Sing Yin Secondary School
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| Type | Boys-only, aided secondary school |
| Motto | Being able to manifest one's highest morality |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Opened | 1970 |
| Founder | Fr. H.P. Canavan |
| President | Rev. Johnson Dhos |
| Principal | Dr. Hui Chi Kuen |
| Faculty | 65 |
| Classes | 30 |
| Language | English |
| Campus size | 70,000 sq ft (6,500 m2) |
| Affiliation | Divine Word Missionaries |
| Website | www.singyin.edu.hk |
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| Traditional Chinese | 聖言中學 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 圣言中学 | ||||||||||
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Sing Yin Secondary School (Chinese: 聖言中學), founded in 1970, is a Catholic, boys' secondary school in Hong Kong. The campus size is around 70,000 sq ft (6,500 m2). The school was dubbed "The Greenest School on Earth" by the U.S. Green Building Council in 2013.[1][2]
Overview
[edit]Sing Yin Secondary School was organized by Fr. H.P. Canavan, a priest of the Divine Word Missionaries. Later, he served as the principal and supervisor of the school for more than 20 years.[citation needed]
Facilities
[edit]Old Lam Tin campus
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Sing Yin Secondary School's old Lam Tin Campus was located at 11 On Tin Street, Lam Tin.[citation needed] It was opposite the St. Paul's School (Lam Tin), both of which are well-known single-sex schools in the Kwun Tong District.[citation needed]
New Choi Wan campus
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Sing Yin moved to its current campus at 38 New Clear Water Bay Road, Choi Hung in 2011.[3] It is the first environmental demonstration school in Hong Kong.[citation needed]
The new campus includes new facilities such as:[4]
- motion sensors in every classroom
- electricity regeneration lift
- photovoltaic panels with solar tracking capability
- water chiller plants
- vertical wind turbine
- sun tubes
- solar-powered water sprinklers
The school was dubbed "The Greenest School on Earth" by the U.S. Green Building Council in 2013.[1][2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Announcing the 2013 Greenest School on Earth Recipients". U.S. Green Building Council. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b "2013 Greenest Schools on Earth". Dexigner. 16 October 2013. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024.
- ^ "History". Sing Yin Secondary School. 17 May 2024. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Green Facilities". Sing Yin Secondary School. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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