Language Policy

The medium of instruction for all subjects is English, except for Chinese Language, Chinese History and Putonghua. All students readily communicate in English without sacrificing their competence in their mother tongue. Our ultimate goal is for our students to become bi-literate and tri-lingual.

The Curriculum

The school curriculum aims at providing all students with opportunities to develop to their full capacity. It offers a balanced curriculum in sciences and humanities. For every level and stream, there are academic and cultural subjects. The curriculum promotes self-motivation for knowledge enhancement. Students undertake a self-access and self-monitored reading enhancement programme to enrich themselves with cross-curriculum information.

The Student Body

There are over 1400 local students with an age range of 12+ to 19+. For academic studies, they are divided into 38 classes, 6 classes at each level from F1 to F3, sharing a common curriculum. In F4 and F5, for each level, the six classes become three Arts classes and three Science classes. For F6 and F7, there are four classes in each level; two Arts and two Science.

Parent-Teacher Association (PTA)

The Parent-Teacher Association, formed in 1991, has set up various committees to help promote the quality of student life. Their concerns range from school welfare and facilities (such as air-conditioning in all classrooms) to constructive suggestions regarding academic matters and language policy. The school authority is most grateful for the deep insights and staunch support parents offer to the school.

Alumnae Association (AA)

Sacred Heart Canossian College Alumnae Association (SHCCAA) was established in 1961. Since then, it has served as a bridge between the College and the community. The school is grateful to the Alumnae for being role models of young Sacred Heartists. Our notable members are the Hon. Mrs. Anson Chan, J.P., Patron of AA, the Hon. Miss Elsie Leung, J.P., Professor Rosie Young, C.B.E., J.P. and Mrs. Lily Yam and so on as honorary advisers.

Students' Cultural Enrichment

Miss Annie Wu, J.P., an ex-official member of AA Committee, has been greatly enthusiastic and rendered tremendous help in opening channels for cultural exchanges with educational institutes in Beijing and Shanghai. Our students' experiences elsewhere include visits to Japan, Singapore, Canada, U.S. and many countries in Europe.

Co-Curricular Activities

Student activities are organised by school clubs and associations with committee members and teacher advisers overseeing the proper function of the clubs. The co-ordinating body is The Student Council. For community life, the students are divided into six Houses. Peer support is emphasised in all aspects of life, with senior house-mates taking care of junior house-mates. These Houses are named after six famous women, worthy models for house members.

Library Service

Academic interest is promoted by the Student Librarian Association. The devoted service of the library prefects makes it possible for their fellow-students to enjoy the library facilities during lunch and after school hours. A donation from AA in 1996 helped in the computerization of the library, making the Internet search easily available. Another gesture of love of our alumnae for the alma mater is the newly opened Reading Corner in the covered playground where students can freely retrieve the interesting reading materials and immerse in their pleasurable reading.

Whole School Approach to Character Formation

It is a fact of life that students have the need, from time to time, for individual guidance and counsel. Caring about students' personal and school life also extends to caring for their future career. Our Character Development Team underpins this by taking a whole-school approach to student character formation.