Maryknoll Convent School
| Maryknoll Convent School Chinese: 瑪利諾修院學校 |
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(Primary Section) 130 Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tsai, Kowloon (Secondary Section) 5 Ho Tung Road, Kowloon Tsai, Kowloon Hong Kong |
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| Type | Grant School |
| Motto | Sola Nobilitas Virtus (Virtue Alone Ennobles) |
| Established | 1925 |
| School district | Kowloon Tong |
| Years | P1–S6 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Website | mcs.edu.hk/ |
Maryknoll Convent School (MCS, traditional Chinese: 瑪利諾修院學校) is a Roman Catholic girls' school with primary and secondary sections at Kowloon Tsai, Hong Kong. It was founded by the American Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong in 1925 at Kowloon Tsai, Hong Kong. MCS is well known for its distinguished academic results and school traditions. For example, MCS counts a total of 14 winners of the Hong Kong Outstanding Students Awards, ranking fifth among all secondary schools in Hong Kong. It also has a good reputation for its cultural achievements at both local and international levels.
In 1925, an organisation called Maryknoll Sisters went from the US to Hong Kong after its founder Mother Mary Joseph Rogers said, "Let's see what God has in store for us." On 11 February 1925, Sister Mary Paul began teaching 12 students various subjects in the Convent Parlour at 103 Austin Road. In 1931, due to the growing number of students and teachers, the school moved to 248 Prince Edward Road. The school moved again in 1936 to the current campus at 130 Waterloo Road.
In 1941, the Maryknoll Sisters left Hong Kong and closed the school because the Japanese army invaded Hong Kong. In 1945, after the Japanese surrendered, the school reopened.
In 1960, a new section was inaugurated at 5 Ho Tung Road for the secondary section. The primary section remains at 130 Waterloo Road. The Maryknoll Student Association was set up for the Secondary Section in 1967 under the guidance of Sr Jeanne Houlihan. In 1971, an experimental administrative system, a Staff Council, was set up in the Secondary Section; it was later replaced by a School Advisory Committee and General Staff Assembly in 2001. The student prefect system was instituted in 1989. The MCS Educational Trust was founded in May 1992 to advance education at Maryknoll.
Since 1997, the primary section has been converted to a whole-day school. The school's parent-teacher associations were set up in 2001–02. As of 2005, the MCS Foundation has replaced the Maryknoll Sisters as the Sponsoring Body of the school. On 16 May 2008, Maryknoll Convent School became a Declared monument of Hong Kong.
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