Kowloon Sam Yuk Secondary School

Kowloon Sam Yuk Secondary School
九龍三育中學
Address
52 Boundary Street
Mong Kok
Kowloon
Hong Kong China
Information
School type Direct Subsidy Scheme
Denomination Seventh-day Adventist
Established 1937 [1]
School district Yau Tsim Mong
School number 131814
Principal Grace W. Lai [2]
Faculty 39[3]
Gender Co-educational[4]
Education system Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
Campus type Urban
Accreditation Adventist Accrediting Association
Website www.ksyss.edu.hk

Kowloon Sam Yuk Secondary School (KSYSS) is a co-educational Christian secondary school, located in the Mong Kok area of Kowloon City, Hong Kong. The school is owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[1]It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[5][6][7] [8]

Curriculum

The schools curriculum consists primarily of the standard courses taught at college preparatory schools across the world. All students are required to take classes in the core areas of English, Basic Sciences, Mathematics, a Foreign Language, and Social Sciences.

Spiritual aspects

All students take religion classes each year that they are enrolled. These classes cover topics in biblical history and Christian and denominational doctrines. Outside the classrooms there is year-round spiritually oriented programming that relies on student involvement.

Athletics

The school offers the following sports:

  • Soccer
  • Volleyball

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Adventist Yearbook
  2. ↑ Welcome
  3. ↑ Faculty
  4. ↑ Education Bureau - School Profile
  5. ↑ http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1115/For-real-education-reform-take-a-cue-from-the-Adventists"the second largest Christian school system in the world has been steadily outperforming the national average – across all demographics."
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  8. ↑ Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (1 April 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2010-06-19.

Coordinates: 22°19′35″N 114°10′10″E / 22.32627°N 114.16937°E / 22.32627; 114.16937


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