GIGAMIND ENGLISH PRIMARY SCHOOL
BLOCK A MAYWOOD COURT, KINGSWOOD VILLAS 9 TIN LUNG ROAD TIN SHUI WAI, YUEN LONG NEW TERRITORIES
Gigamind offers quality education aiming to stimulate the development of children's "Multiple Intelligences" which inspires children's minds, language skills and develop their potential to the fullest extent as "whole person". Scientific thinking and moral education are emphasized to lead children to the quest for truth and the mastery of technology in the future.
Overview
| YUEN LONG | |
| Primary | |
| Private / CO-EDUCATIONAL |
Primary School Profile
School Information
| Supervisor / Chairman of Management Committee | Dr. Chan Po King Betty |
| School Head | Mr. Law Yue Kwan |
| Finance Type | Private |
| Session | Whole Day |
| Student Gender | Co-educational |
| Medium of Instruction | English |
| Sponsoring Body | Gigamind Education Foundation Ltd. |
| Religion | Protestantism / Christianity |
| Year of Commencement of Operation | 2001 |
| School Motto | To tap the children's potential in a lively learning environment. To care and respect the children, teaching staff and parents. |
| Area Occupied by the School | About 5,000 Sq. M |
Annual School Charges
| School Fees | "$101000 in 11 installments" |
| Activity Fees | - |
| PTA Fees | "$50" |
| Approved Charges for non-standard items | - |
| Other Charges | - |
Teaching Staff Information
| Number of teaching posts in the approved establishment | - |
| Total number of teachers in the school | 21 |
| Qualifications and professional training (%) | |
| Teacher Certificate / Diploma in Education | 76% |
| Bachelor Degree | 100% |
| Master/ Doctorate Degree or above | 48% |
| Special Education Training | 0% |
| Years of Experience (%) | |
| 0 - 4 years | 57% |
| 5 - 9 years | 29% |
| 10 years or above | 14% |
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) | 2 |
| Number of Library(ies) | 1 |
| Special Rooms | Music Room (1), Computer Room (1), Art Room (1). |
| Facility(ies) for Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs | |
| Others | - |
Mode Of Teaching
| Mode of teaching at different levels | 20 students in a class. The programmes can be conducted in individual tutorial groups, small groups or small classes. We use English as the medium of instruction in all subjects except for Chinese which is taught in Putonghua. We use English in all activities to further enhance our active immersed English learning environment. |
| Class Remarks | Starting from 2017-2018, basically our P.6 graduating cohorts can have direct access to Yew Chung International School – Secondary. |
| Number of test(s) per year | 0 |
| Number of exam(s) per year | 2 |
| Diversified Assessment for Learning | The aim of assessments in our school is for improving students' learning. We use different ways to assess the students. The assessment results are criterion-based and with the reference of teachers' comments and suggestions. We will not rank the students. |
| Streaming arrangement | Our classes are mixed-abilities. This creates opportunities for students with different talents to learn from each other and support each other. |