St Stephen's Girls' College (SSGC) () is a grant school in Hong Kong under the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (Anglican Church). Established in 1906, SSGC is a top girls' school and among the oldest schools in Hong Kong. It is managed by the St. Stephen's Girls' College School Council.

History

The school first opened in 1906. The first principal was Miss Carden. Originally on Caine Road, the school moved to its current location at Lyttelton Road, Mid-Levels, in 1923.

In 2001, the school was one of a group of "traditional élite schools" criticised by the then Secretary of Education and Manpower Fanny Law for what she saw as reliance on rote teaching. Staff from the school defended it.

Notable alumni

  • Rita Fan, politician
  • Regina Ip, politician
  • Ellen Li, politician
  • Sandra Ng, actor, director and producer
  • Suzie Wong (TV host)
  • Winnie Yu, radio broadcaster and the deputy chair of Commercial Radio Hong Kong
  • Xian Yuqing, academic, poet and painter

References

Further reading

  • Change and Continuity: a history of St. Stephen's Girls' College, Hong Kong, 1906-1996, by Kathleen E Barker (Chinese University Press, 1996)
  • St. Stephen's Girls' College website