Chinese YMCA College
School Type
- District: Shatin
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 2
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School religion: Christianity
School History
- Year of establishment: 1952
- School Sponsor: Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong
- Objective: The school operates in the spirit of Christ, fostering the balanced development of students in ethics, intellect, physique, social skills, aesthetics and spirituality, and practicing the teaching of "not to serve others, but to serve others" in order to build up the society.
- School Motto: Truth and Freedom
- Management structure: The school has set up a YMCA College Incorporated School Management Committee (YCICMC), with the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong appointing its Director as a school manager, a full-time Controller of Education to steer the school's affairs, and independent school managers, teachers, parents and alumni as school managers to jointly implement school-based management.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Lui Yuen Cheung
- Existing Principal: Lau Kwok Leung
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 58
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education: 97%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 43%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 29%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 16%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 17%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 67%
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, Chinese History, Putonghua (S1, S2), Music*, Physical Education*, Integrated Humanities*, Religion*.
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language (including Interdisciplinary English Language Learning - Integrated Humanities), Mathematics, Integrated Science
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Chinese History, History, Civic and Social Development, Geography, Economics, Information and Communication Technology, Sports, Ethics and Religion, Music, Visual Arts, Religion
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Business, Accounting and Introduction to Finance
School-wide language policy:
The school attaches importance to the language development of students and actively enhances their biliteracy and trilingualism. In terms of enhancing English proficiency, the school has been arranged by the YMCA to have German internship tutors visit the school regularly to organize English activities and create an English language environment. In terms of curriculum, there is an English Bridging Class in Form 1 and there are two English Weeks throughout the year. In the junior secondary classes, Mathematics and Integrated Science are taught in English. In English, there is a cross-curricular English Language Learning - Integrated Humanities. For other subjects, there are English language extension activities to increase students' mastery of English vocabulary. Co-curricular activities, such as English Drama, are provided to help students enhance their oral skills and develop team spirit and peer collaboration. As for Chinese and Putonghua, one class in S1 and S2 teaches Chinese in Putonghua, and a "Culture Week" is organized every year to enhance students' interest in learning Chinese culture, language and Putonghua.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
Diversified assessment modes (e.g. classroom observation, student participation, coursework performance, learning history files, extra-curricular visits and project learning, etc.) are adopted to assess students' learning progress comprehensively through different assessment strategies, including students' self-assessment, peer assessment, and teachers' assessment. In addition to regular tests and examinations, all subjects have progressive assessments. The Junior Secondary Test is mainly conducted in six subjects, namely Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics, Chinese History, Integrated Humanities and Integrated Science.
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). Admission criteria for S1 discretionary places: Academic results 35%; Interview performance 35%; Conduct 15%; Extra-curricular activities and awards 15%.
How is the YMCA College?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 2C
School Wind:
Students are well-behaved, friendly and in good order. They respect their teachers and get along well with their peers. Students are willing to participate in extra-curricular activities, volunteer work and community service with seriousness and commitment. Students are enthusiastic, responsible and service-minded as leaders in serving their classmates in different positions.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
Teaching at the junior high school level promotes independent learning and the development of active learning habits. In addition, co-curricular activities, such as drone shooting, multimedia studies, programming robots, Japanese language application, and microfilm production, actively cultivate students' thinking, creativity, problem solving, and information technology skills. The junior high school curriculum includes English reading classes to develop students' reading habits. In addition to the traditional arts and science subjects, we also offer Business Accounting and Financial Studies, Physical Education, and Ethics and Religious Studies to develop students' different abilities. BYOD (Bring your own device) is practiced in Forms 1 to 4, where students bring their own tablets to class for e-learning activities.
Teacher professional training and development:
The school emphasizes teacher development and training through a number of measures:
- A study allowance is provided to encourage and subsidize staff to further their studies in English, science and education.
- Co-curricular planning has been fully implemented in Chinese, English, Mathematics, Civic and Social Development, Integrated Science and Integrated Humanities to enhance the effectiveness of teaching and learning.
- Orientation is provided for new co-workers so that they can adapt to teaching life.
- A staff incentive program is in place to reward outstanding performance of co-workers.
- Teachers are encouraged to share their school-based experiences at local, national or international education seminars.
- Secondment of teachers to the Education Bureau.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The School is committed to building an inclusive culture, utilizing the resources of the Education Bureau and adopting a Whole School Approach to support students with special educational needs. It provides students with appropriate and diversified support services to enhance their learning effectiveness and facilitate their integration into school life. The school also emphasizes home-school co-operation and has established a regular communication mechanism to discuss with parents on strategies to support students through different channels. The school provides the following support measures for students with special educational needs and low academic achievement, including the establishment of a Student Support Team comprising a Student Support Coordinator, a Counselor, a Support Teacher, a Social Worker, an Educational Psychologist, and so on. At the same time, additional Assistant Teachers are employed to cater for individual differences under the Whole School Approach; pull-out/after-school support classes (Chinese, English and Mathematics) are arranged and Speech Therapy Service is purchased to provide group/individual speech therapy/training for students with speech and language impairments; and students in need are provided with learning, homework and test accommodations. In addition, the school has invited the Education Bureau, the Hong Kong University of Education and voluntary organizations to provide training for teachers or students, including the Whole School Approach to support students with special educational needs.
School facilities:
The school library was redesigned and renovated to become a modern library to better meet students' reading and learning needs. In addition, with a grant of $1.5 million from the Sir David Trench Fund for Recreation, a running track was constructed around the school, and two additional "Fitness Rooms" were set up on the 6th floor and the ground floor for the development of students' physical potentials. In order to increase the space for large-scale learning activities, the School Management Committee has allocated funds to convert the rainy day playground into a multi-purpose hall, the design and technology room into a "STEM laboratory", and the corridor on the ground floor into a learning and sharing space, so as to provide students with a good learning environment.
The school also has priority access to our Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village and other facilities throughout the territory, and our two hotels are used by the school's tourism students as a venue for visits and experiences.
School contact information:
- Tel: 26419588
- Fax: 26419566
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:https://www.cymcac.edu.hk
- Address: Lot 86, Heng On Estate, Ma On Shan, Sha Tin, N.T.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
