Belilios Public School (, abbreviated as BPS) is the first government school for girls in Hong Kong, founded in 1890. It was also the first bilingual school in Hong Kong. It is in Tin Hau.
History In 1890, the Hong Kong Government set up the Central School for Girls at Old Bailey Street as the counterpart to the Central School (Queen's College, Hong Kong). Mr. Emanual R. Belilios, a Jewish philanthropist, donated HK$25,000 for a new building for the Central School for Girls in 1893, at the old site of Central School where a three-storeyed building was erected between Hollywood Road and Gough Street.Belilios Public School's official website.
The school was renamed Belilios Public School in honour of Mr. Belilios. In 1946 after the Second World War, BPS moved to Hospital Road. In April 1965, the school moved again, to its present premises in Tin Hau Temple Road. To mark the occasion, a new school motto (Climb High, See Wide), a school song and a new school badge were created.
Class structure There are 24 classes; this includes 4 classes (B, P, S, H) each for F.1- F.6.
School houses House Name Color Yan House Blue Yee House Yellow Lai House Green Chee House Red
Achievements BPS is one of the most prestigious secondary schools in Hong Kong. While its students generally achieve superb academic results, the school promotes also all-rounded development in different fields of arts, music and sports. Entrance hurdles are high and the school is reputed to have one of the toughest admission criteria in Hong Kong.
Results of public examinations Belilios Public School is one of the 40 schools that have ever produced top scorers in The Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE).
7 x 5** "Top Scorers" are described by media and HKEAA as candidates who obtained perfect scores of 5** in each of the four core subjects and three electives.
8 x 5** "Super Top Scorers" are described by media and HKEAA as candidates who obtained seven Level 5** in each of the four core subjects and three electives, and an additional Level 5** in the Mathematics Extended (M1/M2) module.
2017: Sze Yik Yan: 7 x 5** "Top Scorers" : awarded the “Charles Frankland Moore Award” presented by the Hong Kong Sino-British Fellowship Trust Scholars' Association for attaining the highest aggregated marks in HKDSE Examination 2017 and was admitted to HKU MBBS program.
Notable alumni
Lee Sun Chau (周理信, 1890–1979) – One of the first female Chinese doctors of Western medicine in China.Rebecca Chan Chung, Deborah Chung and Cecilia Ng Wong, "Piloted to Serve", 2012https://www.facebook.com/PilotedToServe Denise Yue – Former Secretary for the Civil Service and former Permanent Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology (Commerce and Industry) Nellie Fong (方黃吉雯) – Former member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and Legislative Council of Hong Kong Subrina Chow Shun-yee（周舜宜） – Former Assistant Director of Administration in the Office of the Chief Secretary for Administration. Former Director of Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children. Canny Leung () – Entrepreneur, author, lyricist and screenwriter Money Lo () – Practising barrister and former actress Charmaine Li () - Actress Gladys Liu () - Former member of the Australian House of Representatives Lau Wai Ming () - Cantonese opera artist, Arts Advisor and Artistic Director Lily Leung (梁舜燕) - Late Hong Kong television actress Little Thunder (門小雷) - Cartoonist Yoyo Kwok (郭曉妍) – member of Cantopop girl group Lolly Talk
See also Education in Hong Kong List of schools in Hong Kong
References
External links
Belilios Public School Official Website Belilios Old Girls Association Belilios Old Girls Foundation The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited: History Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch Newsletter, December 2004