Yuen Long Catholic Secondary School
School Type
- District: Yuen Long
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 3
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School religion: Catholic
School History
- Year of Establishment: 1995
- Sponsor: Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
- Mission: Based on the love of Christ and the concept of holistic education, teachers and students work together to build a culture of caring; actively cultivate students' development of multiple intelligences, lifelong learning attitudes and Christian values.
- School Motto: Jiyan Seikou
- Management structure: The school has established an Incorporated Management Committee (IMC), with all school managers being educators and professionals, and a priest as the supervisor to lead the school. The Principal leads the School Development Council to support the school administration. Two committees, namely, Student Formation and Learning and Teaching, have been set up to support the overall development of the school.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Mr. James Bauer
- Existing Principal: Ms. Wong Mee Yee
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 58
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education : 93%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 53%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 48%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 14%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 7%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 79%
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, Life and Society, Mathematics, Integrated Science, Geography, Chinese History, History, Religious and Moral Education, Computing, Home Economics (S1 and S2), Visual Arts, Design and Technology (S3), School-based Development Subjects (S1 and S2), Library Class, Music, Physical Education and Life 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, Mathematics, Civic and Social Development, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, History, Ethics and Religion, Information and Communication Technology, Tourism and Hospitality, Introduction to Business Accounting and Finance, Chinese History, Visual Arts, Design and Applied Technology, Physical Education, Multi-dimensional Learning and Applied Learning, and Library Classes (S4 and S5)
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English
School-wide language policy:
The school is a mother-tongue school with Chinese as the main language of instruction. The school employs a foreign English teacher to help students learn English effectively. The school is committed to implementing the "biliteracy and trilingualism" policy through the school-based curriculum, cross-curricular collaboration, English debates, reading competitions and Putonghua activities, etc. The school is also committed to implementing the "biliteracy and trilingualism" policy through the school-based curriculum and cross-curricular collaboration.
The school also organizes English enrichment and conversation classes to help students improve their English proficiency.
English morning meetings are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
There are two standardized tests and two examinations throughout the year. The school emphasizes on continuous assessment and adopts diversified assessment modes to assess students' learning progress. Classroom and practical work, project work and homework are all assessed.
Class Establishment:
- Number of S1 classes in this school year: 3
- 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: 3
- Number of S6 classes in this school year: 3
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.
Interview Performance: 30%; P5 & P6 Achievement: 30%; Conduct: 20%; Service, Awards & Extracurricular Activities: 20%.
Yuen Long Catholic Secondary School
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 3C
School Wind:
The school's ethos is simple and the discipline is strict. Teachers teach students in a spirit of rigor and love. The school strives to create a caring campus culture that nurtures students' personal character and builds self-confidence for personal growth. Support programs include:
- Classroom Management Programs at all levels: Through the "S.U.C.A.C. Program", "Pathways to Growth", leadership training, volunteer service, class fellowship and dual classroom teacher system, etc., students are provided with an extensive support network to set the right direction in the face of difficulties and challenges;
- "Adventure Counseling" and "Group Counseling": to support the whole school to face the challenges of learning and growth;
- The training and counseling model is practiced to cultivate students;
- The Religious Formation and Affairs Section organizes "Morning Meeting" and "Monthly Meeting" to nurture the spiritual growth of students.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
- Focusing on the enhancement of students' language proficiency, the school-based curriculum has been developed with reference to the curriculum framework of the eight Key Learning Areas (KLAs) of the Education Bureau (EDB) and covering the four key items of the "Curriculum Reform", which is based on the centralized curriculum framework;
- Curriculum alignment and co-curricular activities are used to enhance the effectiveness of teaching and learning.
- Through Hyread, reading lessons, teachers' and students' good book recommendations, personal book lending lists, the school's ten best books election, inter-class poster contests, reading slogans contests, and the textbook promotion reading program, students are able to cultivate their interest in reading and develop reading habits.
- Cultivate students' self-learning spirit through information technology (IT) teaching.
Teacher professional training and development:
Promoting the professional growth of teachers is one of the priorities of school development, and the initiatives implemented this year include:
- Teachers are encouraged to participate in various professional development seminars and workshops according to the development needs of their schools;
- To implement a culture of lesson observation and learning to enhance the effectiveness of teaching and learning.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The school has a Learning Support Unit (LSO) which caters for students with special educational needs (SEN). The team consists of one teacher and three social workers, and specializes in providing remedial courses, teaching and assessment adjustments, counselling, social training, speech therapy, individualized learning plan, educational psychologist assessment and consultation, parent interviews and pre-test tutorials for students with special educational needs.
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; arranging intensive Chinese teaching modes (e.g. pull-out learning, small group learning, etc.); and organizing cultural integration activities.
School facilities:
The school has 27 classrooms, one training room, one support room, an English language learning room, an interview room, two support classrooms, and special rooms such as a computer room, a computer-assisted classroom, an information technology learning room, an integrated science lab, biology, chemistry, and physics labs, a music room, a visual arts room, a home economics room, a design and technology room, a campus radio and television station, a student activity center, a library, a parent resource room, a covered basketball court, an auditorium, a religion room, a fitness room, a food ministry, and a green kitchen. The school also has an auditorium, a religion room, a fitness room, a food pantry, and a green kitchen.
School contact information:
- Tel: 24431363
- Fax: 24439772
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:https://www.ylcss.edu.hk
- Address: Shui Pin Wai Estate, 201 Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long, N.T.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
