Kowloon Sam Yuk Secondary School
Kowloon Sam Yuk Secondary School 九龍三育中學 | |
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52 Boundary Street Mong Kok Kowloon Hong Kong China | |
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School type | Direct Subsidy Scheme |
Denomination | Seventh-day Adventist |
Established | 1937 [1] |
School district | Yau Tsim Mong |
School number | 131814 |
Principal | Grace W. Lai [2] |
Faculty | 39[3] |
Gender | Co-educational[4] |
Education system | Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority |
Campus type | Urban |
Accreditation | Adventist Accrediting Association |
Website | www.ksyss.edu.hk |
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Kowloon Sam Yuk Secondary School (KSYSS) is a co-educational Christian secondary school, located in the Mong Kok area of Kowloon City, Hong Kong. The school is owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[1]It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[5][6][7] [8]
Curriculum
The schools curriculum consists primarily of the standard courses taught at college preparatory schools across the world. All students are required to take classes in the core areas of English, Basic Sciences, Mathematics, a Foreign Language, and Social Sciences.
Spiritual aspects
All students take religion classes each year that they are enrolled. These classes cover topics in biblical history and Christian and denominational doctrines. Outside the classrooms there is year-round spiritually oriented programming that relies on student involvement.
Athletics
The school offers the following sports:
- Soccer
- Volleyball
See also
- List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary and elementary schools
- List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities
- List of Seventh-day Adventist medical schools
- List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools
- List of secondary schools in Hong Kong
- Seventh-day Adventist education
References
- 1 2 Adventist Yearbook
- ↑ Welcome
- ↑ Faculty
- ↑ Education Bureau - School Profile
- ↑ http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1115/For-real-education-reform-take-a-cue-from-the-Adventists"the second largest Christian school system in the world has been steadily outperforming the national average – across all demographics."
- ↑ http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/denominations/seventh_day_adventist.htm
- ↑ "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ↑ Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (April 1, 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
External links
Coordinates: 22°19′35″N 114°10′10″E / 22.32627°N 114.16937°E