Nam Wah Catholic Secondary School
School Type
- District: Sham Shui Po
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 3
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School religion: Catholic
School History
- Year of foundation: 1946
- Sponsor: Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
- Objective: To promote the spirit of Christian love, self-improvement and self-reliance, and to emphasize moral, intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic and spiritual education, in order to cultivate students who will serve the community through their words and deeds.
- School Motto: Build Up Yourself, Build Up Others
- Management structure: IMC: comprises school managers, the supervisor and the principal (ex officio). One Teacher Manager and one Alternate Teacher Manager elected by the teachers for a term of two years. One Parent Manager and one Alternate Parent Manager elected by the Parent Teacher Association for a term of two years. One Alumni Member elected by the Alumni Association for a term of two years.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Mr. Yip Ting-kwok
- Existing Principal: Cheng Shuk Mei
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 49
- Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 58%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 45%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 6%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 8%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 86%
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*, Integrated Science*, Chinese History, Geography*, History*, Religion*, Home Economics, Design and Technology, Physical Education, Music, Visual Arts, Computer, Life and Society, Life Education, Life-wide Learning Sessions
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, Mathematics (including Extended Curriculum), Civic and Social Development, History, Chinese History, Geography, Economics, Visual Arts, Introduction to Business Accounting and Finance, Information and Communication Technology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Ethics and Religion, Moral Sciences, Physical Education, Life Education, Life 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:
We are committed to improving the Chinese and English language skills of our students. On the one hand, we employ expatriate English teachers to focus on improving the oral English skills of our junior high school students. The school also offers an Advanced Enrichment Program, which provides students with appropriate teaching materials and an appropriate teaching environment according to their level of proficiency. Language proficiency is closely related to reading, and the school arranges related activities to create a reading environment.
For classes with students who are more proficient in learning English, some modules of Mathematics and Science will be taught in English (with a total of not more than 251 TP3T of English language teaching time). For other classes, not more than 10% will be allocated for English Extended Learning Activities (reviewing part of the learning content in English). English elements will be incorporated into the design of examination papers and assignments. The Task Force will meet regularly to review the effectiveness of the program and make changes and improvements where necessary.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
- Summative assessment: two examinations and two standardized tests throughout the year;
- Ongoing assessment: short classroom tests, readings, classroom assessments, quizzes, classroom performance, and special reports;
- Promotion and retention policy: Students will be considered for promotion and retention based on attendance, conduct, grades, and service performance.
Class Establishment:
- Number of S1 classes in this school year: 3
- Number of S2 classes in this school year: 3
- No. of S.3 classes in this school year: 3
- Number of S4 classes in this school year: 3
- Number of S5 classes in this school year: 3
- Number of S6 classes in this school year: 3
School fees:
No Tuition Fee Payment
Application for S1 admission:
The school accepts applications for S1 Discretionary Places and participation in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places System.
S1 Discretionary Places Admission Criteria and Weighting: 1. Academic Achievement 50%; 2. Interview Performance 20%; 3. Conduct 20%; 4. Extracurricular Activities 10%.
How is South China Catholic Secondary School?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 3B
School Wind:
- The school has set up a Discipline Team, a Counseling Team and a Student Development Team to support student growth in a whole-school approach. The school has also implemented a dual classroom teacher system, with a classroom development officer and a daily "classroom teacher's period" to provide timely counseling support for students;
- In order to help students enhance their learning ability, the school organizes various enrichment courses, including the "Adaptation Course for Newly Arrived Students", "Junior Secondary English Study Class", "Mathematics Enhancement Course", "Homework Tutorial Class", etc. In the area of character cultivation, the school carries out moral and civic education through the sharing of teachers in the morning assembly and through the infiltration of various subjects, including Religious Ethics, Life Education, Chinese Language, Chinese History, etc. The school encourages students to model themselves on their peers with good character through an award scheme. Through the award scheme, the school encourages students to follow the examples of their peers who have outstanding academic performance, and to create a school ethos by learning from their peers. On the other hand, the school also guides non-compliant students to participate in the Behavioral Improvement Program, so that they can change their behavior and return to the right path.
- In order to establish the spirit of student self-governance in the classroom and to assist the class teacher and subject teachers in classroom management, one person per class has been introduced to lead class meetings and assist the class teacher in classroom management.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
Focusing on the needs of students, we set clear learning objectives, targets and priorities, adopt interactive teaching, develop students' potential through effective teaching strategies, and provide feedback to students through assessment. Enhance students' English, Chinese and Mathematics skills by offering remedial courses after junior secondary school and after-school enrichment courses at senior secondary school to improve students' performance in public examinations. To design STEM learning portfolios to introduce STEM learning elements in a curriculum-driven manner, so that students can apply self-directed learning strategies in STEM learning activities, and record and assess the progress and effectiveness of students' learning in the learning portfolios.
Teacher professional training and development:
- To co-ordinate and assist new teachers, supply teachers and trainee teachers in adapting to the teaching environment of the school, and to set up professional development activities including collaborative lesson planning in the form of lesson plans, discussion on teaching and questioning techniques, methods of handling classroom order, and after-school meetings to review teaching experience, so as to enhance their competence in classroom teaching, classroom management and the use of information technology.
- To organize teacher training programmes and coordinate and co-organize internal and external professional development activities, including open classrooms and sharing sessions on teaching outside Hong Kong, collaborative teaching and peer lesson observation, and to provide tertiary institutions with internship channels to enhance the effectiveness of teaching and learning of various teachers through sharing/exchange of teaching experience.
- To develop and co-ordinate staff professional development activities, including the Teachers' Professional Day held three times a year, and to promote the professional development of all staff through various activities.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
In order to take care of students' needs more effectively, the Learning Support Team consists of the SEN Co-ordinator, SEN Support Teachers, Educational Psychologists, teachers, social workers and teaching assistants. Through the concept of whole-school approach, the team helps teachers, parents and students to build an inclusive school with respect, tolerance and mutual support. We also cooperate with other sections to support students in need. We provide individual counseling and assistance to students with special learning needs, such as learning difficulties, emotional problems, physical disabilities, etc., to help them adapt to school life, including the curriculum, tests and examinations, and to establish good peer relationships. At the same time, we work in partnership with families of students with special learning needs, encouraging parents and teachers to work together to set goals for the students' learning and growth.
In order to raise students' awareness of career planning, the school has set up a Peer Counselor Program to help students with special educational needs to understand their interests and build up their own career plans at an early stage. In addition, the school has set up a Peer Counselor Program to help students understand different emotional states through workshops, and to consolidate what they have learned through practices such as community care actions, day camps for integration, and Form 1 orientation activities, in order to serve the community with love and build a caring campus atmosphere.
The school emphasizes home-school cooperation. The school invites parents to participate in the support work together, together with the support of experts such as educational psychologists, social workers and speech therapists, to guide parents to understand exactly the needs of their children.
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; organizing cultural integration activities; and employing additional staff and/or procuring additional translation/interpretation services to facilitate communication with parents. Curriculum and Homework Adaptation, After-school Chinese Adaptation Programs
School facilities:
There are 27 standard classrooms, 4 laboratories, library, book corner, language room, visual arts room, home economics room, geography room, 3 computer rooms, design and technology room, multi-media learning center, music room, religion room, Chinese corner, English corner, math corner, study room, school history room, Mother's Rock, student activity room, multi-purpose room, PTA resource room, Creative Science Corner, Career Planning Room, auditorium, staff lounge, 2 staff rooms, 4 toilets for students with disabilities. The school also has a lounge, 2 staff rooms, and 4 restrooms for students with disabilities.
School contact information:
- Tel: 27411174
- Fax: 27454538
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.nwcss.edu.hk
- Address: 5 Wing Ming Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
- South China Catholic High School Wikipedia
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
