| Language Policy |
Our school places much emphasis on providing a language-rich environment for the students so as to enhance their biliterate and trilingual proficiency: <br>(1) Language subjects cover the highest of 38% learning time; <br>(2) English is the medium of instruction in selected classes in F.1 F.3 Mathematics, F.1 F.2 Science and F.3 Science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology); <br>(3) Extended Learning Activities in English are organised in junior-form Mathematics, Science, Humanities and Technology subjects; <br>(4) A writing-across-the-curriculum programme is implemented in collaboration of English, Science and Life & Society Panels; <br>(5) English is the medium of instruction in some NSS subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Business, Accounting and Financial Studies) <br>(6) In view of broadening the students' horizons and enriching their experiences, the school encourages students to take part in various activities and competitions including English debating competitions, writing competitions and Speech Festival. |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies |
(1) Motivate students to learn by means of questioning, group interaction, experiments and use of IT; (2) The whole campus is installed with high-speed fiber optic network which supports all teachers and students to access the WiFi network simultaneously; (3) Install "Wall-less Classroom" and promote "Flipped classroom": More than15 000 videos of recorded lessons have been prepared and put onto the school's online learning platform on which students watch the video at home before the lessons. Teachers may focus on answering student questions and exploring topics in greater depth; (4) Adopt "Moodle and ChatGPT" as a personalized online learning platform to foster interaction, inquiry and collaboration; (5) Promote collaborative lesson preparation and peer lesson observation among teachers as well as professional development; (6) Independent learning and generic skills are promoted through Project Learning Scheme, Reading Scheme and cross-subject curriculum.; (7) To cater for the needs of students with better learning abilities through the implementation of the three-tiered framework of gifted education, including the school-based whole class teaching, the school-based pull-out training programmes and the off-school supports and competitions. |
| School-based curriculum |
1. Electives: 3X. Flexible combination of elective subjects: Senior form students can take one subject among 5 electives, and choose another subject among other 5 electives; in addition, students of individual class can either take Biology or Mathematics extended part - Module 1 as the third electives.<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: (a) A variety of subjects are offered to senior forms to enhance the students' multifarious development; (b) Emphasis is put on alignment of junior and senior curriculum; (c) F.1 F.2 Technology and Living curriculum includes Technology and Living, Information & Communication Technology serves as a foundation for the related subjects in senior forms; (d) Life education is implemented at F.1-F.3 to foster students' positive values and attitudes towards life; (e) Religious and Social Training is provided in F.1-F.6 to nurture moral and social development of our students. |
| Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity |
(1) Our school has set up the Gifted Education Team. We offer enhancement courses for our top students to develop their potentials, achieving excellent results in the public examination.<br>(2) We encourage our students to participate in programmes for the gifted and talented organized by the University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education by using the Diversity Learning Grant. Over twenty students are admitted to the courses every year after screening tests.<br>(3) We offer various training for students who excel at sports, debating or in other areas and they are encouraged to participate in different competitions by using the Diversity Learning Grant and donations from alumni. The English Debate Team had won various awards in the Hong Kong Secondary Schools Debating Competition (both senior and junior sections) for several years.<br>(4) Our school has set up a Student Support Team and we employ full-time guidance and supporting teachers to provide extra help to students who need special assistance.<br>(5) Tailor-made curricula are introduced in some F. 1 and F. 2 classes in Chinese, English and Mathematics. After-school remedial classes are provided to help students having difficulties in doing their homework. |
| Approach to Integrated Education |
All staff of our school agree that it is the responsibility to create an integrated environment to cater for the students with special educational needs based on the Three-Tier Intervention Mode. The Student Support Team led by SENCO using the Learning Support Grant For Sen Students to provide academic, social support for students who have learning difficulties, for example: providing after school class, organizing social activities, etc. |
| Education Support for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students |
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| Home-School Co-operation |
(1) The PTA organizes picnic, workshops on parenting, and a lunch gathering for teachers and parents on the Teachers' Day. Besides, the PTA arranges numerous parent volunteers to help on F.1 registration days; <br>(2) There are two parents' days per year when parents talk to class teachers individually;<br>(3) A 2-way communication channel between the school and parents is efficiently set up through newsletter, school webpage, parent app, parent days, parent nights and direct contact;<br>(4) Our school will hold a number of seminars or workshops for parents, including a seminar on selection of subjects and further studies for parents of F.3 students, a seminar for parents of F.6 graduates, a thankfulness night and Form 1 to Form 3 parents' nights;<br>(5) Details of school assignments are regularly uploaded to the school website. It helps parents know the progress of their children's learning. |
| School Ethos |
(1) Our school motto is "To Each His Due" which aims at developing all-round education for our students, nurturing their sense of responsibility towards Roman Catholic Church, the school, community and country;<br>(2) There are 2 form-teacher sessions every day for promoting closer relationship between teachers and students; <br>(3) 'F.1 Peer Mentorship Scheme' is implemented to facilitate academic, social and personal growth of F.1 students;<br>(4) Through the national identity education activities, including talks, visits and mainland exchange programmes, to enhance students’ understanding of our country;<br>(5) 'Alpha Team Program' is adopted for strengthening students' confidence and cohesion within class;<br>(6) 'Class Spirit Fund' is established to enhance team spirit and the relationship among teachers and students;<br>(7) Life-wide Learning Day helps F.1 to 5 students learn in real situations and enriches their out of class learning experiences; <br>(8) Offer Life Education lessons to cultivate students’ positive value through experiential learning.<br> |
| School Development Plan |
(1) To raise students' language ability through enhanced oral and writing practice;<br>(2) Provide different support for gifted students and develop their potential;<br>(3) To develop different sets of teaching materials and assessment tools to cater for learner's diversity;<br>(4) Nurture students’ self-learning attitude and habit;<br>(5) To develop assessment tool to foster learning;<br>(6) To cultivate students' positive values with the five core values of Catholic education. |
| Teacher Professional Training and Development |
Our school stresses on the professional development of teachers and encourages teachers to pursue further study, attend seminars / workshops and participate the Open Classroom organized by the Hong Kong Association of Heads of Secondary Schools to share and learn the pedagogy with other schools’ teachers. Besides organizing 4 workshops per year, we also arrange professional collaboration in lesson planning, peer lesson observations and peer sharing of teaching experiences. Moreover, there is a Teacher Induction Scheme to support beginning teachers. Our teachers attend professional development courses constantly. |
| Life-wide Learning |
Our Student Association, with 4 houses, school teams, uniform groups and nearly 20 clubs and societies provide numerous activities for our students to serve the community in which they can realize their potentials and thus learning to be good citizens. Professional instructors and coaches are recruited to teach in the classes of athletics, football, basketball, table tennis, badminton, lacrosse, musical instruments, martial art, magic, dance, photography, Chinese chess, Junior Red Cross and the Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps. Students have outstanding performance in indoor rowing, athletics, football, basketball, badminton and martial art, showing their team spirits in various aspects. |
