St. Patrick's Catholic Primary School (Po Kong Village Road)
School Type
District: Wong Tai Sin
Primary One School Net: 45
School Type: Subsidized
Student's gender: male and female
Medium of Instruction: Chinese, Mandarin and English
School religion: Catholic
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Directly affiliated secondary schools: -
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School History
Year of foundation: 1965
Sponsor: Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
Mission: To take Christ as the foundation of the whole educational enterprise, to uphold the five core values of Truth, Righteousness, Love, Life and Family, and to practice holistic education in accordance with the spirit of St. Paul the Baptist's self-reliance in adversity and love and dedication. We have established an effective and caring educational team, and are committed to nurturing students' spiritual life, intellectual cultivation, information technology, physical and artistic development, social skills, and the promotion of Chinese culture.
School Motto: Love the Lord and Love People
Management structure: Led by the Incorporated Management Committee (IMC), the school principal, administrators and subject chairpersons lead all staff to carry out the school's business.
Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Ngai Tak Man
Current Principal: Chan Lai Chu
School fees:
No Tuition Fee Payment
Teacher Information
Total number of teachers: 59
Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 100%
Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 35%
Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 33%
Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 0%
Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 19%
Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 81%
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:
The school implements small class teaching to promote teacher-student and student-student interactions. In addition, four pull-out learning groups are set up for P3-6, and remedial classes are provided at each level to help students with low academic performance; Chinese and English reading classes are provided for P1-2 to enhance their literacy skills; and there are also top-performing and consolidation classes to take care of the diversity of students.
Placement in classes:
Classes are divided equally according to academic results. In addition, there is a "top" and "bottom" class for specialization in Chinese, English and Mathematics to cater for individual differences. Gifted and Talented Classes will be set up after school to take out the top students.
Number of tests and examinations:
No. of Annual General Tests: 0
No. of examinations for the whole year: 3
How is St. Peter's Catholic Primary School (Po Kong Village Road)?
School Wind:
The school motto "Love God and Love People" is the vertical axis of lifelong development, and the spirit of Blessed Sacrament is the horizontal axis, which serves as a goal for students to pursue and a model for learning. The spirit of the school is a model for students' pursuit of goals and learning. For seventeen consecutive years, the school has been recognized as a caring campus with harmonious teacher-student relationships. In addition, we have set up the Primary One Adaptation Programme, the Parents' Peer Programme and the Parents' Support Network to help new students integrate into elementary school life. Peers, parents and alumni support student growth.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
Learning activities are diversified, including co-curricular activities, visits and lectures. Life-wide Learning (LWL) covers essential learning experiences, such as flag-raising ceremonies, overseas exchanges, language activities, service learning, and so on. In addition, the school is committed to the development of school-based curricula, including a school-based English reading program, the use of Putonghua to teach Chinese, an "Integrated Arts Module" that combines music, visual arts, drama, performance, and media, and a "Life Education" that integrates religious, character, and civic education as well as the needs of students as they grow up.
Life-wide Learning:
More than 70 activities/interest classes, such as uniformed teams, biliterate and trilingual speech, balls, swimming, track and field, western music classes, Chinese painting, taekwondo, English speech team, English musical, Putonghua drama, scientists, robotics, 3D printing classes, Chinese and western dance, rope skipping, dragon art, chess, organic farming, Chinese creative writing classes, English classes, and Olympiad classes.
Course Tailoring and Adaptation Measures:
Chinese and English Math Optimization Classes, Thinking Classes, I am a Master Classes and Affective Classes enhance the abilities of our top students in various aspects, while pull-out groups, after-school reinforcement classes and homework tutoring programs help students in need.
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; organizing inclusive school activities; and providing additional support (e.g. pull-out/group learning, Pinyin teaching materials, etc.) as necessary in the implementation of Putonghua education across the board for all grades (i.e., all classes/groups) in the school.
Home school cooperation:
The PTA serves as a bridge between home and school to enhance communication and co-education of the next generation. A series of seminars and the regular publication of "Pok Tak Family Book" are organized to enhance parent education and communication between home and school. Parent-child activities, interest classes, and volunteer service award programs are also organized to enhance the sense of belonging to the school. In addition, there are scholarships for outstanding students. Scholarships for outstanding students and progressive students are provided to encourage students to study hard and strengthen home-school cooperation.
Environmental Policy:
To set up an environmentally friendly canteen and use environmentally friendly tableware. To formulate guidelines on the efficient use of resources, actively participate in the Green Campus Certification Scheme organized by the CLP, and cultivate students' good habits of caring for the earth and utilizing resources efficiently by participating in different environmental protection activities/competitions. Organic farming was organized by the Green Fun House for the Green Ambassadors to green up the environment.
School facilities:
Number of classrooms: 30
Number of halls: 1
Number of playgrounds: 2
Number of Libraries: 1
Special rooms: EFL room, STEAM base, counseling room, music room, visual arts room, computer room, language room, small group learning room, student activity room, and prayer room.
School Bus: Yes
Nanny Car: No
School contact information:
Tel: 22460783
Fax: 22460780
Email: [email protected]
Web site:http://www.spcpspkv.edu.hk
Address: 178 Po Kong Village Road, Wong Tai Sin, Kln.
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Webpage update: January 4, 2024
