Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Yiu Dak Chi Memorial Primary School (Yuen Long)
School Type
District: Yuen Long
Primary One School Net: 72
School Type: Subsidized
Student's gender: male and female
Language of instruction: Chinese
School Religion: N/A
One Dragon Secondary School:-
Directly affiliated secondary schools: -
Contact Secondary Schools:-
School History
Year of Establishment: 1992
Sponsoring Body: Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
Objective: Tung Wah Group of Hospitals has always been providing comprehensive and diversified education services for the community, nurturing talents and enabling children and youth to develop their potentials and contribute to the society. To provide "whole-person education" for children and youth in Hong Kong, and to provide an excellent learning environment so that they can realize their potentials and become good citizens with knowledge and skills, independent thinking ability, the courage to take responsibility and concern for social affairs in the future.
School motto: "Diligence, Frugality, Loyalty, Faithfulness".
Management Structure: The school has set up various administrative sections including School Development Section, Curriculum Development Section, Discipline and Guidance Section, Student Support Section, Student Growth and Development Section, Information Technology Section, Positive Education Section, Activity Section and General Affairs Section, etc., to co-ordinate teaching, administrative and student affairs.
Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Ng Yee
Existing Principal: Mr. Lai Ka Yue
School fees:
No Tuition Fee Payment
Teacher Information
Total number of teachers: 48
Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education : 96%
Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 81%
Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 19%
Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 36%
Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 13%
Teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience Percentage: 40%
Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 47%
Class Establishment:
Number of Primary One classes in this school year: 2
Number of Primary Two classes in this school year: 3
Number of Primary Three classes in this school year: 2
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: 5
Total number of classes in the 2023-2024 school year: 20
Classroom teaching model:
The school implements small class teaching, with one "English Immersion Class" (excluding Chinese and Putonghua) starting in Grade 2, and some classes in Grades 5 to 6 using Putonghua to teach Chinese. The school employs expatriate teachers to collaborate with the English subject teachers.
Placement in classes:
One "English Immersion Class" (excluding Chinese and Putonghua) starting in Grade 2
Some classes in grades 5-6 have a "Putonghua Chinese Class".
Number of tests and examinations:
No. of Annual General Tests: 0
No. of examinations for the whole year: 3
How is Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Yiu Tat Chi Memorial Primary School (Yuen Long)?
School Wind:
The school promotes positive education to convey a positive life and encourage the cultivation of positive energy. The school actively promotes positive education and creates a positive campus culture through moral education classes, moral education morning assemblies, school-based counseling activities, and seminars, in the hope that students will be able to accept challenges, face difficulties with a positive attitude, pursue their own direction, achieve happiness and satisfaction, and live a fruitful life. At the same time, the school has implemented the "Big Brothers, Big Sisters" program to help Primary One freshmen to adapt to the school life. The "Classroom Charter" was introduced at all levels to reinforce students' compliance with classroom rules. A "Dual Classroom Teacher System" has been implemented in the Junior Elementary School to enhance the care of students. Parent-teacher conferences are held regularly at all levels to help parents understand their children's learning and development needs.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
1. To optimize the use of "e-learning" and the implementation of "BYOD" and other diversified learning modes to cater for students' individual learning differences and to enhance the effectiveness of teaching and learning.
2. to develop cross-curricular reading to enhance students' interest in reading and higher-order thinking skills, and to promote independent learning.
3. adopt a whole-school approach to develop and optimize school-based curricula for different Key Learning Areas (KLAs) to enhance the experience of learning through English.
4. beginning in second grade, an "English Immersion" class will be offered with English as the primary language of learning and instruction.
5. Continuing to develop the "Interactive e-Classroom", which combines the advantages of electronic interactive touch screens, e-learning platforms and tablet computers to enrich the knowledge dimensions explored by students.
6. to promote cutting-edge courses with STEM education elements, such as robotics design courses, to develop students' creativity, collaboration and problem-solving skills.
Life-wide Learning:
Marching Band, Percussion Team, Flag-raising Team, Fancy Rope Skipping, STEM Investigation Course, Programming Course, Model Car Making, Football Team, Table Tennis Team, Cricket, Rugby, Fencing, Taekwondo, Martial Arts Class, Cantonese Opera Class, Lion Dance Class, Ballet Class, Olympiad Class, English Drama, Putonghua Drama, Drawing Class, Cambridge English Class, English Speech Class, Choir, Cub Scout, Cub Girl Scout
Course Tailoring and Adaptation Measures:
The school pays special attention to the adaptation of new Primary One students, organizing Primary One Bridging Classes before students enter the school, and implementing the Big Brothers Big Sisters Scheme to enable Primary One students to get into the learning process as soon as possible and to enjoy the life of an elementary school. All levels follow the Central Curriculum, reorganize the learning focuses and design the junior primary curriculum accordingly. School-based self-learning English teaching materials with point-to-point pencils were designed for junior primary schools to facilitate bridging between the early childhood and primary schools. The school-based English Pinyin Program for Primary 1 is designed to equip students with the skills to learn a foreign language.
Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:
The School provides additional support to its 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 on a need basis, group/small group learning, etc.); developing a school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting teaching materials; organizing inclusive school activities; and employing additional staff and/or purchasing additional translation/interpretation services to facilitate communication with parents. Translation/interpretation services to facilitate communication with parents. Provide Chinese and English translation dictation for NCS students and encourage the use of Chinese.
Home school cooperation:
The school has set up a Parent-Teacher Association and organized parent-volunteer groups to help promote school activities. In addition, the school has organized "Super PaMa" diversified courses to strengthen family functions and parenting education. The school emphasizes on the transition between primary and secondary school and arranges parent seminars, workshops and parent-teacher conferences for parents to take care of the challenges brought about by the change and adaptation of students. The school cooperates with parents and schools in order to facilitate the students to adapt to the learning environment of primary school.
Environmental Policy:
To promote awareness of environmental protection on campus, to green the campus and to beautify the campus environment.
School facilities:
Number of classrooms: 30
Number of halls: 1
Number of playgrounds: 2
Number of Libraries: 1
Special rooms: computer room, children's room, board game center, campus TV, library, music room, visual arts room, meeting room, and school history exhibition room.
School Bus: None
Nanny van: Yes
School contact information:
Tel: 24451168
Fax: 24451358
Email: [email protected]
Web site:http://www.ydc.edu.hk
Address: Primary School, Tin Shui Estate Phase 1, Tin Shui Wai, N.T.
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Webpage update: January 4, 2024
