Marymount Secondary School
Marymount Secondary School is an aided school located in Wan Chai District. The school admits only female students and the medium of instruction is mainly English. Founded in 1927, the school is run by St. Ignatius Educational Institution Limited and is a Catholic school.
Application for S1 admission:
The school accepts applications for S1 Discretionary Places and participation in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places System.
Application form for S1 discretionary places for 2024:Click here to download
Interview Date:
- March 2, 2024
Self-allocation and central allocation (Part A and Part B) places in 2024
| Form 1 | Secondary One places | Self-supporting places | Part A places | Part B places | Knock-in Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 144 | 43 | 2 | 91 | 8 |
Admission requirements, criteria and weighting:
- 50% Student Achievement and Activity Performance (Academic Grades, Conduct, Extracurricular Activities, and Awards);
- 50% Interview Performance (Chinese-English communication skills, logical thinking, comprehension skills, attitude).
School Type
- District: Wan Chai
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Girls' School
- School Banding: Band 1
- Medium of Instruction: English as the main language
- School religion: Catholic
School History
- Year of foundation: 1927
- Sponsor: St. Ignatius Educational Organization Ltd.
- Mission: The school provides students with a holistic education in accordance with the school sponsoring organization's mission of "Respecting the Dignity and Value of the Individual". Through various learning experiences, students are able to establish proper values and become intelligent, caring and compassionate individuals.
- School motto: "God is my light".
- Management structure: The school has formulated a three-year development and annual plan with clear objectives. Departments and teams coordinate the curriculum, information technology, student affairs, moral education, extra-curricular activities and teachers' professional development. At the same time, alumni, parents and teachers are encouraged to participate in the school's decision-making and management in order to improve the quality and effectiveness of education.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Hui Kam Ping
- Existing Principal: Ho Kin Yee
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 57
- Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 91%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 37%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 63%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 16%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 23%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 10%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 67%
Teaching and Learning
Language of Instruction:
The medium of instruction is mainly English.
The subject of Chinese Language Teaching and Learning from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Chinese Language (Second Language), Chinese History, Putonghua
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Religious Education, Integrated Science (S.1 and S.2), Biology (S.3), Chemistry (S.3), Physics (S.3), Life and Society, Geography, History, Computing, Music, Physical Education, Technology and Life, Visual Arts
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Chinese Language (Second Language), Chinese Literature, Chinese History
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, Civic and Social Development, English Literature, Economics, Ethics and Religion, Geography, History, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, ICT, Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education, Religious Education.
School-wide language policy:
- To enhance students' language and communication skills through formal and informal programs.
- The policy of "biliteracy and trilingualism" will be implemented.
- All subjects are taught in English except Chinese Language, Chinese History and Putonghua. The school employs a number of English as a First Language (EFL) teachers to maximize students' opportunities to use English.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
To the school, the learning process is as important as academic performance, and therefore "Continuous Assessment" is used in S1 and S2. In S.3 and above, "Continuous Assessment" is used, supplemented by examinations, to prepare students for 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: 4
- Number of S5 classes in this school year: 4
- Number of S6 classes in this school year: 4
School fees:
No Tuition Fee Payment
How's Marymount Middle School?
Marymount High School Band:
Marymount High School Ranking Estimated Band 1B-1A
School Wind:
In order to achieve whole-person education, apart from the formal curriculum, the school helps students to build up their self-confidence and develop their sense of responsibility, ability to think independently and the spirit of "respect for oneself and others" through value education, moral education, life education and religious activities. The open learning atmosphere also helps students to learn self-discipline, so there is no need for discipline in the school. Senior secondary students can also develop their leadership skills by organizing student council affairs and extra-curricular activities.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
Teachers at the school have excellent qualifications and are constantly trying out effective teaching methods to deal with teaching differences, incorporating elements such as interactive teaching, thematic studies, information technology, online knowledge forums, and peer lesson observation, etc., to motivate students to learn and improve teaching effectiveness.
Teacher professional training and development:
In view of the needs of students and in line with the pace of education reform, apart from encouraging teachers to actively participate in external training, the Teacher Development Section organizes teacher development activities three times a year to enable teachers to consolidate and optimize their teaching skills and enhance the quality of teaching through participation in discussions, lectures, workshops and exchanges with alumni schools.
Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:
The School provides additional support to the admitted NCS students to help them learn the Chinese language by arranging intensive Chinese language teaching modes (e.g. pull-out learning, small group learning, etc.) and organizing cultural integration activities. The school has implemented the Chinese Second Language Learning Framework with reference to the Education Bureau's curriculum guide to help NCS students overcome their difficulties in learning Chinese. The rich language and cultural activities create a multicultural community for all students to integrate as a whole.
School facilities:
The school is equipped with computer labs, multimedia interactive teaching rooms, multimedia language learning rooms, resource learning center, digital library, campus TV and school-wide intranet. The auditorium, indoor games, classrooms and special rooms are equipped with air-conditioning, Internet access and computer equipment to facilitate teaching and learning.
School contact information:
- Tel: 25728221
- Fax: 25729371
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.mss.edu.hk
- Address: 123 Blue Pool Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong
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- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
