Father Cucchiara Memorial School
School Type
Area：Kwai Tsing
Primary One School Net: 66
School Type: Subsidized
Student's gender: male and female
Medium of Instruction: Chinese, Mandarin and English
School religion: Catholic
One Dragon Secondary School:-
Directly affiliated secondary schools: -
Contact Secondary Schools:-
School History
Year of establishment: 1977
Sponsor: Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
Objective: The school upholds the ideals of Catholicism and the motto of the school is "Serving the Lord with Joy". Under the influence of love, the school endeavors to cultivate the whole person in its students, so that they can become responsible, public-spirited, and socially caring citizens.
School Motto: To be happy
Management Structure: Catholic Education Office of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, Incorporated Management Committee (IMC), Supervisor, Principal and various specialized administrative teams.
Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Lam Cho Ming
Existing Principal: Choi Wai Kit
School fees:
No Tuition Fee Payment
Teacher Information
Total number of teachers: 41
Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 100%
Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
Percentage of Teachers with Masters/Doctoral Degrees: 40%
Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 65%
Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 14%
Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 29%
Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 57%
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: 4
Total number of classes in the 2023-2024 school year: 17
Classroom teaching model:
Small Class Teaching (SCT) is implemented in Primary One to Primary Six.
Placement in classes:
Beginning in third grade, classes are divided according to academic ability, and small group pull-outs are provided for students who need them.
Number of tests and examinations:
No. of Annual General Tests: 0
No. of examinations for the whole year: 3
How is the Fr. Eva Kwok Memorial School?
School Wind:
To establish a simple school style, emphasize the cultivation of character and a campus culture of mutual love, set up different service students, uniformed groups, etc., to cultivate students' courageous character to serve others. Students are nurtured in the spirit of Yi-Ya Kuo: to be friendly, to care for others, to speak and act appropriately, and to be a smart learner.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
Adhering to the philosophy of Catholic education, the school adopts the core values of "righteousness, love, truth, life and family" to cultivate students' good character and proper values through a series of whole-school participatory mode activities.
The school promotes school-based curriculum in all subjects, emphasizes learning by doing to cater for different learning needs, and develops students' self-learning and higher-order thinking skills. The school also creates different language contexts for students, promotes biliteracy and trilingualism, and enhances students' creative problem-solving and collaborative skills through e-learning.
Life-wide Learning:
The school provides extra-curricular activities and after-school interest classes to promote whole-person education and the development of multiple intelligences, such as English Rugby, English Hand Puppet Drama, English Guitar, Chinese Dance, Drama, Hand Chimes, Violin, Choir, Shuttlecock, Cub Scouts, Girl Guides, Pioneers of Christ, Athletic and various Ball Teams, etc., and Maths and STEM training for the top students.
Course Tailoring and Adaptation Measures:
Programs are conducted in different subject groups and project learning is conducted in a cross-curricular collaborative mode. Regular collaborative lesson planning is carried out and there are a number of collaborative projects and school-based curricula. The e-learning platform and flipped classrooms are utilized to enhance students' self-learning ability. The AQP data is used to analyze school examination papers to achieve "Assessment for Learning".
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.); developing school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting teaching materials; and organizing inclusive campus activities. After-school Chinese language classes are organized for NCS students to enhance their Chinese reading and writing skills.
Home school cooperation:
The school works closely with the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) to organize different parent seminars and parent-child activities, and holds regular parent days and seminars to exchange ideas on parenting.
Environmental Policy:
Incorporate environmental knowledge into the curriculum of various subjects and set up environmental protection ambassadors to implement environmental protection activities.
School facilities:
Number of Classrooms: 24
Number of halls: 1
Number of playgrounds: 2
Number of Libraries: 1
Special Rooms: 9 (Music Room, Dance Room, Visual Arts Room, English Room, Computer Room, Student Counseling Room, STEM Learning Center, Religion Room, and Library.
School Bus: None
Nanny van: Yes
School contact information:
Tel: 24951922
Fax: 24977197
Email: [email protected]
Web site:http://www.fcms.edu.hk
Address: School House No. 2, Cheung Ching Estate Phase 1, Tsing Yi, N.T.
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Webpage update: January 4, 2024
