Holy Family Canossian School (Kowloon Tong)
School Type
District: Kowloon City
Primary One School Net: 41
School Type: Subsidized
Student's gender: Female
Language of instruction: Chinese
School religion: Catholic
One Dragon Secondary School:-
Directly Affiliated Secondary School: Holy Family Canossian College
Contact Secondary Schools:-
School History
Year of establishment: 1954
Organization: Sisters of Charity of the Canossians
Mission: To uphold the spirit of the Holy Family and the educational philosophy of Canossian, and to promote the Christian values of love and unity. To provide a positive learning environment for students to recognize their potential and to become caring and motivated individuals. Cultivate students' ability to be self-directed and lifelong learners, and enhance their sense of responsibility and belonging to society and the nation.
School Motto: Together in Love
Management Structure: The school sponsoring body is the Sisters of Charity of Canossa. Under the Incorporated Management Committee (IMC), there are the Administration Team, Curriculum Development Team, Faith Formation Team, Student Growth Team, and Student Diversity Development Team to jointly develop the school affairs.
Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Yuen-fan Shaw
Current Principal: Ms. Angela Chan
School fees:
No Tuition Fee Payment
Teacher Information
Total number of teachers: 47
Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 100%
Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
Percentage of Teachers with Masters/Doctoral Degrees: 55%
Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 36%
Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 11%
Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 8%
Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 81%
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:
In grades 4 and 5, small group remedial instruction is provided in English and Math during tutorial time, while in grades 3, 4 and 5, remedial instruction is provided in Chinese to help the less able students with remedial instruction.
Placement in classes:
Classes are divided equally between P1 and P6.
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
Is Holy Family Canossian School (Kowloon Tong) good or bad?
School Wind:
The school is characterized by a simple school ethos and a harmonious relationship between teachers and students. Through diversified inter-social activities, the "Big Sister Program" and the "Study Buddy Program", students are encouraged to develop the spirit of mutual help and love and to strengthen their sense of belonging to the school, thus creating a caring campus culture.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The number of lessons is reduced and the number of hours is increased. Flexible arrangements are made for diversified activities to enhance teaching-learning interactions. Learning experiences are aligned with students' development, such as moral and civic education, intellectual and physical development. Learning themes are set for each school year to facilitate cross-curricular and co-curricular activities as well as life-wide learning activities.
Life-wide Learning:
English Activity, Math & Olympics, Robotics, Gymnastics, Sculpting, Dance, Rope Skipping, Ballet, Rhythmic Music, Orchestral Music, Basketball, Cantonese Drama, English Musical, Children's Drama, Little Pioneers of Christ, Volunteer, Ceramics, Putonghua Class, Little Dragon Lady, Art for Life, Harp, Book Agents, Eco-Ambassadors, Athletics, Illustrators, Hand Clock, and Pinyin in English.
Course Tailoring and Adaptation Measures:
In view of the different abilities of students, we design learning materials at different levels and organize a number of learning classes or specialized training to develop their strengths.
Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:
Home school cooperation:
The PTA works with the school to implement various activities such as the Land Games, parent-child trips, flag-selling fundraisers and variety shows.
Environmental Policy:
Participate in the Waste Recycling Program to encourage staff and students to make good use of paper. The PTA promoted the recycling of old school uniforms. A food waste machine was set up to collect food waste from different classes every day to be used as fertilizer for the rooftop garden.
School facilities:
Number of Classrooms: 24
Number of halls: 1
Number of playgrounds: 2
Number of Libraries: 1
Special Rooms: 9 (General Studies Room, Visual Arts Room, STEM Classroom, Music Room, Multi-Purpose Room, Computer Room, Activity Room, English Room, and Religion Room).
School Bus: Yes
Nanny Car: No
School contact information:
Tel: 23365981
Fax: 23365598
Email: [email protected]
Web site:http://www.holyfamilykt.edu.hk
Address: 8 Timothy Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon
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Webpage update: January 4, 2024
