HKBU Affiliated School Wong Kam Fai Secondary and Primary School
St. Rose of Lima College is an aided school located in the Shatin District. St. Rose of Lima College is an aided school in Sha Tin. It is a Band 1 school and admits only girls. The medium of instruction is mainly English. Founded in 2006, St. Rose of Lima College is a Catholic school under the auspices of the Hong Kong Baptist University.
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% Student Personal Profile;
- 50% Student Interview Performance.
School Type
- District: Shatin
- 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 establishment: 2006
- Sponsor: Hong Kong Baptist University
- Mission: In line with the educational mission of the Hong Kong Baptist University, we are committed to providing students with a quality education based on the spirit of Christ's love for others and the building of the self, integrating Chinese and Western cultures, developing students' potentials, cultivating their moral character, distinguishing between right and wrong, and contributing to the community, and realizing the educational philosophy of "Whole Person Oriented, Scholar Oriented".
- School Motto: "Sensitive, Sensitive, Trustworthy, Discerning, and Practical".
- Management Structure: The School Council is the highest level of management and decision-making, comprising not only the Dean, Heads of Departments, experts and professors appointed by the sponsoring organization, the Hong Kong Baptist University, but also professionals from all walks of life in the community, together with parents and teachers' representatives. Under the leadership of the Principal, the school has set up a number of departments to co-ordinate school building management, student affairs, curriculum development, quality assurance, information technology, extra-curricular activities, etc., to promote the development of learning and teaching in line with the school's mission.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Fu Haojian
- Existing Principal: Chan Wai Kai
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 97
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education : 85%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Masters/Doctoral Degrees: 65%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 22%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 37%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 13%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 50%
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 (taught in Putonghua), Chinese History
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Humanities, Integrated Science, Information and Computer Literacy, Basic Business (for S.3 students only), Music, Visual Arts, Sports
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
NSS: Chinese Language (taught in Putonghua or Cantonese), Chinese History; GCE A Level: Chinese Language
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
NSS: English Language, Mathematics (including Extended M1 and M2), Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography, English Literature, Economics, Introduction to Business, Accounting and Finance, ICT, Music, Visual Arts, Physical Education; GCE A Level: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Introduction to Business, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, English Language, Geography, Art and Design. Design
School-wide language policy:
English is the main medium of instruction, while the Chinese language subject is taught in Putonghua.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
1. To adopt a gradual and orderly approach in the first two months of secondary school so as to enable students to adapt to the pace of learning and the requirements of secondary school.
2. to identify students' individual strengths and weaknesses through progressive assessment, and to assist students in setting learning targets and monitoring their progress.
3. provide special assessment arrangements for students in need.
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:
- S1 (S1) Tuition Fee for School Year 2022-2023: $40960
- S2(S2) Tuition Fee for School Year 2022-2023: $40960
- Tuition Fee for Secondary 3 (S3) in the 2022-2023 school year: $40960
- Tuition fee for S4 (S4) in the 2022-2023 school year: $40960
- S5 (S5) Tuition Fee for the 2022-2023 school year: $40960
- Tuition fee for S6 in the 2022-2023 school year: $40960
Tuition Fee Remission: The school provides free or 3/4, 1/2, 1/4 tuition fee remission and a grant of up to $4,000 per year to subsidize the purchase of books and learning activities. 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. New students can submit their applications after registration and will normally be notified of the result within one month.
Orientation and Healthy Living:
Orientation Programs: There are team building and orientation camps, as well as a summer bridging program that lasts about a week. Healthy Living:
1. a registered nurse on campus to monitor the health and hygiene conditions of the campus.
2. The school has a canteen to provide students with healthy and nutritious meals.
3. all students are required to attend physical education classes that include swimming in order to be physically fit.
4. to provide individualized physical training for students in need.
How is Wong Kam Fai Primary and Secondary School?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 1C-1B
School Wind:
- The Student Development Team plans, coordinates and evaluates activities and support for students' personal growth needs, social development and character education.
- Registered Nurses, Educational Psychologists, Student Counselors and two Social Workers provide comprehensive care for the physical, psychological and social development of students.
- The Student Management and Support Team and the Student Counseling Team work together to manage student discipline and build a caring campus.
- Moral and civic education is incorporated into the formal curriculum to cultivate students' character, values and personal qualities.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
Emphasizing the development of multiple intelligences and aiming at nurturing talents for the 21st century, the school has added spiritual development to the five moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic education. To consolidate the 3 skills (English, Chinese and Information Technology) and to use humanistic education as the basis of whole-person education, the curriculum is more balanced and students are trained to be both ethical and enterprising to create a sustainable learning campus. The key points are as follows:
- There is an Academic Development Committee which regularly reviews and evaluates the current curriculum and determines the school's formal and non-formal curricula in the light of the school's concerns, students' needs and educational trends.
- In line with the curriculum guidelines of the Education Bureau and with reference to overseas curriculum models, the program aims to develop students' self-learning ability and achieve the goal of lifelong learning by addressing the needs of students, schools and the community.
- Quality Circles are established in each subject to regularly review student progress and teaching strategies, and peer lesson observations are implemented to enhance the professional quality of teachers.
- The Information and Computer Literacy (ICL) subject aims to train students to master the use of information technology (IT) and to develop IT as a learning tool. Therefore, special emphasis has been placed on the introduction of interactive elements in the design of teaching and learning activities so as to assist students in developing their communication and collaborative skills as well as applying the skills acquired from different disciplines.
- S1-S3 students are required to participate in project-based learning activities after the end-of-semester examination to enhance their intellectual curiosity and generic skills.
- The Portable Device Scheme is widely implemented to promote mobile and self-directed learning.
Teacher professional training and development:
- Focusing on the continuous professional development of teachers, various types of professional development activities for teachers are organized regularly.
- Actively promote group lesson planning and lesson observation.
- Developing an online self-learning platform to enhance teachers' professional knowledge and skills in teaching.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
- Working groups were set up to provide additional support to students with SEN or non-local background.
- Regular activities such as talks and visits are organized to enhance students' understanding of and respect for people of different abilities or backgrounds.
- Regular professional development activities are organized to enhance teachers' knowledge and skills in handling students of different abilities or backgrounds.
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 Chinese language teaching modes (e.g. pull-out learning, group learning, etc. on a need basis); developing school-based Chinese language curriculum and/or adapting teaching materials; organizing cultural integration activities; employing additional staff and/or procuring additional translation/interpretation services to facilitate communication with parents; and providing additional support (e.g. pull-out/group learning, Pinyin teaching materials) on a need basis in the implementation of PTH across the board for some grades (i.e. all classes/groups) in the school. to facilitate communication with parents; and providing additional support (e.g. pull-out/group learning, Pinyin teaching materials, etc.) as needed in the implementation of Putonghua across the board (i.e. all classes/groups) in some of the school's grades.
School facilities:
- The school has an auditorium, Professor Fu Ho Kin Lecture Hall, Wong Ting Tsung Library, Joshua Hall, a glass-ceilinged atrium plaza, a sky garden, a greenhouse, a dance studio, a multi-purpose room, a basketball court, an athletic track, a wind turbine, a rock-climbing arena, a science laboratory, a computer lab, STEAM classrooms, a student development center, and an Endangered Species Museum, among others.
- High-speed fiber-optic network and wireless Internet access are installed throughout the campus.
- All classrooms and special rooms are equipped with air-conditioners and air fresheners, IT facilities such as computers, projectors and live projectors.
- The new complex features an indoor sports court, the Mr. & Mrs. Foo Ho Kin & Chan Pui Wah Fitness Center, the Mr. & Mrs. Leung Kwong Ho Learning Commons, the Leung Au Yeung Mei Lin Performing Arts Center, the Dr. & Mrs. Yeung Chun Wai Visual Arts Center, an open-air basketball court, and a number of multi-purpose rooms.
School contact information:
- Tel: 26372270
- Fax: 26372043
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.hkbuas.edu.hk/
- Address: 6 On Muk Lane, Shek Mun, Shatin, N.T.
- Hong Kong Baptist University Affiliated School Wong Kam Fai Primary and Secondary School Wikipedia
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
