Lai Chack Middle School
Lai Chack Middle School is an aided school located in Yau Tsim Mong District. The school accepts both male and female students and the medium of instruction is mainly Chinese. Founded in 1929, the school is organized by Lai Chack Middle School Limited, which is a Christian school.
School Type
- District: Yau Tsim Mong
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 3
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School religion: Christianity
School History
- Year of foundation: 1929
- School Sponsor: Lai Chack Middle School Limited
- Mission: Since its establishment, the school has been insisting on teaching in the mother tongue and promoting traditional Chinese culture. With the spirit of Christ, the school cultivates students to build up good character. With the school motto of "Self-improvement", the school encourages students to be self-learning and self-disciplined, to broaden their field of knowledge, to strengthen their biliteracy and trilingualism, to apply technological learning, to inspire their potentials, to infect each other with good deeds, to learn from each other, and to develop the six values of morality, intellectuality, physical fitness, social skills, aesthetics, and spirituality in a balanced manner, in order to be a good citizen and to benefit the society.
- School motto: Self-improvement
- Management structure: The school is a Christian secondary school organized by the Lai Chack Middle School Limited, with a Board of Directors and an Incorporated Management Committee (IMC) comprising former students and prominent members of the community. The School Council, Academic Affairs Department, Student Development Department and School Development Department are responsible for planning, promoting and evaluating the school's various ministries.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Lau Kwok Wai
- Existing Principal: Lee Kit-ming
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 54
- Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education : 88%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 47%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 45%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 25%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 6%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 69%
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, Putonghua, Mathematics*, Science*, Chinese History, Geography*, History*, Life and Society*, Bible, Life Technology, Moral Education, Music, Visual Arts, 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 Literature, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography, Chinese History, Tourism and Hospitality, Entrepreneurship, Introduction to Accounting and Finance, Health Management and Social Care, Applied Learning Courses (the above are Diploma of Arts (D.A.) subjects), Moral Education, Bible, Physical Education, Arts Education (the above are non-Diploma of Arts (D.A.) subjects).
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English
School-wide language policy:
Since its founding, the school has been using mother tongue teaching to achieve good results in both teaching and learning. The school also places great emphasis on English language training and has participated in the Native English Speaking Teachers Program since 1987. The school is also committed to promoting the use of Putonghua as part of the official curriculum so that students can become biliterate and trilingual.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
There will be one examination in the first and second semester of each school year, and a standardized test in the second semester; students' performance in class, assignments, and tests will be included in the continuous assessment.
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:
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.
20% in interview, 25% in school, 25% in conduct, 15% in co-curricular activities, 15% in awards, and a parent/brother/sister who is a student or graduate of the school will be considered.
Orientation and Healthy Living:
Before the start of the school year, there are parent-teacher conferences and orientation day camps for new students and their parents to learn about the school and the campus. In late August, all classes start early so that students can gather themselves and set goals for the new school year. In addition, there is an Intermediate Religious Day Camp and an English Bridging Program to help new students adapt to the new learning environment, learn about the spirit of faith and Christian values, and learn to love God, love others, and support each other. The Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) Membership Meeting and S1 Parent-Child Evening, as well as the Parents' Sharing Evening in October, aim to strengthen the communication and cooperation between home and school, and to build a quality learning platform for students.
The school attaches importance to healthy eating and a healthy learning environment, such as regular disinfection and cleaning of classrooms, classroom cleaning competitions, and fruit days. The school also pays attention to the development of students' body, mind and spirit by having morning prayers every day and organizing activities such as the school sports day and graduation run every year.
How is Lazer Middle School?
Lazer Middle School Band a few:
Estimated Ranking of Lai Chack Middle School in Band 3A-2C
School Wind:
The Discipline Committee is committed to establishing a school-wide discipline and training students in the spirit of self-love, self-discipline, self-governance and self-improvement in order to ensure that students are well-behaved and able to abide by the rules and regulations both inside and outside the school. The Counseling Committee and the School Social Worker help students to understand themselves, so that they can have correct values and outlook on life, and grow up healthily both physically and mentally.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The school insists on mother-tongue teaching with the spirit of self-improvement to cultivate the balanced development of students in the six areas of ethics, intellect, physique, social skills, aesthetics, and spirituality, and through the cultivation of arts, sciences, humanities, and fine arts, students are able to accumulate a wealth of knowledge and to enhance their ability of thinking, appreciating, and creating. In accordance with the guidelines of the Education Bureau and the learning situation of the students, we will determine the teaching progress and tailor the teaching to the students' needs, in the hope that the students will be able to integrate and apply what they have learned.
The school fosters self-motivated and active learning, and allows students to reflect on what they have learned and explore issues in depth. Through different resources, such as the use of information technology in interactive teaching, students are inspired to think and learn independently. The school opens up space for teaching autonomy, takes care of student diversity, and flexibly adjusts its teaching methods in response to students' reactions.
The school is committed to promoting a reading culture throughout the school, encouraging students to learn independently and construct knowledge:
- Actively promote the e-reading culture in school to enhance students' interest in learning and learning effectiveness: the library provides hundreds of Chinese and English books through the online e-reading platform, encouraging students to make use of different electronic devices to read online at any time, anywhere, and to learn independently and construct knowledge after school.
- Cross-curricular reading: Every year, the Library sets a theme and collaborates with different subject groups to arrange diversified reading activities and programs through the provision of books and materials in different fields, so as to enable students to connect with the learning experiences of different learning areas, consolidate their subject knowledge and enhance their learning effectiveness.
- Through different regular reading activities in the school, such as lunchtime reading, morning assembly, book promotion, book clubs, author talks, comprehensive book fairs, reading incentive programs, reading scholarships, etc., we can cultivate students' reading habits and create a good atmosphere for reading.
- Active participation in extra-curricular activities makes reading interesting and diversified, e.g. Radio Television Hong Kong's "Good Books with Voice", Ming Pao's "Little Writers Training Scheme", LCSD's "School Culture Day Scheme", etc., which broaden students' horizons and reading horizons, enriching their experience and boosting their self-confidence.
Teacher professional training and development:
A Teacher Professional Development Team has been set up to co-ordinate teacher development and training. The school encourages professional growth in all subjects and enhances the effectiveness of learning and teaching through collaborative lesson planning and peer lesson observation. In addition, the school's teachers often share and exchange ideas with their colleagues in local and overseas universities and alumni schools.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The school is committed to building a caring and inclusive culture on campus and adopts a "Whole School Approach" to cater for students with special educational needs. A Special Care Committee has been set up under the Academic Affairs Department. Under the guidance of the Headmaster and Deputy Headmistress, there are coordinating teachers and teaching assistants to work with the Guidance Counselor, Social Worker, and Educational Psychologist in order to set up appropriate support plans for students with special needs. In order to enhance class teachers' understanding of individual students with SEN and to arrange appropriate support and counseling, the Special Care Team exchanges information with class teachers on the learning situation of the students concerned and discusses support measures. In addition, the school regularly disseminates information on IE to all teachers and organizes thematic seminars as necessary to enhance teachers' understanding of IE, and encourages teachers to participate in the EDB's training course on "Catering for Diverse Learning Needs" to enhance their professional knowledge. Teachers are also encouraged to attend EDB's "catering for different learning needs" training courses to enhance their professional knowledge. The school adopts a diversified mode of support, including recruiting additional teachers and support staff to provide individual classroom guidance, organizing different training courses and group activities to support the special learning needs of students. The school also takes into account the fairness of examinations and has formulated an internal test adaptation policy to cater for the special needs of students. The school emphasizes home-school co-operation and meets and liaises with the parents of the students to enable them to understand their children's learning and to support their learning and growth.
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 language teaching modes (e.g. pull-out learning on a need basis, group learning, etc.); and organizing cultural integration activities.
School facilities:
The school has a Religious Hall, a Tea House, a Multimedia Learning Center, a Creativity Lab, an Apple Computer Lab, a Computer Room, a Campus TV Station, a Liberal Studies Room, a Self-Study Room, a Counseling Room, a Career Counseling Room, an English Center, a Teaching Resource Room, a Student Council Room, a Library, a Digital Studio, a Multi-Purpose Room, an Auditorium, and a Sky Garden. All classrooms are equipped with infrared wireless microphone systems, amplifiers, computers, physical projectors, LCD projectors, touch-screen TVs and wall-mounted screens. There are also iPads, laptops and LCD projectors.
School contact information:
- Tel: 27213086
- Fax: 27215946
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:https://www.laichack.edu.hk
- Address: 180 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
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