Buddhist Wong Wan Tin College
School Type
- District: Shatin
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 3
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School religion: Buddhism
School History
- Year of Establishment: 1981
- School Sponsor: Hong Kong Buddhist Association
- Objective: The Hong Kong Buddhist Association is the organizer of the secondary school, adhering to the spirit of the school motto, "Wisdom and Compassion", to cultivate a correct outlook on life among the students, and to achieve a balanced development of moral, intellectual, physical, social, and aesthetic development, so as to enable them to apply what they have learnt to serve the community and serve the people.
- School Motto: Wisdom and Compassion
- Management Framework: School-based management is practiced, with a student-centered approach to school administration. Different committees are set up to deal with school development and support, learning and teaching, and student development. Communication and cooperation are emphasized through the Parent-Teacher Association and the Student Council, which allow the school, parents and students to work together to improve the school's operation. Regular meetings of all staff members are held to discuss and resolve school policies.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Lau Chun-kwai
- Existing Principal: Lee Kang Pin
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 70
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education : 74%
- Percentage of Teachers with Bachelor's Degrees: 99%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 41%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 29%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 31%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 6%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 63%
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, Putonghua, Chinese History, Buddhism, Moral and Values Education, Mathematics*, Life and Society*, History* (S3), Basic Business* (S3), General Computer*, Visual Arts*, Music*, Physical Education*, Reading Class, Dream Building Class (S1 & S2), STEM* (S1 - S3)
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, Mathematics, Civic and Social Development, Chinese History, Economics, Ethics and Religion, Geography, History, Tourism and Hospitality, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, ICT, Visual Arts, Buddhism, Moral and Values Education, Extended Maths Module 1, Extended Maths Module 2, Physical Education, Art of Living, Dreaming Lessons (S.4 and S.5), Enrichment Lessons, Reading
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English
School-wide language policy:
The school emphasizes students' language development and actively promotes their biliteracy and trilingualism. In the junior high school, there are small group teaching in Chinese, Mathematics and English, Reading, General Computer, STEM and Dream Classes, as well as small group oral training to enhance students' speaking skills.
Both Chinese and English subjects actively organize various language activities, such as calligraphy competitions, story-telling competitions, writing competitions, debate competitions; they also participate in inter-school competitions such as speech recitation and external essay writing to enhance students' language proficiency.
The school employs three expatriate English teachers who collaborate with the school's teachers in the weekly oral English classes, teach conversation lessons in small groups, and organize activities in the English Activity Center to create a strong language learning environment for students. The English Department of the school organizes a wide range of activities, such as weekly English Day, lunchtime activities, drama training, inter-class drama competitions, and joint school exchanges, to encourage students to use English in their daily lives. In addition, most of the subjects in the Junior Form have "Extended Learning Activities" to increase the opportunities for students to utilize English.
Beginning in the 2019/2020 school year, English will be used as the medium of instruction for geography and science in some middle school classes; and starting in 2022-2023, English will be used as an elective in the high school to provide more choices for students.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
The school has three examinations throughout the year and implements continuous assessment, including classroom work, tests, project work and learning attitudes. At the end of the school year, parents are informed of their children's performance and achievements beyond the tests through reports and reflection essays.
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 participates in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places (CASPA). Academic Achievement 40%; Interview Performance 30%; Conduct and Attitude 20%; Activities and Awards 10%.
Buddhist Wong Wan Tin Secondary School is good or not?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 3A
School Wind:
The school has a strict and simple style, and the relationship between teachers and students is harmonious. The school is committed to fostering the balanced development of students in the five areas of morality, intellectuality, physicality, social skills, and aesthetics, so that students can learn the knowledge and skills and at the same time be able to self-improvement, so that they can be based on the society in the future, and can be lifelong learners and contributors to the society. In order to achieve this, the school implements the integration of training and counseling, and all teachers participate in the training and counseling work. In addition, in order to provide students with more appropriate and comprehensive care, the school has implemented the "Dual Class Teacher System", while Secondary 1 and 2 students stay at school for lunch and participate in lunchtime activities, so that students can make good use of their spare time.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
1. The school emphasizes the importance of teaching students according to their aptitude, with Chinese, English and Mathematics subjects being taught in groups according to students' abilities. Extended lessons are provided to allow teachers to make full use of the time after school to "pull out the best and make up for the worst". 2. Life and Social Studies and Business Studies are provided in junior secondary schools to link up with the senior secondary school curriculum, while Arts, Science and Business Studies are provided in senior secondary schools to cater for the different interests of students, and to allow students to enroll in Applied Learning courses. 3. In order to strengthen the reading ability of students, reading lessons are provided two days in the morning each week. The Reading Promotion Team plans reading lessons for the whole school to promote cross-curricular reading and broaden students' knowledge. In conjunction with activities such as book clubs, book theaters, and talks by authors who are close to the students, the school creates an atmosphere of reading and promotes a reading culture on campus. 4. There are professional development activities for teachers, such as open lectures and classroom research, to observe and share their experiences; and the school encourages teachers to continue to pursue further education in order to enhance the quality of their teaching.
Teacher professional training and development:
The school organizes three to four large-scale professional development and training days, such as seminars and workshops, according to the development needs and key concerns of the school each year, so that teachers can keep abreast of the times and equip themselves. In addition, open lectures and classroom research activities are organized every school year to encourage peer exchanges and enhance the quality of learning and teaching.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The school is committed to building an inclusive culture and adopting a Whole School Approach to support students with SEN:
- Setting up an "Integrated Education Committee" comprising teachers, social workers and educational psychologists to provide support to students and parents with special educational needs.
- Additional Activity Officers, School-based Speech Therapists, Counselors, and Teaching Assistants are hired to work with teachers in a whole-school approach to care for individual students with special education needs.
- External organizations are responsible for providing training for different special learning needs.
School facilities:
- The whole school is connected to the wireless network.
- Apple TVs are installed in all classrooms, and we have computers, computer projection equipment, and physical projectors.
- There is an auditorium, a school history room, a humanities room, an English learning center, a technology and creativity space, a science and arts center, a start-up studio, a creative media development center, a television and radio center, a recreational space, a fitness room, a performing arts center, a meditation room, and other special rooms.
School contact information:
- Phone: 26058369
- Fax: 26020776
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://bwwtc.edu.hk
- Address: Mei Lam Estate, Shatin, N.T.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
