Tsuen Wan Government Secondary School
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| Tsuen Wan Government Secondary School 荃灣官立中學 |
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| 70 Hoi Pa Street, Tsuen Wan, HKG |
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| School district | Tsuen Wan District |
| Medium of Instruction | English (EMI) |
| Principal | Mr. Yiu Sai-ming |
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1,168[1] |
| Type | Government School |
| Grades | Secondary 1 to 7 |
| Colour(s) | Green |
| Established | 1961 |
| Motto | Integritas
誠正達仁 |
| Information | (852) 2490 3307 twgss@emb.gov.hk |
| Homepage | http://www.twgss.edu.hk/ |
Tsuen Wan Government Secondary School (TWGSS; Chinese: 荃灣官立中學 or 荃官 in short) is an English-language (EMI) co-education secondary school located at 70 Hoi Pa Street, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong. The school building consists of the hall, the laboratory wing, the classroom wing, and the new wing (completed in 2003). Mr. Yiu Sai-ming is the current principal of the school, beginning his term in September 2004.
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[edit] Classes
There are 5 classes in each level from Secondary one (S.1) to S.3. Students are divided into the Arts and Science streams at S.4, with two Arts stream classes and three Science stream classes in each level from S.4 to S.5. One class in each of the two levels is offered nine HKCEE subjects, while the others are offered eight. There is one Arts stream class and two Science stream classes in S.6 and S.7.
[edit] Extra-curricular activities
There are 4 houses, Bamboo (BA), Camphor (CA), Pine (PI) and Plum (PL). More than 30 clubs and societies of academic, service, sports or other interests are also organized.
[edit] History
The school was founded in 1961, as one of the earlier secondary schools in the Tsuen Wan District. Today it is recognised as one of the leading schools in Hong Kong in terms of academic results.
[edit] Notable Tsuen Wan Government Secondary School Alumni
- Anita Lam Kuen, 林娟, is a portfolio manager at Oasis Capital Management in Hong Kong. She currently runs US$750,000,000,000.
