St. Francis' Canossian School

Not to be confused with St. Francis' Canossian College.

St. Francis' Canossian School 嘉諾撒聖方濟各學校
Veritas in Charitate Live by the Truth in Love
Location
42 - 44 St. Francis Street, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Information
Type	Aided whole-day primary school
Established	May 7, 1869
Principal	Mrs. Liza Wan
Faculty	46
Grades	Primary 1-6
Enrollment	24 classes; 750 students
Language	Chinese
Color(s)	Blue and white
Affiliation	Canossian Daughters of Charity Roman Catholic
Information	+852 2528 1763
Campus area	4000m²
Website	http://www.sfcs.edu.hk/

St. Francis' Canossian School (Chinese: 嘉諾撒聖方濟各學校; SFCS) was established by the Italian Canossian Daughters of Charity in 1869. The school is now an aided whole-day girls' primary school in Wan Chai, Hong Kong and a feeder primary school of St. Francis' Canossian College. After sharing the school campus on Kennedy Road with the secondary section for many years, in 2008, the school was moved to 44-46 St. Francis' Street and located below the Kennedy Road campus, with a bridge connecting two campuses together.

School Song

Verse 1:

Do you hear our joyful voices

Ringing sweetly through the skies?

Day by day our heart rejoices

As our thanks to heaven rise.

For our school instructs and leads us

On the way to virtue and love.

Refrain:

Live St. Francis! Live forever

In our minds and in our heart!

Bless our teachers and companions

Be the bond when we depart! (2)

Verse 2:

Here we pray, we work together

For the love of God and men;

Here we study, here we gather

Here we play and here we gain.

And when troubles seem to double

To our school for peace we turn.

(Refrain)

Verse 3:

As the years fly off together

We, too, march on life's hard main,

But St. Francis' will forever

Live in mind and heart again;

To encourage, to uplift us

Till we reach our home above.

(Refrain)

Notable alumni

Audrey Eu Yuet-mee (余若薇) - Former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and former (founding) leader of the Civic Party.
Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor (林鄭月娥) - Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong
Erica Li Man (李敏) - Writer, lyricist, screenwriter, singer and hostess.

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Coordinates: 22°16′32″N 114°10′08″E / 22.27545°N 114.16900°E / 22.27545; 114.16900

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