Tuen Mun Catholic Secondary School
School Type
- District: Tuen Mun
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 2
- Medium of Instruction: Chinese and English
- School religion: Catholic
School History
- Year of Establishment: 1987
- Sponsor: Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
- Mission: To spread the gospel spirit of Jesus Christ's love and justice, to cultivate students to practice ethics and morality with courage, and to achieve self-fulfillment; to cultivate students to utilize their wisdom and apply what they have learned, to create a better life, and to contribute to the community.
- School motto: Truthfulness, Modesty, Constancy, Sincerity.
- Management structure: Under the Principal, there are three Vice-Principals responsible for Learning and Teaching, Student Support and School Administration, with different administrative divisions and subject departments.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Chan Chun-kwong
- Current Principal: Siu Sze-chuen
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 64
- Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 80%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 36%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 19%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 45%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 5%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 50%
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, Life and Society, Religious Education
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, Science
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Chinese Literature, Civic and Social Development, Ethics and Religion, Chinese History, Geography, History, Tourism and Hospitality, Health Management and Social Care, Visual Arts, Design and Applied Technology, Information and Communication Technology (Non-Diploma subjects: Religious Education, Physical Education, Music)
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, Extended Mathematics Module 2, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics, Business, Introduction to Accounting and Finance
School-wide language policy:
- The majority of classes at the Junior Middle School are taught in English, with the exception of Chinese Language, Chinese History, Putonghua, Life and Society, Religion, and Ethics; all classes are taught in English in English, Mathematics, and Science;
- Some of the subjects in the senior secondary school will be linked to the junior secondary school, and English will remain the medium of instruction.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
- Progressive and summative assessments go hand in hand, with particular emphasis on assessment for learning;
- The assessment activities are diversified, including written tests, speaking and listening, and project-based learning.
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 S1 Discretionary Places and participation in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places System.
The school emphasizes whole-person education and applicants must be in good behavior.
Admission criteria for discretionary degrees: 40%, 50% on grades, 50% on interviews, and 10% on extracurricular activities.
How is Tuen Mun Catholic Secondary School?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 2C-2B
School Wind:
The EDB ESR report praised the school for its "simple school ethos", "friendly and caring teachers", "caring students, hardworking, cooperative and good team spirit", and "well-behaved students" who are "well-behaved and well-educated", "interested in learning, respecting teachers and peers". The report also pointed out that the school "provides appropriate growth support services to meet the needs of students at different stages of their development, such as S1 orientation, career planning, leadership training, etc.".
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
- Emphasis is placed on curriculum and competency articulation at all levels;
- To actively utilize metacognitive teaching strategies and information technology to promote independent learning;
- Self-learning topics are designed for each subject to develop self-learning skills;
- School-wide efforts are made to accommodate learning diversity and enhance learning effectiveness;
- Reading is strongly promoted to enhance language proficiency and broaden the horizons of Liberal Studies;
- Enrich the learning experience by utilizing life-wide learning;
- Emphasis is placed on career planning to guide the setting of goals and aspirations;
- In line with the development of STEM education, each subject introduces STEM education elements through learning activities or project learning;
- In addition to summative assessment, each subject strives to develop progressive assessment and assessment for learning both inside and outside the classroom.
Teacher professional training and development:
- Organize teacher seminars to promote professional development;
- Teachers are encouraged to collaborate on lesson planning and actively pursue further education to enhance teaching effectiveness;
- Promote self-directed learning and cater for learning diversity;
- Teachers are encouraged to gain experience in curriculum development through secondment to the Education Bureau, taking up public service in education, and participating in the Seed Project.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The school is committed to building an inclusive culture and a caring campus to provide comprehensive support for students with special learning needs. The school has set up a Student Support Team comprising the Deputy Principal, Educational Psychologist, Speech Therapist, Social Worker, Guidance Counselor, Co-ordinator, teachers trained in special education and Teaching Assistants. The team meets regularly to devise appropriate support plans for students with SEN. In order to enhance teachers' understanding of individual students with SEN and to arrange appropriate support and counseling, the support team exchanges information with teachers on the learning situation of the students concerned and discusses support measures, as well as reviewing the students' learning progress. In addition, the school regularly disseminates information on IE to all teachers, shares the relevant concepts and teaching suggestions, organizes thematic seminars as necessary to enhance teachers' understanding of IE, and encourages staff to participate in the EDB's "Catering for Students with Diverse Learning Needs" training courses to enhance their professional knowledge. Apart from providing appropriate examination adaptation, the school also flexibly utilizes the Learning Support Grant to procure professional support services such as occupational therapy, literacy and social skills training, etc. The school emphasizes home-school co-operation in providing support to students. The school attaches great importance to home-school co-operation. The support team has established a regular communication mechanism and organizes regular meetings or seminars for parents so that they can understand their children's learning situation and jointly support their learning and growth.
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:
There are ball courts, a basement auditorium, an assembly hall, a library, a multi-media room, a computer room, language laboratories, laboratories for Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Science subjects, a Chinese language activity room, an English self-study center, a Mathematics Corner, a Home Economics room, and a Design and Technology room. The classrooms are equipped with computers, screens, projectors and audio equipment (some classrooms have been installed with smart blackboards) to facilitate teaching and learning. There is also a religion room and a prayer room for spiritual formation. There is also a room for the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) to facilitate parent-teacher conferences. The school has over 340 computers, 200 iPads, and a library of over 35,000 books and audio-visual learning materials.
School contact information:
- Tel: 24632082
- Fax: 24676036
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.tmcss.edu.hk
- Address: Kin Sang Estate, Tuen Mun, N.T.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
