Buddhist Hung Sean Chau Memorial College
School Type
- District: Wong Tai Sin
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 2
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School religion: Buddhism
School History
- Year of Establishment: 1982
- School Sponsor: Hong Kong Buddhist Association
- Objective: To provide students with a good learning environment and the opportunity to receive a balanced education in the spirit of Buddhist education and in line with the needs of the times.
- School motto: "Wisdom and Compassion": Enlighten wisdom and light, cultivate correct knowledge and vision, show great compassion and alleviate suffering, and achieve self-benefit and altruism.
- Management structure: The IMC consists of representatives of the school sponsoring bodies, principals, parents, alumni and teachers. Under the IMC, there is an Advisory Committee on School Policies (ACSP) comprising principals and senior teachers, which regularly reviews the school policies, formulates the development strategies and sets out the annual issues of concern to the school, etc. The ACSP is responsible for the management and administration of the school.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of the School Management Committee: Mr. SZE Hin-kung
- Current Principal: Sze Wan Chan
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 57
- Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 47%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 33%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 18%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 7%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 75%
Teaching and Learning
Language of Instruction:
The medium of instruction is mainly Chinese.
The subject of Chinese Language Teaching and Learning from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Mathematics (S1), Chinese History, Junior Science (S1 and S2)*, Physics (S3)*, Chemistry (S3)*, Biology (S3)*, Computer, Life and Society, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Music, Putonghua, Buddhism, Geography, History, Applied Science and Technology.
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Civics and Social Development, Geography, Chinese History, History, Economics, Visual Arts, Ethics and Religion, Introduction to Business, Accounting and Finance, Information and Communication Technology, Tourism and Hospitality, Physical Education, Buddhism, and Integrated Arts.
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English
School-wide language policy:
To enhance students' exposure to the English language, the junior secondary curriculum includes, in addition to language subjects, English extension activities for some non-language subjects and co-curricular activities such as English dramas after school. In addition, Mathematics will be taught in English in some classes at S2 and S3 levels according to the level of the students. At senior secondary level, different mediums of instruction will be used according to the ability and academic qualities of the students, so as to enhance the learning effectiveness of the students. In order to enhance students' learning effectiveness, different MOIs will be adopted in senior secondary schools according to students' abilities and academic qualities.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
At the junior secondary level, students are grouped into classes mainly according to their language proficiency. Teachers tailor the curriculum and adjust the requirements according to different classes. In addition, continuous assessment has been added to all subjects, including daily assignments, tests, reading reports, project learning and learning attitudes, etc., so as to achieve diversified development and tailor-made teaching. The school will also provide internal examination adaptation for students with special learning needs.
Class Establishment:
- Number of S1 classes in this school year: 4
- Number of S2 classes in this school year: 4
- No. of S.3 classes in this school year: 4
- Number of S4 classes in this school year: 4
- Number of S5 classes in this school year: 4
- Number of S6 classes in this school year: 4
School fees:
School fees for Secondary 1 (S1) in the 2022-2023 school year:-
School fees for S2(S2) in the 2022-2023 school year:-
School fees for Secondary 3 (S3) in the 2022-2023 school year:-
School fees for S4 (S4) in the 2022-2023 school year:-
Tuition fees for S5 in the 2022-2023 school year:-
School fees for Secondary 6 (S6) in the 2022-2023 school year:-
Application for S1 admission:
The school accepts applications for S1 Discretionary Places and participation in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places System.
Admission criteria and weighting for S1 Discretionary Places: 60% for students' academic performance and ranking in EDB's "Academic Ranking List"; 40% for students' performance other than academic performance (including conduct, extra-curricular activities, in-school or out-of-school services, awards and interviews, etc.).
Buddhist Kong Sin Chau Memorial Secondary School Yes or No
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 2C-2B
School Wind:
The school's ethos is pure and simple, emphasizing on the five key areas of education, nurturing students to become dutiful children in their families and good students in the school, and preparing them to become future masters of society.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The curriculum is diversified and emphasizes biliteracy and trilingualism. In junior secondary schools, classes are organized according to the ability of students, and teaching activities and assignments are designed according to the actual situation, so as to enhance the interest and effectiveness of students' learning.
- In junior high schools, students are placed mainly according to their language proficiency.
- The annual school activity day allows students to get out of the classroom and learn flexibly to broaden their learning experience.
- Apart from subject-based project learning, the school also arranges large-scale project learning activities for S1 and S2 students.
- The school library is committed to promoting the reading program and plays the role of coordinating and supporting the implementation of reading tasks in all subjects, so as to slowly infuse the reading atmosphere into the learning of all students, such as arranging reading sessions at lunchtime.
Teacher professional training and development:
In addition to holding three teacher training days each year, the school encourages staff to participate in seminars, training courses and even education-related master's degree or professional diploma courses organized by the Education Bureau (EDB) and other tertiary institutions, and also strictly stipulates the basic number of hours of further education for staff each year; the average number of hours of further education of the school's teachers in the previous year exceeded the EDB's requirement.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The School adopts a "Whole School Approach" in the implementation of IE. The School has set up a Student Support Team (comprising a Special Education Co-ordinator, a Special Education Support Teacher, an Educational Psychologist and a Social Worker) to support students with SEN, and has arranged for teachers to enroll in IE-related courses to enhance their professional capacity. The school makes flexible use of the Learning Support Grant and other school resources to provide diversified support for students with SEN, including the provision of appropriate support by the school counselor and the outsourcing of speech therapy services to provide training for students in need. We have also catered for students' learning diversity through diversified teaching strategies, optimized stratified assignments and test accommodations to enhance the learning effectiveness of students with SEN. The school also works closely with professionals such as the Education Bureau and school-based educational psychologists to conduct regular individual meetings and student assessments, and invites parents to participate in meetings and workshops to develop individual learning plans for students and review the effectiveness of the plans on a regular basis, so as to equip parents with the skills to take care of and teach their children effectively.
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; and organizing cultural integration activities.
School facilities:
Multimedia Learning Center, Student Activity Center, Physics Room, Biology Room, Chemistry Room, Science Lab, Modern Library, Visual Arts Room, Music Room, History Room, Earth Room, Physical Fitness Room, Audio-visual Equipment Room, English Corner, Multiple Intelligences Learning Center, Tsz Hsin Hin, Fully-Air-conditioned Auditorium and Classrooms, etc., which are equipped with computers, projectors, and internet access facilities.
School contact information:
- Tel: 23226915
- Fax: 23513614
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.bhscmc.edu.hk
- Address: 10 Ping Ting Road, Hammer Hill, Kln.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
