Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School
Application for S1 admission:
The school accepts applications for S1 Discretionary Places and participation in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places System.
Application form for S1 discretionary places for 2024:Click here to download
Interview Date:
- March 2, 2024
Self-allocation and central allocation (Part A and Part B) places in 2024
| Form 1 | Secondary One places | Self-supporting places | Part A places | Part B places | Knock-in Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 144 | 43 | 7 | 86 | 8 |
Admission requirements, criteria and weighting:
- 50% Elementary school grades;
- 30% Interview;
- 10% Conduct;
- 10% Extracurricular Activities/Services/Awards.
School Type
- District: Sham Shui Po
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Boys' School
- School Banding: Band 1
- Medium of Instruction: English as the main language
- School religion: Catholic
School History
- Founding year: 1970
- Sponsor: Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
- Objective: To uphold the mission of the Catholic Schools and to practise "Education for the Whole Person". Students are taught to recognize the truth of the Gospel and to live out the spirit of Christ. To inspire students to develop a positive outlook on life and a spirit of service to the community. With the school motto of "Self-improvement", students are encouraged to strive for self-improvement and to cultivate themselves.
- School motto: Self-improvement
- Management Structure: School-based management is practiced and the Incorporated Management Committee (IMC) was established in May 2015.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of School Management Committee: Mr. CHAN Kam Tim
- Existing Principal: Poon Shing Kai
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 58
- Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 91%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Masters/Doctoral Degrees: 45%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 18%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 15%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 7%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 78%
Teaching and Learning
Language of Instruction:
The medium of instruction is mainly English.
The subject of Chinese Language Teaching and Learning from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Chinese History, Physical Education, Putonghua, Religion and Ethics
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science, Life and Society, World History, Geography, Computer and Technology, Visual Arts, Music, Reading
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Compulsory: Chinese Language, Physical Education, Religion and Ethics
Electives: Chinese History, Physical Education (HKDSE), Ethics and Religion (HKDSE), Visual Arts
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
Compulsory: Civic and Social Development, English Language, Mathematics
Electives: Mathematics (M1, M2), Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Geography, History, Economics, Information and Communication Technology, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Music.
School-wide language policy:
The school mainly uses English as the medium of instruction and strengthens Putonghua training in junior high school to enhance students' biliteracy and trilingualism.
Actively promote English language learning:
- School-based curriculum and cross-curricular learning are implemented at all levels.
- To promote the teaching and learning of English by organizing speech classes from S1 to S2.
- Diversified English activities such as plays, musicals, debates, talent shows, etc. create a language environment.
- She actively participated in the Inter-school Poetry Solo Recitation, English Speech, Drama and Debate Competitions with outstanding results, and won the Champion and the First Runner-up of the Hong Kong Secondary Schools English Debate Competition (Inter-district) for a number of times.
Enhancement of Chinese and Putonghua proficiency:
- Students are trained in reading, writing, listening and speaking through a sequential curriculum to enhance their Chinese language proficiency.
- The self-developed Classical Poetry Self-Study Unit allows middle school students to memorize poems to enhance their cultural cultivation.
- To develop a solid foundation in literary language by drafting their own reading comprehension materials for middle school literary language.
- Self-designed senior secondary elective modules.
- The middle school has implemented a "weekly writing" program to enhance writing skills.
- To provide different after-school activities to enhance students' language proficiency and cultural literacy.
- A Putonghua subject is offered in the junior high school to enable students to improve their Putonghua listening and speaking skills in a gradual and orderly manner.
- Participated actively in inter-school competitions with good results.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
- Continuous assessment, standardized tests and examinations are conducted throughout the year.
- During examinations/tests, schools will make appropriate arrangements for students with special learning needs.
- Setting up a strategic testing schedule for NSS students to motivate them to make good use of the long vacation period to prepare for public examinations.
Class Establishment:
- Number of S1 classes in this school year: 4
- Number of S2 classes in this school year: 4
- No. of S.3 classes in this school year: 4
- Number of S4 classes in this school year: 4
- Number of S5 classes in this school year: 4
- Number of S6 classes in this school year: 4
School fees:
No Tuition Fee Payment
How is Cheung Sha Wan Catholic English Secondary School?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 2A-1C
School Wind:
The school is a simple and unadorned school that upholds the core values of Catholic education: "Truth", "Virtue", "Love", "Life" and "Family". It emphasizes on the formation of character and spirituality, enabling students to explore the meaning of the human being and to live a fruitful life.
- There is a Pastoral Team to coordinate the religious activities of the whole school. Through rich and diversified religious activities, such as liturgies, prayers, evangelization gatherings, morning sharing, retreats, leadership formation, and pilgrimage or volunteer services in and out of the country, the spiritual formation of both Catholic and non-Catholic students is strengthened.
- Religious decorations such as posters, the Fourteen Paths of Suffering runway and the Religious Activity Room allow students to touch the Word at any time and anywhere, to feel God's love, to imitate Jesus and the saints, and to establish correct values.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
- Strategic Small Class Teaching (SCT) is implemented at Secondary 1 and Senior Secondary levels to develop students' potential.
- A number of scholarships and subject awards are available to reward students with outstanding academic performance and good attitude.
- Improvement of measures for top-notch: Tutorial groups train top-notch students and encourage gifted students to participate in the Hong Kong Academy for Gifted and Talented (HKAG) programs.
- The Elite Nurturing Program (ENP) strengthens the support for the top students to achieve good results.
- Implementation of the Whole School Approach to NSS Preparation. Starting from S1, a lot of resources have been allocated to prepare students for the examination and enable them to achieve good results in the HKDSE.
Teacher professional training and development:
- Organize a series of professional development days for teachers.
- Organize professional sharing activities to strengthen internal and external ties and collaboration with universities or tertiary institutions.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The school is committed to building an inclusive culture and providing appropriate and diversified support services through the deployment of resources. The Student Support Team comprises the Deputy Principal, the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator, the Educational Psychologist, the School Social Worker, the Guidance Counselor, the Discipline Officer, the Integrated Education Counselor, and teachers of all major subjects. The school flexibly utilizes the Learning Support Grant to hire additional manpower and procure professional services, and organizes "After-school Enrichment Programmes" for low achievers. The school also provides learning, homework and test accommodations for students in need, and organizes Individual Learning Plan (ILP) meetings to help students design specific and feasible support plans. A regular communication mechanism has been set up to discuss with parents through different channels on strategies to support students.
Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:
The School provides additional support to the admitted NCS students to help them learn Chinese: providing after-school Chinese learning support; employing additional teachers/teaching assistants to support NCS students' Chinese language learning; arranging intensive Chinese language teaching modes (e.g. pull-out learning on a need basis, group learning, etc.); and organizing cultural integration activities.
School facilities:
In addition to standard facilities, to support teaching and whole-person education, the school has the following facilities: school-wide Wi-Fi 6 wireless and fiber-optic Internet access, 1GB broadband line, classroom facilities: smart whiteboards, Apple TV+, physical projectors, projectors and computers, smart student ID cards, multi-media learning rooms, a Titan track with electronic chip timing system, a climbing wall, a fitness room, a Chapel, a Lecture Room, a multi-purpose hall, and a library. The school also has a multi-purpose auditorium and a library.
School contact information:
- Tel: 27415034
- Fax: 27444810
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.cswcss.edu.hk
- Address: 533 Fuk Wing Street, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon
- Cheung Sha Wan Catholic English Secondary School Wikipedia
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
