Caritas St. Joseph Secondary School
School Type
- Area：Kwai Tsing
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 3
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School religion: Catholic
School History
- Year of establishment: 1971
- Organization: Caritas Hong Kong
- Aims of the school: Student-oriented, to meet the needs of professional and post-secondary education or employment. To provide opportunities for students with different learning aptitudes and abilities to develop their potential. To recognize and encourage whole-person education and balanced development. To guide students to understand and establish Catholic values and to experience and develop the spirit of Caritas.
- School motto: Loyalty, honesty, diligence, respect for the Lord and love for others.
- Management Structure: School-based management is practiced. Under the leadership of the Principal, the Vice-Principal and Assistant Principals lead the teaching, student support and administrative support work and are accountable to the Incorporated Management Committee (IMC).
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Mr. LEE King-chi
- Existing Principal: May Cheung
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 48
- Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education : 81%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 92%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 42%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 46%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 35%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 19%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 46%
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*, Science*, Life and Society*, Creative Education*, Ethics and Religion*, Music*, Fashion Design*, Visual Arts*, Chinese History*, Media Arts*, Physical Education, Putonghua.
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, Extended Mathematics (Module 2), Civic and Social Development, Health Management and Social Care (S4 and S5), Ethics and Religion, Tourism and Hospitality, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Entrepreneurship, Introduction to Accounting and Finance, ICT, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Applied Learning Curriculum, Chinese History, Other Learning Experiences (School-based English Language Program).
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's language policy is formulated in accordance with the "Fine-tuning the Medium of Instruction Policy for Secondary Schools" implemented by the Education Bureau in 2010 and the actual situation of the school. The school believes that the school-based language policy has a far-reaching impact on the effectiveness of student learning, and that a good standard of Chinese and English is an important foundation for lifelong learning. Therefore, the school's language policy is formulated according to four principles: parents' expectations; students' learning needs; students' language ability, proficiency, interest and performance; and the school's manpower and financial resources. The school emphasizes the enhancement of students' biliteracy and trilingualism: after-school tutorial classes are set up at different levels for both Chinese and English subjects, and classes are conducted in the form of homework tutorials to enhance the effectiveness of learning and teaching. The Morning Reading Class promotes reading, especially in the morning reading class, to enhance students' reading of extra-curricular books in Chinese and English. The Chinese Language Section organized learning activities such as "Tang Dynasty Poetry" and "Song Dynasty Lyrics" at junior secondary levels to enhance students' interest in classical Chinese literature. To create an English language environment, foreign English teachers host lunchtime and after-school English corner activities to enhance students' listening and speaking skills. The CSJ Showcase was held at the beginning of the school year to enhance students' interest in learning English through the participation of CSJ students in English musical performances. In addition, the school has an English Extended Learning Program (ELP), which includes an ELP program for not more than 25% of the total class time at the junior high school in the following subjects: Mathematics, Life and Society, Music, Lunar Studies, Science, Visual Arts, Creative Education, Fashion Design, Media Arts, and Chinese History.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
There are three standardized tests and examinations throughout the year. Continuous assessment accounts for 15%-40% of the subject, and a variety of items are used to assess learning performance. Arrangements will be made to cater for the special needs of students in the tests or examinations.
Class Establishment:
- Number of S1 classes in this school year: 2
- Number of S2 classes in this school year: 3
- No. of S.3 classes in this school year: 3
- Number of S4 classes in this school year: 3
- Number of S5 classes in this school year: 3
- Number of S6 classes in this school year: 3
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.
1. interview performance (courtesy, appearance, attitude, and oral presentation) 40%; 2. elementary school performance (conduct, grades) 25%; 3. co-curricular activities, service participation 15%;
4. student's relative/Catholic 10%; 5. resides in the district/near district 10%.
How is Caritas St. Joseph's School?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 3C
School Wind:
Through whole-school participation, the school has established a "strict but caring" school ethos, and students are recognized as "well-mannered and disciplined". Dual class teachers are provided for S1 to S5 to provide more comprehensive care. Class management is implemented to establish a friendly and mutual supportive classroom culture. A Grade Council system is set up for each grade, whereby teachers hold regular meetings to monitor the development and needs of each grade. All S1 students are required to stay at school for meals, while S1 and S2 students are required to have "After-school Extended Learning" three days a week after school; some students are selected to participate in the Advanced Learning Program on Saturdays. The school has also strengthened its ethical and religious education by helping students to develop Catholic values and promoting a caring school atmosphere through the daily morning assembly, the Ethics Section and the homeroom period, which has earned the school the "Caring School" award for 13 consecutive years.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The school provides a diversified curriculum for students of different aptitudes and abilities: in addition to the regular curriculum, a wide range of "Applied Learning" courses are offered in senior secondary schools to broaden the pathways for further studies or employment. Students are streamed according to their abilities, and small group teaching is practiced in Chinese, English and Mathematics at individual levels to achieve the effects of excellence, remediation and support. We actively introduce external professional support and provide teachers with on-site professional training to enhance their teaching strategies and skills. Teachers are encouraged to interact professionally: group lesson planning, peer lesson observation and the progressive development of quality coursework are the focus of the school. The school strives to improve teaching and learning through the collaborative efforts of the teaching team.
Teacher professional training and development:
Teachers are self-evaluated annually. Successful pedagogies are promoted through group lesson planning, peer observation, and post-lesson group review.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The School is committed to building an inclusive and caring campus and adopting a Whole School Approach to support students with special educational needs (SEN) by providing them with a wide range of support services to enhance their learning effectiveness. The Learning Support Team of the school consists of the SEN Co-ordinator, SEN teachers, subject teachers, remedial teachers, teaching assistants, social workers and school-based educational psychologists.
The school makes use of the Learning Support Grant to purchase speech therapy services and occupational therapy services to provide appropriate support to students, including literacy training for students with specific learning difficulties, social skills training for students with autism, concentration training for students with attention deficit, and counseling services for students with emotional problems. The school regularly disseminates information on support for students with special educational needs to all teachers. Teachers work together to prepare lessons, adjust curriculum content and review students' learning progress. Adaptations to examinations, such as extra time, special examination sessions, use of screen readers, etc., are provided. Schools also organize different kinds of inclusive activities to promote an inclusive culture on campus, such as the Student Ambassador Scheme. In addition, the school has formulated Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) for individual students with special educational needs (SEN). Regular meetings are held to provide relevant learning support information and to collect parents' views, so as to promote home-school communication and cooperation.
Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:
The School provides additional support to the admitted NCS students in Chinese language learning by arranging intensive Chinese language teaching modes (e.g. pull-out learning, small group learning, etc.) and organizing cultural integration activities. The school designed a series of tailor-made Chinese language courses according to the Chinese proficiency of the NCS students, who were first tested by the school's internal assessment tool and categorized into four groups, namely, the New Arrival Adaptation Group, the Foundation Group, the Bridging to Local Chinese Group and the Enrichment Group.
School facilities:
There are prayer rooms, project rooms, innovation and technology rooms, black box theaters, herbal medicine garden, fashion design rooms, beauty design rooms, computer rooms, computer labs, and information technology learning centers, as well as the CSJ I-Space Student Self-Study and Activity Center for students to study. Wi-Fi is available throughout the school. All classrooms are equipped with computers, LCD projectors and screens to support IT teaching and learning. Classrooms, laboratories and auditoriums are air-conditioned.
School contact information:
- Tel: 24331282
- Fax: 24351349
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.csjss.edu.hk
- Address: 10 Maple Shue Wo Road, Tsing Yi Estate, Tsing Yi, N.T.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
