Canossa College
# Canossa College

Canossa College (Chinese: 嘉諾撒書院) is a Catholic, all-girls' school, founded in 1959. Canossa College is funded by the Government as a subsidised school.

## History

* 1890 Canossian Sisters in Italy came to Hong Kong in 1860 and to set up the new Canossian Convent Secondary School in 1890.
* 1891 Mr. David Sasson, a benefactor, generously donated 3000 sq. ft. of land in Shaukeiwan to establish the House of Shaukeiwan and a primary school for Chinese children
* 1932 The primitive House was replaced by a solid three-storey building : the government subsidized Primary School and the Convent, serving pupils of normal sight since 1938.
* 1941–45 Occupied by the Japanese Military government during World War II
* 1950 The school and the convent were returned to the Institute and the Chinese Primary School was restored in 1951.
* 1959 Canossian Convent Secondary School was officiated with an enrolment of 92 students
* 1984 To cope with the rapid development in the Eastern District of Hong Kong, the school was transferred to the present site. The secondary section of the School was renamed Canossa College and the primary section Canossa School (H.K.).
* 2004 A four-storey new wing was erected from the parking area.

## School facilities

There are 25 classrooms and 18 special rooms (two art rooms, two computer rooms, a language room, four laboratories, four multi-purpose rooms, a needlework room, two cookery rooms, a geography room and a student activity center). Moreover, there are school hall, library, tuckshop, backyard, two multi-purpose ball courts, two playgrounds and the chapel adjacent to the convent which give ample space for various student activities.

## School clubs

There are 42 clubs in total. Form one to form five students are required to participate in at least one extra-curricular activity (either an academic club, a sports team or an instrument class) and at most four clubs. Catholic students are required to attend events organised by the Religious Affairs Club on top of meetings of other clubs.

| Language | Academics | Sports | Uniform | Others | Services |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chinese Society | Science Society | Sports Association | Girl Guides | Arts Society | Civic Ambassadors Assembly |
| English Society | Mathematics Society | Badminton Team | Red Cross | Cookery Club | National Ambassadors Club |
| Putonghua Society | | Swimming Team | | Computer Society | Community Youth Club |
| Chinese Debate Society | | Table Tennis Team | | Photography Club | Foster Prefects |
| English Debate Society | | Tennis Team | | Make-up Class | Library Prefects |
| The Breeze (Chinese) (School press) | | Trampoline Team | | English Drama Club | Discipline Prefects |
| The Breeze (English) (School press) | | Volleyball Team | | Junior Police Call | Student Union |
| | | Houses | | | Religious Affairs Committee |

Club committees are either appointed by teachers or elected by club members on the first meeting.

Eighty-percent of attendance is required or ranking will not be shown on students' report card.

