St. Catharine's School for Girls
St. Jerome's Girls' Secondary School is an aided school located in Kwun Tong. It is a Band 1 school and admits only female students. The medium of instruction is mainly English. Founded in 1968, the school is organized by Sheng Kung Tsung Tsung (Hong Kong) Secondary School, which 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.
Application form for S1 discretionary places for 2024:Click here to download
Interview Date:
- March 19 or 20, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 165 | 50 | 11 | 94 | 10 |
Admission requirements, criteria and weighting:
- 50% Bureau of Education Performance Subdivision;
- 10% Activities and Awards;
- 10% Conduct and Attitude;
- 30% Interview Performance.
School Type
- District: Kwun Tong
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Girls' School
- School Banding: Band 1
- Medium of Instruction: English as the main language
- School religion: Christianity
School History
- Year of foundation: 1968
- Sponsor: Sheng Kung Tsung Tsung (Hong Kong) Secondary School
- Committee Limited
- Aims of the school: To promote virtue and talent by following good advice; to create talents by making jades into tools.
- School motto: Courage, Gentleness, Sincerity.
- Management Structure: The school operates on a committee system, with each teacher joining a committee to participate in school affairs. The committee is divided into seven main areas: Academic Affairs, Religion, Discipline, Counseling, Co-curricular Activities, Moral and Civic Education, and Career Counseling.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Ngai Sik Shui
- Existing Principal: Heung Yuk Mui
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 65
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education : 95%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 46%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 29%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 38%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 5%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 57%
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, Religious and Life Education, Visual Arts, Putonghua (S1-S2), Life and Society (S2-S3)
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, Computer, Geography, History, Technology and Life (Cooking/Sewing), Physical Education, Music, Science
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Civic and Social Development, Chinese History, Ethics and Religion, Visual Arts, Art Appreciation, Religion and Life Education
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Information and Communication Technology, Introduction to Business Accounting and Finance, Economics, Geography, History, Technology and Life, Physical Education, Music.
School-wide language policy:
Except for Chinese Language, Liberal Studies, Civic and Social Development, Life and Society, Chinese History, Putonghua, Visual Arts, Religion and Life Education, all other subjects use English as the medium of instruction. In order to maximize students' exposure to and use of English, we require students to communicate in English both inside and outside the classroom.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
There is an examination in each semester and a midterm test in the second semester. Exams and midterm tests account for 80% of the total report card grade, and students' performance is continuously assessed through homework, group work, quizzes, and learning attitudes, which account for 20% of the total grade.
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
How is St. Jerome's Girls' College?
St. Jerome's Women's Band:
St. Jerome's Women's Ranking Estimated to be Band 1B
School Wind:
The school has a simple school ethos, with motivated teachers and students who are willing to be open-minded, broaden their horizons, and be of service to others. The Christian Family Service Centre provides school social work services, the Sheng Kung Hui provides educational psychologists for psychological counseling, and a number of senior teachers form a counseling team to implement a number of counseling programs, such as the "Big Sisters Program" and the "Dual Class Teacher System".
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
Teachers promote interactive teaching through different e-learning platforms and applications to enhance students' learning interest and effectiveness. At the same time, a wide range of e-learning materials are available for students to select and practice outside the classroom according to their individual abilities. The school's curriculum is adapted according to the requirements of society and the interests of students in order to keep abreast of the times. The junior secondary curriculum is broad enough to allow students to develop different potentials and to identify the direction of their future development, while the senior secondary curriculum is organized into different classes according to students' abilities and interests, so as to cater for the personal development of individual students. The senior secondary curriculum is characterized by a wide range of choices and flexibility, and is designed to meet students' abilities and interests as far as possible. In order to integrate the eight Key Learning Areas (KLAs), diversified activities are organized at different grades and months through cross-curricular collaboration, with a view to developing students' knowledge, generic skills and ability to synthesize information.
Teacher professional training and development:
Teachers are encouraged to participate in seminars, workshops or talks to keep them abreast of the latest education trends and policies of the Education Department, and to conduct peer lesson observations and classroom learning to enhance the quality of learning and teaching.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The SEN Co-ordinator and the Student Support Team are responsible for the co-ordination of the relevant work, including maintaining close communication and co-ordination with the Guidance Team, class teachers, subject teachers, social workers, educational psychologists and speech therapists in order to facilitate students' learning and development in the light of students' circumstances and learning needs. In addition, our school will make use of the Learning Support Grant (LSA) in the school year to coordinate appropriate support work according to the learning needs of students, such as executive skills groups, socialization groups, homework guidance and study skills classes. Through training, counseling, learning adjustment and home-school cooperation, students will have more confidence in meeting the challenges of learning and growing up.
Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:
The School provides additional support to its 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; organizing cultural integration activities; and employing additional staff and/or procuring additional translation/interpretation services to facilitate communication with parents.
School facilities:
STEAM Studio and Media Studio, Computer Room, Fitness Center, Ceramics Room, English Corner, Chinese Corner, Geography Room, Moral and Civic Education Corner, Student Center. All special rooms and classrooms are equipped with computers, LCD projectors, physical projectors and digital multimedia boxes. The Auditorium is equipped with an indoor display wall.
School contact information:
- Tel: 23456481
- Fax: 27902381
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.scsg.edu.hk
- Address: 26 Hong Lee Road, Kwun Tong, Kln.
Related information:
St. Jerome's Girls' High School
- St. Jerome's Girls' High School Wikipedia
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
