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{{Infobox school
| name = Diocesan Boys' School
| native_name = {{lang|zh-HK|拔萃男書院}}
| seal_image =
| seal_size = 160px
| seal_alt = School Badge of Diocesan Boys' School
| established = {{Start date and age|1869}}
| schooltype = Secondary; primary (since 2004)
| fundingtype = [[Direct Subsidy Scheme|DSS]],<ref name="EDB">[http://www.edb.gov.hk/index.aspx?nodeID=510&langno=1&scrn=510777000133&inMode=2 School Information Search & School Lists] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305072220/http://www.edb.gov.hk/index.aspx?nodeID=510&langno=1&scrn=510777000133&inMode=2 |date=5 March 2012 }} Education Bureau, The Government of the Hong Kong</ref> [[Grant School (Hong Kong)|Grant School]]
| religion = [[Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui]]
| denomination =
| grades = G7 (Form 1) – G12 (Form 6)
| president = [[Matthias Der]]
| dean = Ng Kay Kong<br>Cho Ka Wai<br>Wong Yuen Ting
| headmaster = Cheng Kay Yen Ronnie
| yearbook = Steps {{noitalic|({{lang|zh-HK|集思}})}}
| newspaper = Not Rigmarole {{noitalic|({{lang|zh-HK|粹聞}})}}
| faculty = 136 teachers<ref>{{cite web |url=http://applications.chsc.hk/ssp2015/sch_detail4.php?lang_id=2&sch_id=2 |title=Diocesan Boys' School – Teaching Staff Information |publisher=Committee on Home-School Co-operation |access-date=30 March 2016 |archive-date=9 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409091304/http://applications.chsc.hk/ssp2015/sch_detail4.php?lang_id=2&sch_id=2 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| language = English
| staff =
| students =
| enrollment =
| athletics =
| sports =
| colours = Navy blue, white and red
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| houses = {{color box|green}} Arthur<br />
{{color box|blue}} Piercy<br />
{{color box|brown}} Sykes<br />
{{color box|yellow}} Featherstone<br />
{{color box|red}} Sargent<br />
{{color box|#0000ee}} Goodban<br />
{{color box|orange}} George She<br />
{{color box|purple}} Lowcock<br />
| campus_size = {{cvt|50,000|m2}}
| location = 131 [[Argyle Street, Hong Kong|Argyle Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon]]
| country = Hong Kong
| coordinates = {{Coord|22|19|24|N|114|10|27|E|display=inline,title}}
| information =
| website = {{URL|https://www.dbs.edu.hk/}}
| module = {{Chinese|child=yes
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|y=Baht seuih nàahm syū yuhn
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The '''Diocesan Boys' School''' ('''DBS''') is a day and boarding [[Anglican]] boys' school in Hong Kong, located at 131 [[Argyle Street, Hong Kong|Argyle Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon]]. The school's mission is "to provide a [[liberal education]] based on [[Christianity|Christian]] principles".<ref>http://www2.dbs.edu.hk/dbsfoundation/index.php?sid=41</ref> Having run as a [[Grant School (Hong Kong)|grant-aided school]] since it was founded, the school commenced operation in the [[Direct Subsidy Scheme]] in September 2003. It uses [[EMI schools|English as the medium of instruction]].


== History ==
<table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" align="right" width="285px">
=== The first foundation ===
<caption>'''Diocesan Boys' School'''</caption>
In 1860, Mrs Lydia Smith (wife of the [[Bishop of Victoria]]) and the Society for the Promotion of Female Education in the Far East (Also known as Female Education Society, or "FES")<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lee Jane |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1066226424 |title=Christian women in Chinese society : the Anglican story |isbn=978-988-8455-37-9|editor-last=Chiu|editor-first=Patricia |location=Hong Kong |pages=239–251 |chapter=Anglican Women and Social Service in Hong Kong |year=2018 |oclc=1066226424|editor-last2=Wong|editor-first2=Wai-Ching Angela}}</ref> set up the [[Diocesan Native Female Training School]], a day-school turned boarding school for native girls, affiliated with the [[Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui|Diocese of Victoria]]. As stated in its first annual report, the purpose of the school was "to introduce among a somewhat superior class of native females the blessings of Christianity and of religious training". The school sat on [[Bonham Road]], a small concrete house on a [[paddy field]].<ref name="WTF1"/> Lady Robinson (the Governor's wife) became the patron.<ref>Featherstone, p.14</ref>


The school had a difficult existence. The [[Second Opium War]] aroused strong anti-British sentiment and so it was very unpopular for Chinese girls to learn English.<ref>E. J. Eitel's letter to the Colonial Secretary in 1889, CO 129/342, quoted in Vicky Lee, Being Eurasian: Memories Across Racial Divides (Hong Kong University Press, 2004), p.21</ref> The school was closed and then reopened under the name "Diocesan Female School", but its finances did not improve. In 1868, Bishop [[Charles Richard Alford|Charles Alford]] took the school under his immediate superintendence.<ref name="WTF1">Featherstone, p.1</ref>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#efefef" align="center" colspan=2>
[[Image:Diocesan_Boys'_School_Badge.gif|125px|Badge of Diocesan Boys' School]]</td>
</tr>


=== The second foundation ===
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#efefef" >Principal</td>
<td bgcolor="#dfefff">[[Mr. Terence Chang]]</td>
</tr>


==== 19th century ====
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#efefef" >School type</td>
<td bgcolor="#dfefff">[[Direct Subsidy Scheme|DSS]], Grant School, Boys' School</td>
</tr>


On 30 January 1869, in a bid to gain popular support, Bishop Alford issued an appeal to admit boys into the school and to turn it into an orphanage. The appeal was well received by the public. In September, the Diocesan Home and Orphanage, for boys and girls, both foreign and Chinese, was established.<ref>Featherstone, p.99</ref>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#efefef" >Religious affiliation</td>
<td bgcolor="#dfefff">[[Anglican]] ([[Episcopal]])</td>
</tr>


In July 1870, William Arthur, formerly of the Garrison School, was appointed as the headmaster and Mrs Arthur as the matron.<ref name="WTF1"/>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#efefef">Founded</td>
<td bgcolor="#dfefff">[[1869]]</td>
</tr>


In 1878, the school was placed in the [[grant-in-aid]] scheme by the [[Education Department (Hong Kong)|Education Department]].
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#efefef" >Location</td>
<td bgcolor="#dfefff">Mongkok, [[Kowloon]], [[Hong Kong]]</td>
</tr>


In March 1878, Arthur resigned. Bishop Burdon proposed to stop admitting boys into the school and to bring it under the FES. In July, he withdrew his proposal following pressure from William Beswick, honorary treasurer of the DHO, although the Bishop still thought it inappropriate to have boys and girls boarding in the same school campus.<ref name="Rev. W. T 1929, p.48">Featherstone, p.48</ref>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#efefef" >School colour(s)</td>
<td bgcolor="#dfefff">Red, white, and blue</td>
</tr>


On 1 November 1878, George Piercy, then master of the [[Queen's College, Hong Kong|Government Central School]], was appointed to be the new headmaster.<ref>Featherstone, p.103</ref> Piercy focused on the students' academics, and the school attained satisfactory results in the [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]] and [[Oxford University|Oxford]] Local Examinations scholarships.<ref>Featherstone, p.3</ref>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#efefef" >School website</td>
<td bgcolor="#dfefff">[http://www.dbs.edu.hk http://www.dbs.edu.hk]</td>
</tr>


On 31 May 1879, the school committee resolved to stop accepting girls as boarders.
</table>


In 1891, the school was renamed the Diocesan School and Orphanage. In 1892, the remaining girls were transferred to Fairlea Girls' School (a forerunner of [[Heep Yunn School]]). The Diocesan School and Orphanage was transformed into a boys' school.<ref name="Rev. W. T 1929, p.48"/>
'''Diocesan Boys' School''' (DBS, &#25300;&#33795;&#30007;&#26360;&#38498;) is a boys only secondary school located at 131 [[Argyle Street]], [[Mongkok]], [[Kowloon]], [[Hong Kong]]. It was founded in [[1869]], making it one of the oldest secondary schools in Hong Kong. It is considered among the best schools in Hong Kong, also. The mission of the school is "to provide a liberal education based on Christian principles". Its students are encouraged to be all-rounders, excel not only in academics, but also in sports and the arts. As a result, the school regularly dominates various inter-school music and sports competitions regularly.


==== Early 20th century ====
Recently in 2005, a primary division of Diocesan Boys' School is built next to the secondary school.
In 1902, the school was renamed the Diocesan Boys' School and Orphanage.<ref>Featherstone, p.129</ref> It is unclear when the school was renamed the Diocesan Boys' School, although the name was used as early as 1918.<ref>Fung and Chan-Yeung, p.48</ref>


Rev. William Featherstone, headmaster from 1918 to 1931, introduced the prefects' system, a [[house system]] and Speech Day. He also moved the school from Bonham Road to a hill site in [[Mong Kok]]. Construction was completed in 1926. In February 1927, the British military authorities took the school for use as a hospital for one year.<ref>Featherstone, p.5</ref>
==Formative years==
DBS was born on [[March 15]], [[1860]] when a patroness, Honorary Lady Robinson, sat together with eight others and decided to establish a girls' school. It is named as "[[Diocesan]] Native Female Training School". According to its constitution, it is aimed "to introduce the blessing of religious teaching among a somewhat superior class of native females", and to give [[European]] girls in [[Hong Kong]] a somewhat [[Victorian]] education. A total sum of $1420.24 of donations was collected and a subscription of $155.00 was established from the nine members.


When [[Second Sino-Japanese war|war]] broke out in [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|China]] in 1937, the school showed its support towards the [[Chinese Nationalist Party]]. In January 1938, a [[shoe-shining]] club was organised under the permission of Rev. Christopher Sargent to raise funds for the [[Nationalist government]]. Boys went to schools around Hong Kong and polished shoes for teachers and students.<ref>''Steps'', Diocesan Boys' School, 1938</ref> In 1939, there was a school strike when a student with [[Japanese citizenship]] was appointed as [[Head girl and head boy|head prefect]].<ref>W. J. Smyly, ''A History of the Diocesan Boys' School'' (unpublished manuscript circa 1967)</ref>
Mrs. R. Eaton was elected as the first [[Superintendent (education)|superintendent]], with a salary of $69 per month. A [[Chinese]] teacher was employed, with a monthly payment of $10, considered as the best salary among the teachers in [[Hong Kong]] then. The Committee started the school on [[Bonham Road]], with a small concrete house on a paddi field. It accommodated teaching, boarding and all the activities. Meanwhile, another lump-sum was collected to renovate this humble house "to look like a school".


During the [[Japanese occupation of Hong Kong]], most of the school staff, including then-headmaster Gerald Goodban, were imprisoned. The school building was transformed into a [[military hospital]] for [[soldier]]s of the [[Imperial Japanese Army]].
At 6:00 p.m., [[14 July]] [[1863]], a formal opening ceremony was held. At the same time, Mrs. Eaton enforced [[English language|English]] usage in the school, to provide an English school environment.


==== Post-war years ====
School fees at that time was $10 per month, could be afforded by only the richest people in the [[colony]] . Thus, the total enrollment was less than twenty. The government also granted a $2 per month to subsidy the students whose fathers were soldiers with two children.
[[Imperial Japan]] surrendered in August 1945. The school remained under the control of the [[Kempeitai]] until November, when all the Japanese soldiers were captured.


On 21 March 1946, J. L. YoungSaye, a senior teacher, got the school to run again. [[Oswald Cheung]] and B. J. Monks took up the post of acting headmaster successively. Goodban returned from England on 19 November 1947. Repairs started during the Christmas holidays.
The school soon got into financial trouble and was on the verge of closing down. In [[1867]], Bishop Alford and Canon Beach took the management of the school. Under their management, the school first accepted boys. The school objective was subsequently revised, started to receive children of both sexes, be they [[European]], [[Chinese]] or half-cast, and to educate them to be industrial and faithful to [[Christianity]] according to the [[Church of England]]. The school was the only English school at that time.


In 1949, Goodban introduced a new [[house system]] in which houses were named after former headmasters, along with the Piercy Challenge Shield.<ref>''Steps'', Diocesan Boys' School, 1949</ref>
The baton of patronage was passed onto Governor MacDonnell, while Sir R.Walker, the founder of John D. Hutchison & Co Ltd., became the secretary of the Committee.


In early 1950s, construction plans for a gymnasium, a Carnegie Hall (the old art room beside the demolished gymnasium) and a science wing were proposed.<ref>''Steps'', Diocesan Boys' School, 1954</ref>
In July 1869, the school's name changed into 'Diocesan Home and Orphanage' (DHO). 23 boys and girls were enrolled, and taught by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur, a Chinese teacher and an elder who had studied in the Home. The school was then placed in the [[grant-in-aid|Grant-in Aid]] Scheme by the [[Education Department]] in 1877. In that year, students from the school obtained a result of 26 passes out of 30, which was high above the norm and therefore a cash prize of $169.80 was awarded to the school. In the same year, Mr. Arthur announced his retirement due to poor health. He was still residing in the D.H.O., when Mr. G. Piercy was appointed as the headmaster, under the condition that he should get married in six months. He succeeded to fulfill the condition in six days.


In 1955, Canon [[George She|George Zimmern]], also known as George She, was appointed the next headmaster, the first Hong Kong-born old boy to be given the role. As headmaster, Canon She welcomed students from poor households and affirmed the [[Chinese language]] in school culture.<ref>[http://www.dsoba.org/oldboys/georgeshe/ George She Memorial Dedicated at DBS] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070408052817/http://www.dsoba.org/oldboys/georgeshe/ |date=8 April 2007 }}, DSOBA</ref> Canon She also introduced the Garden Fête in 1955.
When Mrs. Piercy took up the post of [[Matron]] of the school, it was decided that no more girls were to be admitted. The girls were therefore put into a separate institution, the present [[Diocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong|Diocesan Girls' School]].


It was decided that the primary classes should be dropped for lack of space and that a completely new primary school - Diocesan Preparatory School - would be built, although the decision was only implemented in 1969.<ref>Headmaster's Report, ''Steps'', Diocesan Boys' School, 1970</ref>
Mr. G. Piercy focused on the academic education of the students. As a result, the school gained a good reputation in the Cambridge and Oxford Local Examination scholarships. In 1891, the school changed its name to 'Diocesan School and Orphanage' (DSO). The school committee agreed on the erection of a new wing of the school. The school then had one hall, two large [[classroom]]s, one covered playground, a large [[dormitory]], a library and a sickroom (it was called a 'hospital' by the students).


James Lowcock became headmaster in 1961. Based on his previous experience in the school, he restructured the administration to improve efficiency and appointed more teachers to posts with designated duties.
The school first participated in out-of-school activities in 1894. It was registered as a participant of the Belilos Medals, a movement which later was called the Duke of Edinburgh Award. Apart from that, the school remained rather inert because Hong Kong was suffering from a plague of that time. The school's musical education can also be traced back to 1896, when a Drum Fife Band was founded.


In 1983, Jacland Lai succeeded Mr. Lowcock as headmaster. A language laboratory and a demonstration room were built. The electrics and alarm installations were renovated, the school walls repainted, and the facilities were computerised throughout the school.
==History in early twentieth century==
The beginning of the [[20th Century]] marked a tremendous increase in Chinese students. In 1870, all students were foreigners, while in 1902, 85% were Chinese. Space became insufficient, and a new wing was therefore brought into consideration. However, Piercy suggested to build a larger school. To satisfy the demands, a kitchen was installed in 1900, and Mrs. Piercy was also finally freed from being the cook for the school.


====2000s====
Sports were popular at that time. Inter-school competitions were organized with [[Queen's College, Hong Kong|Queen's College]], [[St. Joseph's College, Hong Kong|St. Joseph's College]], and [[St. Stephen's College]] in [[football]], [[athletics]], [[tennis]], [[table tennis]], hygiene, and [[Sport rowing|rowing]] / [[yachting]]. In 1903, the school captured its first sports prize: the Championship of the Victoria Regatta.
In 2002, Lai was succeeded by Terence Chang, an old boy and then-headmaster of [[Jockey Club Ti-I College]].


On 4 October 2002, the school committee proposed to join the [[Direct Subsidy Scheme]] (DSS) with effect from September 2003. The application was accepted by the [[Education and Manpower Bureau]] in March 2003.<ref>DBS School Committee Minutes 6 June 2003</ref> The DSS was fiercely debated within the School throughout 2002. Chang was highly in favour of joining the DSS,<ref>Terence Chang, "Why Direct Subsidy Scheme?", ''South China Morning Post'' 16 March 2002</ref> but some students and most teachers opposed the DSS because they were afraid it would shut out students from poorer families. Alumni on the whole were slightly inclined towards the DSS. The school claimed that parents were in favour, though its findings have since been criticised as biased.<ref>Fung and Chan-Yeung, p.149-152</ref>
Mr. H. Sykes came to DSO in 1911 and acted as the House Master. He was largely responsible for the excellent Oxford Local examination results obtained by the students in the early twentieth Century. It was also through his discussion with Mr. Piercy that a science laboratory was built. With the laboratory being built in the playing field, the students had to go to West Point Park for sports and during break. The 1903 Annual Report stated that DSO was the most successful school in the Hong Kong at that time. This was attested to by the outstanding achievements gained by the scholars in various diversified fields.


A primary school was built beside the secondary school campus. The project was financed by the government as part of the deal that saw the school join the DSS.<ref>DBS School Committee minutes 10 November 1998</ref> The '''Diocesan Boys' School Primary Division''' (DBSPD) had its first, partial intake of students in 2004 and expanded its intake with students aged between 6 and 12 over the following years.
The name '''Diocesan Boys' School''' was first used by the School Committee in 1913 when no more girls studied in the school.


In April 2012, Diocesan Boys' School became the first secondary school in Hong Kong to have a school app on [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]].
War broke out in China in 1938, and at once, DBS showed its support towards the [[Nationalist Party]]. This was also the year when Mr. G. A. Goodban came to DBS and acted as the headmaster. Goodban provided support in many different ways. He hoisted three flags on the Northern wing of the building; the [[Union Jack]], the D.B.S. flag and the flag of Guomindang. These flags were also placed inside the Hall. Moreover, a Shoe-shining Club was organized to raise funds for the Guomindang. Boys went to schools around Hong Kong, polishing shoes for both teachers and students. They charged them $0.10 each time. As a result, $277.06 was raised. Anti-[[Japanese people|Japanese]] sentiment started in the following years. In 1939, it even led to a school strike when a Japanese student was appointed as Head [[Prefect]].
The school was occupied by the Japanese in the year [[1941]]. Most of the personnel (including Mr. Goodban and the staff) at school were jailed and made to dig an underground chamber to store the ammunition of the Japanese. The building itself was transformed into a military hospital (Kempi Tai to serve the Japanese [[soldier]]s). It was also rumoured that the school also served as an execution site for Hong Kong captives.


In September 2012, Chang retired and Ronnie Kay Yen Cheng – an alumnus who had been the [[Conductor (music)|conductor]] of the school [[choir]]s – succeeded him as headmaster.
When the Japanese surrendered in August 1945, the school was still under the control of Kempi Tai. It was not until November that all the Japanese soldiers were captured. Rumours were heard every day about apparitions of the innocent dead.


In May 2020, the school became the world's No.1 [[International Baccalaureate]] school, with an average mark of 42.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ib-schools.com/league-tables/global-top-ib-schools.html|title=Global Top IB Schools 2020}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Post-war history==
On [[21 March]] [[1946]], Mr. J.L. Youngsaye, together with 4 boys, took over the school which had been vacated, after it was inspected by the army commander. The next day, Bishop Hall asked Mr. Youngsaye to act as the Headmaster. He declined the offer, as he had taken up the offer of Mathematics teaching from [[Diocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong|DGS]]. Then, Mr. O. V. Cheung took up the post temporarily. [[Boy scouts]] were instructed to act as night guards as it was discovered that many looters came to the school to steal the ammunition left by the Japanese. Advertisements were published in [[South China Morning Post]] and [[Wah Kiu Yat Po]] for recruitment and 245 students were admitted.


== Heads and houses ==
The new academic year commenced on [[11 September]] with Mr. Monks, the acting Headmaster, addressing the school in the same DBS tradition as before. However, everything was still in a mess until Mr. Goodban arrived from England on [[19 November]]. He immediately started the restorations as he resumed his headmastership. Repairs started during the Christmas holidays. Also, benches were made in the Hall so that every student was given a seat during Assembly. Previously only the senior boys had seats. On [[30 March]], the remains of the Japanese corpses on the west side of the field were exhumed and removed by the Sanitary Department. In the same year, summer holidays were introduced.
The tuckshop was opened in [[1948]] while the chapel was moved from the central east wing on the first floor to the present Form 3 corridor. The new House system, named after the former Headmasters, was introduced in [[1949]] together with the Piercy Challenge Shield. The school yearbook "Steps" was also initiated in the same year.
In the [[1950s]], great construction plans including a gymnasium, a Carnegie Hall (the present Art Room) and a science wing were proposed.


=== Roster of heads ===
In [[1953]], Mr. Goodban announced his resignation while Mr. [[George She]] was appointed as the next Headmaster, with Mr. Monks being the acting headmaster during the transition. In the academic rink, it was proposed to drop the primary classes because it was discovered that there was not enough space. Finally it was decided that a completely new Diocesan Preparatory School was to be built. Yet, it was not until 1969 that the resolution was affirmed.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
! | Name
! | Name in Chinese
! | Portrait
! | Tenure
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | First Foundation ([[Diocesan Native Female Training School|DNFTS]])
|-
| 1.
| Ms. Wilson
| 韋以信女士
|
| 1860–1862
|-
| 2.
| Ms. M.A.W. Eaton
| 伊頓女士
|
| 1862–1865
|-
| 3.
| Ms. Rendle
| 蘭德爾女士
|
| 1865–1866
|-
| 4.
| Ms. M.J. Oxlad
| 岳士列女士
|
| 1867–1868
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Second Foundation
|-
| 1.
| William Monarch Burnside '''Arthur'''
| 雅瑟
| [[File:WMB Arthur2.jpg|60px]]
| 1870–1878
|-
| 2.
| George H. '''Piercy'''
| 俾士
|
| 1878–1918
|-
| 3.
| Rev. William T. '''Featherstone'''
| 費瑟士東
| [[File:WTF1.jpg|60px]]
| 1918–1931
|-
|
| Henry du Toit Pyner
| 派納
|
| 1931 –1932, acting
|-
| 4.
| [[Christopher Sargent|Rev. Christopher Birdwood Roussel '''Sargent''']]
| 舒展
|
| 1932–1938
|-
| 5.
| Gerald Archer '''Goodban'''
| 葛賓
| [[File:Gerald Archer Goodban.jpg|60px]]
| 1938–1941
|-
|
| colspan="4" align="center" | [[Japanese occupation of Hong Kong]] (1941–1945)
|-
|
| [[Oswald Cheung|Oswald Victor Cheung]]
| 張奧偉
| [[File:OV Cheung.JPG|60px]]
| 1946, acting
|-
|
| Benjamin John Monks
| 孟克士
| [[File:BJ Monks.jpg|60px]]
| 1946, acting
|-
| 5.
| Gerald Archer '''Goodban'''
| 葛賓
| [[File:Gerald Archer Goodban.jpg|60px]]
| 1946–1955
|-
|
| B. J. MONKS
| 孟克士
| [[File:BJ Monks.jpg|60px]]
| 1955, acting
|-
| 6.
|Rev. George Samuel Zimmern (aka [[George She|Canon George She]])<ref>[http://www.takungpao.com/news/2004-11-23/TK-333058.htm 知時好雨, 潤物無聲] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930061806/http://www.takungpao.com/news/2004-11-23/TK-333058.htm |date=30 September 2007 }} Nicholas L. Chan, [[Ta Kung Pao]], 23 November 2004 {{in lang|zh}}</ref>
| 施玉麒
| [[File:Rev. Canon George She - Portrait.jpg|60px]]
| 1955–1961
|-
| 7.
| Sydney James '''Lowcock'''
| 郭慎墀
|
| 1961–1983
|-
| 8.
| Jacland Lai Chak Lun
| 黎澤倫
|
| 1983–2000
|-
| 9.
| Terence Chang Cheuk Cheung
| 張灼祥
|
| 2000–2012
|-
| 10.
| Ronnie Cheng Kay Yen
| 鄭基恩
|
| 2012–
|-
|}


==Campus==
The school became a major force in athletics when Mr. Lowcock was appointed as the Headmaster in [[1961]]. With his previous experience in D.B.S., he structured the administration to improve efficiency and more teachers were being appointed to posts with designated responsibilities.
[[File:DBS aerial 2008.JPG|thumb|375px|right|School campus in September 2007, with running track on school field. Behind the school field is the campus of the Primary Division.]]
[[File:DbsTrack.JPG|thumb|250px|The running track in March 2012]]
The year leading to the centenary year was a period of recuperation. Typhoon Wanda struck Hong Kong in [[1963]] and did considerate damage to the school. Later on, a drought followed. Moreover, all of the above took place while the two New Wings, the barbecue pits, the [[Swimming pool|Swimming Pool]] were being constructed.
[[File:DbsSign.JPG|thumb|250px|Sign at the bottom of the school drive in March 2012]]
The School Centenary was officiated on [[27 January]] [[1969]] and a celebration was held together with the introduction of a new blazer badge, which was intended to cut down costs. A Tea-Party was held in which old boys, parents and past staff members were invited to witness the release of one hundred pigeons and the illumination of a 5 x 40 feet neon sign saying 'DBS-100' on top the main building. In [[1973]], the [[April Strike]] took place throughout Hong Kong, including DBS.


The school is located on Kadoorie Hill in [[Ho Man Tin]], [[Kowloon City District]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eac.hk/pdf/distco/maps/dc2015g.pdf |title=Kowloon City District Map |publisher=[[Electoral Affairs Commission]]|access-date=2019-08-30}}</ref> The school campus houses a variety of different facilities.
In [[1983]], Mr. Lowcock resigned due to his poor health. Mr. J. Lai. succeeded him. Under his efforts, orators, scholars, athletes and musicians from the school achieved great improvement. Many trophies were brought back to the school as a result. Also under his leadership, a language laboratory and a demonstration room were built. The rewiring of the school is done, and gas pipes were installed. The setup of intercom system and new fire alarm system, the repainting of the school walls, the computerization of the school were performed throughout the school.
Mr. J. Lai retired in August 2000. Mr. [[Terence Chang]], an old boy, gave up his headmastership at another school, the Jockey Club Ti-I College, to take over the reins at the start of the new term in September.


===Buildings===
In September 2004, Diocesan Boys' School started the Primary Division, which is known as the [[Diocesan Boys' School Primary Division]] (DBSPD).
* The '''Main Building''' was built in 1926. It houses many classrooms, the school hall, the general office, the covered playground, the George She Christian Centre, the Music Room, the canteen and the tuck shop. It is shaped like the Chinese character "主". Between the horizontal strokes of the character, there is a parking lot (for staff), a grass field in front of the tuck shop, a rock garden (built in 1926, redesigned in 1955 by former art teacher Mr Y. T. Kwong, and subsequently redesigned again in 2020), and a glass dining hall pavilion for boarding students. The top floor of the main building formerly served as the boarding house for students until 2007, when all boarders moved to the Samuel Tak Lee Building and the premises was repurposed.
* The '''Science Wing''', the '''New Wing''', and the '''New New Wing''', built in the 1956, 1961, and 1968 respectively, to house more classrooms and laboratories. The New Wing houses the NSS library and lecture hall. The New New Wing has some laboratories and classrooms for G8 and G9.
* The '''Gymnasium''', built in 1951, was demolished in the late 2000s to make way for the auditorium (see below). The small barbecue pit next to the building was kept and now sits next to the auditorium.
* The '''Headmaster's Residence''', built in 1952, was demolished in the late 1990s to make way for the Primary Division (see below).
Five new buildings were built between 2004 and 2012, when Terence Chang was headmaster. The buildings were designed by architect Thomas Chow (an old boy of the class of 1975), who won three awards from the Hong Kong Institute of Architects: two "Medal of the Year" awards (for his work on the Primary Division and on the Samuel Tak Lee Building respectively) and one "Merit Award – Community Building" (for his work on the Michiko Miyakawa Building and the Yunni and Maxine Pao Auditorium).
*The '''Primary Division''' was opened in 2004. It includes, among other facilities, thirty classrooms, computer rooms, an assembly hall, a covered playground, two basketball courts, and an outdoor amphitheater.
*The '''Mrs Tsai Ming Sang Building''' (a.k.a. the S.I.P. (School Improvement Project Building), built in 2005, houses a sky garden, 10 more classrooms for G7 and G8, laboratories, 3 multi-media learning centers, and a large staff room. "S.I.P." stands for "School Improvement Programme".
*The '''Samuel Tak Lee Building''' (a.k.a. the Sports and Dormitory Complex), named after a wealthy donor (an old boy of the class of 1958), was opened in 2008 to house dormitories and common rooms for boarders, as well as a 25-metre indoor swimming pool, a new gymnasium, weight lifting facilities and additional classrooms for day boys.
*The '''Michiko Miyakawa Building''' (a.k.a. the I.B. Building) opened in 2011 to provide classrooms for the newly introduced [[International Baccalaureate]] section. It contains St Augustine's Chapel and the Ronald J. Chao Library amongst labs and classrooms for the IB students.
*The '''Yunni and Maxine Pao Auditorium''', built on the site of the old gymnasium, opened in 2012. It houses the 800-seat Yip Kit Chuen Concert Hall, a couple of art galleries, and several other multi-purpose rooms.


==Houses==
==Curriculum==
DBS currently has seven houses, named after seven of the past headmasters:


The school uses English as the main language for instruction, although certain subjects (other than Chinese itself) use Chinese as the medium of instruction. Currently, both the Primary and Secondary Division follow the [[Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority]]'s curriculum. Students start off with a common curriculum in Grades 7 to 9. After then, most students of Grade 10 or above fall into the [[334 Scheme|New Secondary System]] (also known as "334"), and they will take the [[Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education]] examinations. Another batch of Grade 10 students fall into the Pre-International Baccalaureate (Pre-IB) programme if they choose. After they complete the Pre-IB programme, they will enter the [[International Baccalaureate]] Diploma Programme (IBDP), and will graduate if they pass the IB Finals.
* Arthur (A) ([[Green]])
* Sargent (Sa) ([[Red]])
* Sykes (Sy) ([[Brown]])
* Featherstone (F) ([[Yellow]])
* Piercy (P) ([[Dark Blue]])
* Goodban (G) ([[Sky Blue]])
* Lowcock (L) ([[Purple]]) - This house was created in the school year 2002-2003


In March 2009, the school received media attention when a Form 4 student complained that he had had a [[Nudity|nude]] [[Model (person)|female model]] as a subject in his art class, and alleged embarrassment. The visual arts teacher, employed for 27 years, told reporters that he had been inviting [[Erotic photography model|nude models]] without any complaint for nearly ten years. Then-Headmaster Terence Chang said it was a "big fuss about nothing".<ref>[http://news.singtao.ca/toronto/2009-03-20/hongkong1237539397d1666786.html 校長指毋須大驚小怪 男拔聘裸女供素描 學生尷尬] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100520061121/http://news.singtao.ca/toronto/2009-03-20/hongkong1237539397d1666786.html |date=20 May 2010 }}, Sing Tao, 20 March 2009 {{in lang|zh}}</ref>
==School hymn==


=== National security education ===
''Father in heav'n who lovest all.''
In December 2022, DBS said that it had already implemented national security education into its curriculum.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Peter |date=2022-12-07 |title=National security education highlighted in over 50 Hong Kong secondary school profiles |url=https://hongkongfp.com/2022/12/07/national-security-education-highlighted-in-over-50-hong-kong-secondary-school-profiles/ |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=Hong Kong Free Press HKFP |language=en-GB}}</ref> The school stated that "The objective is to deepen students' understanding of the country's development and national security, enhance their sense of national identity and nurture them as good law-abiding citizens."<ref name=":0" />


==Extracurricular activities==
''O help thy children when they call;''


School teams have been crowned Overall Champions in archery, athletics (14 Grand Slams), badminton (Grand Slam in 2009/10 & 2010/11 in the Kowloon area), basketball (Grand Slam in 2013/14 in the Kowloon area), beach volleyball (Grand Slam in 2016/17, 2018/19 & 2022/23), cross country (Grand Slam in 2017/18, 2018/19, 2022/23 & 2023/24), fencing (Grand Slam in 2015/16, 2016/17 & 2023/24), football (Grand Slam in 2017/18 & 2018/19), Handball (Grand Slam in 2017/18), hockey, indoor rowing (Grand Slam in 2013/14, 2018/19 & 2022/23), life saving (24 Grand Slams), rugby sevens, softball, squash, swimming (11 Grand Slams), table tennis (Grand Slam in 1960/61, 2017/18 & 2021/22), tennis, tenpin bowling and volleyball (Grand Slam in 1977/78 in the Kowloon area, in 2017/18, 2018/19 & 2022/23).<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Hong Kong Schools Sports Association 40th Anniversary |location=Hong Kong |publisher=Hong Kong Schools Sports Association |date=1991}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hkssf-hk.org.hk/hk/sec/champion.htm|title=HKSSF.ORG.HK - HKSSRC|website=www.hkssf-hk.org.hk}}</ref>
''That they may build from age to age''


The Diocesan Boys' School Music Department contains six [[Choir|choirs]], a [[Orchestra|symphony orchestra]], [[String orchestra|string]] and [[Concert band|wind orchestras]], a [[Chinese orchestra]], and many [[Chamber music|chamber ensembles]].<ref name="dbsmudeptfb">[https://www.facebook.com/DBS.Music.Department/ Diocesan Boys' School Music Department] Official Facebook Page. Accessed 2020-02-24.</ref>{{failed verification|date=November 2020}}
''An undefiled heritage.''


=== Recent achievements ===


{{div col| colwidth = 29em }}2019
''Teach us to bear the yoke in youth,''
* Hong Kong Schools Music Festival
:* Best Mixed Choir of the Year


2018
''With steadfastness and careful truth;''
* World Choir Games<ref>[https://www.interkultur.com/fileadmin/INTERKULTUR/Events/Results/WCG2018_Results.pdf "Competition Results"]. Interkultur. Accessed 2018-08-04.</ref>
:* Male Choirs World Champion; Gold Medal
:* Mixed Choirs World Champion; Gold Medal
:* Musica Sacra with Accompaniment 3rd Place; Gold Medal
* Hong Kong Schools Music Festival<ref>[https://www.hksmsa.org.hk/download/winlist/70MWinner.pdf "Competition Results"]. Hong Kong Schools Music and Speech Association. Accessed 2019-01-04.</ref>
:* Best Boys' Choir of the Year
* 臺灣國際管樂節 2018
:* 國際管樂菁英大賽 室內樂（青少年組）
:* 金牌獎（木管樂五重奏）
:* 金牌獎（薩氏管四重奏）


2017
''That in our time thy grace may give''
* Hong Kong Schools Music Festival<ref>[https://www.hksmsa.org.hk/download/winlist/69MWinner.pdf "Competition Results"]. Hong Kong Schools Music and Speech Association. Accessed 2019-01-04.</ref>
:* Best Boys' Choir of the Year
:* Best Mixed Choir of the Year
:* Best Junior Choir of the Year
:* Most Outstanding Secondary Choir of the Year
:* Church Music Choir 1st Place


2016
''The truth whereby the nations live.''
* Hong Kong Schools Music Festival{{citation needed| reason = Cannot verify with https://www.hksmsa.org.hk/download/winlist/68MWinner.pdf. |date=August 2018}}
:* Best Boys' Choir of the Year
:* Best Mixed Choir of the Year
:* Church Music Choir 1st Place


2015
* Hong Kong Schools Music Festival
:* Best Boys' Choir of the Year
:* Best Mixed Choir of the Year
:* Most Outstanding Secondary Choir of the Year
:* Church Music Choir 1st Place


2014
''Teach us to look in all our ends''
* Hong Kong Schools Music Festival
:* Best Boys' Choir of the Year
:* Best Junior Choir of the Year
* World Choir Games<ref>[https://www.interkultur.com/fileadmin/INTERKULTUR/Events/Results/WCG_2014_Riga.pdf "Results."] Interkultur. Accessed 2018-08-04.</ref>
:* Young Male Choirs World Champion; Gold Medal
:* Musica Sacra with Accompaniment 2nd Place; Gold Medal
:* Mixed Youth Choirs 2nd Place; Gold Medal


2013
''On thee for judge, and not our friends;''
* Hong Kong Schools Music Festival
:* Best Boys' Choir of the Year
:* Best Mixed Choir of the Year


2012
''That we, with thee, may walk uncowed''
* Hong Kong Schools Music Festival
:* Best Boys' Choir of the Year
:* Best Mixed Choir of the Year
:* Most Outstanding School Award
* World Choir Games<ref>[https://www.interkultur.com/fileadmin/INTERKULTUR/Events/Results/WCG_2012_Cincinnati.pdf "7th World Choir Games."] Interkultur. Accessed 2018-08-06.</ref>
:* Young Male Choirs World Champion; Gold Medal
:* Musica Sacra 2nd Place; Gold Medal


2011
''By fear or favour of the crowd.''
* Hong Kong Schools Music Festival
:* Best Boys' Choir of the Year
:* Best Mixed Choir of the Year
:* Most Outstanding Secondary Choir of the Year
:* Most Outstanding School Award
* International Brahms Choir Competition<ref>[https://www.interkultur.com/fileadmin/INTERKULTUR/Events/Results/wernigerode_2011.pdf "7th International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival & Competition."] Interkultur. Accessed 2018-08-06.</ref>
:* Brahms Grand Prize
:* Mixed Voice Champion; Gold Medal
:* Male Choirs Champion; Gold Medal


2010
* Hong Kong Schools Music Festival
:* Best Boys' Choir of the Year
:* Best Mixed Choir of the Year
:* Most Outstanding Secondary Choir of the Year
* World Choir Games<ref>[https://www.interkultur.com/fileadmin/INTERKULTUR/Events/Results/WCG_2010_Shaoxing_CC.pdf "6th World Choir Games."] Interkultur. Accessed 2018-08-06.</ref>
:* Young Male Choirs World Champion; Gold Medal
:* Musica Sacra World Champion; Gold Medal
{{div col end}}


By 2022, DBS counts a total of 16 winners of the [[Hong Kong Outstanding Students Awards]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://youtharch.org.hk/past-awardees/all-finalists |title=Past Awardees |access-date=20 January 2018 |archive-date=20 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120182112/http://youtharch.org.hk/past-awardees/all-finalists |url-status=dead }}</ref> ranking sixth among all secondary schools in Hong Kong.
''Teach us the strength that cannot seek,''


== Exam results ==
''By deed or thought, to hurt the weak;''
DBS has 16 perfect scorers "10As" in the history of Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) and 2 "Top Scorers" and "Super Top Scorers" in the history of Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-08-03 |title=歷屆223狀元 |work=Ming Pao Daily News |url=https://life.mingpao.com/general/article?issue=20100803&nodeid=1507978165494 |access-date=2010-08-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-20 |title=DSE狀元 |work=HK01 |url=https://www.hk01.com/sns/article/794296 |access-date=2022-07-20}}</ref> Prior to 1987, the upper limit for the number of subjects is nine.


7 x 5** "Top Scorers" are candidates who obtained perfect scores of 5** in each of the four core subjects and three electives.
''That, under thee, we may possess''


8 x 5** "Super Top Scorers" are candidates who obtained seven Level 5** in four core subjects and three electives, and an additional Level 5** in the Mathematics Extended (M1/M2) module.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-17 |title=【DSE2022】男拔1名考生成功「升呢」文憑試狀元增至9人 |work=Hong Kong Economic Times |url=https://topick.hket.com/article/3329880/%E3%80%90DSE2022%E3%80%91%E7%94%B7%E6%8B%941%E5%90%8D%E8%80%83%E7%94%9F%E6%88%90%E5%8A%9F%E3%80%8C%E5%8D%87%E5%91%A2%E3%80%8D%E3%80%80%E6%96%87%E6%86%91%E8%A9%A6%E7%8B%80%E5%85%83%E5%A2%9E%E8%87%B39%E4%BA%BA |access-date=2022-08-17}}</ref>
''Man's strength to comfort man's distress.''


==Alumni by field==


===Politics and civil service===
''Teach us delight in simple things.''
[[File:Sun Yat-sen Statue, Diocesan Boys' School.jpg|thumb|Statue of Sun Yat-sen on campus, unveiled in 2011]]
[[File:Sun Yat-sen 1924 Guangzhou.jpg|thumb|Dr. Sun Yat-sen in 1924]]
* [[Sun Yat-sen]] (孫中山) (1866-1925), [[Kuomintang|Chinese revolutionary]] and statesman, "Father of Modern China"
* [[Robert Kotewall|Sir Robert Kotewall]] (羅旭龢) (1880-1949), colonial businessman and politician<ref>[http://www.luoshi.net/news1/shownews.asp?NewsID=1922 羅旭龢 香港實業家] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070430135856/http://www.luoshi.net/news1/shownews.asp?NewsID=1922 |date=30 April 2007 }}, Luoshi.net (羅氏通譜網), 10 September 2004 {{in lang|zh}}</ref>
* [[Yeung Kai-yin]] (楊啟彥) (1941-2007), chairman and chief executive of [[Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation]] (KCRC), [[Secretary for Education and Manpower]], [[Secretary for Transport and Housing|Secretary for Transport]] and [[Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau|Secretary for the Treasury]]
* [[James Tien (politician)|James Tien Pei Chun]] (田北俊), former chairman of the [[Liberal Party (Hong Kong)|Liberal Party]] and member of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]]
* [[Michael Tien|Michael Tien Puk Sun]] (田北辰), member of the Legislative Council and former chairman of the board of the [[Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation|KCRC]]
* [[Tommy Cheung]], Leader of the Liberal Party and member of the Legislative Council
* [[Dominic Lee]], member of the Legislative Council and former member of the [[Sham Shui Po District Council]]
* [[Kenneth Chen|Kenneth Chen Wei-on]], Secretary-General of the Legislative Council and former Undersecretary for Education
* [[Eddie Yue|Eddie Yue Wai-man]] (余偉文), Chief Executive of the [[Hong Kong Monetary Authority]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-01 |title=Unexpected Turns in the Life That Made the HKMA's Chief Executive |url=https://www.bschool.cuhk.edu.hk/featured-stories/eddie-yue-bba-1986-unexpected-turns-in-the-life-that-made-the-hkmas-chief-executive/ |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=CUHK Business School |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Patrick Ho]], former [[Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs|Secretary for Home Affairs]], convicted of bribery offences in a U.S. federal court in 2018
* [[Timothy Tong]], former [[Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption|Commissioner of the ICAC]] and [[Commissioner of Customs and Excise]]
* [[Joshua Law|Joshua Law Chi-kong]], Former [[Secretary for the Civil Service]], Permanent Secretary for [[Security Bureau (Hong Kong)|Security]], Permanent Secretary for [[Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau|Constitutional and Mainland Affairs]], and Permanent Representative to the [[World Trade Organization]]


===Law===
''And mirth that has no bitter springs;''
* [[William Ngartse Thomas Tam]] (1900-1976), barrister, magistrate, member of the Legislative Council
* Rev. [[George She|G. S. Zimmern]] (施玉麒) (1904-1979), barrister, magistrate, headmaster of DBS<ref>[http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/hkjo/view/44/4401566.pdf Diocesan Boys' School Seventy Years Ago], by W.J. Howard</ref>
* [[Kwan Cho-yiu|Sir Cho-yiu Kwan]] (關祖堯) (1907-1971), judge, member of the Executive and Legislative Councils
* [[Kan Yuet-keung|Sir Yuet-keung Kan]] (簡悅強) (1913-2012), solicitor, member of the Executive and Legislative Councils, banker
* [[Oswald Cheung|Sir Oswald Cheung]] (張奧偉) (1922-2003), barrister, member of the Executive and Legislative Councils, acting headmaster of DBS<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716081103/http://www3.hku.hk/hongrads/index.php/archive/citation_detail/19 HKU Honorary Graduates] University of Hong Kong</ref>
* Henry Litton, former Oermanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, Hong Kong.
* [[Aarif Barma]] (鮑晏明), Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201211/27/P201211270207.htm |title=Judicial appointment |website=info.gov.hk|access-date=2019-01-05}}</ref>
* [[Pang Kin-kee]] (彭鍵基), former High Court judge and former chairman of the [[Electoral Affairs Commission]] (EAC)<ref>[http://www.eac.gov.hk/en/about/member.htm Electoral Affairs Commission Membership] Electoral Affairs Commission</ref>
* Jat Sew Tong (翟紹唐), Senior Counsel , former chairman of IPCC.
* Stephen Hung (熊運信), solicitor, former president of The Law Society of Hong Kong.


===Commerce===
''Forgiveness free of evil done''
* [[Peter Lam|Lam Kin Ming]] (林建名), chairman of Lai Sun Group
* [[Henry Fan]] (范鴻齡), Chairman of the [[Hospital Authority]], former [[Unofficial Member]] of the [[Executive Council of Hong Kong|Executive Council]], former managing director of [[CITIC Pacific]] and former vice-chairman of [[Cathay Pacific]]
* [[Canning Fok]] (霍建寧), group managing director of [[Hutchison Whampoa]]
* [[Daryl Ng]] (黃永光), deputy chairman of [[Sino Group]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20131001/00176_089.html|script-title=zh:再做爸爸 黃永光數口差|trans-title=Dad again Ng Win Kong is bad in counting number|date=1 October 2013|access-date=15 October 2017|department=column {{lang|zh|中環出更}}|work=Oriental Daily News|location=Hong Kong|publisher=Oriental Press Group|language=zh-hk}}</ref>
* [[V-Nee Yeh]] (葉維義), founder of [[Value Partners (asset management)]] and member of the Executive Council<ref>{{cite news |url=http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?&iss_id=20091102&sec_id=4104&art_id=13375633 |title=拔萃校友報師恩 給好校長一個家 DBS alumni show teacher gratitude -gifts headmaster a home |work=Apple Daily |location=Hong Kong |language=zh |date=2 November 2009}}</ref>


===Education and academia===
''And love to all men 'neath the sun.''
* [[Wing-tsit Chan|Chan Wing Tsit]] (陳榮捷) (1901-1994), sinologist, professor of philosophy at [[Dartmouth College]] and [[Columbia University]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040220234259/http://www.kaiping.gov.cn/kpjj/renwen/crj.htm 陳榮捷小傳], Kaiping District Government, People's Republic of China {{in lang|zh}}</ref>
* [[Sheung-Wai Tam|Tam Sheung Wai]] (譚尚渭), president [[emeritus]] of the [[Open University of Hong Kong]].
* [[Robert Chung|Robert Chung Ting Yiu]] (鍾庭耀), director of the Public Opinion Programme at HKU
* [[Chan Hing-yan]] (陳慶恩), chair of the Department of Music at HKU
* [[Lai Ching Lung]] (黎青龍), professor of medicine at HKU<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFCiDobHu_Q, 蘋果動新聞 - 至潮神級醫生　救人不為金</ref>
* [[Benny Tai|Benny Tai Yiu-ting]] (戴耀廷), associate professor of law at HKU, initiator of [[Occupy Central with Love and Peace|Occupy Central]]


===Arts and entertainment===
==Notable alumni==
* [[George Lam]] (林子祥), [[Cantopop]] star
[[Image:Sun_Yat-sen.jpg|thumb|Dr. Sun Yat-sen]]
* [[Li Chuan Yun]] (李傳韻), violinist
* [[Dr. Sun Yat-sen]] (&#23403;&#20013;&#23665;); Chinese revolutionary and statesman, founder of modern [[China]] (Note: Dr Sun studied for only one year at DBS and was expelled from school due to a prolonged absence involving the death of his mother. Upon his return to Hong Kong he finished his secondary education at Central School, the forerunner to today's Queen's College.)
* [[Andrew Ling|Andrew Hin Yau Ling]] (凌顯祐), violinist, violist, conductor
* [[Aristo Sham]], pianist
* [[Chapman To]] (杜汶澤), actor and entertainer
* [[Vivek Mahbubani]], stand-up comedian
* [[Hubert Wu]] (胡鴻鈞), Cantopop singer
* [[Lo King-man]] (盧景文), performing artist and director, "Father of Hong Kong Opera"
* [[Byron Mann]] (文峰), actor


===Mass culture and journalism===
* The late Sir [[Oswald Victor Cheung]] (&#24373;&#22887;&#20553;); distinguished lawyer, legislator, and public servant of [[Hong Kong]], widely known as "doyen of the bar"
* [[Alex Law|Alex Law Kai-yui]] (羅啟銳), film director
* [[Josiah Lau|Josiah Lau Ka Kit]] (劉家傑), host of "One Minute's English" (RTHK)


===Sports===
*Dr [[Patrick Ho|Patrick Ho Chi Ping]] (&#20309;&#24535;&#24179;); Secretary for Home Affairs of the [[Hong Kong SAR]] Government
* [[Roy Lamsam]] (伍劭雄), cricketer
* [[William Hill (Hong Kong athlete)|William Hill]], Olympic sprinter (1964){{citation needed|reason=lacks a reliable source confirming attendance|date=May 2019}}
* [[Denis Cunningham]], Olympic fencer (1976, 1984), chairman of Hong Kong Fencing Association{{citation needed|reason=lacks a reliable source confirming attendance|date=May 2019}}
* [[Lai Chun Ho]] (黎振浩), Olympic sprinter (2008, 2012)
* [[Chan Ming Tai]] (陳銘泰), Olympic long jumper (2016), holder of the Hong Kong record{{citation needed|reason=lacks a reliable source confirming attendance|date=May 2019}}
* [[Ng Ka Long]] (伍家朗), Olympic badminton player (2016, 2020)
* [[Tan Chun Lok]] (陳俊樂), footballer, member of [[Hong Kong National Football Team]], current plays for [[Chinese Super League]] club [[Guangzhou City F.C.|Guangzhou City]]
* [[Timothy Chow|Timothy Stephen Chow]] (周子謙) footballer, member of the [[Hong Kong national under-23 football team]], currently plays for [[Hong Kong Premier League]] club [[Hong Kong FC (football)|HKFC]].
* [[Yue Tze Nam]] (茹子楠), footballer, member of [[Hong Kong National Football Team]], current plays for [[Chinese Super League]] club [[Meizhou Hakka]]
* [[Sun Ming Him]], footballer, member of [[Hong Kong National Football Team]], current plays for [[Hong Kong Premier League]] club [[Eastern Sports Club]].
* [[Lawrence Ng (fencer)|Lawrence Ng Lok Wang]] (吳諾弘), Olympic foil fencer (2020)


* [[Coleman_Wong|Coleman Wong Chak Lam]] (黃澤林), tennis player, winner of the Boys' Doubles titles at [[2021_US_Open_(tennis)|2021 US Open]] and [[2022 Australian Open]]
*[[Ho Tsu Kwok, Charles]](&#20309;&#26609;&#22283;);Chairman of [[Sing Tao|Sing Tao News Corporation Limited]]
* [[Viking Wong]] (黃維俊), [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu]] practitioner and fashion designer


==See also==
*[[George Lam]] (&#26519;&#23376;&#31077;), legendary Canto-pop star
*[[Education in Hong Kong]]
*[[List of secondary schools in Hong Kong]]


== References ==
*The Honourable [[James Tien|James Tien Pei-chun]] GBS JP (&#30000;&#21271;&#20426;); Chairman of the [[Liberal Party (Hong Kong)|Liberal Party]] (LP) and a Member of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]] (LegCo)
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== Further reading ==
*[[Michael Tien|Michael Tien Puk-sun]] (&#30000;&#21271;&#36784;); Chairman of the board of the [[Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation]] (KCRC)
*Rev. W. T. Featherstone, ''The Diocesan Boys School and Orphanage, Hong Kong: The History and Records 1869–1929'' (Hong Kong: Ye Olde Printerie Ltd, 1930)

*W. J. Smyly, ''A History of the Diocesan Boys' School'' (unpublished manuscript circa 1967)
*[http://www.info.gov.hk/info/cv_cce_e.htm Timothy Tong Hin-Ming JP] (&#28271;&#39023;&#26126;); Commissioner of Customs and Excise of the [[Hong Kong SAR]] Government
*The GS Book Editors, ''A Tribute to Rev. Canon George She Headmaster 1955–1961 Diocesan Boys' School'' (Hong Kong: The Green Pagoda Press, 2004)

* E. J. Eitel's letter to the Colonial Secretary in 1889, CO 129/342, quoted in Vicky Lee, ''Being Eurasian: Memories Across Racial Divides'' (Hong Kong University Press, 2004), p.&nbsp;21
*[http://www.etwb.gov.hk/about_us/organization/tran_cv/index.aspx?langno=1&nodeid=1417 Joshua Law Chi-kong ] (&#32645;&#26234;&#20809;); Permanent Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works of the [[Hong Kong SAR]] Government
* ''Steps'', Diocesan Boys' School, various years

* Y.W. Fung and M.W. Chan-Yeung, ''To Serve and To Lead – A History of the Diocesan Boys' School Hong Kong'' (Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2009) {{ISBN|978-962-209-998-2}}
*[[Bowen Leung|Bowen Leung Po-wing]](&#26753;&#23542;&#27054;); Director of the [[Hong Kong SAR]] Government Office in [[Beijing]]

*[[Michael Chang (mayor of Cupertino)|Michael Chang]]; First minority mayor of [[Cupertino]] in the heart of the [[Silicon Valley]], [[California]]

*Terence Chang; current headmaster of DBS.

* Prof. Cheng Yiu-chung (鄭耀宗); Vice Chancellor of University of Hong Kong 1996-2000

* Rafter "Zac" Wu (胡昉曉); Current Grey Bear of Athletic Association of Hong Kong [[User:210.0.201.161|210.0.201.161]](This is a gag. Don't take this too seriously.)

==Trivia==
* According to [[Mr. Terence Chang]], the school is planning to launch [[International Baccalaureate]] in 2009.
* On [[6 February]], [[2006]] a [[janitor]] of DBS found a dead bird on campus, which was immediately sent to the [[Department of Health]]. On the evening of [[8 February]], [[2006]] the bird was identified of having the [[H5N1|H5]] virus, but not the [[H5N1|N1]] strain. Necessary precautions were taken and parents and students were informed as soon a possible.
* Including [[Diocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong|Diocesan Girls' School]], [[Diocesan Boys' School Primary Division]], [[Diocesan Girls' Junior School]] and the [[Diocesan Preparatory School]], the total number of "Diocesans" exceeds 4300 students.

==See also==
* [[Diocesan Boys' School Primary Division]]
* [[Diocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong]]
* [[Education in Hong Kong]]
* [[List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong]]
* [[List of schools in Hong Kong]]
* [[Sheng Kung Hui|Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (HKSKH) 香港聖公會]]


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Diocesan Boys' School}}
*[http://www.dbs.edu.hk Official Homepage of Diocesan Boys' School]
*[http://www.dbs.edu.hk Official Homepage of Diocesan Boys' School]
*[http://alumni.dbs.edu.hk Alumni System of Diocesan Boys' School]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110612124115/http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/hkjo/view/44/4401566.pdf Diocesan Boys School Seventy Years Ago], by W. J. Howard
*[http://www.dsoba.org Diocesan School Old Boys Association (DSOBA)]
*[http://www.dbs.edu.hk/pta Diocesan Boys' School Parents Teacher Association]
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Hong+Kong&ll=22.322765,114.174364&spn=0.004827,0.015819&t=k&hl=en Diocesan Boys' School on Google Map]
*[http://www.dgs.edu.hk Official Homepage of Diocesan Girls' School]


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[[zh:拔萃男書院]]

Latest revision as of 03:11, 13 April 2024

For the former Diocesan Boys' School in Nainital, India, see Sherwood College.

Diocesan Boys' School
拔萃男書院
Location
Map
131 Argyle Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon

Hong Kong
Coordinates22°19′24″N 114°10′27″E / 22.32333°N 114.17417°E / 22.32333; 114.17417
Information
School typeDSS,[1] Grant School, Secondary; primary (since 2004)
Religious affiliation(s)Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui
Established1869; 155 years ago (1869)
PresidentMatthias Der
DeanNg Kay Kong
Cho Ka Wai
Wong Yuen Ting
HeadmasterCheng Kay Yen Ronnie
Faculty136 teachers[2]
GradesG7 (Form 1) – G12 (Form 6)
LanguageEnglish
Campus size50,000 m2 (540,000 sq ft)
Houses  Arthur

  Piercy
  Sykes
  Featherstone
  Sargent
  Goodban
  George She

  Lowcock
Colour(s)Navy blue, white and red      
NewspaperNot Rigmarole (粹聞)
YearbookSteps (集思)
Websitewww.dbs.edu.hk
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese拔萃男書院
Simplified Chinese拔萃男书院

The Diocesan Boys' School (DBS) is a day and boarding Anglican boys' school in Hong Kong, located at 131 Argyle Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon. The school's mission is "to provide a liberal education based on Christian principles".[3] Having run as a grant-aided school since it was founded, the school commenced operation in the Direct Subsidy Scheme in September 2003. It uses English as the medium of instruction.

History[edit]

The first foundation[edit]

In 1860, Mrs Lydia Smith (wife of the Bishop of Victoria) and the Society for the Promotion of Female Education in the Far East (Also known as Female Education Society, or "FES")[4] set up the Diocesan Native Female Training School, a day-school turned boarding school for native girls, affiliated with the Diocese of Victoria. As stated in its first annual report, the purpose of the school was "to introduce among a somewhat superior class of native females the blessings of Christianity and of religious training". The school sat on Bonham Road, a small concrete house on a paddy field.[5] Lady Robinson (the Governor's wife) became the patron.[6]

The school had a difficult existence. The Second Opium War aroused strong anti-British sentiment and so it was very unpopular for Chinese girls to learn English.[7] The school was closed and then reopened under the name "Diocesan Female School", but its finances did not improve. In 1868, Bishop Charles Alford took the school under his immediate superintendence.[5]

The second foundation[edit]

19th century[edit]

On 30 January 1869, in a bid to gain popular support, Bishop Alford issued an appeal to admit boys into the school and to turn it into an orphanage. The appeal was well received by the public. In September, the Diocesan Home and Orphanage, for boys and girls, both foreign and Chinese, was established.[8]

In July 1870, William Arthur, formerly of the Garrison School, was appointed as the headmaster and Mrs Arthur as the matron.[5]

In 1878, the school was placed in the grant-in-aid scheme by the Education Department.

In March 1878, Arthur resigned. Bishop Burdon proposed to stop admitting boys into the school and to bring it under the FES. In July, he withdrew his proposal following pressure from William Beswick, honorary treasurer of the DHO, although the Bishop still thought it inappropriate to have boys and girls boarding in the same school campus.[9]

On 1 November 1878, George Piercy, then master of the Government Central School, was appointed to be the new headmaster.[10] Piercy focused on the students' academics, and the school attained satisfactory results in the Cambridge and Oxford Local Examinations scholarships.[11]

On 31 May 1879, the school committee resolved to stop accepting girls as boarders.

In 1891, the school was renamed the Diocesan School and Orphanage. In 1892, the remaining girls were transferred to Fairlea Girls' School (a forerunner of Heep Yunn School). The Diocesan School and Orphanage was transformed into a boys' school.[9]

Early 20th century[edit]

In 1902, the school was renamed the Diocesan Boys' School and Orphanage.[12] It is unclear when the school was renamed the Diocesan Boys' School, although the name was used as early as 1918.[13]

Rev. William Featherstone, headmaster from 1918 to 1931, introduced the prefects' system, a house system and Speech Day. He also moved the school from Bonham Road to a hill site in Mong Kok. Construction was completed in 1926. In February 1927, the British military authorities took the school for use as a hospital for one year.[14]

When war broke out in China in 1937, the school showed its support towards the Chinese Nationalist Party. In January 1938, a shoe-shining club was organised under the permission of Rev. Christopher Sargent to raise funds for the Nationalist government. Boys went to schools around Hong Kong and polished shoes for teachers and students.[15] In 1939, there was a school strike when a student with Japanese citizenship was appointed as head prefect.[16]

During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, most of the school staff, including then-headmaster Gerald Goodban, were imprisoned. The school building was transformed into a military hospital for soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army.

Post-war years[edit]

Imperial Japan surrendered in August 1945. The school remained under the control of the Kempeitai until November, when all the Japanese soldiers were captured.

On 21 March 1946, J. L. YoungSaye, a senior teacher, got the school to run again. Oswald Cheung and B. J. Monks took up the post of acting headmaster successively. Goodban returned from England on 19 November 1947. Repairs started during the Christmas holidays.

In 1949, Goodban introduced a new house system in which houses were named after former headmasters, along with the Piercy Challenge Shield.[17]

In early 1950s, construction plans for a gymnasium, a Carnegie Hall (the old art room beside the demolished gymnasium) and a science wing were proposed.[18]

In 1955, Canon George Zimmern, also known as George She, was appointed the next headmaster, the first Hong Kong-born old boy to be given the role. As headmaster, Canon She welcomed students from poor households and affirmed the Chinese language in school culture.[19] Canon She also introduced the Garden Fête in 1955.

It was decided that the primary classes should be dropped for lack of space and that a completely new primary school - Diocesan Preparatory School - would be built, although the decision was only implemented in 1969.[20]

James Lowcock became headmaster in 1961. Based on his previous experience in the school, he restructured the administration to improve efficiency and appointed more teachers to posts with designated duties.

In 1983, Jacland Lai succeeded Mr. Lowcock as headmaster. A language laboratory and a demonstration room were built. The electrics and alarm installations were renovated, the school walls repainted, and the facilities were computerised throughout the school.

2000s[edit]

In 2002, Lai was succeeded by Terence Chang, an old boy and then-headmaster of Jockey Club Ti-I College.

On 4 October 2002, the school committee proposed to join the Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) with effect from September 2003. The application was accepted by the Education and Manpower Bureau in March 2003.[21] The DSS was fiercely debated within the School throughout 2002. Chang was highly in favour of joining the DSS,[22] but some students and most teachers opposed the DSS because they were afraid it would shut out students from poorer families. Alumni on the whole were slightly inclined towards the DSS. The school claimed that parents were in favour, though its findings have since been criticised as biased.[23]

A primary school was built beside the secondary school campus. The project was financed by the government as part of the deal that saw the school join the DSS.[24] The Diocesan Boys' School Primary Division (DBSPD) had its first, partial intake of students in 2004 and expanded its intake with students aged between 6 and 12 over the following years.

In April 2012, Diocesan Boys' School became the first secondary school in Hong Kong to have a school app on iOS and Android.

In September 2012, Chang retired and Ronnie Kay Yen Cheng – an alumnus who had been the conductor of the school choirs – succeeded him as headmaster.

In May 2020, the school became the world's No.1 International Baccalaureate school, with an average mark of 42.[25]

Heads and houses[edit]

Roster of heads[edit]

Name Name in Chinese Portrait Tenure
First Foundation (DNFTS)
1. Ms. Wilson 韋以信女士 1860–1862
2. Ms. M.A.W. Eaton 伊頓女士 1862–1865
3. Ms. Rendle 蘭德爾女士 1865–1866
4. Ms. M.J. Oxlad 岳士列女士 1867–1868
Second Foundation
1. William Monarch Burnside Arthur 雅瑟 1870–1878
2. George H. Piercy 俾士 1878–1918
3. Rev. William T. Featherstone 費瑟士東 1918–1931
Henry du Toit Pyner 派納 1931 –1932, acting
4. Rev. Christopher Birdwood Roussel Sargent 舒展 1932–1938
5. Gerald Archer Goodban 葛賓 1938–1941
Japanese occupation of Hong Kong (1941–1945)
Oswald Victor Cheung 張奧偉 1946, acting
Benjamin John Monks 孟克士 1946, acting
5. Gerald Archer Goodban 葛賓 1946–1955
B. J. MONKS 孟克士 1955, acting
6. Rev. George Samuel Zimmern (aka Canon George She)[26] 施玉麒 1955–1961
7. Sydney James Lowcock 郭慎墀 1961–1983
8. Jacland Lai Chak Lun 黎澤倫 1983–2000
9. Terence Chang Cheuk Cheung 張灼祥 2000–2012
10. Ronnie Cheng Kay Yen 鄭基恩 2012–

Campus[edit]

School campus in September 2007, with running track on school field. Behind the school field is the campus of the Primary Division.
The running track in March 2012
Sign at the bottom of the school drive in March 2012

The school is located on Kadoorie Hill in Ho Man Tin, Kowloon City District.[27] The school campus houses a variety of different facilities.

Buildings[edit]

  • The Main Building was built in 1926. It houses many classrooms, the school hall, the general office, the covered playground, the George She Christian Centre, the Music Room, the canteen and the tuck shop. It is shaped like the Chinese character "主". Between the horizontal strokes of the character, there is a parking lot (for staff), a grass field in front of the tuck shop, a rock garden (built in 1926, redesigned in 1955 by former art teacher Mr Y. T. Kwong, and subsequently redesigned again in 2020), and a glass dining hall pavilion for boarding students. The top floor of the main building formerly served as the boarding house for students until 2007, when all boarders moved to the Samuel Tak Lee Building and the premises was repurposed.
  • The Science Wing, the New Wing, and the New New Wing, built in the 1956, 1961, and 1968 respectively, to house more classrooms and laboratories. The New Wing houses the NSS library and lecture hall. The New New Wing has some laboratories and classrooms for G8 and G9.
  • The Gymnasium, built in 1951, was demolished in the late 2000s to make way for the auditorium (see below). The small barbecue pit next to the building was kept and now sits next to the auditorium.
  • The Headmaster's Residence, built in 1952, was demolished in the late 1990s to make way for the Primary Division (see below).

Five new buildings were built between 2004 and 2012, when Terence Chang was headmaster. The buildings were designed by architect Thomas Chow (an old boy of the class of 1975), who won three awards from the Hong Kong Institute of Architects: two "Medal of the Year" awards (for his work on the Primary Division and on the Samuel Tak Lee Building respectively) and one "Merit Award – Community Building" (for his work on the Michiko Miyakawa Building and the Yunni and Maxine Pao Auditorium).

  • The Primary Division was opened in 2004. It includes, among other facilities, thirty classrooms, computer rooms, an assembly hall, a covered playground, two basketball courts, and an outdoor amphitheater.
  • The Mrs Tsai Ming Sang Building (a.k.a. the S.I.P. (School Improvement Project Building), built in 2005, houses a sky garden, 10 more classrooms for G7 and G8, laboratories, 3 multi-media learning centers, and a large staff room. "S.I.P." stands for "School Improvement Programme".
  • The Samuel Tak Lee Building (a.k.a. the Sports and Dormitory Complex), named after a wealthy donor (an old boy of the class of 1958), was opened in 2008 to house dormitories and common rooms for boarders, as well as a 25-metre indoor swimming pool, a new gymnasium, weight lifting facilities and additional classrooms for day boys.
  • The Michiko Miyakawa Building (a.k.a. the I.B. Building) opened in 2011 to provide classrooms for the newly introduced International Baccalaureate section. It contains St Augustine's Chapel and the Ronald J. Chao Library amongst labs and classrooms for the IB students.
  • The Yunni and Maxine Pao Auditorium, built on the site of the old gymnasium, opened in 2012. It houses the 800-seat Yip Kit Chuen Concert Hall, a couple of art galleries, and several other multi-purpose rooms.

Curriculum[edit]

The school uses English as the main language for instruction, although certain subjects (other than Chinese itself) use Chinese as the medium of instruction. Currently, both the Primary and Secondary Division follow the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority's curriculum. Students start off with a common curriculum in Grades 7 to 9. After then, most students of Grade 10 or above fall into the New Secondary System (also known as "334"), and they will take the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education examinations. Another batch of Grade 10 students fall into the Pre-International Baccalaureate (Pre-IB) programme if they choose. After they complete the Pre-IB programme, they will enter the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), and will graduate if they pass the IB Finals.

In March 2009, the school received media attention when a Form 4 student complained that he had had a nude female model as a subject in his art class, and alleged embarrassment. The visual arts teacher, employed for 27 years, told reporters that he had been inviting nude models without any complaint for nearly ten years. Then-Headmaster Terence Chang said it was a "big fuss about nothing".[28]

National security education[edit]

In December 2022, DBS said that it had already implemented national security education into its curriculum.[29] The school stated that "The objective is to deepen students' understanding of the country's development and national security, enhance their sense of national identity and nurture them as good law-abiding citizens."[29]

Extracurricular activities[edit]

School teams have been crowned Overall Champions in archery, athletics (14 Grand Slams), badminton (Grand Slam in 2009/10 & 2010/11 in the Kowloon area), basketball (Grand Slam in 2013/14 in the Kowloon area), beach volleyball (Grand Slam in 2016/17, 2018/19 & 2022/23), cross country (Grand Slam in 2017/18, 2018/19, 2022/23 & 2023/24), fencing (Grand Slam in 2015/16, 2016/17 & 2023/24), football (Grand Slam in 2017/18 & 2018/19), Handball (Grand Slam in 2017/18), hockey, indoor rowing (Grand Slam in 2013/14, 2018/19 & 2022/23), life saving (24 Grand Slams), rugby sevens, softball, squash, swimming (11 Grand Slams), table tennis (Grand Slam in 1960/61, 2017/18 & 2021/22), tennis, tenpin bowling and volleyball (Grand Slam in 1977/78 in the Kowloon area, in 2017/18, 2018/19 & 2022/23).[30][31]

The Diocesan Boys' School Music Department contains six choirs, a symphony orchestra, string and wind orchestras, a Chinese orchestra, and many chamber ensembles.[32][failed verification]

Recent achievements[edit]

2019
  • Hong Kong Schools Music Festival
  • Best Mixed Choir of the Year

2018

  • World Choir Games[33]
  • Male Choirs World Champion; Gold Medal
  • Mixed Choirs World Champion; Gold Medal
  • Musica Sacra with Accompaniment 3rd Place; Gold Medal
  • Hong Kong Schools Music Festival[34]
  • Best Boys' Choir of the Year
  • 臺灣國際管樂節 2018
  • 國際管樂菁英大賽 室內樂（青少年組）
  • 金牌獎（木管樂五重奏）
  • 金牌獎（薩氏管四重奏）

2017

  • Hong Kong Schools Music Festival[35]
  • Best Boys' Choir of the Year
  • Best Mixed Choir of the Year
  • Best Junior Choir of the Year
  • Most Outstanding Secondary Choir of the Year
  • Church Music Choir 1st Place

2016

  • Best Boys' Choir of the Year
  • Best Mixed Choir of the Year
  • Church Music Choir 1st Place

2015

  • Hong Kong Schools Music Festival
  • Best Boys' Choir of the Year
  • Best Mixed Choir of the Year
  • Most Outstanding Secondary Choir of the Year
  • Church Music Choir 1st Place

2014

  • Hong Kong Schools Music Festival
  • Best Boys' Choir of the Year
  • Best Junior Choir of the Year
  • World Choir Games[36]
  • Young Male Choirs World Champion; Gold Medal
  • Musica Sacra with Accompaniment 2nd Place; Gold Medal
  • Mixed Youth Choirs 2nd Place; Gold Medal

2013

  • Hong Kong Schools Music Festival
  • Best Boys' Choir of the Year
  • Best Mixed Choir of the Year

2012

  • Hong Kong Schools Music Festival
  • Best Boys' Choir of the Year
  • Best Mixed Choir of the Year
  • Most Outstanding School Award
  • World Choir Games[37]
  • Young Male Choirs World Champion; Gold Medal
  • Musica Sacra 2nd Place; Gold Medal

2011

  • Hong Kong Schools Music Festival
  • Best Boys' Choir of the Year
  • Best Mixed Choir of the Year
  • Most Outstanding Secondary Choir of the Year
  • Most Outstanding School Award
  • International Brahms Choir Competition[38]
  • Brahms Grand Prize
  • Mixed Voice Champion; Gold Medal
  • Male Choirs Champion; Gold Medal

2010

  • Hong Kong Schools Music Festival
  • Best Boys' Choir of the Year
  • Best Mixed Choir of the Year
  • Most Outstanding Secondary Choir of the Year
  • World Choir Games[39]
  • Young Male Choirs World Champion; Gold Medal
  • Musica Sacra World Champion; Gold Medal

By 2022, DBS counts a total of 16 winners of the Hong Kong Outstanding Students Awards,[40] ranking sixth among all secondary schools in Hong Kong.

Exam results[edit]

DBS has 16 perfect scorers "10As" in the history of Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) and 2 "Top Scorers" and "Super Top Scorers" in the history of Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE).[41][42] Prior to 1987, the upper limit for the number of subjects is nine.

7 x 5** "Top Scorers" are candidates who obtained perfect scores of 5** in each of the four core subjects and three electives.

8 x 5** "Super Top Scorers" are candidates who obtained seven Level 5** in four core subjects and three electives, and an additional Level 5** in the Mathematics Extended (M1/M2) module.[43]

Alumni by field[edit]

Politics and civil service[edit]

Statue of Sun Yat-sen on campus, unveiled in 2011
Dr. Sun Yat-sen in 1924

Law[edit]

  • William Ngartse Thomas Tam (1900-1976), barrister, magistrate, member of the Legislative Council
  • Rev. G. S. Zimmern (施玉麒) (1904-1979), barrister, magistrate, headmaster of DBS[46]
  • Sir Cho-yiu Kwan (關祖堯) (1907-1971), judge, member of the Executive and Legislative Councils
  • Sir Yuet-keung Kan (簡悅強) (1913-2012), solicitor, member of the Executive and Legislative Councils, banker
  • Sir Oswald Cheung (張奧偉) (1922-2003), barrister, member of the Executive and Legislative Councils, acting headmaster of DBS[47]
  • Henry Litton, former Oermanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal, Hong Kong.
  • Aarif Barma (鮑晏明), Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal[48]
  • Pang Kin-kee (彭鍵基), former High Court judge and former chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC)[49]
  • Jat Sew Tong (翟紹唐), Senior Counsel , former chairman of IPCC.
  • Stephen Hung (熊運信), solicitor, former president of The Law Society of Hong Kong.

Commerce[edit]

Education and academia[edit]

Arts and entertainment[edit]

Mass culture and journalism[edit]

Sports[edit]

See also[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

  • Rev. W. T. Featherstone, The Diocesan Boys School and Orphanage, Hong Kong: The History and Records 1869–1929 (Hong Kong: Ye Olde Printerie Ltd, 1930)
  • W. J. Smyly, A History of the Diocesan Boys' School (unpublished manuscript circa 1967)
  • The GS Book Editors, A Tribute to Rev. Canon George She Headmaster 1955–1961 Diocesan Boys' School (Hong Kong: The Green Pagoda Press, 2004)
  • E. J. Eitel's letter to the Colonial Secretary in 1889, CO 129/342, quoted in Vicky Lee, Being Eurasian: Memories Across Racial Divides (Hong Kong University Press, 2004), p. 21
  • Steps, Diocesan Boys' School, various years
  • Y.W. Fung and M.W. Chan-Yeung, To Serve and To Lead – A History of the Diocesan Boys' School Hong Kong (Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2009) ISBN 978-962-209-998-2

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