Sha Tin College () is a private secondary school in
Hong Kong and a member of the
English Schools Foundation – the largest independent schools organization in Asia.
Established in 1982 as the Shatin Annex for students living in the New Territories, based in
KGV School in
Kowloon Tong and later relocating to
Fo Tan in 1985, the school follows the
British system of
I/
GCSE and the
International Baccalaureate Diploma. The school is currently led by Principal John Nixon MBE. Enrollment stands at approximately 1,200 students, drawn mostly from the
New Territories and
Kowloon areas. Sha Tin College was until recently the youngest of the ESF secondary schools, being founded in 1982.
Students graduating from Sha Tin College enrol in universities around the world, with predominant areas being
Canada, the
United Kingdom, the
United States and
Hong Kong. Sha Tin College is located on a hill in
Fo Tan,
Sha Tin and provides education from Year 7 through Year 13. Sha Tin College's houses are based on an explorer theme and each of the six houses is named after a famous explorer.
The school had its own indoor
gymnasium built in 2002, with two
basketball courts, six
badminton courts, three
volleyball courts and a
rock climbing wall; there is also a
swimming pool,
astro-turf, two
cricket nets and extra classrooms for its neighbouring primary school,
Sha Tin Junior School. The junior school can be viewed as its sister school with students having the option of directly...
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