St. Margaret's Co-educational English Secondary and Primary School
| St. Margaret's Co-educational English Secondary & Primary School Chinese: 聖瑪加利男女英文中小學 |
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33 Sham Mong Road, West Kowloon Hong Kong |
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| School type | Direct Subsidy Scheme, Secondary Primary |
| Motto | Pursuit of virtues to perfection with self-renewal spirit
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| Established | 1965 |
| School district | Kowloon |
| Principal | Mrs. Chik Ka Kin |
| Faculty | 104 teachers |
| Grades | P.1-S.6 |
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| Newspaper | St. Margaret's News |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Website | http://www.smcesps.edu.hk |
St. Margaret's Co-educational English Secondary and Primary School (Chinese: 聖瑪加利男女英文中小學) is a co-educational secondary and primary school in Hong Kong. It was established by the St. Margaret's Educational Organization, a Catholic religious-teaching educational organization.
St. Margaret's Co-ed is one of the limited number of schools in Hong Kong that teaches in English. The school curriculum uses English as the medium of instruction in all subjects with the exception of Chinese-related subjects and other modern languages (currently French, Spanish, Japanese and German).
St. Margaret's was founded in 1965, based on the traditions of Catholic Schools. In the beginning, the school was called St. Margaret's Girls College Kowloon, and only accepted female students. In 2001, the school joined the Direct Subsidy Scheme and started to accept boys. In September 2003, St. Margaret's made history as the first school in Hong Kong to adopt a through-train mode from Primary One to Secondary Seven on the same school premises. It was also to be a co-educational, English-medium school.
Of the students starting Secondary One at St Margaret's, 80% of the total intake is from its primary section, with the remaining 20% coming from other primary schools. Applicants attend interviews in English which are conducted by the Principal and the Vice-Principal (Academic). Also taken into consideration are an applicant's performance in extracurricular activities, awards, certificates and academic excellence. In addition, St. Margaret's applicants may apply for French as an alternative to Chinese. The majority of applicants choosing to study the French language are French, Filipino, Indian and other ethnicities. St. Margaret's welcomes students of different ethnicities and backgrounds to apply, and a diversity of different nationalities can be found in the school.
The School badge is composed of three elements: the cross, the fleur-de-lis and grain stalks.
The cross in the lower right corner indicates that the management of the school is based upon the spirit of Christ, while the three fleur-de-lis in the upper left corner symbolise the three great virtues as depicted in The Doctrine of the Mean and The Analects: wisdom, humanity and courage. The grain stalks at the bottom signify the good harvest after strenuous cultivation.
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