Canossa Primary School
School Type
District: Wong Tai Sin
Primary One School Net: 43
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 foundation: 1968
Organization: Sisters of Charity of the Canossians
Mission: To spread the spirit of Christ's love for others as himself and to devote ourselves to whole-person education. Each student is a potential talent with his/her own characteristics and potential. Through "spiritual nurturing", each student will be able to build up a sound personality and correct values, know how to care for others, especially the poor; and be able to shoulder social responsibility and serve the community.
School Motto: Love, Justice, Humility
Management structure: School affairs are decided by the Incorporated Management Committee (IMC) and executed by the School Administration Team (SAT), which consists of three main groups: Management and Organization, Learning and Teaching, and School Ethos and Learning Support. The Parent-Teacher Association and the Alumni Association represent different stakeholders.
Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Yuen Wai Ching
Existing Principal: Mr. Sun Fujin
School fees:
No Tuition Fee Payment
Teacher Information
Total number of teachers: 49
Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 100%
Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 90%
Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 18%
Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 50%
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%
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:
Classes are divided mainly by average level (with Grade 4 to 6 with Grade 1 divided into P.E.C. classes), supplemented by a class division model that addresses learner diversity; Chinese Language classes for Grades 2 to 6 are provided with Putonghua classes; and students who are significantly behind in their academic performance at each level are provided with pull-out groups or counseling groups. Small class teaching is practiced in Primary One to Primary Six.
Placement in classes:
The school's Key Stage 1 classes are divided equally according to academic performance; there are one Putonghua class and three Cantonese classes in each of Grades 2-6; English in Grades 2-3 is taught in groups according to ability; Mathematics in Grades 3 is remedial according to ability; and the same classes in Grades 1-5 are promoted to Grades 2 and 6.
Number of tests and examinations:
No. of Annual General Tests: 0
No. of examinations for the whole year: 3
How is Canossa Primary School?
School Wind:
1. to cultivate students' correct values and positive attitudes towards life through the curriculum, life education classes and weekly assemblies;
2. implement service learning to guide students to care for the underprivileged;
3. to develop students' self-love, responsibility, care for others, and concern for the community through the school-based counseling program;
4. to implement the "Growing Sky" program to enhance students' resilience;
5. to implement the "one person, one job" scheme to enhance students' sense of belonging.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
1. the curriculum team plans and manages the curriculum for each subject;
2. Teachers will work together to prepare lessons and have professional exchanges to promote teachers' professional growth and the culture of a learning organization;
3. promote assessment for learning and create space for students to learn and enhance learning outcomes;
4. make flexible use of lesson time for co-curricular activities;
5. Unify the curriculum to enrich students' learning experience and develop generic skills;
6. to develop school-based curricula to inspire thinking and effective learning;
7. Create a language context to enhance biliteracy and trilingualism;
8. Integration of IT in subject teaching and STEM to enhance the effectiveness of e-learning;
9. Subjects are grouped according to different abilities to cater for students' learning diversity;
10. to foster independent learning and enhance students' learning effectiveness through the Independent Learning Incentive Scheme.
Life-wide Learning:
We emphasize the whole-person development of our students and offer a wide range of extra-curricular activities: uniformed teams (Cub Scouts, Cub Scouts, Public Service Boys' Clubs, Little Pioneers of Christ, etc.), sports (ball games, swimming, track and field), arts (Chinese music, recorder, singing, recitation, Chinese dance, jazz dance, painting, etc.), and academic activities (Olympiad, Cambridge English, debating, emceeing, etc.).
Course Tailoring and Adaptation Measures:
Remedial teaching groups, pull-out group teaching, homework and examination adaptation for students with learning disabilities, Chinese, English and Mathematics gifted programs.
Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:
The School provides additional support to 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; arranging intensive Chinese teaching modes (e.g. pull-out learning on a need basis, group/small group learning, etc.); and organizing inclusive campus activities.
Home school cooperation:
1. two Parents' Days throughout the year, where report cards are distributed, parents can have individual meetings with class teachers, and seminars for parents of all grades are organized to strengthen the parent-teacher relationship.
School communication;
2. Parents participate in volunteer services to enhance their sense of belonging;
3. PTAs raise donations to support school development.
Environmental Policy:
1. to train environmental protection ambassadors to assist in the implementation of environmental protection activities;
2. The Moral and Civic Education Section organizes environmental education;
3. to integrate with religious formation and implement programs to encourage students to treasure and make good use of resources, such as recycling of waste, reuse of waste paper, energy conservation, etc;
4. The PTA helps to recycle old school uniforms and other environmental programs.
School facilities:
Number of Classrooms: 24
Number of halls: 1
Number of playgrounds: 2
Number of Libraries: 1
Special rooms: music room, computer room, visual arts room, study room, English reading room, small group learning room, student activity room, prayer room, etc.
School Bus: Yes
Nanny Car: No
School contact information:
Tel: 23222445
Fax: 23203044
Email: [email protected]
Web site:http://www.cpswts.edu.hk
Address: No. 5, Tsin Yan Street, Chuk Yuen, Kowloon
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Webpage update: January 4, 2024
