Shatin Government Primary School
School Type
District: Shatin
Primary One School Net: 88
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: Sha Tin Government Secondary School, Leung Man Yin Memorial Secondary School
School History
Year of Establishment: 1981
Sponsoring Body: Government
Mission: To enable children to learn happily and effectively, to develop their personal potential, to become whole persons in terms of morality, intellect, physique, social skills and aesthetics, and to become lifelong learners who can contribute to society, the nation and the world in the future.
School Motto: Ren, Yi, Lok, Sincerity
Management Structure: Under the leadership of the Principal, there are three Deputy Principals, as well as the Academic Affairs Officer, Discipline and Guidance Officer, Academic Activities Officer, General Affairs Officer, Curriculum Officer, Academic Affairs Officer, Student Support Officer, Moral and Civic Education Officer, National Education Officer, Chinese and English Mathematics Officer, and the STEAM Officer (a total of 14), with the rest of the teachers deployed to assist the officers of each of the above sections in various teaching and administrative duties.
Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Yip Sau Mei
Current Principal: Wong Chui Han
School fees:
No Tuition Fee Payment
Teacher Information
Total number of teachers: 57
Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 100%
Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 98%
Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 47%
Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 39%
Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 9%
Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 7%
Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 84%
Class Establishment:
Number of Primary One classes in this school year: 5
Number of Primary Two classes in this school year: 4
Number of Primary Three classes in this school year: 5
Number of Primary 4 classes in this school year: 5
Number of Primary 5 classes in this school year: 5
Number of Primary Six classes in this school year: 5
Total number of classes in the 2023-2024 school year: 29
Classroom teaching model:
To support student learning through collaborative and small group tutorials using the new funding model of the Education Bureau (EDB).
Placement in classes:
P.4 to P.6 classes are organized according to academic performance, with the students with the higher total marks for the year being placed in A and B classes, while the rest of the students are evenly distributed among C, D and E classes.
There is no merit-based class allocation for Primary 1 to Primary 3 and a mixed class system is adopted.
Starting from the 2023/2024 school year, there will be no test in the first semester of Primary One.
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 it good for Sha Tin Government Primary School?
School Wind:
To develop a caring culture through the implementation of the Growth Curriculum; to encourage students to participate in activities of various subjects and to serve as service workers to enhance their sense of belonging. The Primary One Bridging Programme and the Primary Teacher Scheme, whereby senior students are arranged to assist junior students in their learning.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
To train students in higher-order thinking and to enhance their problem-solving and communication skills; to enrich students' learning experiences through a variety of visits and field trips; to organize cross-curricular thematic learning activities and reading to enable students to acquire more comprehensive knowledge through inquiry and application; and to promote e-learning, collaborative learning, and self-directed learning in order to enhance students' interest in learning and the effectiveness of teaching and learning in the light of the times.
Life-wide Learning:
Cub Scouts, Traffic Safety Team, Athletics, Badminton, Racquetball, Lion Dance, Dance, Ceramics Classes, Choir, Violin Classes, Percussion Classes, Silver Band, Drama and English Classes, Mathematics Elite Training Classes, and STEM Interest Classes. In addition, there are educational tours, trips, sports and life education camps to provide students with a balanced learning opportunity.
Course Tailoring and Adaptation Measures:
To help students learn more effectively and demonstrate their learning outcomes through curriculum and assessment adaptations. To organize interesting learning activities, such as Mathematics Elite Training Course, Science Exploration, Physical Education and Arts Training and other gifted programmes to further develop students' potential.
Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:
The school provides additional support to the admitted NCS students to help them learn Chinese: With funding from the Education Bureau (EDB), the school employs external tutors to organize after-school support activities to help the NCS students learn Chinese and to enhance the Chinese language proficiency of the NCS students. The school also conducts a buddy-reading program to enhance the literacy of NCS students.
Home school cooperation:
Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) organize seminars and parent-child activities to strengthen the harmonious partnership between parents and schools and to support the implementation of learning activities in schools. Parents' Day and Parent-Teacher Conferences are organized to enhance communication between home and school.
Environmental Policy:
The school organizes various activities through different channels. At the same time, the school has a green manager to promote environmental protection to students and regularly evaluates the effectiveness of environmental protection measures.
School facilities:
Number of Classrooms: 29
Number of halls: 1
Number of playgrounds: 1
Number of Libraries: 1
Special Rooms: Music Room, Visual Arts Room, IT Learning Room, Student Guidance Counselor's Room, Parent Resource Room, Multi-Purpose Learning Room, and Physical Education Room.
School Bus: Yes
Nanny Car: No
School contact information:
Tel: 26053304
Fax: 26022489
Email: [email protected]
Web site:http://www.stgps.edu.hk
Address: San Tin Wai Estate, Sha Tin, N.T.
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Webpage update: January 4, 2024
