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Belilios Public School (Chinese: 庇理羅士女子中學, 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.
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51 Tin Hau Temple Road, North Point, Hong Kong
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | Climb High See Wide |
| Established | 1890 |
| Principal | Ms Wong Fei |
| Number of students | 850 students |
| Colour(s) | Green and orange |
| Medium of instruction | English |
| Website | http://www.belilios.edu.hk/ |
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| Traditional Chinese | 庇理羅士女子中學 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 庇理罗士女子中学 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Belilios Girls' Secondary School | ||||||||||
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In 1890, the Hong Kong Government set up the Central School for GirlsatOld Bailey Street[1] 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.[2]
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.
There are 24 classes; this includes 4 classes (B,P,S,H) each for F.1- F.6.
| House Name | Color |
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| Yan House | Blue |
| Yee House | Yellow |
| Lai House | Green |
| Chee House | Red |
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.
Belilios Public School is one of the 38 schools that have ever produced top scorers in The Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE).
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