New Asia Middle School
New Asia Secondary School is a Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) school located in Kowloon City District. The school accepts both male and female students and the medium of instruction is mainly Chinese. Founded in 1973, the school is organized by New Asia Education and Culture Limited.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 132 | 40 | 8 | 76 | 8 |
Admission requirements, criteria and weighting:
- 20% Personal Interview;
- 30% P.5-P.6 Academic Achievement ;
- 30% P5-6 Conduct;
- 20% Performance in extracurricular activities;
- There is no written test.
School Type
- District: Kowloon City
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 2
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School Religion: Not Applicable
School History
- Year of Establishment: 1973
- Sponsor: New Asia Education & Culture Limited
- Purpose of the school:
1. Inherit the spirit of humanistic education of New Asia College and promote Chinese culture.
2. to develop students' character and proper values, and to establish a sense of responsibility to the family, society, nation and the world.
3. to take up the responsibility of nurturing students to become "upright Chinese". - School Motto: Sincerity
- Management Structure: School-based management is practiced. The school has seven departments and teams, namely, teaching, discipline, counseling, student affairs, career planning, extracurricular activities, and teachers' professional development. Each section evaluates the effectiveness of its work through regular meetings, mid-term reviews, lesson observations and interviews. The leadership monitors the progress of the work of each section through its proposal and work report, and participates in section meetings, and collaborates with the section to implement the New Asians Incubation Program in order to assist the students in their all-round growth.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: K.C. Watt
- Existing Principal: Leung Suk Ching
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 64
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education: 98%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 43%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 41%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 20%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 10%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 70%
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, Chemistry* (S.3), Physics* (S.3), Biology* (S.3), Geography (S.3), Chinese History, History (S.3), Integrated Humanities (S.1, S.2)*, Integrated Science* (S.1, S.2), Computing, Music*, Physical Education, Design & Technology, Putonghua, Life & Society, Visual Arts
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, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Information and Communication Technology, Business, Introduction to Accounting and Finance, Chinese History, History, Geography, Economics, Visual Arts, Civic and Social Development.
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English
School-wide language policy:
- To develop biliteracy and trilingualism through mother-tongue teaching.
- A School-based MOI Policy Team has been set up to: formulate a school-wide MOI policy; co-ordinate and monitor the development of English-medium subjects; and co-ordinate extended learning and teaching activities in English for all subject groups.
- Subjects taught in English: English, Basic Accounting and Mathematics (some classes).
- Extended learning activities in English: revisiting subject concepts and content in English; reading with English materials; lunchtime reading; project-based learning in English; performance activities in English; companion reading program; daily English news; cross-curricular English broadcasts; joint school English forums; Yale University Summer English Learning Program; cross-cultural English lectures.
- Student Support Measures: Summer Bridging Programs; Summer Enrichment Programs; After School Reinforcement Classes; Easy Homework.
- English Reading Partners Program.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
Examinations are held twice a year for S1-5 students and once a year for S6 students. In addition, the development of students' abilities in various aspects is assessed through tests, classroom presentations, project reports, daily assignments, school-based assessments, and so on.
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:
No Tuition Fee Payment
How is New Asia Middle School?
New Asia Middle School Band:
Estimated Ranking of New Asia Middle School in Band 2C
School Wind:
Simplicity of the school atmosphere
1. S.1 to S.4 adopt a double class teacher system, with Class Teacher's Day for growth education activities to provide more comprehensive care for students' growth;
2. In the middle school, the Farmers' Award Scheme and the Teenagers' Giving Back to the Community Scheme encourage students to enhance their self-confidence, challenge themselves and set goals for themselves academically and behaviorally;
3. Starting from Form 2, a phased leadership training program has been established: Form 2 Tomorrow's Leaders Training Program, Form 3 and 4 Peer Counseling Training and Leadership Training Program, to develop students' leadership skills through the "Learning to Lead Program" and to provide appropriate support and training for students at different stages of development;
4. Honors Program: The school's Honors Program trains students in generic skills and fosters positive values and a spirit of service.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
1. implement the Classroom Excellence Program.
2. to develop students' higher order thinking skills through different strategies, e.g. pre-learning and revision strategies, and a tiered assignment policy.
3. interactive and student-centered teaching modes, such as "cooperative learning", to enhance students' learning motivation and effectiveness.
4. E-learning programs and STEM teaching can increase students' motivation to learn and enhance their problem-solving and creativity.
Teacher professional training and development:
1. to develop action research groups, promote self-evaluation mechanisms, and facilitate peer-to-peer exchanges.
2. The Development Day provides training on different themes to provide different training opportunities for school development, teachers' professional exchange and teachers' personal qualities.
3. to participate in the School-based Support Program of the Education Bureau, where teachers interact with the professional team through lesson preparation sessions, lesson observation and seminars. (Integrated Science and English)
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
Schools have flexibly utilized the Learning Support Grant to recruit additional manpower to assist in the implementation of IE programmes in a Whole School Approach (WSA) with all teachers, and to provide students with appropriate and diversified support services, so as to enhance their learning effectiveness and facilitate their integration into school life.
The IE team of the school consists of the Deputy Principal, the Head of the Guidance Section, the SENCo, the Educational Psychologist, and teachers. The team cooperates and collaborates with other sections to implement the Healthy School Project with the Guidance Section and the Career Planning Activities with the Careers Section to support students in need.
The work of the team includes: providing curriculum and teaching support by educational psychologists; arranging speech therapy services; and providing learning, homework and test accommodations to 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 language learning support; employing additional teachers/teaching assistants to support NCS students' Chinese language learning; developing school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting teaching materials; and organizing cultural integration activities.
Other:
- In order to broaden our horizons, the school participated in a number of study tours, including the New Asia College/Yale University Summer Community Service Exchange Program, the Taipei Nanshan Model United Nations Conference Exchange Tour, the Same Roots, Same Minds Mainland China Exchange Program, the Chinese Studies Summer Camp, and the Hong Kong and Macau Youth Chinese Culture Experience Camp.
- Public or inter-school competition awards include: 1st Runner-up of Boys' Division B of the Inter-School Basketball Championships, several awards for soloists in Wind Music, Chinese Music (Guzheng) and Solo Singing in the Joint Schools Music Competition, 1st Runner-up of the Secondary Schools' Division in the Inter-Schools and Inter-Team Competitions of the International Youth Innovation and Technology Olympiad 2021: IoT, 2nd Runner-up of the Secondary Schools' Division in the Scenario Design of Buildings or Clusters of Buildings with Chinese Cultural Characteristics, several awards in the Grand Final of the 21st National Youth Space Modeling Education Competition, several awards in the Hong Kong Drama Festival, several awards in the Reading Incentive Scheme for Youth Activities in Kowloon City District, Gold Award in the Greening Schools Award, and several awards in the Hong Kong Drama Festival. The 21st National Youth Aerospace Modeling Education Competition Final, Hong Kong Drama Festival, Kowloon City Youth Reading Award Group Award, and the Champion of the Secondary School Group of the Green Campus Project Award.
School facilities:
Badminton Court, Basketball Court, Rainy Day Playground, Library and Reading Room, Auditorium, Computer Room, iStudio (STEM Creative Activity Center), Language Training Center, Design and Technology Computer Support Room, Student Activity Center, Multi-purpose Classrooms, Whole-school Intranet and Internet, Whole-school Centralized Broadcasting System, Wireless Network, Classrooms with Amplified Sound, Computer, and Projection Facilities.
School contact information:
- Tel: 27112206
- Fax: 27621334
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.nams.edu.hk
- Address: 6 Nong Po Road, To Kwa Wan, Kln.
Related information:
New Asia High School Movie
- New Asia Middle School Wikipedia
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
