| Language Policy |
1. It is our aim to help students to learn effectively and to be biliterate and trilingual.<br>2. English is used as the main medium of instruction in all forms and all subjects except Chinese Language, Chinese History, Chinese Literature, Putonghua, Citizenship and Social Development, Physical Education and Ethics & Religious Studies.<br>3. Students’ announcements should be made in English. |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies |
We aim to provide our students with an all-rounded education which includes the aspects of Virtue, Knowledge, Health, Community Spirit, Aesthetics and Spirituality. Through our specially arranged special programmes, we hope to nurture students to be competent, cultivated and moral citizens. The curriculum is designed in such a way that it meets the students' interests and needs of the society. |
| School-based curriculum |
1. Electives: 2X and 3X. F.4 students can choose 3 out of 12 electives.<br><br> 2. Curriculum highlights: In order to enhance students' learning in Chinese and English Languages, our school has split classes for those lessons. Small class teaching enables teachers to adopt more diversified strategies to cater for students' academic needs.<br>Striving to develop students' interest in reading, our school designs the morning reading programme so as to broaden the domains of reading materials and provide more interesting reading activities for students. |
| Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity |
Our school has set up a School Guidance Team and hired 2 full time social workers and a Counsellor to provide extra help and support to students who have special educational needs. To cater for the students' diverse learning needs, tutorials are provided. Our school also encourages gifted students to participate in external competitions and gifted enhancement programmes. |
| Approach to Integrated Education |
Our School has strived for excellence in providing integrated education, cultivating an inclusive atmosphere to cater for the special educational needs of students. We have set up a team comprising vice-principals, SEN Coordinator, discipline and guidance teachers, social workers, educational psychologist, speech therapist and peer counsellors. Teachers also take relevant SEN courses to acquire professional knowledge in taking care of SEN students. We apply the Learning Support Grant and other resources of school to provide support to students, such as hiring peer counsellors and buying services, providing social communication group, group or individual counselling sessions. We provide special arrangement in internal examinations and assist respective students in applying for similar arrangement in HKDSE. |
| Education Support for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students |
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| Home-School Co-operation |
The main objectives of the PTA are:<br>1. To act as a bridge between parents and the school so that parents can have a better understanding of their children’s school lives.<br>2. To organize different activities to enrich students’ learning experiences.<br>3. To concentrate on parent education and work collaboratively with the school in nurturing students. |
| School Ethos |
As a Catholic school, we are committed to nurturing our students with a Catholic spirit. Our core values are Truth, Justice, Love, Life and Family. We set high standards with regard to the students' appearance, their speech and behaviour. Our school ethos has always been geared to decency and respect. The Guidance Team runs different programs and scheme to instil a caring and serving culture into our students. Two full-time social workers from Caritas station at our school. The Educational Psychologist from the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong pays regular visits to provide support and assistance. The Career and Life Planning Education Committee runs workshops and visits to universities to help students in their career planning. Ties between parents and the school are strong. |
| School Development Plan |
Management and Organisation:<br>To build a professional learning community <br>1.1 To strengthen middle managers to take up leadership roles.<br>1.2 To enhance teachers’ professionalism through continuous training and sharing.<br>Learning and Teaching:<br>To foster students’ positive attitude towards learning and strengthen their skills to maximize their learning potential.<br>2.1 To nurture students to become self-directed learners who take ownership of learning.<br>2.2 To sustain students’ motivation towards learning by early identifying students’ learning needs and difficulties.<br>2.3 To improve the learning capacity of students through effective use of IT.<br>Student Support and School Ethos:<br>To raise students’ sense of achievement and enable them to realise their full potential through different exposures.<br>3.1 To develop the proactiveness and persistence in students. <br>3.2 To enhance the home-school cooperation so as to help students develop a healthy life attitude and live a purposeful life.<br> |
| Teacher Professional Training and Development |
Teacher development programmes which match the school's major concerns will be held every year. |
| Life-wide Learning |
We operate over 36 extra-curricular activities for students to join at their own will, The activities fall into five categories, namely, Academic, Music & Art, Sports, Interest and Uniformed Groups. For example, School Orchestra, Guitar Class, Dance Club, Debating Club, Sand Art and Robotic Club. Apart from these regular extra-curricular activities, enrichment programmes such as religious camp, prefects’ camp, singing contest, adventure-based activities and non-local exchange activities are also held. The participation in the wide variety of life-wide learning activities help students to build up their confidence, self-esteem and positive values as well as to develop and realize their potential and talents. |
