Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo)

Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo)

Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo)

School Type

  • District: Kwun Tong
  • School Type: DSS
  • Student Sex: Co-educational
  • School Banding: Band 3
  • Medium of Instruction: Chinese and English
  • School Religion: Not Applicable

School History

  • Founding year: 1980
  • Sponsor: Delia Educational Organization
  • Our mission: Multiculturalism: To foster mutual appreciation and appreciation of each other. Balanced development of qualities: To develop students' abilities, knowledge, attitudes and values for lifelong learning. Creating Opportunities for Success: We believe that everyone has the potential to succeed.
  • School Motto: Positive Endeavors
  • Management Structure: The Superintendent appoints the Principal and Deputy Principal. The School Administration Committee assists the Principal and the Deputy Principal in the day-to-day running of the school. The Committee advises on school policies. Communication between administrators and staff occurs through the Staff Senate and informal counseling sessions.
  • Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Zuo Xiaoxia
  • Current Principal: Anita Lam

Teacher Information

  • Total number of teachers in the school: 72
  • Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education : 67%
  • Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
  • Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 28%
  • Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 11%

Teacher seniority:

  • Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 50%
  • Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 7%
  • Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 43%

Teaching and Learning

Language of Instruction:

The medium of instruction is both English and Chinese.

The subject of Chinese Language Teaching and Learning from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:

Chinese Language or Chinese Language (Non-Chinese Speaking Students)

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 or Chinese Language (NCS), Chinese History, Chinese Literature, Extended Module 2 in Mathematics (Algebra and Calculus), Economics.

Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:

English Language, Tourism and Hospitality, History, Information and Communication Technology

School-wide language policy:

The school provides English and Chinese as the medium of instruction. Students are assigned to their respective MOI environments based on their prior learning backgrounds, personal preferences, and language abilities. In some classes, Mainland Chinese students and ethnic minority students will be mixed in one class to enhance interaction between the two. For Chinese students with excellent English proficiency, they may choose English as the MOI for some subjects, and ethnic minorities may also choose English as the MOI. In addition, in the context of ethnic diversity, English, Putonghua and Cantonese have become the languages of communication in students' daily school life.

Tests and study adaptation measures:

There are two separate semesters in the school year. The first semester runs from September to January; the second semester runs from February to June. Student performance consists of student work on weekdays and a final examination. Student work accounts for 40% of the total and the final examination accounts for 60%. Student work is in the form of quizzes, project reports, worksheets and presentations, etc. The final examination, which is an assessment of the overall competence level of the subject, will be held in January and June respectively. Students' academic performance will be presented in the Academic Report and issued during the Parent-Teacher Day.

Class Establishment:

  • Number of S1 classes in this school year: 6
  • Number of S2 classes in this school year: 6
  • No. of S.3 classes in this school year: 6
  • Number of S4 classes in this school year: 6
  • Number of S5 classes in this school year: 6
  • Number of S6 classes in this school year: 6

School fees:

  • School fees for Secondary 1 (S1) in the 2022-2023 school year:-
  • School fees for S2(S2) in the 2022-2023 school year:-
  • School fees for Secondary 3 (S3) in the 2022-2023 school year:-
  • Tuition fee for S4 (S4) in the 2022-2023 school year: $3000
  • Tuition fee for S5 (S5) in 2022-2023: $3000
  • Tuition fee for Secondary 6 (S6) in the 2022-2023 school year: $3000

Tuition fee remission: The school offers full exemption of tuition fees. Needy students (including students from families on Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) and students receiving financial assistance from the Student Financial Assistance Agency (SFAA) of the Working Families and Student Financial Assistance Agency (WFSFA)) may apply for fee remission.

Application for S1 admission:

The school does not accept applications for S1 discretionary places. The school does not participate in the central allocation under the Secondary School Places Allocation System.

How is Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo)?

The school group Band is a few:

Ranking Estimate Band 3A

School Wind:

We are committed to building a highly inclusive and harmonious campus to meet the learning needs of our non-Chinese speaking and local students. In addition to the Training and Guidance Unit and the Career Planning Unit, we work closely with various education stakeholders, including local non-governmental organizations, to provide the most appropriate services to our students.

Learning and Teaching Strategies :

The school curriculum aims to provide students with the essential experiences necessary for lifelong learning, and to enable them to develop holistically in the five domains of ethics, intellect, physique, social skills and aesthetics in accordance with their potentials, so that they can become active and responsible citizens who can contribute to the community, the nation and the world. We are committed to helping our students develop positive values and attitudes, and to upholding the spirit of lifelong learning, so that they can learn how to learn, develop generic skills to acquire and construct knowledge, and lay the foundation for whole-person development.

Teacher professional training and development:

In addition to the regular task-based professional training and exchanges held within the school, teachers of the school also actively participate in external professional development activities such as lectures, workshops and seminars to keep abreast of the latest developments in education.

Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:

The school has policies and mechanisms in place to support the diverse learning needs of students. The Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo) and various professionals, including educational psychologists, clinical psychologists, speech therapists and guidance counsellors, lead all teachers in the school to work together with the school's culture of inclusion, policies and practices in catering for the diversity of learning needs. The school has a mechanism to identify students with different types and levels of special learning needs and provide them with appropriate support through improved teaching and classroom arrangements, group activities and individual counseling.

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 teaching modes (e.g., pull-out learning on a need basis, small group learning, etc.); developing school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting teaching materials; organizing cultural integration activities; and employing additional staff and/or purchasing additional translation/interpretation services to facilitate communication with parents. To facilitate communication with parents, the school will also be required to provide additional staff and/or purchase additional translation/interpretation services.

School facilities:

We are committed to creating a modern, high-tech teaching environment for our teachers and students. The school is equipped with air-conditioning, high-speed fiber optic and Wi-Fi network systems. There are 37 standard classrooms, 14 special-purpose rooms and 7 remedial classrooms.

School contact information:

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) System consists of two phases: Discretionary Places Allocation (DP) and Central Allocation (CA).
Discretionary places refer to S1 places reserved by schools for self-admission of students. Government, aided and caput secondary schools are allowed to reserve S1 places not exceeding 30%, while DSS secondary schools are allowed to reserve S1 places exceeding 30%.
The application period for the 2024 Discretionary Places is from January 2 to January 16, 2024. All secondary schools participating in the Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) System (participating secondary schools) will accept applications during the same period. Parents of current Primary 6 students participating in the Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) will receive two copies of the Application Form for Secondary 1 Discretionary Places in early December 2023 through their children's elementary school.
Parents may refer to the "Handbook on Application for Secondary One Discretionary Places", or visitEducation Bureau(https://www.edb.gov.hk/) or call: 2891 0088 for a list of schools through the Education Bureau's automated telephone enquiry system.
Parents can submit applications in paper form or through the Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) e-Platform. Once an application is submitted, it cannot be withdrawn, canceled or changed.

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