Tai Po Sam Yuk Secondary School

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Tai Po Sam Yuk Secondary School
大埔三育中學
Seventh-day Adventist
Established1956; 68 years ago (1956)[1]
PrincipalLawrence Cheong Ning Yu [1]
ChaplainPastor Lin
Faculty64[2]
GenderCo-educational[3]
Enrolment1,039[2]
Education systemHong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
Campus size6000m2
Campus typeUrban
AccreditationAdventist Accrediting Association
Websitewww.tpsy.edu.hk/
Tai Po Sam Yuk Secondary School
Hanyu Pinyin
Dàbù Sān Yù Zhōngxué
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingdaai6 bou3 saam1 juk6 zung1 hok6

Tai Po Sam Yuk Secondary School ("TPSY"

co-educational Christian secondary school, located in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. The school is owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[1]

It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[4][5][6][7]

History

The school was established and began teaching in 1956.[1] In January 1960, the President of the South China Union Mission, EL Longway, reported that funds had been collected and were available for a new school to be built at Tai Po, at a projected cost of about HK$200,000.[8] This was the first middle school ever to be established by any organization in the old market town of Tai Po. Tai Po was one of the first places where church evangelism was conducted in the early days, shortly after the pioneers established the Adventist church in Hong Kong. When the construction of the school began, the Tai Po church had grown to about 70 members.[9]

Facilities

All classrooms are air-conditioned with Internet access and digital projectors. There is a 300-square-metre library, a Physical Fitness Centre, a hall, a science (MML) Laboratory, a design (MML) Room, a campus TV station, four science laboratories, two computer rooms, a geography room, a music room, a home economics room, an art room, a Multi-Media Learning Centre, a Youth Centre and an elevator.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Adventist Yearbook
  2. ^ a b General Information. Tai Po Sam Yuk Secondary School. Retrieved 2009-07-24
  3. ^ a b Education Bureau - School Profile
  4. ^ http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1115/For-real-education-reform-take-a-cue-from-the-Adventists"the second largest Christian school system in the world has been steadily outperforming the national average – across all demographics."
  5. ^ "Seventh-day Adventists - Christian Denomination | Religion Facts". Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  7. Adventist News Network
    . Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  8. ^ Longway, E. L. (January 1960). "Excerpts from the Officers Reports to the Division Biennial Council. Union Mission Presidents Report to Council 'Delegates: South China Island Union Mission" (PDF). Far Eastern Division Outlook. 46 (1). Singapore: Far Eastern Division of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists: 9. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  9. ^ Longway, E. L. (September 1959). "Steady Progress in the Hong Kong-Macao Mission" (PDF). Far Eastern Division Outlook. 45 (9). Singapore: Far Eastern Division of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists: 11. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  10. ^ Facilities. Tai Po Sam Yuk Secondary School. Retrieved 2009-07-24

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