The Church of Christ in China Heep Woh College (Chinese: 中華基督教會協和書院) is a Christian secondary school in Tsz Wan Shan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The college is a standard grammar school founded by The Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China. The school hosts a student body of approximately 1200, aged 11 to 20, with 57 teachers. Most courses are taught in English.
CCC Heep Woh College 中華基督教會協和書院 | |
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171, Po Kong Village Road, Tsz Wan Shan | |
Coordinates | 22°20′48″N 114°12′17″E / 22.34667°N 114.20472°E |
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Type | Hong Kong Secondary School |
Motto | 爾識真理,真理釋爾 (When you know the TRUTH, The truth will set you free) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
Established | 1970 |
Principal | Dr. Chu Kai Wing |
Staff | 60 people |
Number of students | approx. 1,200 people |
Area | 4,654 m² |
Affiliation | Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China |
Website | www |
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Traditional Chinese | 中華基督教會協和書院 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 中华基督教会协和书院 | ||||||||||
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History
editIn 1911, Mrs. Lear Bigelow, from the United States, founded the Heep Woh Kindergarten in Xiguan, Guangzhou, dedicating to early childhood education. In 1947 and 1970 respectively, the Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China established CCC Heep Woh Primary School and CCC Heep Woh College.
In 1998, a management committee was created to supervise school operation and set targets and priorities of school development. This committee is composed of School Supervisor, Principal, Vice-Principals, representatives of teachers, parents, alumni and the C.C.C.
School badge
editThe school badge consists of two main parts - the shield and the ribbon. The former comprises the open bible with the Greek words "Jesus is the Christ", the "Nestorian Cross", the seal with the school name written in Chinese clerical script and the interconnected three "Cs". The latter incorporates the name of the school in English.
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