Founded in September 1978, Buddhist Sum Heung Lam Memorial College is the seventh secondary school run by the Hong Kong Buddhist Association. Implementing the wish of the late Sum Heung Lam, devotee Mrs Sum Ma Shui Ying and her heirs allocated HK$1 million from the Sum Heung Lam Foundation to fund the preliminary cost for establishing the school. To mark this great benefaction, the Hong Kong Buddhist Association named the college Buddhist Sum Heung Lam Memorial School as a permanent token of gratitude.

Mission
Our prime mission is to develop students morally, intellectually, physically, socially and aesthetically in accordance with the school maxim of Light, Intelligence, Manifestation and Mercy and the education approach adopted by the Hong Kong Buddhist Association. We aspire to help students realise their full potentials academically, and to nurture their virtue, creativity, aesthetic awareness and athletic talents.

Traits
Our goal is to provide holistic education. In addition to the general curriculum we are also implementing tutorial programmes for high achievers and low achievers which offer a wide range of academic, athletic and talent development activities and courses to raise overall student standards.

Extra-curricular Activities
Our students performed brilliantly in the interschool competitions last year. They have brought home more than 60 awards in Chinese Language and English Language competitions. In addition, our students have won the "Student of the Year in Tuen Mun" awards for 7 consecutive years.

• Group Champion, Inter-school Chinese Speech Contest for Form Six Students;
• Advanced category 2nd runner-up and Most Innovative Design Award in the China Centennial-China Hong Kong Renowned Figures Design Competition;
• Website Design Competition on Wetlands and Fisheries (One of the five best website designs);
• The 10th Tuen Mun Primary Schools' Civic Education Day;
• Multi-subject Activity Day Infinite Media;
• English Day;
• Music Competition;
• Buddha Bathing Ceremony;
• Form 6 students took part in City Forum;
• Form 2 students visited the Hong Kong Organic Farm;
• Form 4 students visited the Zhujiang Beer Factory in Guangzhou;
• Life-wide Learning Day - visit to the Hong Kong Heritage Museum in Shatin;
• Tuen Mun District Buddha's Birthday Celebrations;
• EQ Educational camp for Form 1 students.