St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School

St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School
St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School
Traditional Chinese	聖若瑟英文中學
Simplified Chinese	圣若瑟英文中学
Literal meaning	St. Joseph English Language Secondary School
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Shèng Ruòsè Yīngwén Zhōngxué

St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School
聖若瑟英文中學
St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School; 聖若瑟英文中學
Address
	46 New Clear Water Bay Road, Kowloon; Hong Kong
Information
Type	Aided Secondary Schools
Motto	Ad Astra (Latin); To the stars
Established	August 1958; 66 years ago
Founder	Rev. Bro. Paul Sun
School district	Kwun Tong
President	Mr. Chu Fu Yau, Dominic
Principal	Mr. Poon Wing Keung
Teaching staff	60
Grades	Form One to Form Six
Gender	Boys
Enrollment	About 900
Houses	Red、Yellow、Blue、Green
Student Union/Association	Syzygy
Colour(s)	Blue, white
Athletics	Football, Badminton, Track
Affiliations	Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
Feeder Primary School	St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese Primary School
Website	https://www.sjacs.edu.hk/
	; Kwun Tong Road Ex-premise
	; Choi Hing Road New Campus

22°19′56″N 114°13′1″E / 22.33222°N 114.21694°E / 22.33222; 114.21694

St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School (Chinese: 聖若瑟英文中學; often abbreviated as SJACS) is an aided boys' secondary school in Kwun Tong District,^[1] Hong Kong. Founded in 1958 by Rev. Bro. Paul Sun, it was the first secondary school located in Kwun Tong. It is a Catholic school affiliated with the Diocese of Hong Kong. The patron saint of the school is Saint Joseph, and the school anniversary day is 19 March, the feast of St. Joseph.

History

The school was founded by Rev. Bro. Paul Sun in 1958 in a villa on Kwun Tong Road, now the premise of St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese Primary School (SJACPS). At first, the primary and secondary sections operated together. In 1967, the secondary section moved to 61 Kwun Tong Road, which is now the ex-premise. In 2008, the school celebrated its Golden Jubilee, and in January 2011 moved to Jordan Valley New Campus.

In the academic year of 2017–18, the school celebrated its 60th Anniversary (Diamond Jubilee), whose celebrations included several open days and carnivals, facility upgrades, the Diamond Jubilee Walkathon, Brother Paul Sun's Memorial Rites, and several others, all with the theme of "Homecoming" - featuring alumni as the star of the theme. Due to the packed frequency of events, the cancellation of the second term joint-test was required.