| Language Policy |
Our school uses English as MOI for all classes and all subjects other than Chinese Language, Putonghua, Chinese History, Life and Society, Citizenship and Social Development, Religious Education and Physical Education. Comprehensive strategy is adopted to enhance students’ English proficiency such as creating a language environment conducive to the use of English and implementing language across the curriculum. In addition, Putonghua course is offered in junior form to train our students to be biliterate and trilingual. |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies |
Balanced curriculum in values, skills and knowledge for whole person development. Co-curricular activities and life-wide learning experiences to enhance students' generic skills. Students are proficient in English and keen on learning. Provide life-wide learning opportunities to cultivate independent & critical thinking, problem-solving skills and leadership qualities. A variety of subjects offered to both genders for equal learning opportunities (Home Economics and D&T are offered to both genders) and wider choice of subjects are provided in senior forms to cater students’ interests. |
| School-based curriculum |
1. Electives: 3X. Please refer to "Subjects offered in 2023/2024" for details.<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: In planning the school-based curriculum, we keep pace with the education reform and the following guiding principles are observed:<br>(a) The design of the curriculum aims at developing students’ independent learning capabilities leading to whole-person development and life-long learning.<br>(b) The junior secondary curriculum is broad and balanced to lay a good foundation for the senior secondary curriculum.<br>(c) The senior secondary curriculum is diversified so that students can have a variety of options for some specialization to cater for their different interests, aptitudes and abilities.<br>(d) The teaching content and materials are adjusted with time and according to students’ ability to help students learn better. |
| Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity |
The school adopts a whole-school approach to support the growth and development of students, including regular form meetings to understand needs of students; coaching students with a weak foundation in junior form by senior form students and teaching assistants; arranging small group teaching to cater for differences in learning. |
| Approach to Integrated Education |
A whole-school approach is adopted to support students with Special Educational Needs (SEN). Students with learning difficulties are provided with after-school remedial lessons by Teaching Assistants everyday with the assistance from teachers concerned; in addition to thinking skills workshop, Robotic Team and Social Team, courses and support from Educational Psychologist and Speech Therapist will be provided, an individual learning plan will also be implemented if necessary. |
| Education Support for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students |
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| Home-School Co-operation |
The school values the partnership with the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) which is supportive in school policies and enthusiastic in school functions. The school maintains effective communication channels with parents and engages the PTA in a number of close collaborations and joint ventures in parent education and parent-child functions. Also, a Parent Voluntary Service Team has been set up to render services to the school and the community. |
| School Ethos |
The students are disciplined and well behaved. The relationship between teachers and students is good. Students respect teachers and love the school and have a strong sense of belonging. This fully reflects the school motto: we work together, we care, we serve. |
| School Development Plan |
1. Foster purpose-driven learners with positive pursuit in life-planning.<br>2. Provide positive learning experiences to enable students to view their intelligence as a malleable entity that can be increased with effort and learning.<br>3. Foster positive campus life with enhanced school administrative system and facilities.<br>4. Enhance students’ self-directed learning capabilities with subject-based learning roadmaps, useful platforms and relevant resources.<br>5. Enhance students to be effective mature learners with exposures and challenges for potentials development.<br>6. Enhance learning with effective teaching and assessment for learning. Meet the challenges of current curriculum reform. |
| Teacher Professional Training and Development |
Staff Development & New Teachers Induction Unit identifies school's needs and arranges teacher training. Regular subject interflows are held for in-house training. Teachers are encouraged to receive professional training and share the experience with teachers from other schools. |
| Life-wide Learning |
To develop students' multi-intelligence and generic skills, our school provides more than 60 kinds of extra-curricular/co-curricular activities ranging from religious, academic, physical, aesthetic activities, services to leadership training. We also promote & arrange outside school activities, like field trips & cultural exchange programs in order to enhance whole-person development. |
