Tang King Po School
Tang Kang Po School is an aided school located in Kowloon City District. The school admits only male students and the medium of instruction is mainly Chinese. Founded in 1953, the school is run by the Salesians of the Church of St. Paul's and is a Catholic school.
Application for S1 admission:
The school accepts applications for S1 Discretionary Places and participation in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places System.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 165 | 50 | 11 | 94 | 10 |
Admission requirements, criteria and weighting:
- 60% Student Academic Achievement;
- 20% Conduct Performance;
- 20% Extracurricular Activities and Other (e.g., Talent Achievement, Public Service, etc.)
School Type
- District: Kowloon City
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Boys' School
- School Banding: Band 2
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School religion: Catholic
School History
- Year of establishment: 1953
- School Sponsor: Salesian Missions of the Borough of Scotland
- Objectives: To follow the "Preventive Education Method" of our ancestor, Fr. Baldrige, to meet the needs of society, to promote whole-person development, to preach the Gospel, to realize the spirit of "building up one's own self and one's own person", and to nurture our students to become "good citizens and devoted Christians".
- School Motto: Build Up Yourself, Build Up Others
- Management Structure: The school is divided into four main sections, including Management and Organization, Learning and Teaching, Student Care and Development, and Administration and School Affairs. The school formulates its development strategies through the Development Team and by collecting the views of different stakeholders, and then implements the strategies by each section, and conducts self-evaluations on a regular basis to review the effectiveness of the strategies for improvement.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Mr. Kong Chi Chiu
- Existing Principal: Mr. Chow Lai-ming
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 72
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education : 95%
- Percentage of Teachers with Bachelor's Degrees: 99%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 67%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 36%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 14%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 9%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 77%
Teaching and Learning
Language of Instruction:
The medium of instruction is mainly Chinese.
The subject of Chinese Language Teaching and Learning from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Chinese History, Putonghua, Religion, Computer Literacy, Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Design & Technology, Integrated Humanities
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Civic and Social Development, Physical Education, Ethics of Religion, Introduction to Business Accounting and Finance, Design and Applied Technology, Information and Communication Technology, Tourism and Hospitality, Health Management and Social Care, Physical Education (Diploma)
Applied Learning Subjects: Interior Design, Computer Games and Animation Design, Health Care Practice
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English
School-wide language policy:
The school's language policy covers the following three areas:
1. To cater for students' English language learning ability, the school arranges for some classes in junior secondary schools to be taught in whole English while the rest of the classes are taught partly in English in the teaching of the three designated non-language subjects. The school also ensures that students are given the opportunity to receive instruction in both English and their mother tongue when they study the relevant subjects at senior secondary level.
2. The school provides morning reading and encourages students to participate in reading promotion activities both inside and outside the school, so as to enhance the quality of teaching and learning of the three language subjects of English, Chinese and Putonghua. The school emphasizes cross-curricular reading and promotes collaboration between English and Chinese and other subject groups, and arranges different in-school and out-of-school language activities for students' participation.
3. Schools organize different ELA activities for the three designated non-language subjects to match students' English learning abilities and progress, needs, interests, and aspirations.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
Teachers provide feedback to students on a variety of learning and assessment activities and use data to improve teaching and learning for students of all abilities. The school has after-school enrichment classes and after-school remedial classes to cater for learner diversity. Promotion and retention meetings are held at the end of each school year to determine whether a student will be promoted or retained in a class, and those who are provisionally promoted are required to attend a study session during the summer vacation.
Class Establishment:
- Number of S1 classes in this school year: 5
- Number of S2 classes in this school year: 5
- No. of S.3 classes in this school year: 5
- Number of S4 classes in this school year: 5
- Number of Form 5 classes in this school year: 5
- Number of S6 classes in this school year: 5
School fees:
No Tuition Fee Payment
Orientation and Healthy Living:
S1 Orientation Day and Chinese, English and Mathematics Adaptation Classes were held at the end of August. The school promotes health education and enables students to live a healthy lifestyle. Every year, the school organizes the "Mind, Body and Soul Cleansing Month", which is a series of activities to purify students' minds, bodies and souls and to raise their awareness of personal health. The school also organizes "Pistachio Day", "Food Nutrition Seminar" and "Sex Education Seminar" for the benefit of students.
How is Tang Kang Po School?
Tang Jingbo School Band a few:
The ranking of Tang Kang Po School is estimated to be Band 2C-2B.
School Wind:
The school is a simple and honest school, aiming to build a harmonious campus and cultivate students to realize the spirit of "building up oneself and others", and emphasizing the campus culture of "caring and integration". The school requires Form 1 students to stay for lunch and organizes different kinds of activities for them after lunch.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The school adopts adaptive teaching to develop students' ability of inquiry learning and independent learning. The school also implements a variety of teaching modes, including e-learning, to enhance students' motivation to learn, so that they can take the initiative to improve from teachers' feedback.
Teacher professional training and development:
The school emphasizes the value-added of teachers to support school development. Teacher development days are held three times a year to meet the concerns of the year. Co-planning and peer lesson observation are actively practiced in all subjects. Teachers are encouraged to pursue continuing education and administrative arrangements are made to accommodate this as far as possible. In addition, new teachers are systematically taken care of so that they can be integrated into the professional teaching team of the school as soon as possible.
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). Through the deployment of resources, the School provides appropriate and diversified support services to enhance students' learning effectiveness and facilitate their integration into school life. The school emphasizes home-school cooperation and has established a regular communication mechanism to discuss with parents on strategies to support students through different channels.
School facilities:
Sanctuary, Auditorium, Library, English Language Lab, Chinese Language Lab, Demonstration Room, Geography Room, Visual Arts Room, Theme Study Room, Student Activity Center, Smart Classroom, 3 Computer Rooms, 6 Labs, Creative Studio, Soccer Field, 2 Basketball Courts.
School contact information:
- Tel: 27125171
- Fax: 27137727
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.tangkingpo.edu.hk
- Address: 16 Tin Kwong Road, Kowloon
Related information:
Tang Kang Po School Movie
- Tang Kang Po School Wikipedia
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
