Island Road Government Primary School

Island Road Government Primary School

School Type

District: Hong Kong Southern District
Primary One School Net: Not applicable
School Category: Koon Lap
Student's gender: male and female
Language of instruction: Chinese
School Religion: N/A
One Dragon Secondary School:-
Directly affiliated secondary schools: -
Affiliated Secondary Schools: King's College, Pilates Girls' High School, Tang Shiu Kin Victoria Government Secondary School, Clementi Secondary School

School History

Year of establishment: 1953
Sponsoring Body: Government
Objective: To provide a good learning environment for students so that they can learn happily and effectively, and according to the potential of individual students, so that they can have a comprehensive development in moral, intellectual, physical, social, and aesthetic development, and to become active, positive, and contribute to the society and the country as a good citizen.
School Motto: To be a good student and a good team player, to establish oneself and to achieve others
Management Structure: There are various development and administrative teams under the School Management Committee, which are responsible for making administrative decisions.
Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Lee Wai Ping
Existing Principal: Miss Denise YUE King-chi

School fees:

No Tuition Fee Payment

Teacher Information

Total number of teachers: 12
Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 100%
Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 21%
Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 43%
Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 14%
Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 7%
Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 79%

Class Establishment:

Number of Primary One classes in this school year: 0
Number of Primary 2 classes in this school year: 0
Number of Primary 3 classes in this school year: 0
Number of Primary 4 classes in this school year: 0
Number of Primary 5 classes in this school year: 0
Number of Primary Six classes in this school year: 2
Total number of classes in the 2023-2024 school year: 2

Classroom teaching model:

Teachers utilize the cooperative learning mode of teaching to enhance the interactivity of the classroom, designing group learning activities at different levels and themes according to students' abilities, and catering for students' learning needs.

Placement in classes:

Not applicable

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

How is the Island Road Government Primary School?

School Wind:

The school adopts "Positive and Optimistic, Self-discipline and Compliance" as the theme of school-based counseling to cultivate students' positive values so that they can become good citizens. Through different kinds of activities, we enhance students' moral quality and positive thinking, create a caring environment, and establish a healthy and positive life style of "harmony and self-discipline".

Learning and Teaching Strategies :

1. Process Writing is offered in grades 5-6 for English Language Arts, and Chinese Language Arts participates in the School-Based Support Program (SBSP).
2. to enhance students' learning motivation through talent shows, reading and sharing, and current affairs broadcasts.
3. To implement small class teaching and apply the "cooperative learning" strategy in the classroom to enable students to engage in interactive learning and participate in classroom activities: to design diversified teaching activities to enhance students' motivation to learn and to cater for learning differences.

Life-wide Learning:

To nurture students' interests and develop their potential through life-wide learning.
Extra-curricular activities include Dragon Dance, Dragon Drum, Basketball, Dodgeball, and Flag Raising Team.
After school classes include harmonica and magic classes.
Each group is led by professional instructors and teachers from the school, and students are encouraged to participate in different competitions outside the school.

Course Tailoring and Adaptation Measures:

1. to implement small class teaching using the cooperative learning mode.
2. to design leveled assignments to maximize students' potential.
3. provide homework and assessment accommodations for students in need.
4. provide support classes to cater for students with different learning needs.

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. to strengthen the connection and communication between parents and teachers, to establish partnership, mutual trust and support, so that parents can work with the school.
2. to promote home-school co-operation to facilitate the healthy development of students academically, physically and mentally.

Environmental Policy:

1. to incorporate elements related to environmental protection into the school-based curriculum.
2. to promote environmental protection messages through diversified activities and visits to enhance students' awareness of environmental protection.
3. Encourage teachers and students to actively practice conservation and waste reduction in their daily lives.

School facilities:

Number of Classrooms: 12
Number of halls: 1
Number of playgrounds: 2
Number of Libraries: 1
Special Rooms: Inquiry Learning Room, Language Learning Room, Activity Room, Computer Room, Visual Arts Room, Music Room, English Room, Teaching Resource Room, Social Worker's Room, etc.
School Bus: None
Nanny van: Yes

School contact information:

Tel: 25525255
Fax: 25521602
Email: [email protected]
Web site:http://www.irgps.edu.hk
Address: 20 Shung Man Street, Aberdeen, Hong Kong

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Webpage update: January 4, 2024