St. Francis Xavier's College (SFXC; or 聖芳濟 in short) is a Catholic secondary school for boys run by the Marist Brothers, located in Tai Kok Tsui, Yau Tsim Mong District, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The school in Kowloon was founded in 1955, having moved from Shanghai, China. Except for lessons in foreign languages and Chinese, most lessons are taught in English.

History

The school was founded by Jesuit Fathers in Shanghai in 1874, later in 1893 Marist Brothers were invited to teach in the college and took over full responsibility of it in 1895. Due to the religion policies of the Communist China, the Brothers were forced to leave Shanghai and moved to Hong Kong in 1949. The college was rebuilt and classes were resumed in Tai Kok Tsui at the junction of Maple Street and Sycamore Street (K.I.L. 6421) on 9 December 1955 and named St. Francis Xavier's College to emphasize the direct link with St. Francis Xavier's College, Shanghai.

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the school has 56 teachers. The present principal is Mr. Leung Man Fai. Students usually call themselves Xaverians. The school motto is "Gentle in Manner, Resolute in Action". (Latin: Suaviter in modo Fortiter in re; 溫良剛毅) This school is one of the three in Hong Kong that allows students to wear different coloured sports shoes to school, which is its characteristic. There are only ten school regulations, and they mostly cover actions to be taken when regulations are broken.

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Students usually offer a short prayer before classes or in morning assemblies with 'Our Father', and will usually end the prayer with: Lead: Saint Marcellin Champagnat, Answer: Pray for us; Lead: Saint Francis Xavier, Answer: Pray for us.

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The Cross represents Jesus and the Catholic faith. It also means God is in every SFX activity. Marist Brothers logo. Book represent knowledge and oil lamp represent light. White and green means purity and hope. These colours are also the representing colour of the school. 「SFX」represents St. Francis Xavier, the Patron Saint of the school School motto

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