TWGHs Kap Yan Directors' College
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 | 170 | 51 | 11 | 98 | 10 |
Admission requirements, criteria and weighting:
- 56% EDB Student Achievement Ranking with reference to the school's academic performance;
- 14% Extracurricular activities, services and awards ;
- 30% Interview Performance .
School Type
- Area：North District
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 1
- Medium of Instruction: English as the main language
- School Religion: Not Applicable
School History
- Year of Establishment: 1982
- Sponsoring Body: Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
- Our mission: Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Kayin Premier Secondary School is a secondary school that provides quality education. We are student-oriented, create an ideal and enjoyable learning environment, and promote whole-person education.
- We are committed to developing our students' potential and ability to face the ever-changing future. We also emphasize the development of independent thinking and a positive attitude towards life, so that they can build up correct values and contribute to the society and the country.
- School motto: Diligence, Frugality, Loyalty, Faithfulness.
- (a) Management structure: The school has established an Incorporated Management Committee (IMC) to implement school-based management. There are ten units to co-ordinate teaching, administration, student affairs and student support.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Tam Chun Kwok
- Existing Principal: YAU Chun-yin
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 63
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education: 97%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 53%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 46%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 11%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 15%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 12%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 73%
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, Putonghua, Life and Social Studies (S1-S3), Library Class (S1), Physical Education
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, Science, Geography, History, Computer Literacy, Design and Technology, Home Economics, Music, Visual Art
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Civic and Social Development (S4, S5, S6), Chinese Literature, Chinese History, Tourism and Hospitality, Other Learning Experiences (e.g. Physical Education, Arts Education)
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, Economics, Geography, History, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, ICT, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Music, Extended Maths Module 1 (Calculus and Statistics), Extended Maths Module 2 (Algebra and Calculus)
School-wide language policy:
All subjects are taught in English except Chinese Language, Chinese History, Putonghua, Liberal Studies, Life and Social Studies, Tourism and Hospitality, Library and Physical Education. The school emphasizes the development of biliteracy and trilingualism among its students. All activities and daily morning assemblies are conducted in both English and Putonghua, and Putonghua is included as an elective in the Senior Secondary Chinese Language subject.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
- Two standardized tests and two examinations, and other quizzes for each subject. Formative assessment for continuous improvement of learning outcomes through the introduction of equal time points in all junior secondary subjects;
- Questions of different levels of difficulty are included in the design of assignments and tests/examinations to cater for students' learning differences.
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: 4
School fees:
No Tuition Fee Payment
How is Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Kayin Premier Secondary School?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 1B
School Wind:
The school promotes the core values of Care, Unity, Respect and Excellence in a whole-school approach through all subject groups to ensure a good school ethos. Positive values are actively cultivated in a caring environment. Students are encouraged to develop their leadership skills and sense of community service through volunteering, organizing club activities and leadership training. Provide peer support to students through peer counselors to create a harmonious and caring campus.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The curriculum is designed for the whole-person development of students, with equal emphasis on all five dimensions. In junior secondary schools, students' generic skills are systematically nurtured, and their learning and thinking skills are cultivated through the collaboration of different subjects and diversified teaching strategies. Students can choose from a wide range of subject combinations, and there are group teaching arrangements for Liberal Studies. Various kinds of exchange activities are organized to broaden the horizons of students, and students have traveled to many places in China and abroad, such as the United Kingdom and Singapore. The school attaches great importance to using English as the language of learning and creates an English-rich environment through activities such as English Week. The school follows the curriculum guidelines of the Education Bureau and takes into account the interests and abilities of students, as well as the manpower of teachers.
Teacher professional training and development:
Apart from school-based teacher development activities, teachers of the school also actively participate in professional development and exchange activities provided by the Education Bureau, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals or other organizations. In addition, the school actively promotes peer lesson observation and sharing for mutual observation.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The School's Special Educational Needs (SEN) Support Team, comprising the Coordinator, Social Worker, Educational Psychologist, Speech Therapist and Senior Subject Teachers, provides a comprehensive range of support services for students with SEN, taking into account their individual differences. The school regularly reviews the culture of inclusion in the school and utilizes community resources to plan inclusive activities. The Support Team for Students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) formulates strategic support plans according to the priority of students' needs, sets support targets and budgets, and utilizes the Learning Support Grant and other school resources to provide diversified support for students with SEN, such as optimization of classroom learning and teaching strategies, group or individual counseling, speech training, social, academic and stress enhancement training. (c) Purchasing services such as small group and individual counseling, language training, socialization, academic and stress enhancement training. In order to enhance the professional capacity of school teachers in catering for students with SEN, apart from arranging serving teachers to attend training courses organized by the Education Bureau (EDB), the school also organizes school-based teacher development workshops on a regular basis and encourages school staff to participate in seminars and talks on related topics to enhance professional exchanges.
School facilities:
Student Activity Center, STEM Education Center, school-wide computer network (including wireless network Wi-Fi 900 plan), campus TV, library, laboratory, visual arts room, music room, home economics room, sewing room, science and art creative space cum design and technology studio, lecture hall, computer lab, gifted education room and parent resource center.
School contact information:
- Tel: 26727395
- Fax: 26790330
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:https://www.twghkyds.edu.hk
- Address: Choi Yuen Estate, Sheung Shui, N.T.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
