Shek Lei St. John's Catholic Primary School
School Type
Area：Kwai Tsing
Primary One School Net: 64
School Type: Subsidized
Student's gender: male and female
Language of instruction: Chinese
School religion: Catholic
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Directly affiliated secondary schools: -
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School History
Founding year: 1970
Sponsor: Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
Mission Statement: In line with the mission of the Catholic Diocese to spread the Gospel of Christ, we provide students with a quality whole-person education by promoting the spirit of Christian love and service. With the five core values of Catholic education: Truth, Justice, Love, Life, and Family, students are nurtured to develop multiple intelligences and creative thinking in a caring campus, so that they can become active, confident, lifelong learners and responsible citizens.
School Motto: Diligence, Courage, Simplicity and Sincerity
Management structure: The school is under the administration of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese and is managed by the Hong Kong Catholic Education Office with a Central School Management Committee and an Incorporated Management Committee (IMC) to oversee the operation of the school. In line with the policies of the Education Bureau, the school has established good communication bridges, set up a Parent-Teacher Association and an Alumni Association, and held regular meetings to collect the views of various parties to improve the school's administration so as to provide students with the best quality education.
Existing Supervisor/Chairman of School Management Committee: Mr. Choi Tak-sing
Current Principal: Siu Yin
School fees:
No Tuition Fee Payment
Teacher Information
Total number of teachers: 41
Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education: 98%
Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
Percentage of Teachers with Masters/Doctoral Degrees: 39%
Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 38%
Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 26%
Teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience Percentage: 16%
Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 58%
Class Establishment:
Number of Primary One classes in this school year: 3
Number of Primary Two classes in this school year: 3
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: 4
Total number of classes in the 2023-2024 school year: 19
Classroom teaching model:
Small class teaching will be implemented from Primary 1 to Primary 6; individual subjects in Primary 5 and Primary 6 will be grouped by ability.
Placement in classes:
Classes are divided equally on the basis of ability for Primary 1 to Primary 6; individual subjects at Primary 5 and Primary 6 are grouped on the basis of ability.
Number of tests and examinations:
No. of Annual General Tests: 0
No. of examinations for the whole year: 3
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School Wind:
The school adopts a whole-school approach and emphasizes on character building and whole-person development of students. Through various effective activities, the school strengthens students' sense of belonging to the school and enhances their spirit of commitment.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
1. to create a diverse, highly participatory learning environment in which students can realize their potential and develop twenty-first century skills.
2. to develop students' self-directed learning skills through a "student-oriented" classroom approach.
3. Emphasizing biliteracy and trilingualism, the school strives to create a better learning atmosphere and strengthen their communication skills; Chinese language is taught in Putonghua in grades 4-6; and two expatriate English teachers are employed to help enhance students' understanding of English phonetics and multiculturalism.
4. Group teaching is conducted to cater for learning diversity. Teachers adjust teaching strategies and assignments according to students' needs to enhance learning performance.
Life-wide Learning:
1. make flexible use of the Life-wide Learning Allowance (LWA) to organize life-wide learning activities in different disciplines to enhance the effectiveness of learning.
2. through career planning activities, uniformed teams, school-based extra-curricular activities, after-school interest classes and other diversified activities, students develop their potentials and build up positive values and attitudes.
Course Tailoring and Adaptation Measures:
The school has group lesson planning and teachers design appropriate programs for students. There is a remedial program for each subject to support students of different abilities.
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 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, group/small group learning, etc. on a need basis); developing school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting teaching materials; organizing inclusive school activities; and providing additional support (e.g. pull-out learning, pinyin teaching materials, etc.) to NCS students in implementing Putonghua teaching across the board for some of the school's grades (i.e. all classes/groups, etc.) on a need basis. Provision of additional support (e.g. pull-out/group learning, pinyin teaching materials, etc.) as necessary for the implementation of PTH in all classes/groups at some of the school's grades.)
Home school cooperation:
The school has a PTA that holds regular meetings, parent-child activities, seminars and parent volunteer services to enhance home-school cooperation and parents' sense of belonging to the school.
Environmental Policy:
The school is a smoke-free campus, with energy-saving measures and environmentally friendly collection boxes. It also adopts environmentally friendly planting and has set up a "Student Planting Garden" to cultivate and enhance students' awareness of caring for the environment.
School facilities:
Number of Classrooms: 19
Number of halls: 1
Number of playgrounds: 2
Number of Libraries: 1
Special Rooms: Prayer Room, English Garden, Math Garden, Campus TV, Computer Room, Activity Center, Music Room, Visual Arts Room, Counseling Room, and Extractive Group Room.
School Bus: None
Nanny van: Yes
School contact information:
Tel: 35950036
Fax: 35950163
Email: [email protected]
Web site:http://www.slsj.edu.hk
Address: 99 Tai Pak Tin Street, Kwai Chung, N.T.
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Webpage update: January 4, 2024
