Kowloon Tong Bishop Walsh Catholic School
School Type
District: Kowloon City
Primary One School Net: 41
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: -
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School History
Year of establishment: 1963
Sponsor: Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
Mission: To nurture students with love and enthusiasm in the spirit of Christ. We endeavor to provide an excellent learning environment and facilities, together with advanced teaching methods, so that students can learn actively or independently according to their abilities in a warm and pleasant environment. We aim to cultivate a proper sense of citizenship and build up self-confidence and the ability to participate in society.
School Motto: Diligence and Modesty
Management structure: Incorporated Management Committee (IMC), School Executive Committee (SEC), School Development Committee (SDC), and Executive Team (ET).
Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Lo Pak Wing
Existing Principal: Wong Pak Ki
School fees:
No Tuition Fee Payment
Teacher Information
Total number of teachers: 49
Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education : 94%
Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 98%
Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 28%
Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 50%
Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 16%
Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 8%
Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 76%
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:
The school implements small class activity teaching, emphasizes teacher-student and student-student interaction, and strives to enhance students' independent learning ability. The New Funding Mode (NFM) scheme caters for the different learning needs of students, with after-school remedial groups and various types of remedial courses to enhance students' performance.
Placement in classes:
Classes are divided evenly according to grades.
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 Kowloon Tong Wah Tak Catholic School good?
School Wind:
The school culture is simple, the students are well-taught, and the relationship between teachers and students is harmonious. The school is committed to teaching students to pursue truth, abide by the virtues of righteousness, practice love, respect life, love their families and cultivate positive thinking in their lives.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
1. Emphasize biliteracy and trilingualism, and actively implement SPACE TOWN, Drama Education, Gifted and Talented Education, and Learning through Reading, etc., so as to enable students to give full play to their different talents and to enhance their sense of ownership of learning.
2. to utilize collaborative learning and e-learning to enhance learning effectiveness and cater for learning differences.
3. enrich students' learning experience through life-wide learning activities such as STEM experience days, outdoor learning, out-of-country exchanges, and positive education.
4. to realize the goals through the five steps of independent study.
Life-wide Learning:
Speech, Math, Orchestra, Percussion, Hand Chimes, Chorus, Drama, English Musical, Athletics, Swimming, Fencing, Gymnastics, Taekwondo, Soccer, Basketball, Table Tennis, Badminton, Dance, Fancy Rope Skipping, Religious Liturgical Dance, Pioneers of Christ, Painting Class, Boys & Girls Scouts, IT Scholars, CCTV, Jr. Leaders' Training, Programming, iJam Music Creation, and Debate in Chinese.
Course Tailoring and Adaptation Measures:
School-based worksheets, curriculum adaptation and enrichment are provided to cater for learning diversity.
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 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/group learning, etc.); organizing inclusive school activities; and providing additional support (e.g. pull-out learning, pinyin teaching materials, etc.) on a need basis for the implementation of Putonghua teaching in the school across the board for all grades (i.e., for all classes/groups). Additional support (e.g. pull-out/group learning, phonics teaching materials, etc.) will be provided.
Home school cooperation:
Organize parent-teacher conferences to keep parents informed about their child's school situation. Publish a monthly newsletter for parents to keep them informed about the school. Organize different activities in conjunction with the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA). Set up parent volunteer teams through the PTA to help organize activities.
Environmental Policy:
Various activities were held to implement the Green Living Program and to replace energy-saving equipment, including the installation of solar panels, smart water dispensers, LED lights and solar insulating film, etc., in order to create a more comprehensive energy-saving and carbon-reducing environment for the school, and to apply environmental awareness in our daily lives.
School facilities:
Number of Classrooms: 24
Number of halls: 1
Number of playgrounds: 2
Number of Libraries: 1
Special rooms: computer room, filming room, language room, visual arts room, music room, general knowledge room, small group teaching room, student activity center, counseling room, prayer room.
School Bus: Yes
Nanny van: Yes
School contact information:
Tel: 23373768
Fax: 23373776
Email: [email protected]
Web site:http://www.ktbwcs.edu.hk
Address: 39 Inverness Road, Kowloon, Kln.
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Webpage update: January 4, 2024
