Hong Kong Chinese Women's Club College
Application for S1 admission:
The school accepts applications for S1 Discretionary Places and participation in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places System.
Self-allocation and central allocation (Part A and Part B) places in 2024
| Form 1 | Secondary One places | Self-supporting places | Part A places | Part B places | Knock-in Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 165 | 50 | 11 | 96 | 8 |
Admission requirements, criteria and weighting:
- 45% Academic Achievement (In-school grades and "Grade Point Lists" provided by the Department of Education);
- 40% Interview performance and English proficiency;
- 15% Conduct, extracurricular activities, positions, awards.
School Type
- Region: Hong Kong East
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 1
- Medium of Instruction: English as the main language
- School Religion: Not Applicable
School History
- Year of Establishment: 1978
- Organizer: Hong Kong Chinese Women's Association
- Mission: With the school motto of "Learning and Commitment", the school aims to provide a comprehensive and high quality education to nurture students to be knowledgeable, noble and outstanding, and to be committed to the well-being of the community.
- School motto: Learning from experience
- Management Structure: A number of committees are set up for the implementation of school administration, school building management and improvement, curriculum development, promotion of civic, moral and environmental education, and life-wide learning; development of information technology education, co-ordination of a balanced and diversified range of extra-curricular activities, professional development of teachers, implementation of the culture of self-evaluation within the school, and unity among staff, parents and alumni in order to realize the ideal of whole-person education.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: LAM Wai-ki
- Existing Principal: Mr. C.K. Yeung
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 60
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education: 97%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 68%
- Percentage of teachers with special education training: 23%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 10%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 20%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 70%
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:
S1 and S2: English Language, Mathematics, Geography, History, Life and Society, Integrated Science, Computing, Music, Physical Education, Home Economics, Design and Technology, Visual Arts
S3: English Language, Mathematics, Life and Society, Economics, Geography, History, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computing, Music, Physical Education, Visual Art
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Chinese History
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, Economics, Geography, History, Tourism and Hospitality, Introduction to Business, Accounting and Finance, Information and Communication Technology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physical Education, Visual Arts (S4 and S5), Music (S4), Civic and Social Development
School-wide language policy:
Except for Chinese, Chinese History and Putonghua, all subjects are taught in English. The school has always emphasized the development of students' biliteracy and trilingualism to create a suitable language learning environment and to develop students' language proficiency.
School-based programs:
1. Elective subjects: 2X and 3X. No special combination of elective subjects.
2. Curriculum focus: The school adopts a student-centered learning model for classroom learning and teaching, encouraging students to go beyond the classroom and expand their learning through cross-curricular project learning and other learning experiences. To promote students' language skills to meet the needs of various subjects, the school arranges group teaching for S1 students in English Language, IT awareness activities, Chinese Conversation, English Language for S1-6, and Chinese Language for senior secondary students; and enhances students' interest and generic skills in STEM-related areas through different STEM learning activities. Extensive reading program, morning reading time and inviting students to share their reading experience; arranging remedial classes for senior secondary students in various subjects and strengthening cross-curricular collaboration to cater for individual differences and optimize assessment tools. Teacher training and sharing: Teachers are kept abreast of the latest development of the senior secondary curriculum and assessment through school council meetings, teacher development days, and teachers' participation in external seminars. Teachers are prepared for the new curriculum by arranging different teacher-oriented group discussions and teacher meetings. Enhance interdisciplinary coordination and collaboration.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
Continuous and comprehensive assessment is emphasized, including weekday preparation, concentration and participation in class, payment of homework, and bringing of textbooks and equipment.
Class Establishment:
- Number of S1 classes in this school year: 5
- Number of S2 classes in this school year: 4
- No. of S.3 classes in this school year: 5
- Number of S4 classes in this school year: 4
- Number of Form 5 classes in this school year: 5
- Number of S6 classes in this school year: 4
School fees:
No Tuition Fee Payment
How is the Hong Kong Chinese Women's Association Secondary School?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 1A
School Wind:
The school has a simple school ethos, students are well-trained, and there is mutual support and harmony among students, thanks to the school ethos and the close liaison among the student support members, including the Discipline Section, the General Counseling Section, the Career Planning and Employment Section, the Committee on Civic, Moral and Environmental Education, and the Extra-curricular Activities Committee. In addition, students' needs are assessed through the self-evaluation mechanism, and educational themes are formulated throughout the year. Through weekly assemblies, morning assemblies and homeroom classes, students are nurtured to develop positive attitudes towards life and proper values.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
Focusing on the development of students' language proficiency, the school develops students' generic skills through learning through reading, project-based learning, and other student-centered interactive learning formats. A wide range of courses are arranged for students to pursue in order to cultivate independent learning and higher-order thinking, and to acquire lifelong learning skills.
Teacher professional training and development:
All teachers are diligent in their studies, participate enthusiastically in seminars and in-service training programs, and implement student-centered and interactive teaching in response to educational developments.
Life-wide Learning:
There are nearly 40 extra-curricular activity groups in the school, including academic, sports, interest, service, uniformed teams, etc. The aim is to develop students' multiple intelligences and service spirit to achieve whole-person education. In addition, the Wind Orchestra, String Orchestra, Chinese Orchestra, Dance Team, Basketball Team, Volleyball Team, Badminton Team, Soccer Team, Calligraphy Class, Drama Team, and Putonghua Speech, etc., have all employed instructors to guide their students, so as to make the implementation of the extra-curricular activities more perfect.
The development of the four key projects:
1. to implement the "Learning through Reading" program throughout the school to promote reading among students and invite students to make good books for sharing so as to enhance the reading culture of the whole school.
2. In the area of interactive learning through the use of information technology (IT), facilities are constantly being improved. At present, all classrooms and special rooms are installed with computers, projectors and wireless Internet access. The school actively encourages students to use the Internet and the school's IT facilities and portable e-learning devices, so that students can use the networked computers in the library and the computer room after school hours.
3. In order to cultivate students' service spirit and collaboration skills, all S2 students are required to participate in the Volunteer Service Program. Different subject-based projects are organized for each subject to enhance students' problem-solving skills.
4. To strengthen students' sense of belonging to the school and the motherland, and to cultivate students' awareness of caring for the society, a series of thematic lectures were arranged in the morning and weekly assemblies, e.g., "Self-restraint and Self-esteem", "Proper Use of the Internet", "Connecting to the Motherland", "Living with Anxiety", "Imperfect Collegiality", "Learning to be in the Middle", "Life Speaking", "Caring for Animals and Respecting Life", "Healthy Networking", and "Popularization of Science Lecture".
Career Planning Education :
The School's Career Planning and College Counseling Unit, in collaboration with universities and external counseling organizations, provides students with comprehensive career planning education, cultivating students' abilities in self-understanding, personal planning, goal-setting and reflection, as well as understanding of various pathways to further education and employment, e.g., university visits, JUPAS lectures, interview workshops, job market visits and personal character analysis.
Whole school participation in caring for student diversity:
The whole school participates in catering for students' individual differences, and teachers prepare additional supplementary materials for students to help them learn more effectively. In addition, the school also arranges after-school individual training programs for students to meet their developmental needs and help them grow up healthily. The school also arranges educational psychologists to provide counseling and assessment to students in need.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The school has set up a Student Support Team, led by the SENCo, to provide timely and appropriate assistance to students in need based on whole-school approach and the strategy of early identification and early support. A school-based speech therapist has also been employed to provide services to students in need. In order to provide a fair environment for students to participate in the assessment, the school has also arranged different tests and examination measures for students in need.
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; and organizing cultural integration activities.
Facilities to support students with special educational needs (SEN):
Ramps, accessible lifts, accessible toilets, tactile braille and tactile floor maps, accessible public information or service counters and rescue chairs.
Home school cooperation:
The Parent-Teacher Association of the school provides a wide range of activities for parents and students, such as interest classes, S1 Orientation Day and S1-S3 Parents' Exchange Day. In addition, parents actively participate in the Annual Land Games and have formed a Parents' Choir.
Environmental Policy:
To raise students' awareness of environmental protection, apart from teaching environmental concepts in class, we also organize different activities for students to put what they have learned into practice, such as seminars, green campus, eco-tours, waste separation and recycling, used clothes recycling, and classroom cleaning competitions.
Other:
School facilities:
Auditorium, 25 classrooms, 7 special rooms, 4 labs, computer lab, computer-assisted learning center, library, playground and rainy day playground. The entire school is equipped with air-conditioning, computer network access points and wireless Internet access. In addition, all classrooms, special rooms and laboratories are equipped with desktop computers and LCD projection systems. Desktop computers are available in the library for students' use after school. Infrared thermometers have been installed in the school to ensure that students do not have fever when they return to school.
School contact information:
- Tel: 25684817
- Fax: 25680336
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.hkcwcc.edu.hk
- Address: 2B Tai Cheung Street, Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Chinese Women's Association Secondary School Wikipedia
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
