St. Joan of Arc Secondary School, Hong Kong

St. Joan of Arc Secondary School

Civic Responsibility
Location
55 Braemar Hill Road, North Point,  Hong Kong
Information
Type Aided
(With some girls in Secondary 6 and 7)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1955
Principal Mr. Lau Pak Ling (MSc, MA)
Supervisor Rev. Paul Kim Dong Ju, K.M.S.
Website http://www.sja.edu.hk

St. Joan of Arc Secondary School (SJA, traditional Chinese: 聖貞德中學) is a Roman Catholic boys grammar school founded in 1955 by a group of Catholic women who graduated from the University of Hong Kong. The school's mission is "To put Catholic faith into action, to provide a school where students will grow in Christ, develop in a caring culture & acquire an all-round education."

English is the primary medium in St. Joan of Arc Secondary School. It is the medium of instruction in junior Form English, Mathematics and Integrated Science. In Chinese Language classes, Mandarin language is the medium of instruction.

English is the language of instruction for most of the NSS subjects. Chinese language is used in some of the elective subjects.

St. Joan of Arc Secondary School is currently located in Braemer Hill, North Point, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

Class structure

There are four classes in Form I, five classes in each Form from Form II to V, and three classes in Form VI and VII.

All classes are named after a Christian virtue: Faith, Hope, Charity, Justice, Wisdom and Courage.

Facilities

There are 31 air-conditioned classrooms and 15 special rooms fully equipped with IT facilities. There are also a chapel, a playground, a school hall, a student-activity centre, a lecture hall, a multimedia learning centre, a library fully equipped with IT facilities, a newly designed music room and a visual art room in our school. In terms of sport facilities, there is a football pitch, basketball court and a multifunctional indoor sport ground.

School Organisation

Student Councils

Extra-curricular activities

Religion Academic Interest Service
  • Catholic Society
  • Chinese Society
  • Butonghua Society
  • English Society
  • Mathematics Society
  • Integrated Science Society
  • Physics Society
  • Chemistry Society
  • Biology Society
  • Chinese History Society
  • History Society
  • Economics Society
  • Geography Society
  • Government and Public Affairs Society
  • Commerce Society
  • Design and Technology Society
  • Information Technology Society
  • Visual Arts Society
  • Music Society
  • Physical Education Society
  • Chess Society
  • Karate Society
  • Philatelic Society
  • Photography Society
  • Orchestra
  • Chinese Orchestra

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