Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College
School Type
- Area：Island
- School Type: DSS
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 3
- Medium of Instruction: Chinese and English
- School religion: Buddhism
School History
- Year of establishment: 1977
- Organization: Po Lin Monastery
- Objective: To provide quality education for the whole person in the spirit of "teaching all students without discrimination"; to be "student-centered" and to enable each student to develop his/her potential to the fullest through encouragement and support.
- School Motto: Wisdom and Compassion
- Management framework: implementation of school-based management.
- Current Chancellor/Chairman of the School Management Committee: Honorary Chancellor: Venerable Joguang, Venerable Wisdom, Supervisor: Venerable Jinyin, Acting Supervisor: Barrister Lin Hanhuan.
- Current Principal: Yun Fook Lung
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 37
- Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education : 73%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 95%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 54%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 35%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 45%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 14%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 41%
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:
Mother-tongue Teaching Classes (Chinese as the main medium of instruction) - Chinese Language, English Language, Chinese History, Putonghua, Mathematics, Life and Society, Integrated Science (S1 and S2), Basic Physics (S3), Basic Chemistry (S3), Basic Biology (S3), Basic Business (S3), Computer and Information Technology, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Music, Buddhist Moral and Values Education (taught in Cantonese). (except English Language and Putonghua)
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English-medium classes (English as the main medium of instruction) - Chinese Language/Chinese Language (Second Language), English Language, Chinese History, Putonghua, Mathematics, Life and Society, Integrated Science (S1 and S2), Basic Physics (S3), Basic Chemistry (S3), Basic Biology (S3), Basic Business (S3), Computer and Information Technology, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Music, Buddhist Moral Education and Values Education (other than English-medium subjects) Value Education (taught in English, except Chinese Language and Putonghua)
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Native-speaking Classes (Chinese as the main medium of instruction) - Chinese Language, English Language, Civic and Social Development, English Literature, Chinese History, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Chemistry and Moral Values Education, Introduction to Business Accounting and Finance, NSS Physical Education, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Music (Cantonese except English Language and English Literature)
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English-medium classes (English as the main medium of instruction) - Chinese Language/Chinese Language (Second Language Program), English Language, Civic and Social Development, English Literature, Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Buddhist Moral and Values Education, New Senior Secondary Physical Education, Introduction to Business Accounting and Finance, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Music (English-medium, except Chinese Language)
School-wide language policy:
- The school offers mother-tongue classes and English classes.
- Chinese Language and English Language are grouped according to the same level of proficiency, while the Chinese Language program for NCS students is grouped according to proficiency.
- Apart from the HKDSE examination, the school also offers GCSE Chinese Language courses for eligible NCS students, as well as Applied Chinese Learning courses for NCS students.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
- In addition to examination tests, continuous academic assessment is also included.
- Adaptation Course.
- Specialized studies.
- Other Learning Experiences.
- Summer Chinese, English and Mathematics Tutorial Classes for S1 to S3.
- After-school tutorial classes.
Class Establishment:
- Number of S1 classes in this school year: 3
- Number of S2 classes in this school year: 3
- No. of S.3 classes in this school year: 3
- Number of S4 classes in this school year: 3
- Number of S5 classes in this school year: 3
- Number of S6 classes in this school year: 3
School fees:
- Tuition fee for Secondary 1 (S1) in the 2022-2023 school year: $6000
- S2(S2) Tuition Fee for the 2022-2023 school year: $6000
- Tuition fee for S3 in the 2022-2023 school year: $6000
- Tuition fee for S4(S4) in the 2022-2023 school year: $6000
- Tuition fee for S5 (S5) in the 2022-2023 school year: $6000
- Tuition fee for Secondary 6 (S6) in the 2022-2023 school year: $6000
Tuition Fee Remission: The school provides free or 3/4 or 1/2 tuition fee remission. 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 participate in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places System. Application for S1 admission will commence on November 1, 2022. Applicants can download the application form from the school's website.
In-school grades 20%, Out-of-school service 10%, Interviews 25%, Conduct 20%, Relationships with the sponsoring organization 5%, Extracurricular activities and awards 20%.
Is it good to have a Buddhist raft memorialized in a secondary school?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 3C
School Wind:
- The school's culture is simple, with teachers and students getting along harmoniously and emphasizing the value of "human beings".
- To promote a caring culture and create a multicultural campus of communion and respect.
- Improve students' resilience, strengthen their willpower, and transform them into life force.
- We adopt the mode of "training with support and support with training" to accompany students to grow up.
- Encourage junior secondary students to join uniformed groups to strengthen disciplinary training.
- The Counseling Department implements a mentor/apprentice program.
- Integrate into the community and practice home-school cooperation to create a better environment for student learning.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
- Multicultural Community: The school's multiculturalism allows students to learn to respect each other and live in harmony.
- Integration of mother tongue and English language teaching.
- Environmental Education.
- A wellness program that strengthens willpower and resilience.
- Healthy Campus.
- To enhance students' language proficiency.
- Caring for Learning Differences.
- Group Teaching.
Teacher professional training and development:
- Annual in-school teacher training day.
- Organize professional exchange activities for teachers of the Joint Schools.
- Teachers are invited to give professional sharing to establish a culture of professional exchange.
- Set up an orientation program to help new teachers adapt to school life and build team spirit.
- Peer observation and after-school discussion.
- Teachers of the school participated in the support projects of the Education Bureau and the Centre for Teaching in the Mother Tongue of the University of Hong Kong to develop Chinese Language and Chinese History learning materials and school-based curriculum for NCS students.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
It provides teaching and assessment accommodations, counseling groups, Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs), parent counseling, and Student Support Summaries (SSSs), as well as information on related referral services.
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. Interpretation services to facilitate communication with parents. Vocational Chinese
School facilities:
The university provides student dormitories.
Learning and Teaching: Multi-purpose activity room, study room, fitness room (all classrooms are equipped with amplifiers, projectors, wireless/wired internet, physical projectors).
Whole-person education, art cultivation: music room (equipped with band equipment), campus TV room, school history gallery, art gallery, etc.
Counseling and personal growth: social worker's room, guidance and discipline room, counseling room, meditation room, barrier-free facilities (elevator, restrooms).
School contact information:
- Tel: 29855365
- Fax: 29855371
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.bfhmc.edu.hk
- Address: 99 Tai O Road, Tai O, Lantau Island, N.T.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
