| Language Policy |
The school's policy on the medium of instruction (MOI) is formulated on the basis of students' abilities, needs and learning effectiveness. In response to this, our teaching staff has completed relevant professional training courses aimed at strengthening language and learning across the curriculum. At present, apart from the English Language, Mathematics, Science (including Biology, Chemistry, Physics), the mother tongue (Chinese) is extensively used in the junior secondary curriculum, aided with English. English is adopted to be the MOI in Mathematics, Science (including Biology, Chemistry, Physics) in some classes to increase students' language exposure and opportunity to use English, thus enhancing the language learning environment and boosting students' confidence. In the senior secondary curriculum, more subjects are taught in English, thus enabling students to choose the MOI that suits them most. The school attaches great importance to training students to be bi-literate and tri-lingual. Part of the English classes of all forms are run in small groups, with the assistance of the Native-speaking English Teacher. In the senior secondary classes, grouping according to abilities and reduction in class size have been adopted to improve the quality of teaching and learning of both English and Chinese languages. Besides, Putonghua is also taught in small groups in S.1. |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies |
Spiritual, moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic education forms the basis for our school's curriculum design, with a view to nurturing students to attain all-round development. By offering students a wide range of co-curricular activities, their potential is developed and a spirit of cooperation and service is fostered among them. The school values students' moral development and civic education, and responds positively to the curriculum reform. Apart from catering to students' needs, the school curriculum also meets current social demands. Much emphasis is put on religious and moral education, and affective education as well, which helps students in their character development. Students' participation and performance in extra-curricular activities are also valued. As our school attaches great importance to completion of homework on time, a Homework Policy Enforcement Team is set up to ensure timely intervention and follow-up action with students for late submission of homework. Our school also arranges a 15-minute homeroom period each day to promote positive learning attitudes and habits among students. Extensive reading programmes are launched by the two language subjects, aiming at improving students' language standard. Besides, information technology has been widely used in the school in both learning and teaching activities. In recent years, much emphasis has been put on mobile e-learning strategies to enhance the effectiveness of learning and teaching. |
| School-based curriculum |
1. Electives: 2X and 3X. Our school adopts the Student Option Programme (SOP) provided by EDB to assign elective subjects to S.4 students so as to maximise the satisfaction rate of students’ choices and to meet students’ needs.<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: In order to facilitate learning and teaching, teacher-student ratio has been reduced in both junior and senior forms. Project-based learning incorporating elements of STEM Education is implemented with an aim to boosting students’ creativity and enhancing their problem-solving skills. Drama teaching has been introduced in S.4 English curriculum to boost students’ confidence and arouse their interest in learning English. The school also provides students with more opportunities to be exposed to international English language tests. Various off-campus learning activities including visits, excursions, voluntary work, study tours are organized to expose students to learning opportunities in contexts outside the classroom and to enrich their learning experience. |
| Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity |
Twin Class Teacher System, Guidance Prefect Programme, the enhancement and remedial classes and Student Support Team can cater for students with different abilities and needs. Students of outstanding achievements would be given ample opportunities to develop their potential through selective programs and competitions. |
| Approach to Integrated Education |
Through the collaboration with parents and allocation of resources, the school provides various kinds of support to cater for students' learning diversity, including services addressing special educational and psychological needs, speech therapy and social training skills groups. A Student Support Team, headed by the SEN Coordinator and comprised of SEN teachers specialised in different subjects as well as counsellors, has been set up to support students with diverse learning abilities and needs. Also, activities promoting an inclusive culture at school are held regularly. |
| Education Support for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students |
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| Home-School Co-operation |
The PTA executive committee comprises 6 parents and 6 teachers including the Principal. The committee meets regularly and organizes activities for both parents and students. A newsletter for parents is jointly published by the PTA and the School on a regular basis. |
| School Ethos |
The School is characterized by its positive atmosphere, good discipline and excellent teacher-student relationship. The staff shares the school's values and beliefs, and shows great care and concern for the students. The school provides a wide range of guidance and counselling services to students and junior classes are under the charge of two homeroom-teachers each. The positive school ethos that brings about continuous improvement among students is also attributed to the effective pastoral care services, student leadership training and various awards schemes. |
| School Development Plan |
Students are able to:<br>- develop a reading habit<br>- make good use of electronic devices for knowledge management<br>- utilise online platforms for self-learning and assessment<br>- master the skill of summarising and expressing learning outcomes<br>- gain a better understanding of personal strengths and weaknesses, and be open to accepting and improving oneself to plan and achieve short, medium and long-term goals<br>- build positive relationships with close ones and be willing to serve others<br>- deeply understand and learn the treasure of Chinese culture from various fields<br>- understand the sustainable Development Goals and learn how to fulfil one's responsibilities from different perspectives |
| Teacher Professional Training and Development |
The school values teachers' continuous professional development. It organizes school-based or joint-school staff development activities, and participates in various improvement projects, school visits and sharing. The school supports teachers' continued development, offshore learning and secondment to EDB. Furthermore, induction of new teachers, middle management training and teacher experience sharing are regularly held with special attention to effective teaching & learning. |
| Life-wide Learning |
The Student Union has been established since 1994. Its executive committee is elected annually by all students and teachers, each casting one vote only. Students are affiliated to three different houses. Besides, there are about 30 clubs and interest groups, which fall into four categories, namely religious/ services, academic interest, cultural and sports categories. The school puts a great emphasis on extra-curricular activities, and systematically records, evaluates and reports students' participation and performance. In 2022, the school launched the ‘One-Student-One-Service’ and ‘One-Student-One-Team’ schemes to help students enrich their learning experience. To make good use of the resources of the Life-wide Learning Grant, experiential learning activities are conducted to widen students’ horizons and achieve the aims of whole-person development. The school utilises the grant in organising and subsidising students in various activities, including programmes promoting STEM Education, physical and cultural education, workshops developing multiple intelligence, local excursions and overseas exchange tours.<br> |
