Salvation Army William Booth Secondary School
School Type
- District: Wong Tai Sin
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 3
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School religion: Christianity
School History
- Year of Establishment: 1973
- School Sponsoring Body: The Salvation Army
- Mission Statement: We aspire to be a dynamic learning community that nurtures care, love, respect, faith, character, and the joy of learning.
- School Motto: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is wisdom. (Proverbs 9:10)
- Management structure: The Salvation Army is the school's sponsoring body. The Incorporated Management Committee (IMC) takes an active interest in the development of the school and assists in its development in accordance with the school's philosophy. The administrative organization of the school, including the Curriculum Development, Learning and Teaching, Discipline, Guidance, Moral and Civic Education and National Education, Career Planning, Extra-curricular Activities, Religious Activities, Information Technology and Administration Departments, is responsible for the growth of students in all aspects.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Ho Sai Hau
- Existing Principal: Hung Chor-ying
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 51
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education: 98%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 98%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 53%
- Percentage of teachers with special education training: 23%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 24%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 42%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 34%
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, Integrated Science, Chinese History, History, Geography, Life and Society, Computer, Music (F.1 and F.2), Physical Education, Home Economics (F.1 and F.2), Putonghua (F.1 and F.2), Religion (Christianity), Visual Arts
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 (F.4, F.5, F.6), Chinese History, History, Geography, Economics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Visual Arts, Tourism and Hospitality, Information and Communication Technology, Introduction to Business Accounting and Finance, Religion (Christianity), Physical Education, Applied Learning Mode 2 (Western Food Preparation, Hospitality Operations)
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Vocational English (S4, S5)
School-wide language policy:
The school uses the mother tongue as the medium of instruction. In English, the junior high school has streamed teaching according to the ability of the students, and the spoken English lessons are taught by foreign teachers in collaboration with local teachers. During lunch time, expatriate teachers organize different English activities. Junior high school students have the opportunity to study English at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, while senior high school students have the opportunity to study English at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
Assessment is both progressive and summative. In the Junior Secondary English subject, there are examination papers of different levels to cater for students with learning differences. In other subjects, students' analytical and problem-solving skills are emphasized. Teachers also assess the learning needs of different students to formulate individual learning plans. With the consent of parents, students are allowed to have examination adaptations, such as extra time, enlarged examination papers, printing of examination papers on color paper, screen reading, etc. Adaptations are also applied for students in public examinations.
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:
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.
Criteria and weighting for admission to S1 discretionary places: 30% in conduct, 30% in internal assessment, 20% in interview, 20% in extracurricular activities.
How is the Salvation Army William Booth Secondary School?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 3B
School Wind:
The school emphasizes on discipline and education, with strict rules and a simple school ethos. In addition, the school has been awarded the Caring School Award for many years. At the same time, the school fosters the spirit of mutual help. The school's Thanksgiving Week enables students to appreciate others and send out messages of gratitude to people around them, such as classmates, parents and teachers. The "Caring Ambassadors", a group of senior students, take on the role of peers to care for students in need. The school also spreads the gospel through religious activities. The message of "love" is spread through different activities.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The school has a clear educational goal of balanced development of Spiritual Education and the Five Dimensions. The curriculum covers all Key Learning Areas (KLAs) and matches students' abilities. The school actively promotes streaming and small class teaching to enable students to build up a good academic foundation. All Secondary One students stay in school every week for tutorials in Chinese, English and Mathematics. The school guides students to make good use of their time outside the classroom for self-improvement. The school also arranges out-of-classroom activities and visits to different scenic spots in Hong Kong for each grade, so that students can be motivated to learn English through first-hand experience. The school has also set up a "Special Care Team", which consists of educational psychologists, professional teachers and social workers, to take care of students with various learning and emotional difficulties.
Teacher professional training and development:
The Salvation Army, the school's sponsoring organization, emphasizes professional exchanges among teachers and has organized three professional development activities for teachers. The organization focuses on the spiritual development of teachers and the exchange of ideas on how to cater for learning differences.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The school has a Special Care Team comprising the Deputy Principal, the Special Education Coordinator, the Guidance Officer, the Head of Chinese, English and Mathematics, and the School Social Worker, together with the Educational Psychologist, Speech Therapist and Occupational Therapist, to provide a comprehensive range of support services to cater for the individual differences of students. Class teachers, subject teachers and subject teachers of students with SEN, parents and educational psychologists are invited to attend case conferences as necessary to work out feasible and effective support measures.
The school makes flexible use of the Learning Support Grant to procure services and employ professionals, such as speech therapists, occupational therapists, counselors, teaching assistants and activity instructors, to set up different groups to provide training for needy students, teaching them ways to improve their learning skills, enhance their concentration, behavior and emotion, behavior and socialization, improve their literacy and vocational skills, etc., so as to ensure that SEN students can receive appropriate support.
The school also arranges test accommodations for students who need them, such as extra time, enlarged question papers, screen reading, speech-to-text, etc. It also assists students applying for public examinations to apply for similar accommodations to enhance the fairness of the examination.
School facilities:
All classrooms, fitness room, multimedia language e-learning center, two activity rooms, four labs, home economics room, Buzhong kitchen, visual arts room, music room, worship hall, auditorium, STEAM LAB.
School contact information:
- Tel: 23269068
- Fax: 23280052
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.wbss.edu.hk
- Address: 100 Yuk Wah Street, Tsz Wan Shan, Kowloon
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
