St Stephen's College
Application for S1 admission:
The school does not participate in the central allocation of Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA).
Admission requirements, criteria and weighting:
- 50% Academic standing;
- 10% Extracurricular Activity Awards;
- 37% Interview performance;
- 3% Other (e.g. whether the parent or sibling is an ex-student, employee or current student of the school).
School Type
- Region: Hong Kong Southern District
- School Type: DSS
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 1
- Medium of Instruction: English as the main language
- School religion: Christianity
School History
- Year of foundation: 1903
- School Sponsor: St. Stephen's College Board of Education
- Mission: In the spirit of Christ's love and support, St. Stephen's College is committed to providing quality whole-person education that emphasizes ethics, intellect, physique, social skills, aesthetics, and spirituality, and to nurturing students with life-long learning skills, good character, and a broad international perspective, so that they can become courageous, knowledgeable, and versatile leaders of tomorrow.
- School Motto: Faithful and Competent
- Management Structure: 1. The School Management Committee (SMC) consists of members of the school sponsoring body (SSB) as well as representatives of ex-students, parents and teachers.
- 2. School-based management is practiced in the school. Staff members form various committees and task forces, such as those for coordinating the curriculum, extra-curricular activities, moral education, discipline, student counseling, etc., and then the coordinating teachers of each group form the "School Improvement Committee" to review the development of the school and formulate new policies.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Leung Koon Shing
- Existing Principal: Yang Qing
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 95
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education : 94%
- Percentage of Teachers with Bachelor's Degrees: 99%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 49%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 25%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 18%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 15%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 67%
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, UBM, Chinese History, Visual Arts, Food and Household Management, Physical Education, Design & Technology
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language and Literature, English Language and Literature, Mathematics, Science, Integrated Humanities, Geography, History, Science (Physics), Science (Chemistry), Science (Biology), Religious Education, Computer and Information Technology, Music
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Chinese History, Visual Arts, Physical Education
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, Civic and Social Development (S4, S5 and S6), Economics, Geography, History, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Information and Communication Technology, Introduction to Business, Accounting and Finance, Music
School-wide language policy:
1. English is the medium of instruction for all junior and senior secondary subjects (except Chinese-related subjects).
2. Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS): Starting from Secondary 1 in 2008, the school has gradually switched from subsidy to DSS to allow more flexibility in teaching planning and utilization of resources, and to optimize learning and teaching.
3. In addition, in line with the Government's policy to make Hong Kong an "education hub", the School will consider accepting applications from non-local students so as to broaden the international perspective of the students and to provide a stimulating environment for mutual learning.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
In addition to a standardized test and two examinations in each school year, the curriculum is adapted according to the learning progress of each subject, and continuous assessment is used to feed back learning and teaching.
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:
- Secondary 1 (S1) Tuition Fee for the 2022-2023 school year: $72000
- S2(S2) Tuition Fee for School Year 2022-2023: $72000
- Tuition fee for Secondary 3 (S3) in the 2022-2023 school year: $72000
- Tuition fee for S4 (S4) in the 2022-2023 school year: $72000
- S5 (S5) Tuition Fee for the 2022-2023 school year: $72000
- S6 (S6) Tuition Fee for the 2022-2023 school year: $72000
Tuition Fee Remission: The school offers free tuition or 3/4, 1/2 and 1/4 remission of tuition fees. Needy students (including students from families on Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) and students receiving financial assistance from the Student Financial Assistance Agency (SFAA) of the Working Families and Student Financial Assistance Agency (WFSFA)) may apply for fee remission.
How is St. Stephen's College?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 1B
School Wind:
School Ethos and School Spirit
1. The students of the school are confident, responsible and creative. Teacher-student relationships are harmonious.
2. The Guidance and Discipline Section of the school has implemented a renewal program to encourage students to develop proper values and behave properly.
3. Since its conversion to a DSS school, the school has been committed to implementing a wide range of activities, including a residential experience program, to nurture students to become knowledgeable, responsible and creative members of society.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
- The school is a spacious, beautiful and well-equipped school, which makes learning a pleasure.
- Small class teaching is implemented and school-based pull-out and guaranteed bottom-up courses are provided for each core subject to enable students to realize their full potential.
- There is a particularly high number of native English or Mandarin-speaking teachers who are committed to developing students' biliteracy and trilingualism.
- Flexible curriculum - more school-based and elective courses, more opportunities to sit for local and international examinations.
- The school's Residential Experience Program is conducted at the junior high school to nurture students' self-reliance, social collaboration, learning to learn and leadership skills.
- Artists-in-Residence and visiting writers/experts instruct students in music composition and ceramics; and there are activities such as creative writing and business management to nurture students' creativity.
- Short-term and out-of-country exchange and immersion programs to promote cultural exchange and language learning. 8. Service learning combined with volunteer activities to enhance students' self-reflection and leadership. 8. Service learning combined with volunteer activities to enhance students' self-reflection and leadership skills.
- "The Mentorship Program enriches students' learning experiences related to further education and employment.
- Values and Civics Education has been added to the curriculum.
Teacher professional training and development:
Teachers are encouraged to create space for developing interests or professional development outside the classroom, to conduct local, national and overseas professional study tours, and to practice lifelong learning through peer observation and exchange, and collective lesson planning within the school.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
- In line with the Education Bureau's policy of "Integrated Education", the school aims to build an inclusive campus with mutual respect, tolerance and mutual support, so as to help students with special educational needs (SEN) to minimize their learning disabilities and achieve whole-person development. The level of support for students with SEN varies according to their level of special educational needs (SEN). The school adopts a three-tier support model to provide appropriate support to students with different needs. Tier 1: Early identification and quality classroom teaching to help students with transient or mild learning difficulties to prevent their problems from deteriorating. Tier 2: Additional support for students with persistent learning difficulties. Tier 3: Enhanced support for students with more severe problems.
- Students with special educational needs are followed up by counselors and social workers, and case conferences are held to provide supportive guidance to teachers. Adjustments and arrangements for tests and examinations are made according to the guidelines of the Examinations and Assessment Authority (EAA).
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' learning of Chinese; arranging intensive Chinese teaching modes (e.g. pull-out learning, group learning, etc. on a need basis); organizing cultural integration activities; and providing additional support (e.g. pull-out/group learning, pinyin teaching materials, etc.) as needed in the implementation of Putonghua teaching across the board for some of the grades in the school (i.e., for all classes/groups). The school also provides additional support (e.g. pull-out/group learning, phonics teaching materials, etc.) as necessary for the full implementation of universal education in some grades (i.e. all classes/groups).
School facilities:
Four Academic Buildings/Teaching Complex (with regular classrooms and multi-purpose classrooms for different subjects), Multi-media Library, Auditorium, Multi-media IT Learning Center, STEM Classrooms, Student Activity Room, Audio-visual Room, Indoor Gymnasium, Outdoor Sports Ground (Track and Field with Soccer Pitch), Counseling Rooms, Cafeteria, Swimming Pool, Basketball Courts, Tennis Courts, Volleyball Courts, Musical Instrument Practice Rooms, and Lockers for each student.
School contact information:
- Tel: 28130360
- Fax: 28137311
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.ssc.edu.hk
- Address: 22 Tung Tau Wan Road, Stanley, Hong Kong
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
