Kowloon Technical School

Kowloon Technical School

Kowloon Technical School

School Type

  • District: Sham Shui Po
  • School Category: Koon Lap
  • Student Sex: Co-educational
  • School Banding: Band 3
  • Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
  • School Religion: Not Applicable

School History

  • Year of establishment: 1961
  • Sponsoring Body: Government
  • Objective: The school is committed to providing a perfect learning environment for students to develop their full potentials, so that they can become responsible citizens who are able to adapt to future technological changes and social development. The school emphasizes all five aspects of education so that students can receive a whole-person education and develop a positive outlook on life.
  • School motto: Always be true to your word.
  • Management structure: The School is a government-run school and practises school-based management. The School Management Committee (SMC), comprising officials from the Education Bureau, teachers, parents, alumni and members of the community, has a well-defined administrative structure and participates in planning and promoting the development of school affairs. In addition, a number of departments and task forces have been set up to establish sound communication channels.
  • Existing Supervisor/Chairman of School Management Committee: Cheng Kwok Yan
  • Existing Principal: Ms. Lai-Woon Woo

Teacher Information

  • Total number of teachers in the school: 66
  • Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education: 92%
  • Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
  • Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 38%
  • Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 44%

Teacher seniority:

  • Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 11%
  • Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 4%
  • Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 85%

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, Geography, Chinese History, Computer, Science (S1-S2), Integrated Science (Chemistry) (S3), Integrated Science Physics (S3), Integrated Science Biology (S3), Life and Society*, Basic Business (S3), Putonghua, Visual Arts, Design and Applied Technology, Music, Physical Education

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, Civic and Social Development, Chinese History, Geography, Economics, Introduction to Business, Accounting and Finance, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Visual Arts, Design and Applied Technology, Information and Communication Technology, Tourism and Hospitality, Health Management and Social Care, Applied Learning (Computer Games and Animation Design/Aeronautics), Music, Sports.

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 has been supporting the "biliteracy and trilingualism" policy and actively enhancing students' biliteracy and trilingualism. The school focuses on mother tongue teaching and offers a Putonghua subject in the junior high school, emphasizing students' ability to master English. All English teachers and Putonghua teachers have passed the benchmark assessment. The school provides cross-curricular reading for all junior high school students in Life and Social Studies to consolidate their English learning. The school employs expatriate teachers and gives students the opportunity to use their language skills in a variety of ways through the Chinese-English reading program, morning reading program, English drama, Chinese-English speech and debate training. Starting from Form 4, the school allows students with higher English proficiency in Physics and Chemistry to sit for the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) examination in English.

Tests and study adaptation measures:

In order to provide a more comprehensive view of student performance, the school implements continuous and progressive assessment, with two standardized tests and examinations in each school year, occasional quizzes for individual subjects, and assessments for some subjects through project learning and required assignments. School-based assessment (SBA) is conducted at senior secondary levels for different subjects in accordance with the requirements of public examinations.

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: 6
  • Number of S5 classes in this school year: 4
  • Number of S6 classes in this school year: 4

School fees:

No Tuition Fee Payment

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 performance 50%; 2. interview performance 20%; 3. affiliation with the school 10%; 4. extracurricular activities or specialties 10%; and 5. service on or off campus 10%.

How is Kowloon Technical School?

The school group Band is a few:

Ranking Estimate Band 3B

School Wind:

The Discipline and Guidance Section of the school works closely together to require students to observe strict discipline and to strengthen their self-confidence, guiding them to find their direction and establish their goals in life. The Discipline Section organizes a number of seminars to cultivate students' self-discipline and discipline, as well as training activities for leaders to develop students' leadership potential. The Guidance Team organizes the Secondary One Bridging Programme to promote the balanced development of students' body and mind. The school cooperates with the Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong (BGCA) social workers and other community organizations to provide individual and group counseling services to help students move forward. Distinguished alumni provide on-the-job training and leadership training, and a number of scholarships are available to reward students with outstanding achievements. The Alumni Association and the Parent-Teacher Association provide full support to the school to help students grow and develop a positive school culture.

Learning and Teaching Strategies :

The school keeps abreast of the latest developments in education. Teachers use a wide range of teaching strategies to optimize student learning outcomes, and students are able to participate in a wide range of teaching activities and learning experiences. The school collaborates with a number of tertiary institutions to enhance students' learning abilities, including the organization of "Aviation Studies" and "Computer Games and Animation Design". Students are inspired through collaborative teaching and peer observation. After-school tutorials are arranged for all levels of the school, and some outstanding students are selected to participate in the gifted and talented programs co-organized by tertiary institutions to enhance the effectiveness of learning and teaching. To support curriculum development, the school offers Life and Social Studies at the junior secondary level and Applied Learning courses in Aviation and Computer Games and Animation Design at the senior secondary level.

Teacher professional training and development:

The school arranges induction counseling for new teachers and emphasizes peer exchange to share teaching strategies and experiences to enhance the effectiveness of teaching and learning. The school also encourages teachers to engage in continuous professional development to enhance their professional knowledge, and organizes school-based and joint-school professional development activities to enable teachers to understand the new trends in teaching and learning through seminars, group discussions, teaching sharing and visits.

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. Through the deployment of resources, the school provides appropriate and diversified support services to enhance learning effectiveness and explore different potentials to help students integrate into school life. The Student Support Team consists of the Deputy Principal, SEN Co-ordinator, Guidance Teachers, Chinese, English and Mathematics Teachers, Social Workers and Educational Psychologists. The school utilizes the Learning Support Grant to employ additional staff, including two student teaching assistants. The grant was also used to purchase professional services, such as speech therapy for students with language impairment, and hiring a clinical psychologist to counsel students with emotional problems, while the school's social worker also supported students with emotional disturbances. The school also arranges small class teaching in Chinese, English and Mathematics for Secondary 1 students with learning needs to enhance learning and teaching effectiveness. The school also provides homework adjustment for needy students and organizes Individual Learning Plan (ILP) meetings to design specific and feasible support plans through multi-disciplinary exchanges. The school emphasizes home-school co-operation and has established a regular communication mechanism to discuss with parents on strategies to support students through different channels.

Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:

The School has provided additional support to the admitted NCS students to help them learn Chinese: additional teachers/teaching assistants have been recruited to support NCS students' Chinese language learning; and cultural integration activities have been organized. To make Chinese language learning easier for NCS students, the School provided NCS students with pull-out learning of Chinese Language and after-school tutorials to help NCS students sit for the Higher Diploma of Chinese Language Examination.

School facilities:

All classrooms and auditoriums are equipped with air-conditioning and IT teaching facilities. There are also specialized teaching and research rooms such as Creative Technology Centre, Computer-Aided Design/Architectural Information Modeling Learning Centre, Green Energy and Technology Centre, Information Technology Learning Centre, Multi-media Teaching Centre, Computer Room, Chinese Reading Room, English Corner, Arts Education Resource Centre, Musical Theatre, Computer Graphic Design Room, and Aeronautics Room.

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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.

Parents are advised to consider two important factors when choosing a school for their children: their children's abilities and the characteristics of the preferred school.

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We believe that as long as we choose suitable schools according to the abilities of our children, we will make them happy to learn and enjoy going to school, which will be most helpful to their studies.
Parents can only apply for a maximum of two participating secondary schools for their children. Note: Applications for Discretionary Places from more than two secondary schools, whether submitted in paper form or through the Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) e-platform, will be considered invalid.
There is no district restriction on the application for discretionary places and parents can choose target secondary schools across districts.

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