Christian Alliance College
School Type
- District: Tuen Mun
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 2
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School religion: Christianity
School History
- Year of foundation: 1965
- School Sponsor: Kowloon Tong Christian Church, Hong Kong
- Chinese Missionary Alliance
- Mission: The school operates in accordance with Christian core values, guiding students to know the truth, right and wrong, and to achieve balanced development in the six areas of moral, intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic, and spiritual education, in order to establish a correct outlook on life, so that students can serve the people and build up the society.
- School Motto: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is intelligence.
- Management Structure: There are eleven departments: Administration, Curriculum and Instruction, Teaching Administration, Information Technology, College and Career Counseling, Moral and Civic Education, Discipline, Counseling, Extracurricular Activities, Religion, and General Affairs. Important decisions are made in consultation with the faculty. The policy is based on the principle of openness, fairness and impartiality, and all teachers are encouraged to build a professional learning community to build each other up and equip their students.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of School Management Committee: Timothy Ng
- Existing Principal: Mr. Ng Seng Chin
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 60
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education : 93%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Masters/Doctoral Degrees: 65%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 48%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 13%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 10%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 77%
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, Science (S.1-2), Science (S.3 Physics, Chemistry, Biology), Life and Society*, Business and Economics (S.3), Geography, History, Chinese History, Christian Life Education, Computing, Design and Technology, Home Economics, Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education
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, Chinese Literature, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Civic and Social Development, Bible, Chinese History, History, Geography, Economics, Introduction to Business Accounting and Finance, Information and Communication Technology, Healthcare and Social Care, Visual Arts, Music, Drama, Dance, Creative Media, Sports.
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English
School-wide language policy:
Emphasis on biliteracy and trilingualism: Additional resources are devoted to enhancing the English proficiency of students at different levels. Both junior and senior secondary schools have adopted the "ability grouping" approach to teaching, introducing the concept of gifted education and setting up English language classes to further enhance the English language proficiency of students with better English language foundation. In some classes (S1 and S2), Science and Life and Social Studies, and Science (S3 Biology and Chemistry) are taught in English. In addition, English and Chinese are taught in small classes at all levels to maximize student learning diversity. The school has an English Learning Center and an e-learning platform with learning activities arranged by expatriate English teachers to enhance students' interest in learning English. The school's Chinese Language subject is taught in Cantonese, and a Putonghua subject is offered at the junior secondary level to enhance students' ability to speak and understand Putonghua.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
Continuous assessment is adopted to emphasize students' academic performance in all aspects. In addition to academic performance, students' conduct and attendance are also taken into account in the promotion and retention policy. Tests and examinations are arranged for students with special learning needs.
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 participates in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places (CASPA). Admission criteria for S1 Discretionary Places: Grade B or above in conduct throughout the whole year of P.5 and the first semester of P.6. EDB's "Student Achievement Ranking List" 30%; Conduct 10%; Extra-curricular Activities and Service 20%; Interview (conducted in Cantonese and English, including Chinese and English, Mathematics, Responsiveness and Attitude) 40%. Additional marks for school connection (e.g. having a sibling studying in school or a child of a graduate) are not more than 5%.
How is Xuan Dao Zhongxue?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 2C
School Wind:
We emphasize the simplicity of our school ethos and cater for the individual needs of our students through the dual class teacher system and remedial activities such as the Self-Practice Scheme, the Whole Person Development Award Scheme and the Sibling Scheme. In the area of moral and civic education, we have introduced training activities such as the Volunteer Service Scheme, Civic Ambassadors, Environmental Ambassadors, and Health Ambassadors, so that students can understand the needs of others through service to the community, and thus build up a correct outlook on life.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
We are actively developing 'Independent Learning'. Our vision is to create an enjoyable teaching and learning environment and to emphasize the effectiveness of teaching and learning. On the learning side, we will cultivate good learning attitudes and establish learning habits among students; on the teacher side, we will encourage teachers to set up learning circles to share their experiences in classroom management and teaching. Middle School: Provides a broad basic curriculum. Senior Secondary: We offer a combination of arts, science and business courses to cater for students of different aptitudes and to facilitate their transition to university. In addition to the Chinese and English Extensive Reading Programs, weekly reading classes are offered to cultivate students' good reading habits. The school has installed a school-wide wireless network, set up an e-learning platform and purchased tablet computers to actively promote e-learning.
Teacher professional training and development:
The school actively promotes teachers' participation in continuing professional development and training to build up professional learning communities. Apart from organizing teacher training days, the school also participates in the University's Institutional Collaboration Scheme, brings in professional support from the Education Bureau, and forms learning circles, visits, tours and professional exchanges with its alumni schools.
Teachers are also encouraged to participate in the "Seed Project" organized by the Curriculum Development Institute (CDI) and to conduct peer lesson observations in their daily classes. In addition, teachers of the school also participated in the middle-level leadership training organized by the school sponsoring body, overseas educational visits and the i-Journey overseas study tour organized by the Education Bureau.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
- The school has set up a Student Support Team, which is coordinated by the Deputy Principal (Academic) and comprises the SEN Co-ordinator, the SEN Support Teacher, the Guidance Officer, the Discipline Officer, the Head of Major Subjects, the Educational Psychologist and the Resident Social Worker. The team is responsible for coordinating, harmonizing, reviewing and implementing various support measures, improving support packages and promoting an inclusive culture in the school.
- Teaching assistants are also provided to help take care of students with special needs and to strengthen the support for students in their daily lives. With the Learning Support Grant from the Education Bureau and subsidies from school sponsoring bodies, the school provides students with special learning needs with various professional services in school, including educational psychologist service and speech therapy service. Through early intervention by professionals, students can be provided with appropriate follow-up or referral services.
- The school organizes different kinds of activities to broaden students' learning and life experience, improve their social behavior, communication skills and emotion management, and enhance their personal self-confidence.
- The school arranges after-school subject counseling for students with special learning needs and low academic achievement, with a view to enhancing the learning performance of individual students. Test accommodations are also arranged for individual students with special learning needs.
Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:
The school provides additional support to the admitted NCS students to help them learn Chinese: individual counseling and support will be given if needed.
School facilities:
There are Multimedia Teaching Center, Multimedia Language Learning Room, Multimedia Teaching Material Production Room, 2 Computer Rooms, English Self-study Center, Student Activity Center, Campus TV Station, 2 standard basketball courts, volleyball court, indoor badminton court, table tennis court and garden. All classrooms and auditoriums are air-conditioned. In addition, we have a Discipline Room, Counseling Room, Career Counseling Room, Social Work Room, and School Chaplaincy Room to cater for the needs of our students in terms of character, emotion, career development, and spiritual development.
School contact information:
- Tel: 24692080
- Fax: 24637225
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://cactm.edu.hk
- Address: 11 Leung Choi Lane, Tuen Mun, N.T.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
