The Government Central School
| Queen's College Chinese: 皇仁書院 |
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120 Causeway Road, Hong Kong |
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| Type | Public, single-sex |
| Motto |
"Labor Omnia Vincit" (Latin) |
| Established | 1862 |
| Principal | Ms. LI Sui-Wah |
| Staff | About 60 staff |
| Number of students | About 1000 students |
| Color(s) | Red |
| Medium of instruction | English, except Chinese Language, Chinese History and Mandarin, in which Chinese is the medium of instruction |
| Campus Size | Approximately 2.5 acres (16,766 m²) |
| School Magazine | The Yellow Dragon - First Published in June 1899. The first Anglo-Chinese school magazine in the world |
| Website | qc |
120 Causeway Road,
"Labor Omnia Vincit" (Latin)
"勤有功" (Chinese)
Queen's College (Chinese: 皇仁書院), initially named The Government Central School (中央書院) in 1862, later renamed as Victoria College (皇后書院) in 1889, is a sixth form college for boys with a secondary school attached. It was the first public secondary school founded in Hong Kong by the British colonial government. Queen's College obtained its present name in 1894 and is now located at Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
The Central School was established at Gough Street, Central. Dr. Frederick Stewart was appointed the first Headmaster of the Central School, as well as Inspector of Schools in the Colony.
The Headmaster of the Central School was responsible for supervising all schools in Hong Kong until March 1879 when the Government established a separate office for the Inspector of Schools, predecessor of the Department of Education, which was later incorporated into the Education Bureau.
During the school's early years, the student population consisted of a variety of nationalities. Whereas Chinese students enrolled in English, students from other nationalities were expected to study Chinese classics.
Secular schooling sparked much controversies among the Hong Kong Governor and religious leaders. In many occasions, the Governor personally scrutinized and intervened the school operations. The Government later established a grant program to put religious schools at the same funding level as the Central School. On 26 April 1884, Sir George Bowen, Governor from 1883 to 1887, administered the stone-laying ceremony for the new school building at Aberdeen Street. As a student, Sun Yat-sen also attended the ceremony. On the recommendation of the Governor, the Central School was to be known as Victoria College when it moved to the new site.
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