Shek Lei Catholic Primary School

Shek Lei Catholic Primary School

School Type

Area：Kwai Tsing
Primary One School Net: 64
School Type: Subsidized
Student's gender: male and female
Language of instruction: Chinese
School religion: Catholic
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Directly affiliated secondary schools: -
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School History

Year of establishment: 1969
Sponsor: Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
Objective: To preach the Gospel of Christ, to demonstrate the love of God, and to teach children to respect and love others. At the same time, they will be able to achieve balanced and comprehensive development in the six areas of ethics, intellect, physique, social skills, aesthetics, and spirituality, so that they can benefit mankind in the future.
School Motto: Diligence, Courage, Simplicity and Sincerity
Management structure: The Principal and Deputy Principal lead the various functional constituencies within the school to facilitate school development.
Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Cheung Wai Ching
Existing Principal: Leung Yue Fai

School fees:

No Tuition Fee Payment

Teacher Information

Total number of teachers: 52
Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 90%
Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 94%
Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 27%
Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 42%
Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 33%
Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 24%
Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 43%

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:

P.1-P.6 Smaller class sizes and school-wide use of activity-based instructional models.

Placement in classes:

Students will be placed in mixed ability classes based on their semester grades and learning needs. Elite classes and after-school classes will be held in the mornings to help students to improve their academic performance.

Number of tests and examinations:

No. of Annual General Tests: 0
No. of examinations for the whole year: 3

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School Wind:

1. Through a comprehensive student counseling service system, we take care of the physical, mental and spiritual development of students in a holistic manner, in order to realize the philosophy of "Care and Integration for the Development of Potential".
2. To carry out the concept of integrating training, counseling and teaching, and through systematic activities, to nurture students to become good citizens who are willing to learn, good at communication, courageous in commitment, and bold in innovation.
3. to develop students' good character of peer support through the implementation of "Shek Lei Tin Siu Service Corps".

Learning and Teaching Strategies :

1. promote biliteracy and trilingualism by employing two expatriate English teachers to collaborate in teaching.
2. curriculum adaptation and cross-curricular learning from Primary 1 to Primary 6 to meet the needs of students and develop school-based curriculum.
3. implement life-wide learning and small class teaching.
4. Chinese Language is taught in Putonghua from P.2 to P.6.
5. to promote e-learning and develop students' self-learning skills.
6. organizing outbound trips to provide students with different learning experiences.
7. To organize different types of gifted programmes to develop students' potential in all aspects.

Life-wide Learning:

Cross-border exchanges: environmental study tours, science and technology study tours, religious exchange tours, and so on.
Extra-curricular activities: wind band, recorder, dance, drama, arts and crafts, marching drums, watercolor painting, board games, soccer, mini-tennis, badminton and cricket.
Service Organizations: Community Youth Corps, Junior Police Call, Little Pioneers of Christ, Boys and Girls Scouts, Red Cross Youth Corps, Traffic Safety Team, Flag-raising Team.

Course Tailoring and Adaptation Measures:

1. P.1-P.6 adopt curriculum alignment and project-based learning.
2. There are school-based elite classes in Chinese, English and Mathematics.

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 language learning support; employing additional teachers/teaching assistants to support NCS students' Chinese language learning; arranging intensive Chinese language teaching modes (e.g. pull-out learning, group/cluster learning, etc. on a need basis); developing school-based Chinese language curriculum and/or adapting teaching materials; organizing inclusive school activities; employing additional staff and/or purchasing additional translation/interpretation services to facilitate communication with parents; and providing additional support (e.g. pull-out/cluster learning) on a need basis in the implementation of universal education across the board for some grades (i.e. all classes/groups, etc.) in the school. The school has also provided additional support (e.g. pull-out/group learning, pinyin teaching materials, etc.) as necessary for the implementation of Putonghua across the board (i.e. all classes/groups) at some of the school's grades.

Home school cooperation:

Home-school cooperation is promoted through PTAs, Parents' Day, Parent-Child Trips, Parent-Child Learning Classes, Parent-Child Sports Day and Parents' Seminars. Telephone applications and e-circulars are also used to enhance home-school communication.

Environmental Policy:

The school actively promotes green education with an eco-dining hall, a native plant garden, an organic garden with recycling bins, a butterfly garden and a renewable energy pavilion, as well as a school-based environmental protection curriculum for all grades.

School facilities:

Number of Classrooms: 26
Number of halls: 1
Number of playgrounds: 2
Number of Libraries: 1
Special rooms: 13 (music room, computer room, general knowledge room, student activity room, student counseling room, English reading room, visual arts room, science and technology education room, etc.)
School Bus: None
Nanny van: Yes

School contact information:

Tel: 24203186
Fax: 24841426
Email: [email protected]
Web site:http://www.sheklei.edu.hk
Address: 11 Shek Pai Street, Kwai Chung, N.T.

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Webpage update: January 4, 2024