st. John the baptist catholic primary school
School Type
District: Kwun Tong
Primary One School Net: 48
School Type: Subsidized
Student's gender: male and female
Language of instruction: Chinese
School religion: Catholic
One Dragon Secondary School:-
Directly affiliated secondary schools: -
Contact Secondary Schools:-
School History
Year of establishment: 1962
Sponsor: Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
Objective: To carry forward the spirit of Christian charity, to follow the example of St. John the Baptist in the realization of the truth, and to cultivate young people with sound minds and bodies so that they can become caring and concerned about the community.
School Motto: Truth and Perseverance
Management structure: The IMC is the highest authority. Underneath it, there are communication channels such as the Teachers' Consultative Council and the Parent-Teacher Association. The day-to-day administration of the school is carried out by an administrative team.
Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Mr. WEN Kwok-kwong
Existing Principal: Yu Man-ching
School fees:
No Tuition Fee Payment
Teacher Information
Total number of teachers: 48
Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 100%
Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 33%
Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 40%
Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 19%
Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 10%
Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 71%
Class Establishment:
Number of Primary One classes in this school year: 4
Number of Primary Two classes in this school year: 4
Number of Primary Three classes in this school year: 4
Number of Primary 4 classes in this school year: 4
Number of Primary 5 classes in this school year: 4
Number of Primary Six classes in this school year: 4
Total number of classes in the 2023-2024 school year: 24
Classroom teaching model:
A small class teaching mode is adopted, and cooperative learning strategies are supplemented by contextualized teaching.
Placement in classes:
Classes are divided equally according to academic standing.
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. Love the Lord and love others, love and care in communion, and put into practice the five core values of the Catholic school.
2. Training and support work closely together to help students grow.
3. to cater for the different needs of students through the Learning Support Grant Scheme.
4. to strengthen the scope of services provided by the Parent Care Teams and to enhance home-school co-operation.
5. To achieve the educational goal of "Love the Lord, Love People, Serve the Community" through the uniformed team.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
1. to implement self-directed learning by optimizing classroom design.
2. Developing STEM education, computational thinking, programming education, mBot, micro: bit, scratch and Google apps to support students' IT development, etc.
3. In order to enhance students' expressive skills and guide them to learn actively through diversified learning modes, the school conducts regular morning assemblies in English and Putonghua to create a language environment and opportunities for biliteracy and trilingualism.
4. Arranging diversified learning experience activities and organizing internal and external exchange activities to extend learning experiences and develop students' multiple intelligences; assisting students to observe from multiple perspectives through cross-curricular activities, to integrate knowledge from different learning areas and to apply what they have learnt in their daily lives.
Life-wide Learning:
1. Uniformed groups: Boys and Girls Scouts, Red Cross, Little Pioneers of Christ, Traffic Safety Unit, Junior Police Call, Junior Public Service Unit
2. Interest Groups: Ball Games, Dance, Folk Crafts, Conversational English, Visual Arts, Micro:bit, Choir, African Drums
3. School team training: ball games, fencing, track and field, speech, dance, drama, lion dance, musical instruments, and STEM programs.
Course Tailoring and Adaptation Measures:
To develop a school-based adapted curriculum through collaborative lesson planning. To cater for the learning needs of different students through different learning strategies and assignments. Support group teachers to make individualized adjustments 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 learning support; employing additional teachers/teaching assistants to support NCS students' Chinese language learning; organizing inclusive school activities; and providing additional support (e.g. pull-out/group learning, Pinyin teaching materials, etc.) as necessary in the implementation of Putonghua teaching across the board for some of the grades in the school (i.e., for all classes/groups). The school purchases teaching resources to promote Chinese language learning, organizes Chinese cultural experiences and translates school circulars as necessary.
Home school cooperation:
1. The school has a Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) and a Parent Care Team (PCT).
2. parent training programs and seminars.
3. arrange for parent volunteers to participate in the promotion of school activities on a regular basis.
Environmental Policy:
The school encourages teachers and students to practice green living. The school has set up classroom environmental protection ambassadors to raise students' awareness of environmental protection; participated in the "Green Campus Certification Scheme" and actively organized activities to promote environmental awareness; and promoted energy saving and waste reduction and cultivated environmentally friendly habits through campus greening, recycling activities, installation of energy-saving appliances, and implementation of electronic notices.
School facilities:
Number of Classrooms: 24
Number of halls: 1
Number of playgrounds: 1
Number of Libraries: 1
Special Rooms: 11 special rooms: English activity room, dance room, music room, computer room, visual arts room, student counseling room, homework room, and prayer room.
School Bus: Yes
Nanny van: Yes
School contact information:
Tel: 23890428
Fax: 23574693
Email: [email protected]
Web site:https://www.sjbcps.edu.hk
Address: 29 Yee On Street, Kwun Tong, Kln.
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Webpage update: January 4, 2024
