Our Foundress

Canossian educators should try to handle each one in the way she is made, valuing the benefit of education in the formation of the heart.
 

We aim at providing an all-round education of Christian virtues and the formation of heart to empower our youngsters to be women of integrity and versatility.

SHCC is committed to the principle that all students can develop to their full capacity. SHCC adopts a liberal approach to teaching and learning which encourages self-motivation, understanding, creativity and character development; an approach which stresses not so much getting a good grade per se but more the development of the students in academic, social, artistic, physical, spiritual and psychological skills, knowledge and attitude.

School Campus

The original campus was in Caine Road, Central. In 1981 the secondary school moved to its present location in Pokfulam. The Campus occupies an area of 6400 sq. m on a verdant hillside, overlooking East Lamma Channel.

The Campus consists of three blocks of buildings and three playgrounds. The school has 34 classrooms, 7 laboratories, one multi-media Laboratory, one audio visual room, a Teacher's Learning & Resources Centre, a Students Learning & Research Centre, 3 computer rooms, 9 special rooms, 2 counselling rooms, a Student Council office, a health care room, reception area, school hall, library, car park, tuck shop, chapel and Sisters' residence.

School History

Sacred Heart Canossian College was founded in 1860 by the Canossian Daughter of Charity. The Canossian Daughters of Charity is a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Marchioness Magdalene, now St. Magdalene of Canossa, from the House of Canossa in Tuscany, Italy.

Soon after the first Canossian Sisters arrived from Italy in 1860, they established a school for girls. This Italian Convent School, with 40 students being taught Chinese, English, and Portuguese, was the beginning of the present Sacred Heart Canossian College. The first headmistress of the school was Sister Emily Aloysia Bowring, daughter of the fourth Governor of Hong Kong, Sir John Bowring. She served from 1860 to 1870.

From Italian Convent School, it changed its name to Sacred Heart School, after the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In 1960, to distinguish it from other schools in the territory bearing the same name, the school took the name of Sacred Heart Canossian College.

School Administration

The school is a Grant-in-Aid School, partially funded by the Government. Under the School Management Initiative, Sacred Heart Canossian College is managed by a School Management Committee which consists of members of the Institute of Canossian Daughters of Charity Inc., the Principal, a teacher representative, a representative from the Alumnae Association and a parent representative. This committee is ultimately responsible for all school policies.