St. Joan of Arc Secondary School, Hong Kong

St. Joan of Arc Secondary School, Hong Kong
St. Joan of Arc Secondary School, Hong Kong
Traditional Chinese	聖貞德中學
Simplified Chinese	圣贞德中学
Jyutping	sing3 zing1 dak1 zung1 hok6
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Shèng Zhēndé Zhōngxué
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	sing3 zing1 dak1 zung1 hok6

St. Joan of Arc Secondary School
St. Joan of Arc Secondary School
Location
	55 Braemar Hill Road, North Point
Information
Type	Co-Educational
Motto	Civic Responsibility
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1955
Principal	Mr. Yuen Cheung Oi
Website	sja.edu.hk

St. Joan of Arc Secondary School (SJA, Chinese: 聖貞德中學) is a Roman Catholic co-educational school founded in 1955 by a group of Catholic women who graduated from the University of Hong Kong.

Chinese is the primary medium of instruction in St. Joan of Arc Secondary School. English is the language of instruction only for Non-Chinese Students (NCS). Most of the NSS subjects are taught in Chinese.

In Chinese Language classes, Cantonese is the medium of instruction.

St. Joan of Arc Secondary School is currently located in Braemar Hill, North Point, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

Class structure

There are three classes from Form I to VI.

All classes are named after a Christian virtue: Faith, Hope, Charity, Justice, Wisdom and Courage. At present, only "Faith", "Hope" "Charity" are used for naming the classes.

Facilities

There are 31 air-conditioned classrooms and 15 special rooms fully equipped with IT facilities. There are also a chapel, a playground, a school hall, a student-activity centre, a lecture hall, a multimedia learning centre, a library fully equipped with IT facilities, a newly designed music room and a visual art room in our school. In terms of sport facilities, there is a football pitch, basketball court and a multifunctional indoor sport ground.