Shatin Tsung Tsin Secondary School
Shatin Tsung Tsin Secondary School is an aided school located in Shatin District. The school accepts both male and female students and is a Band 1 school. The medium of instruction is mainly English. Founded in 1985, Tsung Tsin Mission of Hong Kong is a Christian school.
Application for S1 admission:
The school accepts applications for S1 Discretionary Places and participation in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places System.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 165 | 50 | 11 | 94 | 10 |
Admission requirements, criteria and weighting:
- 50% The Department of Education's "Next in Student Achievement" rankings;
- 50% Interview Performance (Each applicant will be assigned an interview, which will be conducted in both Chinese and English, and will include reading aloud a chapter, creating a story, and answering questions to assess the applicant's language, comprehension, and thinking skills);
- 10% Out-of-School Excellence in Sports, Arts and Services Award.
School Type
- District: Shatin
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 1
- Medium of Instruction: English as the main language
- School religion: Christianity
School History
- Year of establishment: 1985
- Sponsor: Tsung Tsin Mission of Hong Kong
- Objective: To expect every student of Tsung Tsin Shatin Secondary School (Tsung Tsin Shah) to possess the five qualities of a Tsung Tsin Shah, i.e., "self-discipline", "thoughtfulness", "reliability", "initiative", and "willingness to serve", and to be able to love themselves, others, and God, and to become an intellectual leader who is up-to-date, innovative, broad-minded, and bold in his or her commitment.
- School motto: "Now abiding are faith, hope, and love; and of these three things the greatest is love." I Corinthians 13:13
- Management structure: The school encourages all teachers to participate in the formulation of the school development plan, to make suggestions on school policies, and to empower the middle management to perform their functions. The School Administration Advisory Council, composed of the headmaster, deputy headmistress, nine directors and four elected representatives, discusses school policies on a regular basis. Each subject group implements the development of moral, intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic and spiritual education, and conducts a review at the end of the year to evaluate its effectiveness and submit a plan for the coming year. Through participation in meetings, reviewing the plans and minutes of the subject groups, the leadership gives timely advice and effectively monitors and supports the work of the subject groups.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Mr. Lok Man
- Existing Principal: Leung Kit Yin
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 73
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education: 92%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 43%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 19%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 21%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 5%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 74%
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 (Cantonese/Putonghua, depending on the number of students enrolled), Chinese History, Putonghua, Integrated Skills (including Thinking Methods Course and Project Learning), Christian Education (Fellowship mode of teaching, with small groups led by teachers and preachers)
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Science (S1, with a separate STEM class), Technology (integrating Computer Science and Design & Technology subjects, including various programming and robotics courses), Physics (S2 & S3), Chemistry (S2 & S3), Biology (S2 & S3), History, Geography, Economics (S3), Art of Living (integrating Music, Visual Arts and Home Economics), Physical Education
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Chinese History, Chinese Literature, Civic and Social Development (S5, S6), Christian Education, Physical Education (HKDSE Elective)
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, Extended Mathematics Modules 1 and 2, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Information and Communication Technology, Geography, Economics, History, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Visual Arts, Sports
School-wide language policy:
As in the past, all classes are conducted mainly in English. (For details, please refer to the subjects offered in the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 school years.) English is used for announcements at morning assembly (students are responsible for this) and for large-scale activities (students act as masters of ceremonies), while bilingualism is emphasized in school notices and publicity materials. Students are trained to share their experiences in English at morning assemblies, which, together with the activities of the English Week, creates an environment conducive to the learning of English. In terms of Putonghua, there are classes in the Junior Middle School where Chinese can be taught in Putonghua (the number of applicants depends on the number of applicants each year), and Putonghua lessons are offered in all classes. Students participate in English, Cantonese, or Putonghua speech, debates, and drama activities to provide adequate biliteracy and trilingualism training.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
At the junior secondary level, there is one standardized test (in mid to late March) and two examinations (in December and June) (only Chinese, English and Mathematics subjects are tested in the S1-S2 standardized test, and only part of the examination papers are assessed in Chinese and English subjects), which are supplemented by continuous assessment of students' homework to relieve students' pressure of taking the examination, and to remind students to put in their best efforts. According to professional advice, we will provide special education needs students with accommodation in their schoolwork and tests.
Class Establishment:
- Number of S1 classes in this school year: 5
- Number of S2 classes in this school year: 5
- No. of S.3 classes in this school year: 5
- Number of S4 classes in this school year: 5
- Number of Form 5 classes in this school year: 5
- Number of S6 classes in this school year: 5
School fees:
No Tuition Fee Payment
Shatin Tsung Tsin Secondary School
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 1A
School Wind:
Students are generally attentive and well-motivated to learn. They listen to the teacher's instructions and the classroom is in good order. Most of the students have completed the pre-study seriously and have established a good habit of pre-study. Students have a serious attitude towards learning, take the initiative to learn and strive to make progress. Students are neat and tidy, respect teachers and teachers, and live in harmony with their peers. They love school, enjoy school life, participate in, organize and arrange school activities, and have a sense of belonging to the school (extracted from the 2019 EDB External School Review Report). For specific strategies, please refer to the item "Others".
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The school promotes collaborative teaching in all subjects. Teachers work together to develop curriculum frameworks, divide lesson preparation, discuss collectively, revise teaching, observe each other (same subject or cross-subjects), and reflect on and review the effectiveness of teaching. In addition, through students' preparation for classroom learning, classroom focus on teacher-student and student-student interaction, and post-class reflection, the school establishes a student-centered learning mode and the ability of students to be active self-learners, so as to enable students to know how to self-improve and pursue lifelong learning. The curriculum is designed to complement the specialized studies in each of the junior high school's learning areas, so that students can construct their own knowledge in these processes. The school emphasizes English language training to create a good English language environment and promotes Putonghua teaching of Chinese language. The school has compiled its own curriculum materials for junior secondary Chinese, English reading comprehension and English literature. In September 2015, the school implemented small class teaching at all levels, with six classes at each level, each with 25-28 students, and a class division mechanism based on English, Mathematical Ability, and Putonghua for learning Chinese, in order to further enhance the interactions between teachers and students, and to take care of students with different learning abilities. In the whole-school questionnaire surveys conducted over the years, more than 70% of the students considered that the teacher-student and student-student interactions in the classroom were adequate and that the teachers cared for the students adequately in the classroom. In addition, enrichment or remedial classes in core subjects are provided at different levels according to the needs of students, and the public examination results of students reflect the effectiveness of these strategies. in the 2018-2022 HKDSE Examination, the average percentage of students who attained Level 4 or above was about 76%, the average percentage of students who attained Level 5 or above was about 34%, and the average percentage of students who were assigned to a local degree program was 93%. In 2022, 81.91 TP3T will be allocated to publicly-funded degree programs, 16.01 TP3T will be allocated to self-funded degree programs, and 441 TP3T will be allocated to triple-degree programs at all levels.
Teacher professional training and development:
Our teachers are experienced, hardworking, professional and caring. They are committed to nurturing young people and have a good relationship with students. Teachers actively participate in school-based and external training for self-improvement. Collaborative teaching and teacher mentoring programs are implemented. Teachers collectively prepare lessons, observe lessons, and reflect after lessons to enhance teaching effectiveness, promote student-centered teaching, and emphasize student-student and student-teacher interactions.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The School is committed to building an inclusive and caring culture and adopting a Whole School Approach to support students with SEN. Through home-school cooperation and resource deployment, the School provides students with appropriate and diversified support services, so as to enhance their learning effectiveness and communication skills, and help them integrate into school life. The School has set up a Student Support Team comprising the Deputy Principal, the Special Education Coordinator, special education support teachers, social workers, educational psychologists, speech therapists, classroom teachers and teaching assistants, etc. The School has also arranged for teachers and assistants to enroll in courses related to integrated education in order to enhance their professional competence. The school will also identify students suspected to have special educational needs and refer them to educational psychologists for follow-up so that they can receive appropriate professional services. The School makes flexible use of the Learning Support Grant and school resources to collaborate with external organizations to implement school-based inclusive activities and provide training for students. The School also works closely with professionals such as social workers and educational psychologists to hold regular meetings on Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) for students, and invites parents to join hands in formulating ILPs for students, so as to enable parents to acquire the skills of caring for and teaching their children effectively. In addition, the school provides homework and test accommodations for students in need, and applies to the HKEAA for corresponding accommodations in public examinations.
School facilities:
The school building covers an area of nearly 7,000 square meters, and its facilities include: 36 classrooms, 12 laboratories and special rooms, a large auditorium (with a seating capacity of 1,200), a small auditorium (with a seating capacity of 400), a large library, a science and art room with iMacs, a computer and robotics room, a computer-assisted learning room, a multi-media learning room, and a rooftop garden (with aquaponics and hydroponics science learning areas). In addition, there are five ball courts (for archery practice), a running track, a fitness room, a rock-climbing area, a lecture room, a presentation room, and a student activity room, which provide students with enough regular space to practice various physical activities, musical instruments, speech, and a variety of presentations, as well as a student council room, a leadership room, and a six-social club room for leadership meetings, so that the school building can be utilized to develop the students' physical and artistic talents and leadership skills. The two covered playgrounds have been air-conditioned, and the library and study rooms have been upgraded to provide students with more comfortable space for relaxation, study and activities.
School contact information:
- Phone: 26073881
- Fax: 26047350
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.sttss.edu.hk
- Address:No. 1, Mei Tin Road, Tai Wai, Sha Tin, N.T.
- Shatin Tsung Tsin Secondary School Wikipedia
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
