| Language Policy |
English is used as the medium of instruction in most of the subjects in our school. Equal emphasis is also placed on the learning of Chinese and Putonghua to help our student be biliterate and trilingual. |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies |
Our curriculum is designed in accordance with the guidelines and the rationale of the education reform, the interest of our students, and the needs of the society. The great variety of subjects and extra-curricular activities offered helps our students develop multiple intelligences and independent learning skills. Teachers organize appropriate learning activities in and out of school to help our students hone their generic skills and increase their motivation to learn, so as to become self-directed learners. Meanwhile, students learn seriously through different methods such as discussion, and peer and self evaluation. The interaction between students and with teachers allows our students to enrich their knowledge while developing intellectually, morally and spiritually prepared to face the challenges of life and society, and responsive to human needs. |
| School-based curriculum |
1. Electives: 3X. S.4 students have to study three elective subjects, and may also study Ethics & Religious Studies or Music, Japanese, French, Korean or Spanish. S.5 students may drop one elective or take an Applied Learning course according to their own needs.<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: <br> (1) Bloom's Taxonomy is adopted in pedagogy, assignments and assessments to facilitate students' learning.<br> (2) Interdisciplinary collaboration in junior forms to promote STEAM learning. <br> (3) Independent Enquiry Skill (IES) and STEAM lessons in S.3 cultivates the skills and attitude of active and independent learning among our students.<br> (4) Workshops are organized when needed to help students learn different study methods and skills. |
| Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity |
Academically, enrichment and remedial programmes for Chinese, English and Mathematics, and flexible groupings for the 3 core subjects (in senior forms) are provided to give support to the students in need. Meanwhile, activities of different types such as other languages, STEM programmes, sports and aesthetic activities, are arranged for our students to develop their multiple intelligences. Our school cares about the mental health of students. Different groups, including the Guidance and Counselling Committee and Religious Committee, etc., organize activities regularly to promote positive attitudes towards life. An Educational Psychologist and a Speech Therapist, coupled with the pastoral care teachers, student counsellor and careers counsellor, also provide support to cater for the needs of students. |
| Approach to Integrated Education |
Our school adopts the whole-school approach to support students with special needs (SEN). A support team, including a Vice-principal, and Educational Psychologist, Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO), the School-Based Speech Therapist, the Guidance head and the teachers of the Guidance and Counselling Committee, the student counsellor, and the school social workers, has meetings regularly to devise suitable plans to help students who have special needs. The group discusses the learning progress and supportive measures for the students concerned with their form teachers when needed. Our school has joined the Student Mental Health Support Scheme to support the mental well-being of students. Our school also encourages teachers to join the courses on supporting students with SEN organised by the Education Bureau. We also arrange talks for teachers at appropriate times to enhance teachers' professional knowledge. |
| Education Support for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students |
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| Home-School Co-operation |
The Parent-Teacher Association was set up in 2006 to promote home-school cooperation. Other channels to keep close contact with parents and explain school policy and developments are "Newsletter to Parents", Parents’ Day, etc. With technological advancement, parents are constantly updated about latest measures of the school via electronic means. There has been a parent manager and an alternate parent manager in the IMC since 2013-2014. |
| School Ethos |
Our students are keen on learning. With close collaboration of the Careers Committee, Guidance & Counselling Committee, Discipline Committee, Religious Committee and Other Learning Experiences Committee, different programmes on personal growth are organized. Senior students give support to their junior schoolmates in different ways, such as being Paulinian Leaders, Maths Leaders and Peer Counsellors. Service programmes, such as Jockey Club Volunteer Together School-based Programme and Caritas Bazaar, are organized for students at different levels to develop a sense of citizenship through serving others. |
| School Development Plan |
We aim to provide whole-person education. Academically, we strive to help our students raise their Chinese and English language proficiency so that they can tap into the world of knowledge. In 2023-2024, our school has joined the English Programme and Mathematics in Education under the EDB SBSS project. Under the current education system, our school continues to develop a school-based curriculum, highlighting student-centered pedagogy which aims at instilling high order thinking skills and independent learning ability in students. Since 2016, our school has also been putting effort into nurturing students' interest and talent in science and mathematics through different STEM activities, such as the STEM week and forensic workshop, etc.<br>Apart from fostering academic excellence, we also provide ample opportunities for our students to participate in different extra-curricular activities and nurture in them positive values and the spirit of helping others through experiential learning, such as outward bound training, so that they can realize our school motto, 'All Things to All People'. |
| Teacher Professional Training and Development |
Our school organizes tailor-made programmes to help teachers improve their professional knowledge and personal traits, while our teachers often take the initiative to keep abreast of the latest development of pedagogy, curriculum and education trends by attending courses, seminars and workshops outside the school. Seminars and workshops are held to heighten teachers' awareness and build their capacity in teachers' professional conduct. |
| Life-wide Learning |
We strive to help our students unleash their potential, improve their adaptability and leadership skills, acquire better social skills, and develop their concern for others and the society. We regularly organize choral speaking, dance, music, English drama, sports and other activities in school and encourage students to join various external competitions. Our students have to join at least 1 club out of nearly 50 clubs in school each year to develop their interest. The two Other Learning Experiences (OLE) lessons per cycle also facilitate students' development and help to stretch their limits. Our Life Development Programme for S3-S6 fosters students positive sense of identity, self-potential, purpose and direction. Our Service Scheme also encourages our students at different levels to serve our community. Our school also organizes visits, field trips and overseas study tours to meet students' learning needs and to broaden their horizons. |
