Shau Kei Wan East Government Secondary School
School Type
- Region: Hong Kong East
- 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: 1963
- Sponsoring Body: Government
- Objective: To provide a perfect learning environment for students to develop morally, intellectually, physically, socially, aesthetically and emotionally; and to assist students in self-improvement, development of potential, goal-setting, and the realization of a meaningful life.
- School motto: "Learning by example, being kind".
- Management structure: The school has different groups, including School Development Committee, Discipline, Counseling, Academic Enhancement, Career Planning, Co-curricular Activities, and Student Learning Overview Committee, etc. These functional groups collaborate with each other in nurturing the whole-person growth of students. Diversified learning sessions are organized to promote moral and civic education, health and sex education, environmental education and learning strategy training. The Key Learning Area Co-ordinators (KLAs), subject panel chairpersons, liaison teachers at different levels and class teachers work together to promote the development of the school.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of the School Management Committee: Jenny Law
- Existing Principal: Weng Chui Wah
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 60
- Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 98%
- Percentage of Teachers with Masters/Doctoral Degrees: 39%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 25%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 5%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 17%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 78%
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*, Computer*, Science*, Putonghua, Chinese History, Geography*, Life and Society*, Home Economics*, Design and Technology*, Visual Arts*, Music*, Sports*.
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, Civic and Social Development, Geography, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Design and Applied Technology, Communication and Information Technology, Technology and Life, Introduction to Business Accounting and Finance, Tourism and Hospitality.
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's middle school grades are taught primarily in the mother tongue, while the senior high school elective program has English and Chinese groups depending on the language level of the students. In order to connect with the senior high school curriculum, the school's junior high school grades conduct "English Extended Learning Activities", including Mathematics, Science, Geography, Computer Science, Life and Society, Design and Technology, Home Economics, Visual Arts, Music, and Physical Education, which take up a total of 5%-10% of classroom time (the total classroom time of each subject, except for English, will not exceed 25%), and the tests and exams of the relevant parts will take up up up to 10% of the whole paper. The maximum number of test and examination marks for the relevant part of the paper is 10%.
The school hopes to promote language teaching and learning in a progressive manner so that students can become proficient in both Chinese and English. Please refer to the school's website for details.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
The school uses tests, examinations, classroom and homework performance to assess students' academic standards. The policy of promotion and retention:
- Students who have attained the required level of conduct and academic performance will be promoted to the next higher level in the normal course of study.
- In case of unsatisfactory grades and performance, the class teacher will inform the parents in advance during the Parents' Day when the report cards are distributed, so that home-school cooperation can be made to urge the students to improve. If there is no improvement in the student's performance and learning attitude in the next semester, the student will be required to repeat the class.
- As for students on probation, they are required to attend the Academic Support Program for Probationary Students in the new school year and have to demonstrate satisfactory performance in the relevant subjects in order to consolidate their foundation.
Class Establishment:
- Number of S1 classes in this school year: 2
- 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
Application for S1 admission:
The School accepts applications for S1 Discretionary Places and participates in the Central Allocation under the Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) System. For S1 Discretionary Places, the admission criteria of the School are as follows:
Interview Performance 40%, Academic Performance 30%, Conduct 20%, Extracurricular Activities and Service 10%.
Orientation and Healthy Living:
In order to help new Secondary 1 students to adapt to secondary school life and to master the learning style, the school organizes a series of orientation activities for new students in the summer, arranging a series of gatherings, activities, workshops and lectures, as well as a bridging course (including Chinese, English, Mathematics, Science, and Life and Social Studies) for them to enter the next stage of learning. All S1 students are required to participate in the various activities to cultivate a willingness to learn and to embrace the new stage of learning.
The school emphasizes on the physical and mental health development of students. Apart from physical education lessons, the school encourages students to participate in different sports and competitions to enhance their physical fitness. Every year, the school cooperates with a number of external organizations to provide students with health information and related activities to build a healthy campus.
How is Shau Kei Wan East Government Secondary School?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 3B
School Wind:
The school has a simple school ethos, a strong learning atmosphere and a disciplined student body. There are a number of scholarships and various incentive schemes to encourage students to work hard and strive for excellence. The school has implemented the "Big Brothers Big Sisters Program", "Pathways to Growth Program" and "Multiple Intelligences Initiative" in junior secondary schools, and employs assistant student counselors with professional social work qualifications to work with the school social worker to strengthen the care for students' growth. The school regularly organizes talks and training camps, life experience camps, social services and exchange visits to help students understand themselves and grow up healthily.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
Whole-person development: The school emphasizes the cultivation of good learning habits and learning abilities, enabling students to develop their potential, face challenges and make continuous progress on the road to growth; it also endeavors to cultivate in students positive values and a sense of caring for others and the community. The school offers a broad and diversified curriculum with a wide range of elective combinations, including arts, science, commerce, design and information technology, so that students can choose subjects that are conducive to their academic and career development according to their interests and abilities. Specialized subjects such as Tourism and Hospitality, Design and Applied Technology, Technology and Life (Food or Fashion Design) and Visual Arts are also offered to cater for the development of students' talents in various aspects.
Teacher professional training and development:
The school organizes a number of school-based professional training activities for teachers every year to exchange teaching experiences and discuss strategies to enhance professional knowledge. The school encourages teachers to further their studies and conducts regular subject-based teaching exchange meetings and cross-curricular peer lesson observation and evaluation activities to enhance teaching effectiveness. The school has formed a sister school relationship with Huaqiao Middle School in Zhongshan City, where teachers and students from the two places exchange visits on a regular basis to enhance the quality of teaching and professionalism. The school has also formed teaching and research partnerships with other government secondary schools and elementary school, and has established a learning community through mutual lesson observation and evaluation.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The Student Support Team is responsible for planning, implementing and reviewing the support for integrated education. Members of the Team include the Deputy Principal, Guidance Counselor, Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator and School Social Worker, and the Team is committed to building a caring school. The school adopts a "Whole School Approach" to support students with special educational needs (SEN). Class teachers, subject teachers and subject teachers are encouraged to work together to formulate support measures for SEN students, and parents and relevant professionals are invited to attend case conferences to follow up on the support for the students as necessary. The school makes flexible use of the Learning Support Grant to procure professional services, such as literacy training classes, speech therapy, social training groups and individual counseling, etc. It also provides learning and test accommodations for students with individual needs. The school emphasizes home-school cooperation and strengthens communication with parents, in the hope that every student with special educational needs can grow up healthily.
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 language learning support; employing additional teachers/teaching assistants to support NCS students' Chinese language learning; developing school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting teaching materials; and organizing cultural integration activities.
School facilities:
All classrooms and auditoriums are air-conditioned. In addition to the auditorium, playground, rainy day playground and classrooms, there are different special rooms to support students' learning, such as: computer room, information technology learning center, library, geography room, design and technology room, graphic communication room, home economics (cooking and clothing design) room, art room, music room, multi-media video editing room, counseling room for further education and employment, two language learning centers, and four laboratories. There are also two basketball courts and four laboratories. In addition, the school has two basketball courts and a multi-purpose court shared with Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School. A butterfly garden has also been set up in the campus to promote environmental education.
School contact information:
- Tel: 25602677
- Fax: 25689865
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:https://skwegss.schoolteam.hk
- Address: 40 Chai Wan Road, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong
- Shau Kei Wan Tung Government Secondary School Wikipedia
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
