St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School
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Interview Date:
- February 24, 2024
School Type
- District: Kwun Tong
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Boys' School
- School Banding: Band 2
- Medium of Instruction: Chinese and English
- School religion: Catholic
School History
- Year of establishment: 1958
- Sponsor: Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
- Objective: The school operates in the spirit of Christian charity, providing a whole-person Catholic education that emphasizes spirituality, morality, intellectuality, physicality, social skills, and aesthetics, so that students can "attain the highest level of excellence in their studies" and serve the community in the spirit of "practicing charity".
- School motto: To achieve the highest goodness, to practice benevolence and love.
- Management structure: School-based management is implemented by a number of teams to co-ordinate moral education, curriculum, discipline, counseling, extra-curricular activities and information technology. Staff can reflect their views through various channels. School Self-evaluation Teams and School Improvement Teams promote school self-improvement.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Mr. Chu Fu Fu
- Existing Principal: Poon Wing Keung
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 57
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education: 98%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 47%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 21%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 23%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 9%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 68%
Teaching and Learning
Language of Instruction:
The medium of instruction is both English and Chinese.
The subject of Chinese Language Teaching and Learning from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Putonghua, Chinese History, Religion, Sports, Visual Art
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Integrated Science, Integrated Humanities
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Civic and Social Development (F.4, F.5, F.6), Mathematics, Chinese History, Ethics and Religion, History, Economics, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Information and Communication Technology, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Music
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Information and Communication Technology, Music
School-wide language policy:
Students are trained to be biliterate and trilingual in English and Chinese. At all times and places, English and Putonghua teachers communicate with students in English and Putonghua respectively. Under the fine-tuning policy, all Integrated Science and Integrated Humanities classes in junior secondary schools use English as the medium of instruction, while Mathematics, Music and Computer Science are taught in English in some classes. Bridging courses are also provided to help junior high school students adapt to the change in the medium of instruction when they progress to senior high school.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
Assessment includes academic performance, conduct and extracurricular activities to reflect the whole-person development of students. There is a test and an examination in each semester. Each semester's test and examination is worth 20% and 80%, while the results of the first and second semesters of the junior high school are worth 40% and 60% respectively, and those of the senior high school are worth 30% and 70%. There are prizes for academic excellence, outstanding academic performance, progress, and diligence, etc. Students who need special support in learning will be provided with appropriate support. For those students who need special support in their studies, the school will adjust their study and examination arrangements.
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 Secondary 1 Discretionary Places and participates in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places System. Applicants will be considered only if they are of good character.
Admission criteria are based on 50% for academics, 40% for interviews, and 10% for relationship with the school and other performance.
How is St. Joseph's English Language School?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 2B-2A
School Wind:
The school is characterized by strict discipline, simplicity and harmonious relationship between teachers and students. The Moral Education Team organizes morning assemblies, seminars and workshops to cultivate students' good character. Each year, the Moral Education objectives are set and teachers and students take turns to share the concepts, importance, practices and experiences related to the objectives.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
Under the leadership of the Head of each subject, teaching strategies are developed in line with the direction of curriculum reform to train students to be independent thinkers, e-learners, self-directed learners, and multi-intelligence learners. Teachers share their teaching experience through peer lesson observation to achieve paradigm shift and customize teaching to students' needs. Students have access to the English Corner for daily conversation practice and borrowing of English books. Students are encouraged to set learning goals and organize learning groups to share their experiences. In recent years, various subjects have implemented the "Top and Bottom Policy" and the "Pre-Alert Program" in senior secondary schools to enhance students' understanding of their individual strengths and weaknesses, so as to improve the performance of senior secondary students in public examinations. In junior secondary schools, the "Small Class Teaching Policy" and the "Heterogeneous Teaching" policy for each subject were implemented to strengthen the learning foundation of junior secondary students.
Teacher professional training and development:
Staff participate in a system of teacher-developed appraisal in the form of self-evaluation, top-down and bottom-up appraisal, which has evolved into student feedback to teachers and teacher feedback to principals. The Teacher Development Team designs professional development activities for staff based on the assessment results and the needs of teachers. The Quality Assurance Inspectorate (QAI) commends the school's appraisal system and the professional development of teachers.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
Through the Whole School Approach (WSA) to Integrated Education, students with diverse learning needs can receive acceptance and care from staff and peers in the school, so that they can have a stronger sense of belonging to the school and learn more effectively.
Teachers identify students with diverse learning needs at an early stage and design appropriate teaching methods accordingly. Inclusion Week provides opportunities for students to receive peer support in learning. The school also organizes various activities for parents to practice "Home-School Cooperation".
Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:
The School provides additional support to 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; arranging intensive Chinese teaching modes (e.g. pull-out learning on a need basis, group learning, etc.); developing school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting teaching materials; and organizing cultural integration activities.
School facilities:
In 2011, the school moved into the latest Millennium Campus (46 New Clear Water Bay Road) with an area of 7,650 square meters. It has 30 standard classrooms, 27 special rooms, including 6 laboratories, 2 basketball courts and 2 multi-media teaching rooms, and 1 auditorium, 1 badminton court, 1 table tennis court, and 1 student activity center. There is also a campus radio station, a climbing wall, 3 running tracks, 2 sky gardens and 40 garden beds. The campus is situated on a small hill, planted with flowers and trees, providing a beautiful environment and fresh air.
School contact information:
Phone: 37524500
Fax: 23252358
Email: [email protected]
Web site:http://www.sjacs.edu.hk
Address: 46 New Clear Water Bay Road, Kowloon
Webpage update: January 4, 2024
