St. Francis Xavier's College

St. Francis Xavier's College (SFXC; Chinese: 聖芳濟書院 or 聖芳濟 in short) is a Catholic Secondary School for boys, located in Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The school in Kowloon was founded in 1955, having moved from Shanghai, China. Except for lessons in foreign languages and Chinese, most lessons are taught in English.

This article is about a school in Kowloon, Hong Kong. For other schools with similar names, see List of schools named after Francis Xavier.

St. Francis Xavier's College
聖芳濟書院
Address
45 Sycamore Street

Tai Kok Tsui

Hong Kong
Information
TypeCatholic, Secondary
MottoLatin: Suaviter in Modo; Fortiter in Re
(Gentle In Manner; Resolute In Action)
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic
Established1955
PrincipalMr. Iu Kwong Chi
Faculty51
GenderBoys School
Enrollment700
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Websitehttp://www.sfxc.edu.hk/
St. Francis Xavier's College
Traditional Chinese聖芳濟書院
Simplified Chinese圣芳济书院
The relationship between SFXC and Marist Brothers

History

The school was founded by Jesuit Fathers in Shanghai in 1874, later in 1893 Marist Brothers were invited to teach in the college and took over full responsibility of it in 1895. Due to the religion policies of the Communist China, the Brothers were forced to leave Shanghai and moved to Hong Kong in 1949. The college was rebuilt and classes were resumed in Tai Kok Tsui at the junction of Maple Street and Sycamore Street (K.I.L. 6421) in 1955 and named St. Francis Xavier's College to emphasize the direct link with St. Francis Xavier's College, Shanghai.[1]

Location
The front view of SFXC
The old wing of SFXC
The east wing of SFXC
The west wing of SFXC
The new wing of SFXC

This school has over 700 students, more than 50 local teachers and one foreign teacher. The present Principal is Mr. Iu Kwong Chi who was appointed in 2013.

Students usually call themselves 'Xaverians'.

The school motto is "Gentle in Manner, Resolute in Action". (Latin: Suaviter in modo Fortiter in re; 溫良剛毅)

This school is one of the three in Hong Kong that allows students to wear different coloured sports shoes to school, which is its characteristic. There are only ten school regulations, and they mostly cover actions to be taken when regulations are broken.

Prayers

Students usually offer a short prayer before classes or in morning assemblies with 'Our Father', and will usually end the prayer with:

Lead:Saint Marcellin Champagnat,
Answer:Pray for us;
Lead:Saint Francis Xavier,
Answer:Pray for us.

School Badge
Middle

The Cross represents Jesus and the Catholic faith. It also means God is in every SFX activity.

Above left

Marist Brothers logo.

Above Right

Book represent knowledge and oil lamp represent light.

Below Right

White and green means purity and hope. These colours are also the representing colour of the school.

Below Left

「SFX」represents St. Francis Xavier, the Patron Saint of the school

Below

School motto

  • Latin: Suaviter in modo Fortiter in re;
  • Chinese: 溫良剛毅;
  • English: Gentle in Manner, Resolute in Action[2]

School Song

Verse 1

Let us sing with jubilation,
A song of duty done:
A song of exaltation,
Of laurels fought and won:
Of many glorious years in store,
A song to sound from shore to shore:
They've carved out a name in the roll of fame:
The boys of St. Francis Xavier's.

Verse 2

Uplift our voices to proclaim,
And let the whole world heed:
In class, in the field, at work, at play,
St. Xavier's take the lead.
Yet not alone for worldly fame,
Success or honour, wealth or name;
For God and our Faith, first place we claim:
The boys of St. Francis Xavier's.

Verse 3

Then, vivat, crescat, floreat,
As the years go rolling on,
And we leave our books and benches,
And schooltime-joys are gone;
Whate'er our future days may bring,
Our Alma Mater's praise we'll sing,
And at her feet new laurels fling:
The boys of St. Francis Xavier's.[3]

Alumni

Politics and civil service

Entertainment and mass media
  • Bruce Lee (李小龍), internationally known martial arts instructor, actor, philosopher, film director, screenwriter, and martial arts founder.
  • Samuel Hui (許冠傑), first major superstar of Cantopop.
  • Eric Tsang (曾志偉), prolific Hong Kong actor, film director, film producer and television host.
  • Dicky Cheung Wai Kin (張衛健), Hong Kong television actor/singer.
  • Stephen Chan Chi Wan (陳志雲), former general manager of Television Broadcasts Limited.

See also

References
  1. http://www.sfxc.edu.hk/index.php/sfxc/about-us/school-history
  2. Derivation of the school badge
  3. http://www.sfxc.edu.hk/index.php/sfxc/about-us/school-song

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