Our school has been established for more than 150 years by Ms Harriet Noyes, with the commitment of providing quality education to local Chinese women.

Our school is marked by the culture of simplicity. We aim at cultivating students’ good character and implementing a Christian-based holistic education. In school, students need to wear a blue ‘cheong-sam’, a traditional costume for Chinese women. Students may wear short hair, plaits or pony-tails.

We have always emphasized raising students’ language standards by encouraging them to read and write. We also publish a collection of students’ literary work as a means of encouragement and appreciation of their efforts. In addition to the native English teacher employed by the EMB, the School Management Board recruits extra English teachers to help improve students’ English standards. The English Corner is set up and various courses, such as the S1 Bridging Course, English Workshops, the Intensive English Course and the Summer English Course are offered. Students have made significant improvements in their English.

Sister classes are formed between S1 and S4 to nurture the True Light spirit and develop sisterly support. This scheme has enabled students in S4 to mentor their S1 sisters so that these younger sisters can adapt successfully to school life. Besides, the ‘Big-Sister Scheme’ is implemented to provide peer counselling to students in need.

In order to encourage communication among students every year, S1 students set up their ‘Form Association’ which they belong to until they graduate from S5, at which time they establish their ‘Permanent House’. A vertical house system is also established to strengthen ties among students of all levels. The Passing-of-the-Light Ceremony is held every year on Speech Day when the Light of Truth is passed onto S4 students by the S5 graduates.

The Student Union has been established since 1979. Every year, students participate in a one-person-one-vote election to choose the SU officials. The Student Union organizes various activities and improves students’ welfare. The Student Union gives advice and suggestions to the school in the school-student consultative meeting to enhance mutual communication between the school and students.