The College Motto
Fortitudinis Fundamentum Fides
(Faith is the Foundation of Courage)
 

The College Vision
St Stephen’s College aims to provide quality education and training for the whole person, with a balanced emphasis on moral, intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic and spiritual development, in a caring and supportive Christian environment. We believe in equipping students with life-long learning skills, sound moral principles and broad global perspectives so that they become competent, committed and resourceful leaders of tomorrow.
 

The College Mission

• To offer students a modern, all-round, and liberal education through a diverse and flexible curriculum
• To inculcate in students a sense of moral and spiritual integrity based on Christian principles
• To offer students opportunities to appreciate, stretch and realise their own potential
• To foster the development of generic skills for life-long and life-wide learning, particularly critical thinking
• To help students acquire high proficiency in English and Chinese, including an emphasis on Putonghua usage
• To assist students to adopt a multi-cultural and international perspective in life, and to network the school with overseas educational institutes
• To build up students’ leadership strengths such as stamina, confidence, commitment, and problem-solving skills
• To develop students’ appreciation of their cultural heritage and national identity
• To nurture students to become caring, responsible, and open-minded citizens in order to serve society, their country, and the world
• To boost students’ social and life skills, independence, and self-discipline through programmes such as enriched boarding programmes
• To unleash the creative potential of students to enhance their aesthetic development and nurture enquiring minds
• To train students for physical fitness and help instil in them a good sense of sportsmanship
• To adopt an interactive and student-centred approach in teaching with favourable teacher-student ratios
• To encourage teachers’ professional growth and collaboration so as to maximise effective teaching and vocational satisfaction
• To become partners with parents, the alumni of the School, and community at large to foster mutual understanding, care and collaboration