St. Joseph's College, Hong Kong

St. Joseph's College, Hong Kong

Established in 1875, St. Joseph's College (SJC; traditional Chinese: 聖若瑟書院; Jyutping: sing3 joek6 sat1 syu1 jyun2; demonym: Josephian) is the oldest Catholic boys' secondary school in Hong Kong. It is located at 7 Kennedy Road, Mid-levels, in the Central and Western District. The College enrollment is about 1198; together with the affiliated kindergarten and primary school at 48 Wood Road, Wan Chai, the enrollment of the schools now exceeds 4200.

The sponsoring body of the College is the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. Known as the 'Lasallian Brothers', the Institute's spirit is of faith and zeal: to have faith in God and an ardent zeal to teach the children, helping them in developing themselves so to live as brothers and sisters in a world of justice. In accordance, the mission of the College is "to educate students in areas of intellectual, physical, social, moral and emotional development" and "to impart a human and Christian education...and to do so with faith and zeal".

The College provides education which emphasises not only academic but also extracurricular activities. The College also aims at stimulating the social awareness of the students, with a number of alumni becoming important social figures.

The college is best known for its academic results. In 2010, St. Joseph's College got 4 students who achieved 10"A"s in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination, the result achieved is the best amongst all secondary schools in Hong Kong.

The freedom that the school grant to the students are also well known, especially through the Green and White Day (Open Day) which is organized by the Students' Union. In the 130th and 135th anniversary, the school pioneered the use of fireworks for the closing ceremony of the days. Theme songs which are written, edited, sung by the Students' Union are also produced in each year's Open Day starting from the 130th anniversary. Students are called as Josephians and are united, old boys always show their full support no matter in renewal project or other school functions like the Walkathon or Students' Festival, this is generally described as the Green and White Spirit or Josephians Spirit.

The north and west blocks of the College are declared monuments of Hong Kong.