Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School

Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School

Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary 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 1Secondary One placesSelf-supporting placesPart A placesPart B placesKnock-in Places
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Admission requirements, criteria and weighting:

  1. 40% Academic Performance;
  2. 40% Interview Performance;
  3. 20% Extracurricular Activities (includes a variety of services and extracurricular awards);
  4. Conduct must be at grade B or above.

School Type

  • Region: Hong Kong East
  • School Category: Koon Lap
  • Student Sex: Co-educational
  • School Banding: Band 1
  • Medium of Instruction: English as the main language
  • School Religion: Not Applicable

School History

  • Year of establishment: 1961
  • Sponsoring Body: Government
  • Objective: The school is committed to providing an excellent learning environment for students to develop their moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic development, so as to enable them to realize their potentials and prepare them for further studies, and to follow the school motto, "Truth First", to pursue and love the truth, so that they can become good citizens who are independent, self-confident, responsible and contributing in future.
  • School motto: Truth is paramount
  • Management structure: School Management Committee, Principal, three Vice-Principals, School Policy Committee.
  • Existing Supervisor/Chairman of the School Management Committee: Jenny Law
  • Existing Principal: Yin Mee Foon

Teacher Information

  • Total number of teachers in the school: 53
  • Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 100%
  • Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
  • Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 48%
  • Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 36%

Teacher seniority:

  • Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 2%
  • Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 11%
  • Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 87%

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 History, Putonghua (F.1 and F.2), Life and Society

English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:

English Language, Mathematics, Geography, History, Science, Computing, Visual Arts, Home Economics, Design & Technology, Music, Sports

Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:

Chinese Language, Chinese History, Chinese Literature, Civic & Social Development

Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:

English Language, Mathematics, Geography, Economics, History, Business Accounting and Finance, ICT, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Extended Maths Module 2, Visual Arts, Sports

School-wide language policy:

English is the main medium of instruction and we are committed to the "biliteracy and trilingualism" policy (please refer to the information on the subjects offered in the 2022/23 and 2023/24 school years for details).

Tests and study adaptation measures:

Middle School:

  • Examinations, tests and daily learning marks: last semester's semester exams and year-end exams, each semester's midterm tests, and daily learning marks (based on subject-based criteria);
  • Daily Classroom Grades: Students are graded according to their performance in classroom work, learning attitudes, and classroom performance, and these grades are shown in a scale. (Based on subject criteria)

High School:

  • Examinations and tests: semester exams and end-of-year exams in the last semester, mid-semester tests in each semester;
  • Daily Coursework Grades: Students are graded according to their test scores, coursework performance, learning attitudes, and classroom performance, which are displayed in a grade scale.

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 is Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School?

The school group Band is a few:

Ranking Estimate Band 1C

School Wind:

The school has a simple ethos, students are self-disciplined and hardworking, and school life is full of fulfillment. The school adopts a wide range of measures to cater for the academic needs of its students, while actively encouraging their holistic development through a variety of learning experiences. The school aims to achieve "excellence" through a variety of training programs that foster empathy, a love of learning, self-confidence, a sense of responsibility, and a spirit of community cooperation.

Learning and Teaching Strategies :

Through the use of information technology, we actively promote student-centered learning through daily classes and various group activities, workshops, project learning and learning sharing, so that students can acquire knowledge, learning skills and generic competencies. The Teaching Enhancement Programs of individual teachers and subject groups focus on enhancing teaching strategies and catering for students' learning diversity. The school is also committed to developing the potential of its students by providing them with opportunities for life and learning experiences. With the vision of "Striving for Excellence" and the principles of "Lifelong Learning" and "Whole Person Development", the school sets curriculum goals and develops a school-based curriculum that meets the needs of students.

Teacher professional training and development:

The school actively provides resources and opportunities for teacher professional development in the following ways:

  • Orientation sessions are held for new teachers to facilitate their early adaptation to the school environment;
  • Organize appropriate teacher professional development days and symposiums to enhance teachers' professional development in teaching;
  • Teachers are encouraged to actively participate in various training and refresher courses and seminars;
  • Enhance teaching effectiveness through collaborative lesson planning and peer lesson observation.

Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:

The school is committed to promoting positive thinking and an inclusive and caring culture. Members of the Student Support Team, the professional team and teachers work together in a "Whole School Approach" to support students in need by providing them with appropriate support services, such as socialization groups, speech therapy, individual counselling and examination adjustment, etc., in order to enhance students' learning effectiveness. The school emphasizes home-school co-operation and communicates with parents in different ways so that they can understand their children's learning situation and support their learning and growth together.

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:

Outdoor facilities include a garden, fish pond, basketball court, volleyball court and mini-soccer field. The school has a music and dance training area, a student activity center, a music room and a music practice room.
Other special rooms include Library, Multi-purpose Activity Room, Multi-media Learning Center, Computer-assisted Learning Room, English Room, Conference Room, Worry-Solving Space and Kai Yin Heen.
All classrooms and special rooms are equipped with air-conditioning, wired and wireless Internet access, and projectors.
The school is equipped with elevators to all floors.

School contact information:

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) System consists of two phases: Discretionary Places Allocation (DP) and Central Allocation (CA).
Discretionary places refer to S1 places reserved by schools for self-admission of students. Government, aided and caput secondary schools are allowed to reserve S1 places not exceeding 30%, while DSS secondary schools are allowed to reserve S1 places exceeding 30%.
The application period for the 2024 Discretionary Places is from January 2 to January 16, 2024. All secondary schools participating in the Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) System (participating secondary schools) will accept applications during the same period. Parents of current Primary 6 students participating in the Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) will receive two copies of the Application Form for Secondary 1 Discretionary Places in early December 2023 through their children's elementary school.
Parents may refer to the "Handbook on Application for Secondary One Discretionary Places", or visitEducation Bureau(https://www.edb.gov.hk/) or call: 2891 0088 for a list of schools through the Education Bureau's automated telephone enquiry system.
Parents can submit applications in paper form or through the Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) e-Platform. Once an application is submitted, it cannot be withdrawn, canceled or changed.

Parents are advised to consider two important factors when choosing a school for their children: their children's abilities and the characteristics of the preferred school.

You can communicate with your child's subject teachers to learn more about your child's abilities. For the characteristics of the target school, you may refer to the "Profile of a Secondary School" issued by the Committee on Home-School Co-operation to understand the school's philosophy, language of instruction, religion, class structure, etc. You may also refer to the "School Profile" issued by the Committee on Home-School Co-operation to learn more about the school's philosophy, language, religion and class structure.Visit the school's webpage on this websiteThis is because our information is also collected from theSecondary School OverviewThe school's website and information about the school on the internet, including the schools' Youtube Channels.

We believe that as long as we choose suitable schools according to the abilities of our children, we will make them happy to learn and enjoy going to school, which will be most helpful to their studies.
Parents can only apply for a maximum of two participating secondary schools for their children. Note: Applications for Discretionary Places from more than two secondary schools, whether submitted in paper form or through the Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) e-platform, will be considered invalid.
There is no district restriction on the application for discretionary places and parents can choose target secondary schools across districts.

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