Chung Sing Benevolent Society Mrs. Aw Boon Haw Secondary School
School Type
- District: Tuen Mun
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 3
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School Religion: Not Applicable
School History
- Year of foundation: 1947
- School Sponsor: Chimes Charity Club
- Our mission: To teach all students according to their aptitude; to develop students with a kind heart and to nurture talents with a loving heart. (We are united in providing professional services and working with parents to ensure that students truly enjoy a healthy and enjoyable school life with real learning benefits, self-discipline and self-love).
- School Motto: Modesty, Respect, Diligence, and Prudence.
- Management Structure: Since 1997, the school has participated in the new school management measures. In addition to the School Management Committee (SMC) which manages and monitors the operation of the school, the teachers have also formed an Executive Committee, with the active participation of the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) and the Student Association (SA), to jointly develop the school's affairs. The school is also a member of the Invitational Education Consortium and the Singapore Education Bureau Learning Circle.
- （Every year, member schools of the Learning Circles Program arrange teacher-student exchanges in the United States, Singapore, and other places, with very good results.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Yip Chi Kwong
- Existing Principal: Mr. Lau Tak-ming
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 47
- Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 90%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Masters/Doctoral Degrees: 40%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 35%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 10%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 12%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 78%
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, Chinese History, Putonghua, Science, Life and Society, Physical Education, Music, Visual Arts, Integrated Humanities/Civic Education*, Technology and Life, STEM/Design and Technology
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 History, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physical Education, Tourism and Hospitality, Technology and Life, Economics, Visual Arts, Applied Learning (S4 and S5), Other Learning Experiences (OLE) (S6)
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 Government is committed to teaching in the mother tongue but emphasizes the importance of biliteracy and trilingualism in training:
- Cantonese is the primary language of instruction, including non-Chinese speaking students.
- The Chinese Language subject from S1 to S6 is taught in both Putonghua and Cantonese, including non-Chinese speaking students.
- The school has implemented the "fine-tuning of the medium of instruction" arrangement whereby "Mathematics" and "Computer Science" are taught in separate groups of "English" and "Cantonese".
- In addition to one expatriate teacher, the school also has three additional local and expatriate English instructors and professionally qualified Chinese (Putonghua) teachers to assist in collaborative teaching and to provide language enrichment programs and activities after school hours or during holidays. According to the actual situation of the students, some of the more proficient students and non-Chinese speaking (NCS) students are assigned to the English Teaching Section in Mathematics and General Computer Studies at the junior secondary level.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
Students' learning effectiveness is assessed through classroom lessons, homework, book reports, project work, tests and examinations, etc. In addition to paying attention to students' motivation to learn, special emphasis is placed on the integration of students' learning content, learning process and learning effectiveness. Measures for remediation:
- Implementation of the two schemes of "School-based Curriculum and Guidance";
- S1-S3 Biliteracy and Trilingualism Enhancement Scheme;
- S1-S3 Mathematics Support Class;
- S1-S3 Mathematics and English Saturday Enrichment Program;
- Summer Tutorial (Chinese, English and Mathematics) Program from S1 to S3;
- After-school and vacation tutorials for S4 to S6;
- F.4 to F.6 Putonghua Training Course;
- S1-S6 Whole School English Enrichment Program.
Class Establishment:
- Number of S1 classes in this school year: 2
- Number of S2 classes in this school year: 3
- No. of S.3 classes in this school year: 3
- Number of S4 classes in this school year: 3
- Number of S5 classes in this school year: 2
- Number of S6 classes in this school year: 2
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.
2023 S1 Discretionary Places Admission Criteria and Weightings: Conduct and Attitude (20%); Academic Achievement (30%); Interview Performance (20%) and Extra-curricular Activities (30%).
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The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 3C
School Wind:
- Students are taught according to their aptitude, with emphasis on personal self-discipline and the spirit of self-initiated learning;
- Encourage more participation in extra-curricular activities and co-ordination work to develop students' leadership skills;
- We emphasize the importance of friendly relationships between teachers, students, and parents to create a pleasant learning environment and atmosphere;
- The school participates in the Education Bureau's "Inspiring Potentials in Education" (IPE) program and provides quality student-centered services through the concepts of "Respect, Trust, Optimism, Caring, and Deliberate Arrangement".
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
Although Cantonese is still used as the medium of instruction in the school, the school is now replacing it with Putonghua and English in a step-by-step manner, so as to expeditiously meet the language needs of the general climate in the Mainland and the international community.
- Teaching without prejudice, tailored to the needs of the students, emphasizing on curriculum design and adaptation;
- Whole-person development emphasizes the promotion of multiple intelligences;
- The school emphasizes the importance of "formal and non-formal curriculum", "teaching and learning process" and "teaching and learning assessment" in order to achieve effective teaching and learning objectives. The school attaches great importance to the promotion of reading, therefore, the whole school participates in the morning reading activity "Drop Everything And Read" (DEAR Reading Programme: Drop Everything And Read), which includes two parts of reading content provided by the school and chosen by students; on the other hand, the Chinese and English subjects each have their own reading program arrangements, in order to further strengthen the reading culture. On the other hand, both Chinese and English subjects have their own reading programs to further enhance the reading culture.
Teacher professional training and development:
- Teachers of the school actively participate in professional training programs, experience sharing and exchange of ideas both inside and outside the school;
- All staff members of the school are committed to providing student-centered professional services and working with parents to ensure that students enjoy a healthy and enjoyable school life with real learning benefits and self-discipline.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The School is committed to building an inclusive culture and adopting a Whole School Approach to support students with special educational needs (SEN). Through the deployment of resources and flexible use of resources, appropriate and diversified support services are provided to enhance students' learning effectiveness and facilitate their integration into school life. The Student Support Team consists of the Deputy Principal, the SEN Co-ordinator, the Academic Officer, the Guidance Officer, the Social Worker, the Educational Psychologist and the Teaching Assistant. Use of Learning Support Grant to employ additional student counselors; outsourcing of professional services (e.g. speech therapy and social skills training); after-school and pre-test homework help classes. The school provides learning, homework and test accommodations to cater for learning differences, invites parents to attend Individual Learning Plan (ILP) meetings, and understands and helps design concrete and feasible support plans. The school emphasizes home-school cooperation and has established a regular mechanism to discuss and review strategies for supporting students with parents through different channels.
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.); developing school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting teaching materials; and organizing cultural integration activities. The school adopts Chinese and English as the medium of instruction for some subjects at the junior and senior secondary levels and adopts the "Second Language Learning Framework for the Chinese Language Curriculum" provided by the Education Bureau (EDB).
School facilities:
All classrooms, special rooms and auditoriums are air-conditioned, and the school building has a student activity room, an interview room, a food court and a ball field. In addition, there are 5 computer rooms, Multimedia Learning Center (MMLC), Multimedia Language Laboratory (MMLL), STEM Room and Computer Aided Design Room, as well as English Band Classroom, Chinese Culture Classroom, Greenhouse and Eco-Garden, and Computer Corner in each classroom.
School contact information:
- Tel: 24524688
- Fax: 24588130
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.csbs.edu.hk
- Address: 20 Siu Lun Street, Tuen Mun, N.T.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
