Yuen Long Long Ping Estate Wai Chow School
School Type
District: Yuen Long
Primary One School Net: 73
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: -
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School History
Year of Establishment: 1986
School Sponsor: Yuen Long Wai Chow School Limited
Objective: To respect and fulfill children's basic right to education, to fulfill the spirit of humanistic education, and to create an excellent learning environment through the cooperation of the school, parents and the community. Children will be able to develop their potential, acquire self-learning skills and correct values, and gain a foothold in society, face the country and look out to the world.
School motto: Loyalty, Courage, Courtesy, Wisdom.
Management structure: Led by the Principal and Vice-Principals, the School Core Development Team (SCDT) has been set up under the Principal and Vice-Principals, with eleven administrative teams organized under the four major management areas to promote school affairs and academic work.
Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Lee Mei Lam
Current Principal: Cheng Ting Fai
School fees:
No Tuition Fee Payment
Teacher Information
Total number of teachers: 62
Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education : 87%
Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 98%
Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 26%
Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 29%
Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 36%
Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 19%
Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 45%
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: 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: 27
Classroom teaching model:
Small class teaching with about 28 students per class (the number of students in each class will be increased according to the requirements of the Education Bureau from Primary 1 to Primary 5); grouping of subjects for some grades to enhance learning effectiveness; and taking care of students' learning ability to make up for their weaknesses.
Placement in classes:
Classes are divided equally in ability from P1 to P3;
Classes are graded on an academic basis for P4 through P6.
Number of tests and examinations:
No. of Annual General Tests: 0
No. of examinations for the whole year: 3
Is Yuen Long Long Ping Estate Wai Chow School good or not?
School Wind:
The school is committed to fostering a caring culture and emphasizes the balanced development of students. Through participation in a wide range of activities, students develop self-confidence, proactivity and the courage to face challenges. The school has a discipline team, a uniformed team and leadership training to cultivate the spirit of perseverance, commitment and mutual help among students. Positive education is actively pursued to enable students to discover their personal strengths and build good character.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The "3A Campus" program is implemented: Academic (Academic Enhancement), the school implements the "Brain-based" teaching method and the "Gifted Thirteen" thinking training, and through the development of e-learning, the school achieves the "3 Highs" (High Participation, High Presentation, and High Feedback) classes, which promotes students' independent learning and fosters students' positive learning attitudes; Attitude (Character Cultivation), the school builds students' positive attitudes through weekly assemblies and growth classes; Arts (Arts Cultivation), through classes, activities, and group training, students are well cultivated in music and visual arts, and with different types of diversified activities, students are well cultivated in the arts. Attitude (character development), through weekly assemblies and growth classes, builds up students' positive attitudes, and Arts (arts education), through lessons, activities and group training, allows students to receive good training in music and visual arts, and with different types of diversified activities, enriches students' learning experience.
Life-wide Learning:
The Multiple Intelligences (MI) program is implemented throughout the school, allowing students to express their potential in modular form. The school also provides more than 60 extra-curricular activities, including Scouting, Ball Games, Dance, Choir, Violin, Karate, Gymnastics, Swimming, Drama, Olympiad, Cambridge English, Robotics, STEAM Pioneers, and Rope Skipping, etc. Through these diversified activities, students can develop their potentials and realize their full potentials. Through the diversified activities, students can develop their different potentials and maximize their strengths.
Course Tailoring and Adaptation Measures:
The school plans its programs to meet the needs of students of all abilities. The school provides advanced training for gifted students and academic support, homework and test accommodations for less able students.
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; 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:
There is a Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) and a Parent Volunteer Team (PVT). Parents are actively involved in school activities by attending parent seminars, workshops and events. The school emphasizes the importance of home-school co-operation and maintains close communication between teachers and parents through the Sunshine Phone Call and Parents' Day.
Environmental Policy:
The school attaches importance to the concept of environmental protection and sustainable development, and has participated in the Green Campus Project of external organizations to develop different environmental protection projects. The school has set up a food waste machine to recycle food waste and practise organic farming. The school's kiosk does not sell plastic bottles to support waste reduction. Each class has its own environmental ambassador to promote environmental protection activities in the school.
School facilities:
Number of Classrooms: 27
Number of halls: 1
Number of playgrounds: 3
Number of Libraries: 1
Special rooms: technology learning room, library, visual arts room, music room, activity room, English room, campus TV station, small group teaching room, counseling room, learning support room, etc.
School Bus: None
Nanny van: Yes
School contact information:
Tel: 24763903
Fax: 24786563
Email: [email protected]
Web site:http://www.hzit.edu.hk
Address: Phase 2, Long Ping Estate, Yuen Long, N.T.
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Webpage update: January 4, 2024
