School Profile
School Profile of Queen's College





School Profile, version published 1995/96


THE SCHOOL

Establishment
    Teaching Staff (59); Non-teaching Staff (24)
  • Administration
    • Principal
    • Assistant Principals (2)
    • Clerical Staff (4)
    Teaching
    • Graduates (41)
    • Non-graduates (18)
  • Non-teaching
    • Laboratory Technicians (4)
    • Workshop Attendants (3)
    • Ancillary (12)

Enrolment
There are 33 classes with approximately 1200 students on roll. S.1 students are allocated by the Secondary School Place Allocation System.

Language of Instruction
English (except Chinese, Chinese History & cultural subjects)

Subject Departments
Academic (12); Cultural (3)

Examinations
S.1-S.4 & S.6 (2 internal examinations per annum)
S.5 (internal mock examination & Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination)
S.7 (internal mock examination & Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination)

Facilities
26 classrooms, 6 laboratories (2 Biology lab; 2 Physics lab; 2 Chemistry lab), Geography Room, History Room, lecture room, computer room, 2 libraries, 2 playgrounds & gymnasium

School Houses
8 School Houses (Stewart, Wright, Dealy, Tanner, Crook, de Rome, Kay, Williamson)

Function Teams
Discipline, Careers, Civic Education, Moral Education, Counselling, Sex Education, Extra-curricular Activities & Academic Committees are set up and assisted by school prefects, library prefects & peer counsellors.

Student Council
Set up in 1985, it is now annually elected to promote student business.

College Functions
Speech Day, Sports Day, Swimming Gala, Open Day, School Picnic, Parents' Day, Parents-Teachers Meetings (S1 & S3), Queen's College Old Boys' Association Orientation Day, Queen's College Parents - Teachers' Association Annual General Meeting

Extra-curricular Activities
54 clubs grouped under Sports, Recreational, Religious, Social Services, and Academic(Science & Arts)

Scholarships
  • Internal
    • The Morrison Scholarship, instituted in 1873, awards nearly a million dollars annually to S.1 - S.7 boys.
  • External
    • Prince Philip Scholarship
    • Lee Shaw Kee Scholarship
    • Sir Edward Youde Memorial Scholarship
    • Charles Franklin Moore Award

Curricula
Level
Subject
S.1 S.2 S.3 S.4,5
Arts
S.4,5
Sci
S.6,7
A
S.6,7
E
S.6,7
M
S.6,7
S
English
Use of English
Chinese Language
Chinese Language & Culture
Chinese Literature
Mathematics
Additional Mathematics
Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Integrated Science
Economics
Economics & Public Affairs
Geography
Chinese History
History
Computer Studies
Computer Literacy
Art
Physical Education
Music
S.1-S.5 (5 classes each);
S.6-S.7 (4 classes each)
Compulsory
subjects
Elective
subjects

Publications
  • The History of Queen's College
  • The Pictorial History of Queen's College
  • The Yellow Dragon (annual school magazine)
  • The Courier (school newspaper)
  • The Student Council Bulletin
  • The Queen's College Parents - Teachers' Association Bulletin


MISSION STATEMENT

It is our mission to provide students with an all-round education aimed at excellence in moral, intellectual, physical, inter-personal and aesthetic development, whereby they can achieve self-fulfilment in all respects throughout their lives and become leaders of tomorrow.


BRIEF HISTORY

The school was founded in 1862 at Gough Street, Central as the government Central School for boys and was resited to Aberdeen Street, Central in 1889. It was then renamed Victoria College.

In 1884, the school was finally named Queen's College. After World War II, the school re-opened in Kennedy Road. In 1950, it was moved to Causeway Road, the present site. Queen's College remains a full time Anglo-Chinese secondary school for boys.
Queen's College (1903) On 22 September, 1950, the
new Queen's College was
officially opened.


OLD BOY' ASSOCIATION

Set up in 1921 to serve the Alma Mater and the community.
The Opening Ceremony
of the renovated
Q.C.O.B.A.


PARENTS - TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

Set up in 1990 to better the relationship between parents and school.
Committte members of the
first Parents - Teachers'
Assocation, 1990


SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL

Set up in 1993, it consists of the Principal and representatives from teachers, Queen's College Old Boys' Association, Queen's College Parents - Teachers' Association & Education Department.





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Queen's College, 120 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Telephone: (852) 2576-1992 Facsimile: (852) 2882-4546

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