SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1989
NORTHCOTE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION TO CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY
THE NORTHCOTE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (NCE) HONG KONG'S FIRST FULL-TIME TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTE FOUNDED IN 1939 CELEBRATE ITS GOLDEN JUBILEE WITH A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES THIS YEAR.
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CELEBRATIONS WILL INCLUDE A GOLDEN JUBILEE EXHIBITION AND OPEN DAY. A REUNION DINNER FOR GRADUATES OF THE COLLEGE AND THE PUBLICATION OF A SOUVENIR BOOKLET.
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THE EXHIBITION ON THE THEME OF "NCE PAST AND PRESENT" OPENED OFFICIALLY BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, ON JULY 6.
IT WILL BE OPEN TO FORMER STAFF MEMBERS AND STUDENTS AS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BETWEEN JULY 6 AND 8. VISITORS EXHIBITION WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLLEGE PAST 50 YEARS.
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A PAMPHLET ENTITLED "THE HISTORY OF NCE" WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO VISITORS TO THE EXHIBITION.
THE GOLDEN JUBILEE DINNER WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER 16. IT WILL PROVIDE A "GOLDEN" OPPORTUNITY FOR THE "NORTHCOTIANS" IN THE PAST 50 YEARS TO GET TOGETHER IN SEARCH OF FOND MEMORIES OF THEIR COLLEGE LIFE.
A SOUVENIR PUBLICATION ON THE GOLDEN JUBILEE WILL ALSO BE PUBLISHED EARLY NEXT YEAR. PAST STAFF MEMBERS AND STUDENTS ARE REQUESTED TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE PUBLICATION BEFORE THE END OF OCTOBER THIS YEAR.
THE NCE, ADMINISTERED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, WAS KNOWN BEFORE 1967 AS THE NORTHCOTE TRAINING COLLEGE AND COMMENCED OPERATION 50 YEARS AGO IN TEMPORARY PREMISES IN HOSPITAL ROAD.
THE FIRST INTAKE CONSISTED ONLY 24 STUDENTS IN EACH OF THE ENGLISH AND THE CHINESE SECTIONS.
IN 1940, THE COLLEGE MOVED ΤΟ ITS FIRST BONHAM ROAD WHICH WAS FORMALLY OPENED BY THE GEOFFREY NORTHCOTE, IN NOVEMBER OF THE SAME YEAR.
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TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR MORE TRAINED TEACHERS FOR THE RAPIDLY INCREASING SCHOOL POPULATION, THE COLLEGE CONTINUED то EXPAND AND MOVED AGAIN TO THE EXISTING PREMISES AT SASSOON ROAD IN POK FU LAM IN 1962.
THE NCE'S BONHAM ROAD BUILDING WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE UNITED COLLEGE OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG BEFORE ITS REVERSION TO THE COLLEGE IN 1973 TO ACCOMMODATE ITS CONTINUING EXPANSION.
SINCE THEN THE NCE HAS BEEN OPERATING COURSES AT BOTH THE SASSOON ROAD AND THE BONHAM ROAD PREMISES. THE COMBINED ENROLMENT OF THE TWO CAMPUSES NOW IS 766 FULL-TIME COURSE STUDENTS AND 150 PART-TIME COURSE STUDENTS.
THE NCE TODAY CONTINUES TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN TEACHER EDUCATION IN HONG KONG. OVER THE YEARS, THE COLLEGE HAS PRODUCED 8,308 QUALIFIED TEACHERS IN ITS FULL-TIME COURSES AND 5,471 QUALIFIED TEACHERS IN ITS PART-TIME COURSES FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS.
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