Holy Carpenter Primary School
School Type
District: Kowloon City
Primary One School Net: 34
School Type: Subsidized
Student's gender: male and female
Language of instruction: Chinese
School religion: Christianity
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Directly affiliated secondary schools: -
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School History
Year of establishment: 1974
Sponsor: Sheng Kung Tsung Tsung (Hong Kong) Primary School
Supervisory Committee Limited
Mission: Based on the spirit of Christ and the school motto of "not to serve others, but to serve others", the school aims to cultivate students' good character, love and sense of responsibility, to develop their physical and mental health, and to encourage their diligence and learning, so as to build up a solid foundation for primary education.
School's lesson: It is not to serve others, but to serve others.
Management Structure: Sheng Kung Tsung Tsung (Hong Kong) Primary Schools Supervisory Committee Limited, Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Holy Carpenter's Church
Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: CHEUNG Shu-hsuen
Existing Principal: Ng Mei Ying
School fees:
No Tuition Fee Payment
Teacher Information
Total number of teachers: 43
Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education : 95%
Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 98%
Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 28%
Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 40%
Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 26%
Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 26%
Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 48%
Class Establishment:
Number of Primary One classes in this school year: 2
Number of Primary Two classes in this school year: 2
Number of Primary Three classes in this school year: 3
Number of Primary 4 classes in this school year: 3
Number of Primary 5 classes in this school year: 3
Number of Primary Six classes in this school year: 3
Total Classes in 2023-2024 School Year: 16
Classroom teaching model:
Small class teaching is implemented throughout the school.
Placement in classes:
Fifth and sixth grades are divided into classes according to students' learning abilities.
Number of tests and examinations:
No. of General Practice Tests in a year: 2
No. of examinations of the whole subject in a year: 2
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School Wind:
1. to cultivate in students an attitude of self-discipline, introspection, self-confidence and independent learning, and to promote the spirit of self-effort and self-care.
2. To cultivate the healthy growth of students in the spirit of Christ in the areas of morality, intellectuality, physical fitness, social skills, aesthetics, and spirituality.
3. implement national education activities and set up flag-raising teams to enhance students' national identity and pride.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
1. to create a reading atmosphere, to plan reading strategies for Chinese and English subjects, and to arrange cross-curricular reading to enhance students' reading ability.
2. To emphasize the development of higher-order thinking skills, to guide students to think from multiple perspectives, and to develop flexible thinking patterns so as to adapt to the rapidly changing social environment.
3. to cater for student diversity through diversified teaching strategies, e-learning and small class cooperative learning.
4. Through life-wide learning, including out-of-country exchanges, outdoor learning, visits and services, etc., and in conjunction with the environment and community resources, students are able to experience, realize and construct knowledge through activities.
5. to use IT to support learning and collaboration inside and outside the classroom, to facilitate teacher-student and student-student interactions through e-learning and different online platforms, and to aim at "facilitating assessment for learning".
6. actively promote school-based STEAM programs to develop students' creativity and problem-solving skills.
Life-wide Learning:
English Drama, Visual Arts Ambassadors, Ink Painting, Basketball, Athletics, Taekwondo, Brushstroke Calligraphy, Fancy Rope Skipping, Magic, First Aid, Sea Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, Traffic Safety Teams, Chinese Dance, Fellowship, Cub Scout Master of Ceremonies, Chorus, Speech, Mechanical Programming, Mbot, Scratch, Math, Out-of-State Exchanges, and Life Education Camp.
Course Tailoring and Adaptation Measures:
1. Collaborative and peer lesson planning to adapt teaching strategies. 2. Collaborative teaching between school-based speech therapists and teachers, and collaborative learning groups organized by educational psychologists. 3. Provision of different templates and supplementary teaching materials for students based on Multiple Intelligences and Multi-sensory Teaching Materials. 4. Adaptation of homework to reduce copying and writing, and provision of tiered tasks. 5. Adaptation of mimeographs to reduce the content of mimeographs, and adoption of the extra marking scheme. 6. Assessment, providing test accommodations for students with special learning needs.
Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:
The School provides additional support to its 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; arranging intensive Chinese language teaching modes (e.g. pull-out learning on a need basis, group/small group learning, etc.); developing a school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting teaching materials; organizing inclusive school activities; and employing additional staff and/or purchasing additional translation/interpretation services to facilitate communication with parents. Translation/interpretation services to facilitate communication with parents.
Home school cooperation:
1. The PTA participates in student welfare (giving students holiday gift packages) and school policy formulation 2. The PTA has set up a PTA message distribution group to strengthen home-school liaison 3. Parent volunteers and parent-child flag-selling volunteers are organized 4. Various parent activities are organized, such as parent-child relationship talks and workshops, Bridging Program activities and the "S.K.H.A.S.S. Primary School Counselling Service Children's Scholarship for a Better Future", etc. 5. Sheng Kung Hui Primary School's "Life, Spirit and Values Education" program.
Environmental Policy:
Environmental Education Program - Hoi Ha Wan and Mai Po Outdoor Experience Program.
School facilities:
Number of Classrooms: 18
Number of halls: 1
Number of playgrounds: 1
Number of Libraries: 1
Special rooms: 5 (computer room, student activity center, music room, general knowledge room, visual arts room).
School Bus: None
Nanny van: Yes
School contact information:
Tel: 23332313
Fax: 23647757
Email: [email protected]
Web site:http://www.hcps.edu.hk
Address: 14 Kwei Chow Street, Kowloon
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Webpage update: January 4, 2024
