics Extended (M1/M2) module.[4]
- 2017: Sze Yik Yan: awarded the “Charles Frankland Moore Award” presented by the Hong Kong Sino-British Fellowship Trust Scholars' Association for attaining the highest aggregated marks in HKDSE Examination 2017 and was admitted to HKU MBBS program. [5][6]
Notable alumni
edit- Lee Sun Chau (周理信, 1890–1979) – One of the first female Chinese doctors of Western medicine in China.[7][8]
- Denise Yue – Former Secretary for the Civil Service and former Permanent Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology (Commerce and Industry)[citation needed]
- Nellie Fong (方黃吉雯) – Former member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and Legislative Council of Hong Kong[citation needed]
- Canny Leung (梁芷珊) – Entrepreneur, author, lyricist and screenwriter
- Money Lo (盧敏儀) – Practising barrister and former actress
- Charmaine Li (李思欣) - Actress
- Gladys Liu (廖嬋娥) - Former member of the Australian House of Representatives
- Lau Wai Ming (劉惠鳴) - Cantonese opera artist, Arts Advisor and Artistic Director[9]
- Lily Leung (梁舜燕) - Late Hong Kong television actress
- Little Thunder (門小雷) - Cartoonist
- Jenny Kwok (郭津懿) - Adjunct Assistant Professor at The University of Hong Kong (School of English)
- Yoyo Kwok (郭曉妍) – member of Cantopop girl group Lolly Talk
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sweeting, A.E. (1990). Education in Hong Kong, Pre-1841 to 1941: Fact and Opinion. Hong Kong University Press. p. 214. ISBN 9789622092587.
- ^ Belilios Public School's official website.
- ^ Pang, Ben (11 July 2017). "2017 HKDSE results reveal six top scorers including one super top scorer". SCMP. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Ho, Kelly (5 July 2019). "HKDSE 2019: there are 12 top scorers among this year's students, HKEAA announce". SCMP. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Charles Frankland Moore Award 2017". BPS. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Sze Yik Yan". Bastille Post. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ Rebecca Chan Chung, Deborah Chung and Cecilia Ng Wong, "Piloted to Serve", 2012
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/PilotedToServe [user-generated source]
- ^ Hong Kong Performing Art Directory Categories/Xiqu Artist LAU Wai-Ming