St. Francis' Canossian College (abbr: SFCC; Chinese: 嘉諾撒聖方濟各書院; Jyutping: gaa1 nok6 saat3 sing3 fong1 zai3 gok3 syu1 jyun2; demonym: Franciscan) is a girls' secondary school located in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
It was founded on 7 May 1869 as the second school established by the Italian Canossian Daughters of Charity in Hong Kong.
The primary section is located on St. Francis Street and underneath the Kennedy Road campus.
[2][3] In 1860, a small group of Canossian Sisters left their native Italy and moved to Hong Kong for evangelism.
In order to teach and care for the moral welfare of the many poor children who lived in Wan Chai, in 1869, Canossian Sisters took a house to provide proper education with an emphasis on moral growth and self-respect to the poor and needy, which was the beginning of today's St. Francis' Canossian College.
The school closed in 1941 due to the Japanese Occupation, but the determination and passion of the Sisters did not waver.
In the meantime, the school established the first team of Red Cross Youth Unit in 1956, which became one of the most sizable uniform groups in Hong Kong.
The total site area of primary and secondary section is around 9,517m2, which takes up the hillside from St. Francis Street to Kennedy Road.
[5][6] Veritas in Charitate (English: Live by the Truth in Love; Chinese: "力行仁愛 實踐真理") This motto encourages all Franciscans to embrace Christian values through a life of integrity and charity, along with an emphasis upon spiritual growth, social awareness, compassion and a clear sense of justice.
Hair longer than shoulder length must be neatly tied up with dark blue or black ornaments.
After sharing the campus with the secondary section since establishment, the school started moving to 44–46 St. Francis Street in 2008 and the construction finished in 2010.