St. Joseph's Primary School
School Type
District: Wan Chai
Primary One School Net: 12
School Type: Subsidized
Student's gender: Male
Language of instruction: English
School religion: Catholic
One Dragon Secondary School:-
Directly Affiliated Secondary School: St. Joseph's College
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School History
Year of foundation: 1968
Sponsor: La Salle Sisters of Hong Kong
Mission: To uphold the great and selfless educational spirit of St. John La Salle, we are committed to nurturing the balanced development of students in the areas of ethics, intellect, physique, social skills, aesthetics and spirituality, in order to achieve the ideal of whole-person education.
School Motto: Diligence and Goodness
Management structure: Principal, three vice-principals, 58 teachers.
Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Tam Man Yee
Existing Principal: Winnie Ho
School fees:
No Tuition Fee Payment
Teacher Information
Total number of teachers: 62
Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 100%
Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 44%
Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 47%
Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 30%
Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 23%
Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 47%
Class Establishment:
Number of Primary One classes in this school year: 5
Number of Primary Two classes in this school year: 5
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: 30
Classroom teaching model:
P.1-P.6 (full days)
Placement in classes:
Classes are divided according to average ability.
Number of tests and examinations:
No. of General Practice Tests in a year: 2
No. of examinations of the whole subject in a year: 1
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School Wind:
The school implements a school-based moral education curriculum and school-based counseling training with diversified teaching materials and teaching methods to cultivate students' good morals and noble sentiments. The school also integrates discipline and counseling to improve the three aspects of "prevention", "development" and "follow-up". Through the Parent-Teacher Association and the introduction of parental human resources, parent-child relationships are strengthened and the teaching environment is improved.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
Starting from 2015-2016, the school conducts professional training on e-learning for teachers and organizes school-based seminars, workshops, school visits and mutual sharing activities to equip teachers with e-learning skills and pedagogies to enhance the effectiveness of learning and teaching.
Life-wide Learning:
Various ball sports and varsity teams, including soccer, track and field, swimming, English and Chinese debate and speech teams, Olympiad math, and STEM gifted programs.
Services include Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Red Cross, Little Pioneers of Christ, and more.
Other interest groups include: English Muppets, Musical Instruments, English Drama, Computer Programming and Foreign Languages.
Course Tailoring and Adaptation Measures:
In order to cater for students' individual differences and to adapt to social changes, the school will make appropriate curriculum cuts and adaptations.
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:
St. Joseph's Elementary School and parents are partners in educating the next generation and making room for lifelong learning! Parents support the school in a variety of ways, such as working as library assistants in the library. The PTA organizes a PTA newsletter and annual events to promote the school as a positive learning environment.
Environmental Policy:
The school will organize a series of school activities with the theme of environmental protection.
School facilities:
Number of classrooms: 30
Number of halls: 1
Number of playgrounds: 1
Number of Libraries: 1
Special rooms: 8 (computer room, e-learning room, music room, audio-visual room, counseling room, science and creativity room, student activity room, visual arts room).
School Bus: Yes
Nanny Car: No
School contact information:
Phone: 25742259
Fax: 25916537
Email: [email protected]
Web site:http://www.sjps.edu.hk
Address: 48 Wood Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Related information:
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Webpage update: January 4, 2024
