St. Paul's School (Lam Tin)

Hark! Daughters of the great St. Paul

Come, listen to his call

" O children of this loved school,

The loving nurse of all

Rejoice in God, do work and pray

Be true from day to day."

Beloved school of mine

My pains and joys are thine

My childhood's early dreams

Are closely linked with thee

The hope that heaven brings

Thou dost unfold to me

Thou dost unfold to me

Sweet are the days of girlhood,

When friends we love and care,

Those golden links of childhood,

Whose sympathy we share

Do stay and while the hours away

With us in work and play.

And when we leave

Our dear old school

These memories we'll recall!

These memories we'll recall!

The Sisters of St. Paul had founded two schools in Hong Kong prior to St. Paul's in Lam Tin, the French Convent School, which became St. Paul's Convent School, in Causeway Bay in 1854, and St. Paul's Secondary School in Happy Valley in 1960.

1970s

• In September 1970, under the leadership of Sister Marie Pauline Wong, the first Principal and Supervisor, the school began its teaching at Sing Yin Secondary School, which kindly shared some of its classrooms with our school. The first intake consisted of four Form 1 classes and seven staff members.
• The Sisters of St. Paul de Chartres accepted the Government's invitation to run a subsidised secondary school for girls, with Sister Pierre de Marie Rohart appointed the Supervisor and Sister Marie Pauline Wong the Principal for the newly founded St.Paul's School (Lam Tin).
• Assisted by Sister Rose Mary Clifford, Sister Marie Pauline Wong started 4 classes of Form 1 in Sing Yin Secondary school with 171 girls and 4 lay teachers.
• By September 1971, the construction of the school building completed. Students of Forms 1 and 2 started lessons at St. Paul's. On 2 May 1972, the school was officially opened by Lady MacLehose, and blessed by Bishop Frances Hsu.
• Sister Pauline was appointed Supervisor and Principal. Sister Rose Mary was appointed Deputy Head.
• In 1972, the School was opened by the governor's wife Lady MacLehose and blessed by His Lordship Francis Hsu, the Bishop of Hong Kong.
• Sister Rose Mary resigned from the School.

• In 1973, Sister Carmela was appointed Deputy Head.
• In 1974, he School Administration Board was established.
• In 1975, the first group of Form 5 students took the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination.
• That same year, the first issue of the School Magazine was published.

1980s

• In 1978, the first group of Form 7 Arts students took the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination.
• In 1980, the Staff-Management Consultative Committee was formed.
• In 1985, the Student Association was founded.
• In 1989, Sister Pauline, the Supervisor and former Principal of the School was appointed Provincial Superior of the Sisters of St. Paul de Chartres in September.
• Sister Pauline resigned from the School as Principal in August, but remained as Supervisor of the School.
• Sister Carmela resigned and left Hong Kong for England in April.
• Mrs Helen Sun was appointed Principal of the School soon after.

1990s

• In 1993, the first group of Science students took the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination.
• St. Paul's School (Lam Tin) Alumni Association was established that year.
• John Baptist Cardinal Wu, Bishop of Hong Kong, presided at Thanksgiving Service of 1995, its 25th Anniversary.

2000s

• In 2000, the School celebrated its 30th Anniversary.
• In 2002, the School Improvement Program started to build a new block across the main entrance. Construction was completed in 2004. The School had 31 classes and a total 1200 students and 60 teachers at the time.
• In 2003, Mrs Helen Sun resigned from the School as Principal in August, but remained as one of the members in the School Management board. Mr K. Wong was appointed Principal of the School.
• The School celebrated its 35th Anniversary in 2005. The new wing was officially open and was blessed by Bishop Zen.

2010s

• The School celebrated its 40th Anniversary.
• In 2011, the last group of students took the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination. The first group of students took the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education.
• In 2013, Dr. Kelvin Wong resigned from the School as Principal in August, but remained as the school director. Ms M.T. Wong was appointed Principal of the School.
• The Incorporated Management was established that year.
• Cardinal John Tong Hon, Bishop of Hong Kong, presided at Thanksgiving Service on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the school.

• No. of classroom: 30
• No. of tutorial rooms: 2
• No. of science laboratories: 4
• No. of computer-aided learning room: 1
• No. of multi-media learning center: 1
• No. of Music room: 1
• No. of art room: 1
• No. of cookery room: 1
• No. of needlework room: 1

All the classrooms are equipped with a class library. The multi-media learning centre, computer-assisted learning center, study room and school library are open to students during school and non-school days.

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