Buddhist Yip Kei Nam Memorial College
School Type
- Area：Kwai Tsing
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 3
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School religion: Buddhism
School History
- Year of Establishment: 1978
- School Sponsor: Hong Kong Buddhist Association
- Objective: To provide students with a good learning environment and balanced education opportunities in the spirit of Buddhist education and in line with the needs of the times.
- School Motto: Wisdom and Compassion
- Management structure: School-based management is practiced, with the Incorporated Management Committee (IMC) overseeing the school administration, the Principal leading the school administration, assisted by the Vice-Principals and Assistant Principals, and all teachers belonging to different functional constituencies in planning, promoting and evaluating the school administration.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of the School Management Committee: Mr. SZE Hin-kung
- Current Principal: Gregory So
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 66
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education: 97%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 52%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 32%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 12%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 11%
- 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:
S1-3: Chinese Language, Mathematics, Science*, Buddhism, Chinese History, Geography, History, Computer, Putonghua, Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education, Life and Society*; S1 and S2: Home Economics*, Design and Technology; S1: Library Classes, Tutorials
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, Mathematics (Compulsory Part), Extended Mathematics (Module 2), Civic and Social Development, Geography, Economics, Chinese History, History, Tourism and Hospitality, Ethics and Religion, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, ICT, Introduction to Business, Accounting and Finance, Visual Arts, Buddhism, Arts Development, Physical Education.
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 mainly uses Chinese as the medium of instruction and emphasizes the enhancement of students' Chinese and English language skills. Enrichment classes are organized for both Chinese and English, and small class teaching is implemented in both Chinese and English, with six groups of four classes for each level from S1 to S3, and five groups of four classes for each level from S4 to S5, in order to cater for students' learning diversity. An extensive reading program is implemented to enhance language proficiency. The school also offers an after-school English enrichment program and an after-school English conversation program. The school is committed to implementing the "biliteracy and trilingualism" policy through the use of expatriate English teachers, English week, English ambassador training, reading program, recitation, morning assembly speeches, reading reports, and project learning presentations. The Language Teaching and Learning Support Section of the Education Bureau provides language teaching and learning support services to the school, strengthens the overall planning of the English language school-based curriculum, develops a balanced and coherent school-based curriculum, and achieves horizontal linkage and vertical articulation of the curriculum.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
Standardized academic assessments are conducted three times a year, supplemented by continuous assessments conducted throughout the year, including classroom assessments, project-based learning, etc. Diversified assessments are used to promote learning.
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:
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:-
School fees for S4 (S4) in the 2022-2023 school year:-
Tuition fees for S5 in the 2022-2023 school year:-
School fees for Secondary 6 (S6) in the 2022-2023 school year:-
Application for S1 admission:
The school accepts applications for S1 Discretionary Places and participation in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places System.
Admission criteria for discretionary places include academic performance (30%), conduct and character (30%), extracurricular activities (20%) and interview performance (20%).
Is Buddhist Yip Kee Nam Memorial Secondary School good?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 3C
School Wind:
The school has a simple school ethos that promotes active participation, mutual help and love. With the theme slogan "Live a wonderful life, achieve your dreams; create a harmonious world, be self-disciplined and self-respectful", the school promotes students' active participation in school life and service to the community through a wide range of activities, such as the Secondary School Adaptation Challenge Camp, the Campus Fun Corner, the Campus Radio, the Social Skills Group, the Peer Mediation Service, the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Scheme, the Match Makers Project, the Good Students Award Scheme and the Dreams Come True Project, among others. The Dreams Come True Program promotes students' active participation in school life and community service.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The school encourages students to be diligent in their studies and emphasizes the cultivation of students' moral character. Through the cultivation of Buddhist philosophy, students are able to have a correct outlook on life, so that they can distinguish between right and wrong, and be helpful to the community, and become good citizens of the society. Learning and teaching are student-centered, cultivating students' generic skills, emphasizing the enhancement of students' motivation, ethos and self-learning ability, optimizing students' other learning experiences, actively implementing the four key components, and promoting students' learning and reflection through diversified assessments. The school is committed to catering for the diversity of student learning by designing the curriculum according to students' abilities and interests, as well as offering practical subjects to meet the needs of the community. Tutorials are provided at Secondary 1 level to enhance students' learning effectiveness.
Teacher professional training and development:
The school has set up a "Teacher Professional Development Unit" to co-ordinate in-school and out-of-school teacher professional development activities to complement the school's various developmental efforts, so as to enable teachers to continue to grow professionally, and to strengthen their skills in teaching, taking care of students' learning differences, counseling students and self-evaluation. Seminars are often organized in conjunction with other secondary schools of the Association to enhance teaching skills. The school also encourages peer lesson observation and group lesson planning for teachers of all subjects to enhance mutual exchange.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
In respect of integrated education, the school has set up a "Student Support Team" comprising a Special Education Co-ordinator, an Educational Psychologist, a Specialized Counselor, a Guidance Counselor and a Resident Social Worker. Regular meetings are held to set up appropriate support plans for students in need. Apart from understanding the learning needs of students through class management meetings, the school has also set up small group teaching in junior secondary schools to introduce different forms of language adaptation courses. In addition, the school organizes regular seminars to enhance teachers' understanding of integrated education, and encourages staff to participate in the Education Bureau's "Catering for Diverse Learning Needs" training programme to enhance their professional knowledge. The school adopts a diversified mode of support by making flexible use of the Learning Support Grant and outsourcing professional support services including dyslexia, speech therapy and occupational therapy.
For non-Chinese speaking (NCS) students with special educational needs (SEN), the School also provides appropriate after-school support and individual counseling for follow-up. The School attaches importance to home-school co-operation and organizes regular parent-teacher conferences for students with special educational needs, so that parents can understand their children's learning situation and work together to support their learning and growth.
Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:
The School provides additional support to 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, group learning, etc.); developing school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting teaching materials; and organizing cultural integration activities.
School facilities:
The new and old wings of the campus have a newly renovated auditorium, 28 standard classrooms and 27 special rooms, including a lecture hall, library, STEM room, Lanting Hall, study hall, special rooms for various subjects, laboratories, religion room, computer lab, English corner, English reading corner, teaching rooms, fitness room, math center, student activity center, teacher resource center, student council activity center, study rooms and speech therapy rooms, etc. The new and old wings of the campus have a newly renovated auditorium and 28 classrooms and 27 special rooms. The Center is equipped with specialized facilities for the disabled and the handicapped. Facilities for the disabled are available. All classrooms and special rooms are air-conditioned and equipped with computers and projectors. Fiber optic and wireless networks are installed throughout the school. Teachers and students can use the high-speed network to enhance e-learning, which is conducive to the effectiveness of teaching and learning.
School contact information:
- Tel: 24953363
- Fax: 24339009
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.byknmc.edu.hk
- Address: Cheung Ching Estate, Tsing Yi, N.T.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
