SKH St. Simon's Lui Ming Choi Secondary School
School Type
- District: Tuen Mun
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 3
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School religion: Christianity
School History
- Year of Establishment: 1973
- Sponsor: Sheng Kung Tsung Tsung (Hong Kong) Secondary School Council Ltd.
- Our mission is to nurture our young people to achieve balanced development in the six areas of ethics, intellect, physique, social skills, aesthetics and spirituality through student-centered teaching, Christian values and the traditions of the Episcopal Church, so that they can develop their potentials and become good citizens who love themselves and others, love the environment and serve the community.
- School Motto: Diligence and Effort
- Management Structure: School-based management is implemented with more than 20 departments and teams coordinating curriculum development, learning and teaching, information technology, discipline, counseling, classroom management, career planning, student awards, extracurricular activities, religious education, parent work, values education, and national security education.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Mr. KWOK Sik-kei
- Existing Principal: TONG HO FAN
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 61
- Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education : 87%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Masters/Doctoral Degrees: 40%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 38%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 14%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 15%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 71%
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*, Chinese History, Christian Education, Integrated Science*, Life and Society*,
Geography*, Technology & Living*, History, Computer Education, Music*, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Creative & Media (S1 & S2), Basic Business (S3)*
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, Mathematics, Mathematics Extended Module (1), Geography, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Biology, Physics, Economics, Chinese History, Information and Communication Technology, Chemistry, Visual Arts, Technology and Living, Tourism and Hospitality, Christian Education, Integrated Arts (S4 and S5), Physical Education
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English
School-wide language policy:
Mother Tongue Teaching (MTT) is practiced from S1 to S6. In order to enhance the English proficiency of the school's students and to achieve the goal of "mother-tongue teaching, proficiency in both Chinese and English", a certain percentage of lessons or topics in Mathematics, Integrated Science, Life and Society, Geography, Science and Technology, Basic Business and Music at the junior secondary level are taught in English, while Mathematics is taught in English in the Junior Secondary Elite Class. In addition, extended learning activities include teaching some topics and vocabulary in English and revisiting content learned in the mother tongue, so that students have more opportunities to learn in English and gain confidence in the use of English. To ensure the effectiveness of students' learning, all English-medium subjects will have an English test to assess the effectiveness of students' English learning.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
Students are assessed through regular tests, examinations and daily assignments, and continuous assessment is used for some subjects or assignments.
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:
School fees for Secondary 1 (S1) in the 2022-2023 school year:-
School fees for S2(S2) in the 2022-2023 school year:-
School fees for Secondary 3 (S3) in the 2022-2023 school year:-
School fees for S4 (S4) in the 2022-2023 school year:-
Tuition fees for S5 in the 2022-2023 school year:-
School fees for Secondary 6 (S6) in the 2022-2023 school year:-
Application for S1 admission:
The school accepts applications for S1 Discretionary Places and participates in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places. Academic performance is 40%; interview performance is 30%; conduct is 20%; extra-curricular activities and services are 10%.
S.K.H. St. Simon's Lui Ming Choi Secondary School - How is it?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 3B
School Wind:
The school has a simple school ethos that emphasizes respect for teachers and love for students, and school-based counseling is carried out with love and care. In addition to the school social work service provided by the Salvation Army Community Service Center, an educational psychologist and a speech therapist are stationed at the school by the Sheng Kung Hui to provide psychological counseling and education. In addition, there are various incentive programs to reward and commend students with outstanding conduct and activities. The school adopts a double class teacher system from S1 to S6, and arranges lunch detention for S1 students to enhance their care.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
We emphasize the balanced development of the Sixth Form, and train students' analytical, self-learning and integration skills through cross-curricular and diversified learning activities, integrated reading program, morning reading program and project learning. All classrooms are equipped with computers, physical projectors and overhead projectors, and some classrooms are equipped with interactive whiteboards. There is also a state-of-the-art Information Technology Learning Center, a Multimedia Language Learning Room, an English Learning Center and a Self-study Center. The structure of the curriculum emphasizes balanced development, and new courses are constantly being introduced to meet the needs of students' abilities and social development. A wide range of subjects are offered to junior secondary school students, such as Life and Society, Creative and Media Studies, Computer Education, Basic Business Studies, and Technology and Life Studies. In addition, we have implemented non-conventional curriculum, co-organized book clubs, growth programmes, cultural activities and STEM activities with external organizations. Arrangement of school-wide morning reading sessions in English and Chinese; implementation of the English Self-learning Scheme; establishment of Reading Ambassadors to recommend books; Chinese-English and Library Reading Award Scheme; organization of Principal's Book Clubs, author's talks, book fairs, book borrowing competitions; participation in off-campus reading competitions.
Teacher professional training and development:
Teachers are required to attend a certain number of lectures or workshops each year, and C.E.M. and C.S.D. teachers prepare lessons on a regular basis. Teachers of Chinese/English Mathematics and Civic and Social Development regularly prepare lessons in groups. All teachers exchange lesson observations with each other to enhance teaching effectiveness.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
- In addition to the school-based speech therapist, the school also employs resource teachers, student support officers and part-time tutors to develop individual learning plans and test accommodations for students in need, and to conduct assessments and training for students in need.
- In collaboration with various outside organizations, growth groups have been set up for students to enhance their understanding of themselves and their career paths in higher education.
- The school has also set up a "Language Corner" learning group for S1 and S2 students to support their learning needs.
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; and organizing cultural integration activities.
School facilities:
Chapel, Auditorium with a capacity of 1,000, Computer Room, IT Learning Center, Media Center & Campus TV Studio, English Learning Center, E-Learning Center, Music Room, Student Activity Room, Parents' Resource Center, Counseling Room, STEM Room, Self-Study Center (all classrooms, special rooms, and auditoriums are equipped with computers, projectors, and air-conditioning), Covered Playgrounds, and Basketball Courts (2).
School contact information:
- Tel: 24598236
- Fax: 26183155
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:https://www.skhsslmc.edu.hk
- Address: 85 Heung Sze Wui Road, Tuen Mun, N.T.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
