Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College

Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College is a co-educational secondary school in Hong Kong. The school opened in 1977 and as of 2016 had approximately 350 students.^[1] It is run by the Hong Kong Buddhist Association and sponsored by Po Lin Monastery.^[2] It is a Direct Subsidy Scheme institution that charges tuition fees. Students can pick between English or Cantonese as their medium of instruction. Situated in Tai O, it is the first co-ed secondary school on Lantau Island.

Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College 佛教筏可紀念中學
Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College, Tai O, Hong Kong
Location
Hong Kong

Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College
Traditional Chinese	佛教筏可紀念中學
Simplified Chinese	佛教筏可纪念中学
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fójiào Fá Kě Jìniàn Zhōngxué Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Fāt gāau faht hó géi nihm jūng hohk Jyutping Fat1 gaau1 fat6 ho2 gei2 nim6 zung1 hok6

Around 2009 the school had annual losses of $5 million HKD with 280 students. In hopes of "reduc[ing] annual losses" the school a Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) school. According to Elaine Yau of the South China Morning Post, financial performance improved subsequently during the principalship of Eric Yuon Fuk-lung, thanks in part to significant staffing cuts.^[3]

Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College's motto is "Enlighten with Wisdom, Manifest with Compassion and Pursue kindness and virtue".^[4] The school is founded on the Buddhist value that everyone has an equal right to learn.^[5]

Student body

Elaine Yau wrote in 2015 that "a number of students come from troubled families or have a chequered past".^[3] In 2021 a student was a finalist for South China Morning Post's and the Hong Kong Jockey Club's Hong Kong Student of the Year Award.^[6]

Facilities

The Po Lin Monastery has a boarding house with spaces for thirty students. ^[3]