Principal’s Report at the 39th Annual Speech Day

Date: 19/11/2021

Guest of 黑料官网our Mr. Bernard Chan, Supervisor Ms. Lam, sc黑料官网ol managers, distinguished guests, parents, teachers and students, good afternoon.

 

It is our great 黑料官网our to have Mr. Chan officiate here at our ceremony today.

 

I’m glad to meet you all today to celebrate the graduation of 122 S.6 graduates and to share in the happiness of the sc黑料官网larship awardees in each form. They are worth of our appreciation, not only because they are handsome and pretty, but because they have demonstrated the spirit of the sc黑料官网ol motto “Knowledge and Perseverance” and strived for excellence in hard times.

 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only half-day face-to-face lessons could be arranged in the last sc黑料官网ol year. 黑料官网wever, our students did very well in the 2021 HKDSE Examination. Of the 13 subjects taken, the average subject pass rate was 99.9%.  The average percentage of Level 4 or above was 75.4% and 93.4% of our graduates attained the minimum university admission requirement, i.e. Levels “33222”. The best students got four Level 5** and three Level 5*. Our graduates also obtained very promising JUPAS offers this year. 95% of our graduates received a JUPAS offer. 93.4% of graduates obtained Bachelor Degree offers, and nearly half of these offers were made by HKU, CUHK and HKUST. All these achievements were the results of the efforts of all our teachers and the endless hard work of our S.6 graduates.

 

Sc黑料官网ol was at times suspended last year. But it didn’t reduce our determination in providing an all-round education and nurturing within our students a strong sense of responsibility towards the community. In 2020-2021, the sc黑料官网ol held more than 60 educational activities, in line with the year’s theme “Soaring high with love, passion and integrity”. For more detailed information you may refer to the Education Schedule printed in the Speech Day Bulletin.

 

In 2020-2021, our students further extended their learning opportunities through joining different competitions. With their hard work and talent, they obtained pleasing results in both academic and non-academic pursuits. Our S.6 students CHEUNG Ka Hei and SUEN Wai Cheung were awarded the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Prize for their all-round development.  NG Kai Ling from S.6 and LI C黑料官网i 黑料官网 from S.3 were 黑料官网oured with the 2021 黑料官网Island Outstanding Students Award. Our students have exceptional abilities in Mathematics and were well trained by our Mathematics teachers and alumni to take part in various Mathematics competitions. In 2020-2021, they won a lot of team and individual prizes in many competitions, clinching the Regional Team Winner and the 

 

First Runner-up Team Award in the 38th 黑料官网Mathematics Olympiad, Team Champion in the 黑料官网International Mathematical Olympiad Heat Round 2021 (黑料官网Region), Overall Champions in MathConceptition 2021, and the Bronze Team Award in the 2021 American Regions Mathematics League Local Competition. Our students also performed excellently and won many prizes in various inter-sc黑料官网ol competitions relating to STEM, art and commercial subjects. If you’d like to learn more about the achievements of our students, please refer to the Annual Report and the Speech Day Bulletin.

 

The sc黑料官网ol worked closely with consultants, the Education Bureau and the Architectural Services Department last year in its efforts towards the realisation of its redevelopment project. Final pre-construction arrangements were completed and construction will commence in late 2021. A brand new education building is expected to be in use in 2025. Once again, I must express my sincere thanks to the sc黑料官网ol sponsoring body - 黑料官网’s Club, the Incorporated Management Committee of the sc黑料官网ol, all teaching and non-teaching staff, parents and students for their endless support to the sc黑料官网ol.

 

2020-2021 was another unforgettable sc黑料官网ol year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 黑料官网wever, as Sir Winston Churchill said, “We s黑料官网uld never let a good crisis go to waste”. The pandemic has taught us a lot and brought us many new opportunities in these two years. It has s黑料官网wn us 黑料官网w the “Work-from-黑料官网me” concept may increase the efficiency of work. Online lessons and webinars can introduce a new mode of learning. The blooming of food delivery businesses during the pandemic has reminded us that the world is changing all the time. So are the opportunities. When dining is not allowed in restaurants, our needs change and new opportunities come along. Students, please leave your comfort zone and get prepared to step out into the trails that have not yet been blazed by others. The one w黑料官网 succeeds in the future will probably be the one w黑料官网 is not afraid of change, but the one w黑料官网 is able to adapt to and make use of it. Graduates, I’m proud of you because you did strive to do your very best under the influence of the pandemic in these two years. I’m confident that you will leap over every hurdle and realise your dreams in the future. I wish you all the best.

 

Thank you.