Choi Wan Saint Joseph's Primary School
School Type
District: Wong Tai Sin
Primary One School Net: 45
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
Year of Establishment: 1982
Sponsor: Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
Mission: To implement the five core values of Catholic education in the spirit of Christ. We are committed to providing diversified whole-person education so that students can learn happily and grow healthily in a caring environment, develop their personal potential and lifelong learning ability, build up self-confidence and a positive outlook on life, cultivate proper civic awareness, and contribute to the society and the country.
School motto: Faithfulness, love for the Lord, love for others.
Management structure: Under the IMC, the Supervisor/Principal leads the administrative units and subject units in the implementation of school policies.
Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Leung Cheung Choi
Existing Principal: Mr. Chu Ka Leung
School fees:
No Tuition Fee Payment
Teacher Information
Total number of teachers: 44
Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 100%
Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 43%
Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 43%
Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 5%
Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 11%
Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 84%
Class Establishment:
Number of Primary One classes in this school year: 3
Number of Primary Two classes in this school year: 4
Number of Primary Three classes in this school year: 3
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 Classes for 2023-2024 School Year: 22
Classroom teaching model:
Small class teaching is implemented in Primary 1 to Primary 6, and Putonghua is incorporated in the teaching of Chinese Language at all levels.
Placement in classes:
P4-P.6 set up an elite class.
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:
The Total Encouragement Scheme encourages motivation, the Basic Organization and Service Groups cultivate commitment, courage to serve and a sense of responsibility, the "Colourful Cloud Ambassadors" provide peer counselling, the "Harmony Ambassadors" handle peer conflicts in a peaceful and rational manner, and the training and counselling activities cultivate a positive culture of care and concern.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
Small class teaching, cooperative learning and contextualized teaching are implemented. Religious and moral education lessons are designed to cultivate students to think from multiple perspectives, encourage self-learning, and set up different gifted learning groups to enable students to develop their potentials.
Life-wide Learning:
Little Pioneers of Christ, Little Joseph Troop, Community Chest, Cub Scouts, Little Boy Scouts, Little Girl Scouts, Red Cross Troop, Environmental Ambassadors, Colorful Cloud Ambassadors, Math Olympiad, Science Elites, Computer Programming, Cambridge English, Speech Skills, Painting, Lower School Choir, English Drama, Mandarin Drama, A Chantry, Chinese Orchestra, Violin, Chinese Dance, Latin Dance, Wushu, Ballgame, and Athletics.
Course Tailoring and Adaptation Measures:
Adjust curriculum, testing, and homework load for students who need it.
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; developing school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting teaching materials; and organizing inclusive campus activities.
Home school cooperation:
Communication between home and school is maintained through PTA, Parents' Day, school newsletter, PTA newsletter and website. Parent volunteers assist the school in implementing activities and organizing parent seminars and workshops to provide information on parenting.
Environmental Policy:
The curriculum is infused with environmental protection, campus greening, energy conservation and waste paper recycling; the Green Team and Green Ambassadors promote environmental education and renewable energy greening programs.
School facilities:
Number of Classrooms: 24
Number of halls: 1
Number of playgrounds: 1
Number of Libraries: 1
Special Rooms: Prayer Room, STEM Classroom, Music Room, Visual Arts Room, Student Activity Room, Computer Room, Student Counseling Room, English Room, and Library.
School Bus: None
Nanny van: Yes
School contact information:
Phone: 27557180
Fax: 23050067
Email: [email protected]
Web site:http://www.cwsj.edu.hk
Address: Primary School No. 2, Choi Wan Estate, Kowloon
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Webpage update: January 4, 2024
