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Roman catholic secondary school in Hong Kong

Marymount Secondary School (Abbreviation: MSS; Chinese: 瑪利曼中學; Demonym: Marymountian) is an all girls Roman Catholic secondary school located in Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The medium of instruction is English. It is associated with a primary school, Marymount Primary School.

English and Chinese are the mediums of instruction. In forms one and two, a Common Test is administered twice a year in place of conventional exams. Grades are given according to continuous assessment throughout the school year instead of just basing on exam results. A modular system is adopted in order to facilitate project based learning and critical thinking. Notably, S1 students take part in the JUMP program, S2 students in LEAD+ project. S4 students dedicate themselves to a year long endeavor in the GROW! Project working non profit organisations to promote a social cause. In senior forms, students prepare for the HKDSE and select subjects from option blocks. In the past MSS offered French in place of Chinese Language for students whose first language is not Chinese, but this option was discontinued in 2012 and replaced by an alternative Chinese curriculum.

The school's motto is "The Lord is My Light".

Marymount has an elected student council which promotes student welfare and acts as a channel of communication between the school and the student body as well as organising a range of activities throughout the year, including the Talent Quest, Good Samaritan Lunch, Student and Teacher Appreciation Weeks, and the Fun Fair. Students can take part in the student council (colloquially known as the "SC") as elected class representatives in the role of spokesman or councillor, or as the executive board's chairlady, vice chairlady, ECA coordinator, service coordinator, sports coordinator, secretary, treasurer or public relations officer. The executive board members are nominated by students, and elected by the students. The spokesman and the councillor of each class are elected by its own class members.

Being a Catholic institution, the school marks most significant occasions with a Mass. In March of each year, a Graduation Mass celebrates S. 6 students completing their education at MSS before they prepare for public exams is heralded by a Graduation Mass. The event gathers the school community and is characterised by the treasured tradition of the school supervisor, principal, and vice principals in lighting a white candle for each graduating girl in a darkened auditorium, symbolising pass it on. Students then protect the flame until the end of the school day and their final departure from school grounds. Since 1999, the Primary and Secondary Schools have celebrated the Catholic Family Mass in May. Parents and grandparents of students, teachers, students, alumnae, school managers and members of the CLC of Hong Kong gather together to give thanks for the graces and love of God. Marymount Schools are not just institutions where students are educated. Young women grow to become part of the Marymount Community and Marymount Family.