St. Francis Xavier's College
| St. Francis Xavier's College 聖芳濟書院 |
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| Location | |
| 45 Sycamore Street, Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong | |
| Information | |
| Type | Boy's School |
| Motto | SUAVITER IN MODO; FORTITER IN RE (Gentle In Manner; Resolute In Action) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Established | 1955 |
| Principal | Mr Iu Kwong Chi |
| Information | Boys School |
| Website | http://www.sfxc.edu.hk/ |
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.
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.
This school has over 1200 students, 60 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.
Students usually offer a short prayer before classes or in morning assemblies with 'Our Father', and will usually end the prayer with:
The Cross represents Jesus and the Catholic faith. It also means God is in every SFX activity.
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