Heung To Secondary School (Tseung Kwan O)
School Type
- District: Sai Kung
- School Type: DSS
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 2
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School Religion: Not Applicable
School History
- Year of establishment: 2003
- Sponsor: Island Education Organization Limited
- Objective: To establish a high-performance school with rigorous teaching and a simple school ethos. To provide a diversified learning environment for students, so that they can have a balanced development in moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic aspects, and become young people who love the country, love Hong Kong, and have good academic performance.
- School motto: -
- Management Structure: Under the leadership of the School Management Committee (SMC) and the Chancellor, the school administration is centrally managed by the Principal.
- The Academic Affairs Office, the Tutorial Office and the School Affairs Office are responsible for learning and teaching, student support and development, and day-to-day management.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Yip Yin Ping
- Existing Principal: CHUNG Yiu-kee
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 47
- Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education : 82%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 47%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 32%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 39%
- Teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience Percentage: 0%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 61%
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, Mathematics, Chinese History, Putonghua, Life and Society, Technology and Life, Integrated Science, Geography, History, Information Technology, Music, Visual Arts, Physical Education.
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, Life and Society, Technology and Life, Integrated Science, Geography, History, Information Technology, Music, Visual Arts, Physical Education.
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Civic and Social Development, Chinese History, Music, Visual Arts, 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:
1. to provide Chinese, English and international classes for students with different abilities.
2. junior high schools employ foreign teachers to teach in small classes.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
The school has adapted the time and mode of testing to suit the abilities and needs of students and to meet the growth and development needs of different students.
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:
- S1 (S1) Tuition Fee for School Year 2022-2023: $6750
- S2(S2) Tuition Fee for School Year 2022-2023: $6750
- Tuition Fee for Secondary 3 (S3) in the 2022-2023 school year: $6750
- Tuition fee for S4 (S4) in the 2022-2023 school year: $11200
- Tuition fee for S5 in the 2022-2023 school year: $11200
- Tuition fee for Secondary 6 (S6) in the 2022-2023 school year: $11200
Tuition Fee Remission: The school provides free 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 accepts applications for S1 Discretionary Places and participation in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places System.
1. Academic Record 50%;
2. Conduct and interview performance 30%;
3. record of extracurricular activities 20%.
How about Tseung Kwan O Island School?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 2C-2B
School Wind:
The school has a simple school culture with whole-school participation in discipline and guidance work to create a caring and harmonious campus atmosphere; teachers visit families to learn about students and maintain good communication with parents; the school makes use of community resources and school funds to organize activities for students to add color to the campus and inspire their potentials; and it maintains close contact with universities and community colleges so that students can receive appropriate advice on their further education and careers.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The school emphasizes teaching and learning. Teachers have rich teaching experience and good teaching attitudes. Subject teams prepare lessons collectively, conduct lesson observations and exchanges, invite external scholars and professionals to provide professional advice on the school-based curriculum, and develop a sound assessment policy and system. We actively cultivate students' interest in learning, inspire students' good learning motivation, and enable students to learn effectively in the area of multiple intelligences.
Teacher professional training and development:
To encourage teachers to pursue continuous professional development, the school has set up a special grant to assist teachers to participate in various professional training activities organized by the Education Bureau and educational institutions. In addition, it also organizes regular professional training days for teachers, exchanges and cooperation among friendly schools, and educational exchange activities with other districts in order to continuously improve the professional standard of teachers.
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 SEN.
- The Learning Support Team of the school consists of the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator, the Discipline Officer and the class teacher. The support team works in conjunction and collaboration with other sections of the school to support students in need.
- Schools make flexible use of the Learning Support Grant to outsource professional services, such as psychologist services, socialization groups, etc., to help students with different needs.
- The school also provides learning, homework and test accommodations for students in need, and helps students design specific and feasible support plans through various meetings.
School facilities:
The school is a standard "Millennium School" with air-conditioned classrooms, auditoriums and special rooms, fiber-optic network, a large lecture room, a live TV studio, a dance studio, a basketball court, a mini-soccer field, a 50-meter running track, and a long-distance sand-pit.
School contact information:
- Phone: 26233039
- Fax: 26233193
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.tko.heungto.net
- Address: 4 Chin Hok Lane, Tseung Kwan O, N.T.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
