St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School

Aided secondary school in Hong Kong

22°19′56″N 114°13′1″E / 22.33222°N 114.21694°E / 22.33222; 114.21694

St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School 聖若瑟英文中學

Address

46 New Clear Water Bay Road, Kowloon Hong Kong
Information
Type	Aided Secondary Schools
Motto	Ad Astra (Latin) To the stars
Established	August 1958; 65 years ago (1958-08)
Founder	Rev. Bro. Paul Sun
School district	Kwun Tong
President	Mr. Chu Fu Yau, Dominic
Principal	Mr. Poon Wing Keung
Teaching staff	60
Grades	Form One to Form Six
Gender	Boys
Enrollment	About 900
Houses	Red、Yellow、Blue、Green
Student Union/Association	Syzygy
Colour(s)	Blue, white
Athletics	Football, Badminton, Track
Affiliations	Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
Feeder Primary School	St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese Primary School
Website	https://www.sjacs.edu.hk/
Kwun Tong Road Ex-premise
Choi Hing Road New Campus

St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School

Traditional Chinese

聖若瑟英文中學

Simplified Chinese

圣若瑟英文中学

Literal meaning

St. Joseph English Language Secondary School

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Shèng Ruòsè Yīngwén Zhōngxué

St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School (Chinese: 聖若瑟英文中學; often abbreviated as SJACS) is an aided boys' secondary school in Kwun Tong District,^[1] Hong Kong. Founded in 1958 by Rev. Bro. Paul Sun, it was the first secondary school located in Kwun Tong. It is a Catholic school affiliated with the Diocese of Hong Kong. The patron saint of the school is Saint Joseph, and the school anniversary day is 19 March, the feast of St. Joseph.

History

The school was founded by Rev. Bro. Paul Sun in 1958 in a villa on Kwun Tong Road, now the premise of St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese Primary School (SJACPS). At first, the primary and secondary sections operated together. In 1967, the secondary section moved to 61 Kwun Tong Road, which is now the ex-premise. In 2008, the school celebrated its Golden Jubilee, and in January 2011 moved to Jordan Valley New Campus.

In the academic year of 2017–18, the school celebrated its 60th Anniversary (Diamond Jubilee), whose celebrations included several open days and carnivals, facility upgrades, the Diamond Jubilee Walkathon, Brother Paul Sun's Memorial Rites, and several others, all with the theme of "Homecoming" - featuring alumni as the star of the theme. Due to the packed frequency of events, the cancellation of the second term joint-test was required.

School Song

SJACS School Song

School Song of SJACS

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The school song has four stanzas. However, in all occasions, only the first two stanzas will be sung.

First stanza

Come you loyal son Josephian,

sing your Alma Mater's praise.

Let our youthful voices proudly sing

with the love of her kindly way.

Refrain

When the road of life is rough up hill

and the skies hang grey and grim;

then our steps will be light,

and our eyes shining bright

like true sons of S J A C S.

Second stanza

Though the days of boyhood speed away,

never to return again;

Though this day will be the morrow's past,

yet are we tomorrow's men.

Refrain

Third stanza

Dear St. Joseph be our lasting guide,

Be our strength through the years ahead.

On heart and mind, on home and friend,

your gracious influence shed.

Refrain

Fourth stanza

Come you loyal old Josephians,

sound your Alma Mater's praise.

With grateful voices now let's sing

the cherished joys of former days.

Refrain

Campus

Jordan Valley New Campus 22°19′56″N 114°13′1″E / 22.33222°N 114.21694°E / 22.33222; 114.21694

The campus is located at 46 New Clear Water Bay Road, Jordan Valley, Kowloon, near Ngau Chi Wan, Choi Wan Estate, Ping Shek Estate, Shun Lee Estate.

Kwun Tong Road Ex-premise 22°19′49″N 114°12′40″E / 22.33028°N 114.21111°E / 22.33028; 114.21111

The campus was located at 61 Kwun Tong Road, Ngau Chi Wan, Kowloon, near Kai Yip Estate, Kowloon Bay, Jordan Valley, Ping Shek Estate, Choi Hung Estate.

Playground
Classroom
Corridor
School Hall
No. 1 Staircase
Corridor of 2/F
Library
Staff Room

Extra-Curricular Activities

A wide variety of extra-curricular activities are created for students to participate in. Separated as ECA A (Sports), ECA B (Academic) and ECA C (Variable), each ECA session spans two lessons on each Friday. Students are to select 1 ECA A program, and 1 ECA B program (first Friday would be ECA A, the next would be ECA B, as it goes on.); or 1 ECA C program to participate in (spanning all ECA sessions). For a complete list, please visit the school website.

References

^ "District Council Constituency Boundaries - Kwun Tong District" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

Secondary School Profiles
SJACS History from Official Website
"Item for Public Works Subcommittee of Finance Committee of the Legislative Council【PWSC(2008-09)16】", 262ES – A secondary school at development near Choi Wan Road and Jordan Valley, Kwun Tong, 21 May 2008.