| Language Policy |
All subjects are taught in English, except for Chinese, Chinese Literature, Chinese History, Putonghua, Family & Life Education, and other foreign languages classes. |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies |
1. Providing a Christian Education that develops the whole person in moral, intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic and spiritual areas.<br>2. Building a firm foundation in both Chinese and English languages, and achieving fluency in English, Putonghua and a third language (French, Japanese, Korean or Spanish). <br>3. Learning in groups of approximately 25 students for the core subjects (Chinese, English, Mathematics).<br>4. A curriculum based on guidelines from the Curriculum Development Section of EDB that develops students’ subject knowledge, generic skills and e-learning competency, inspires life-wide learning and creativity, and encourages collaboration and exchange of ideas.<br>5. Provision of support for students to sit for internationally accredited examinations.<br>6. Providing a multitude of co-curricular activities such as sports, music, public speaking, drama, debating, science projects, financial management programmes and volunteer work for students to apply their knowledge and develop their potentials.<br>7. Personal Growth Training programmes for all forms for students’ personal development, career planning, global exposure, and instiling in them the spirit of community service; e.g. Life skills and Positive Youth Development Camp, Overseas Arts & Culture cum Heritage Tour, Overseas/Mainland Volunteer Service and Cultural Discovery Tour, and Work Experience Placement Programme.<br>8. Supportive measures for students to take part in external local and overseas Enrichment Programmes and high calibre competitions in Hong Kong and worldwide, e.g. MUN, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, International Junior Science Olympiad, and The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education.<br>9. Provision of Enrichment and Enhancement classes according to student needs. |
| School-based curriculum |
1. Electives: 2X, 3X and 4X. Please refer to our school website for details: http://www.hys.edu.hk/curriculum/<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: Please refer to our school website for details: http://www.hys.edu.hk/curriculum/ |
| Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity |
Please refer to the Learning & Teaching and School Ethos sections. |
| Approach to Integrated Education |
1. Assessment and learning accommodation for students with specific educational needs. <br>2. Adoption of a tri-party (teachers/social workers/parents) cooperation to help students with specific needs; provision of information and resources for parents with SEN children through mutual support units and/or individualised approach.<br>3. Use of learning support grants to fund counselling services, part-time counsellors and Education / Clinical Psychologist. <br>4. A variety of inclusion activities to promote an inclusive learning environment. |
| Education Support for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students |
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| Home-School Co-operation |
1. Various activities are organized by the PTA to promote communication and cooperation between the parents and the school. <br>2. Organizing parents' meetings and workshops concerning selected topics, e.g. counselling programme, student subject choices and opportunities for further studies.<br>3. Parents Days to enable direct communication between parents and teachers and for parents to better understand the students' learning progress. <br>4. Teachers or social workers to contact parents directly when necessary. |
| School Ethos |
1. The School is a community of love and respect, where students show respect for themselves, for the rights and dignity of everyone and for the school community at large. <br>2. Our students are expected to show integrity, courtesy and good manners. <br>3. Peer learning and support are upheld both inside and outside classroom.<br>4. Counselling Committee: works with the social worker in programmes like "Big Sister Scheme", talks, workshops and providing individual counselling to help students develop a healthy self-image and become resilient and self-assured individuals. <br>5. Careers and Guidance Committee: helps students to ascertain their strengths and potential for different career or study options.<br>6. A duo Form teacher system is enforced to improve our pastoral care.<br>7. Each student will be assigned a teacher who will act as her personal mentor throughout her six years in school. The mentor will regularly meet the student mentee to give continuous and comprehensive guidance and support on her spiritual and ethical development, inter-personal relationships, time management skills and careers options. |
| School Development Plan |
School Development Plan (2022-2025)<br>1. To facilitate student’s learning through enhancing teacher’s assessment literacy<br> (1) To build teacher’s capacity for the effective use of assessment data<br> (2) To advance students’ learning and teaching effectiveness by enhancing the classroom assessments<br> (3) To adopt diversified assessment modes in co-curricular activities to promote students’ holistic development<br>2. To cultivate positive values among students and nurture them into becoming responsible citizens with the commitment to serve<br> (1) To foster positive values in students through refinement of the formal and informal curriculum<br> (2) To promote students’ understanding of our community and our country’s development and nurture them into becoming responsible citizens<br> (3) To provide students with the opportunities to serve using their own initiatives<br>3. To equip students with the future-proof skills through strengthening Technology Education<br> (1) To review and refine the technology-related curriculum<br> (2) To promote STEM development through utilizing the newly renovated Innovation Laboratory<br> (3) To equip students’ future-proof skills through STEM-related life-wide learning activities |
| Teacher Professional Training and Development |
The Staff Development Committee aims at encouraging further professional training and improving teaching effectiveness through peer learning and mutual exchange of ideas. Programmes organized include Staff Development Days, Induction Programme for New Teachers, and peer observation. Individual departments also regularly arranges related workshops and experience sharing sessions based on the school's development plan and student's specific needs. Teachers are strongly encouraged to take part in programmes organised by the EDB, HKEAA, the universities and other local or overseas institutes and subsidies will be provided. |
| Life-wide Learning |
To achieve all-round education, girls are encouraged to participate in a full range of extra-curricular activities, including music, sports, drama, speech, debate, science research & invention, social service, religious activities and editorial work. There are 4 choirs, 4 orchestras, 21 sports teams, 2 drama groups, 3 debating teams, the girl guides, the Community Youth Club, the Student Association, the publications department, the STEM team, the Christian fellowship and 18 interest clubs to foster students' interests in school work and life. |
