MARY OF PROVIDENCE PRIMARY SCHOOL
68 HO PUI STREET TSUEN WAN NEW TERRITORIES
Guiding principles of Christian faith are upheld in pursuit of Christian educational goals: To provide a cordial and jovial nurturing environment to pupils with love and enthusiasm. To provide pupils with quality education, developing in them independent thinking skills in concurrence with a heightened sense of citizenship and nationality. To foster all-round spiritual, moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic development of pupils.
Overview
| TSUEN WAN / 62 | |
| Primary | |
| Aided / CO-EDUCATIONAL |
Primary School Profile
School Information
| Supervisor / Chairman of Management Committee | Deacon Wong King Sing |
| School Head | Mr. Lee Hei Sum Lawrence |
| Finance Type | Aided |
| Session | Whole Day |
| Student Gender | Co-educational |
| Medium of Instruction | Chinese |
| Sponsoring Body | Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong |
| Religion | Catholicism |
| Year of Commencement of Operation | 1960 |
| School Motto | Please refer to the Chinese version. |
| Area Occupied by the School | About 2,120 Sq. M |
Annual School Charges
| School Fees | - |
| Activity Fees | - |
| PTA Fees | "$40" |
| Approved Charges for non-standard items | "$260" |
| Other Charges | - |
Teaching Staff Information
| Number of teaching posts in the approved establishment | 28 |
| Total number of teachers in the school | 28 |
| Qualifications and professional training (%) | |
| Teacher Certificate / Diploma in Education | 100% |
| Bachelor Degree | 100% |
| Master/ Doctorate Degree or above | 43% |
| Special Education Training | 54% |
| Years of Experience (%) | |
| 0 - 4 years | 25% |
| 5 - 9 years | 21% |
| 10 years or above | 54% |
Class Structure
| P1 Number of classes | 2 |
| P2 Number of classes | 2 |
| P3 Number of classes | 2 |
| P4 Number of classes | 2 |
| P5 Number of classes | 2 |
| P6 Number of classes | 2 |
| Total | 12 |
School Facilities
| Number of Classroom(s) | 12 |
| Number of School Hall(s) | 1 |
| Number of Playground(s) | 1 |
| Number of Library(ies) | 1 |
| Special Rooms | 9 (Multipurpose Room, Language Laboratory, Music Room, Interview Room, Counselling Room, Activity Room, Server Room, Prayer Room & English Corner, STREAM Studio). |
| Facility(ies) for Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs | Ramp. |
| Others | - |
Mode Of Teaching
| Mode of teaching at different levels | Interactive and cooperative approach to pedagogy (in which group activities strongly feature) is adopted. Reading-and-writing lessons are co-taught by NET and local English teachers. Putonghua is used as medium of instruction (MOI) in Chinese lessons. Courses for pupils with special educational needs are funded by Learning Support Grant. |
| Class Remarks | - |
| Number of test(s) per year | 2 |
| Number of exam(s) per year | 2 |
| Diversified Assessment for Learning | In addition to paper-and-pencil tests, classroom observation, small-group presentations and performance tasks are used to evaluate student learning. Flexible assessment arrangements are made according to pupils' special educational needs. Student performance is carefully analysed to inform instructional follow-ups, bringing about positive washback effects, and to enhance parents' understanding of student achievement. |
| Streaming arrangement | Pupils are placed in mixed-gender, mixed-ability classes according to gender and educational attainment. |