Tak Nga 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 9, 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 | 132 | 40 | 8 | 76 | 8 |
Admission requirements, criteria and weighting:
- 40% Admission is based on the applicant's academic standing;
- 45% The student's performance on the interview;
- 10% In-school behavioral comments;
- 5% Extracurricular activities or competition results.
School Type
- District: Sham Shui Po
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Girls' School
- School Banding: Band 1
- Medium of Instruction: English as the main language
- School religion: Catholic
School History
- Year of establishment: 1962
- Sponsoring organization: Epiphany Sisters Trustees Inc.
- Aims of the school: Adhering to St. John Bosco's philosophy of "Education for Love", the school adopts the preventive education method, nurtures students through reason, religion and love, and creates an environment full of love and care, so as to enable the students to have balanced development of morality and knowledge.
- School Motto: Wisdom: Practice the Truth: Courage: Courage to Commit: Diligence: Strive for Learning: Strive: Perseverance
- Management structure: A School Administration Committee is set up under the School Management Committee to co-ordinate academic affairs, discipline and counseling, moral and civic education, national security education, information technology, extra-curricular activities, home-school co-operation, alumni liaison, and community work.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Chan Wai Fun
- Existing Principal: Ms. Catherine Cheung
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 57
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education: 97%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Masters/Doctoral Degrees: 39%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 13%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 31%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 20%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 49%
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, Religious Education, Putonghua
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, English Enrichment Program, Mathematics, Science
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Civic and Social Development, Ethics and Religion, Chinese History, Tourism and Hospitality, Visual Arts, Information and Communication Technology
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics (Compulsory Part), Extended Mathematics Module 2, History, Geography, Economics, Business, Introduction to Accounting and Finance, Physics, Chemistry, Biology
School-wide language policy:
Most of the junior secondary classes in the school use English as the main medium of instruction, and to cater for the diversity of student learning, there are English extension activities for some subjects in Secondary 1 to 3 (please refer to the information of the subjects offered in the 2022/23 and 2023/24 school years and the school's website for details). The school emphasizes the importance of biliteracy and trilingualism in the training of students, and has a trilingual morning assembly, a "Reading Star" award scheme, an English Day, English learning activities, and a Putonghua interest group, etc. The school strives to create a language-rich environment for students and to strengthen their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
The school uses continuous assessment to evaluate students' learning performance. Assessment tools include students' daily assignments, e-learning, project reports, subject activities and quizzes. In addition, there are three examinations throughout the year.
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's the school?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 1B
School Wind:
The school has a simple school ethos and harmonious teacher-student relationships, with a particular emphasis on teaching students to emulate the humility and love of the school's patron saint, Sister Mary of Charity. The Student Growth Support Team, with the assistance of the Caritas social worker, coordinates a variety of programs and activities to nurture students' character growth, such as: morning assembly, weekly assembly, classroom teacher's class, Sunshine Generation (Big Sisters Program), Personal Growth Workshop, Adventure Camp, Mental Health Workshop, Parent-Teacher Seminar, Parenting Class, and so on.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The school adopts a variety of strategies, including curriculum planning and adaptation, teacher collaboration, diversified learning activities and assessment strategies to promote learning. Through the school-based curriculum, life-wide learning, cross-curricular learning and project-based learning are implemented. To organize collective lesson planning sessions and classroom research for teachers to share teaching resources and strategies. Teachers of different subjects participate in the professional development programmes organized by the Education Bureau (EDB). We also focus on securing external resources to enhance the quality of learning and teaching, such as participating in the EDB's Seed Project for Curriculum Development and applying for the Quality Education Fund (QEF). Diversified assessment strategies are utilized to obtain comprehensive information on student learning and to enhance the effectiveness of learning and teaching. The school has implemented the "Learning Skills Program" at junior secondary levels to help students enhance independent learning. The whole S.2 class participated in the Jockey Club's "Passing on the Legacy" Education Program in 2022-23 to deepen the understanding of the heritage of the school. The school has also participated in the Jockey Club's Intangible Cultural Heritage Education Program for 2022-23 to deepen students' understanding of culture and enhance their interest in Chinese culture. In addition, the English Department joined the Jockey Club-funded "School-based Diversity" project to help teachers cater for the diversity of students' learning. This year, the school continued to implement the "Establishment of Multi-purpose Learning Space for School-based STEM Education" supported by the Quality Education Fund.
Teacher professional training and development:
Teachers participated in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses every year to enhance their professionalism, and took advantage of the "Teacher Development Day" to discuss and share their views on teaching and learning, curriculum development, education policy, student discipline and counseling, and communication with stakeholders. School-based training for new teachers was implemented to fulfill the Education Bureau's "Enhanced Training Requirements for Promotion".
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The school is committed to building an inclusive culture and adopting a "Whole School Approach" to support students with special educational needs (SEN). Coordinated by the Student-Parent Support Team, the school deploys resources to provide appropriate and diversified support services to enhance the learning effectiveness of students and facilitate their integration into school life. Schools flexibly utilize the Learning Support Grant to employ additional teaching assistants and use the grant to procure professional services for students with special educational needs. In addition, the school arranges homework and examination adaptations according to the special learning needs of students, and organizes "Homework Tutorial Classes" for junior secondary students with low academic performance. The school also organizes Individual Learning Plan (ILP) meetings for students with special needs, and helps students design specific and feasible support plans through multi-disciplinary talks. The school emphasizes home-school co-operation and has established a regular communication mechanism to discuss with parents on strategies to support students through different channels.
Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:
The School provides additional support for admitted NCS students to learn Chinese: employing additional teachers/teaching assistants to support NCS students' Chinese language learning; arranging intensive Chinese language teaching modes (e.g. pull-out learning, small group learning, etc.); developing school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting teaching materials; and organizing cultural integration activities. Arranging examinations for internationally recognized Chinese language qualifications.
School facilities:
There are 26 classrooms, 11 special rooms, an assembly hall, a basketball court, 2 multi-media learning rooms, a music room, a dance room, a multi-purpose special room, a campus TV room and a library. Each classroom and multi-purpose special room is equipped with air-conditioning and multi-media teaching facilities (including computers, physical projectors and projectors) to enhance teaching effectiveness. Fiber optic and wireless networks are installed throughout the school, and all rooms are equipped with network access points so that students can use mobile devices for e-learning.
School contact information:
- Tel: 23803788
- Fax: 27871917
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.taknga.edu.hk
- Address: 18 Tat Chee Avenue, Yau Yat Tsuen, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
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