St. Stephen's Girls' High School

St. Stephen's Girls' College

St. Stephen's Girls' High School
St. Stephen's Girls' High School

St. Stephen's Girls' Secondary School is an aided school in the Central and Western District. The school is a Band 1 school for girls only and the medium of instruction is mainly English. Founded in 1906, St. Stephen's Girls' School is a Christian school run by the St. Stephen's Girls' School Council.

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:

  • Written notice

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
518054411210

Admission requirements, criteria and weighting:

  • 60% Education Bureau "Student Achievement Subdivision";
  • 25% Conduct and interview performance;
  • 15% Co-curricular activities, volunteering, service and awards.

School Type

  • District: Central & Western
  • 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: 1906
  • Sponsoring Body: St. Stephen's Girls' Secondary School Council
  • Our mission: To provide holistic education in the spirit of Christ, so that students can have a balanced development in the six areas of ethics, intellect, physique, social skills, aesthetics, and spirituality. We are committed to helping our students to pursue their studies and develop their potentials, so as to nurture them to become responsible citizens and tomorrow's leaders in serving the community.
  • School motto: "Faith and Progress
  • Management Structure: The senior management team of the school consists of the Principal, three Vice-Principals and senior teachers. School-based policies are implemented by subject groups, functional teams and specific committees to review school policies, curriculum development, use of information technology in teaching and learning, STEAM cross-curricular education, student support, moral education, civic and national education, life education, vocational and career planning guidelines, discipline and staff development.
  • Existing Supervisor/Chairman of the SMC: Ms. H.M. Kwan
  • Current Principal: Chow Wai Chu

Teacher Information

  • Total number of teachers in the school: 71
  • Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education: 99%
  • Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
  • Percentage of Teachers with Masters/Doctoral Degrees: 59%
  • Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 34%

Teacher seniority:

  • Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 10%
  • Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 14%
  • Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 76%

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

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

English Language, Mathematics, Science, History, Geography, Life and Society, Information and Communication Technology, Visual Arts, Technology and Life, Music, Physical Education, Religious Education

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

Chinese Language, Chinese History, Chinese Literature

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

English Language, Mathematics, Extended Modules 1 and 2 in Mathematics, Citizenship and Social Development, Introduction to Business Accounting and Finance, Economics, Geography, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Visual Arts, History, ICT, English Literature, Music, Religious Education, Physical Education, Arts and Culture.

School-wide language policy:

The school requires students to be biliterate and trilingual, and the main medium of instruction is English. All subjects are taught in English, except for Chinese Language, Chinese Literature, Chinese History and Putonghua.

Tests and study adaptation measures:

  • A variety of learning and assessment modes are used in each subject to cater for different learning objectives and progress, and to cater for learning diversity.
  • Compulsory subjects are taught in small groups so that students of similar ability and progress can study in the same group to enhance learning and teaching effectiveness.
  • Students with SEN are provided with appropriate adaptations to test papers, venues and timetables so that they have a fair chance to demonstrate their learning outcomes.

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's St. Stephen's Girls' High School?

How's St. Stephen's Girls' High School?

St. Stephen's Girls' High School Band:

Estimated Ranking of St. Stephen's Girls' High School in Band 1A

School Wind:

The school provides girls with a quality education in line with the educational objectives of whole-person development and life-wide learning, emphasizing whole-person education for the sound development of the student's mind, body and spirit. The school is committed to nurturing students to become independent thinkers and idealistic young people, and strives to help students develop their potentials and talents, and to build up their personal aspirations and moral values. The school believes that each student is an individual in the image of God, with dignity, freedom and responsibility before God and in society.

Learning and Teaching Strategies :

  • To promote students' self-direction and autonomy in learning through a student-centered approach.
  • Students are encouraged to engage in problem-solving and inquiry-based learning to stimulate their intellectual development.
  • Deepening students' experiential learning experiences locally or overseas, e.g. participation in the World Scholars Cup competition, enables them to have a deeper understanding of what they have learned.
  • Promote a culture of peer assessment and self-assessment among students.

Teacher professional training and development:

Teachers of the school actively participate in various local and overseas courses, lectures, seminars and workshops. The school also organizes various professional training activities, such as the "Teacher Development Day" and workshops on positive education to enhance the professionalism of teachers.

Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:

The school's student support team (including the Guidance Team and the Special Educational Needs Team led by the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator) works together to build a culture of inclusion, combining staff from different positions and working closely with parents to cater for the diverse learning needs of students. The School makes good use of the resources provided by the Government and flexibly utilizes the Student Support Grant to arrange appropriate services, and also arranges for the School-based Educational Psychologist and the Speech Therapist to provide consultation and professional assessment services to further enhance the effectiveness of the support for students with special educational needs (SEN).

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; arranging intensive modes of Chinese language teaching and learning (e.g. pull-out learning on a need basis, group learning, etc.); developing a school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting teaching materials; and organizing cultural integration activities. Purchase Chinese reading materials and learning reference materials, and set up a non-Chinese speaking reading corner in the library.

School facilities:

In addition to the standard classroom facilities, there are three auditoriums, three ball fields, an indoor sports field, two multi-media classrooms, a computer room, a library, a home economics room, a sewing room, a chapel, a Chinese language room, and a campus broadcasting studio. At present, the whole school has been installed with wireless network for teaching purposes.

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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.
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