Chiu Lut Sau Memorial Secondary School
Application for S1 admission:
The school accepts applications for S1 Discretionary Places and participation in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places System.
Self-allocation and central allocation (Part A and Part B) places in 2024
| Form 1 | Secondary One places | Self-supporting places | Part A places | Part B places | Knock-in Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 144 | 43 | 7 | 86 | 8 |
Admission requirements, criteria and weighting:
- 40% Interview Performance;
- 30% Achievement Sub Rank;
- 20% Extracurricular activities, service performance and conduct;
- 10% Links to the school.
School Type
- District: Yuen Long
- School Category: Koon Lap
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 1
- Medium of Instruction: English as the main language
- School Religion: Not Applicable
School History
- Year of Establishment: 1979
- Sponsoring Body: Government
- Objective: The school aims to provide students with a balanced development of moral, intellectual, physical, social, and aesthetic skills through the formal curriculum and extracurricular activities, so that they can develop their talents and improve their moral character.
- School Motto: Sincerity and Integrity
- Management structure: The school has a number of departments and teams for school-based management, including School Policy, School Development, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Resource Management, Coordination of School Activities, Staff Affairs, Community-School Partnerships, Safety and Crisis Management, Student Development, and Other Learning Experiences (OLE).
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: P. W. Leung
- Existing Principal: Ms. Katherine Wu
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 54
- Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 98%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 50%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 37%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 4%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 7%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 89%
Teaching and Learning
Language of Instruction:
The medium of instruction is mainly English.
The subject of Chinese Language Teaching and Learning from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Chinese History, Life and Society, Putonghua (F.1 & F.2), Visual Arts, Physical Education
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, Science, Geography, History, Computer Literacy, Design & Technology, Home Economics (S1 & S2), Music
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Chinese Literature, Chinese History, Civic and Social Development (S4-6), Physical Education, Visual Arts, Other Learning Experiences (OLE)
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics (Compulsory Part and Extended Part (Module 2)), Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, History, Economics, Business, Introduction to Accounting and Finance, Information and Communication Technology, Music.
School-wide language policy:
The school adopts English as the main medium of instruction (please refer to the information on subjects offered in the 2022/23 school year) and employs expatriate English teachers. The school provides many opportunities for students to participate in English language activities. The English Language Section, English Debate Club, English Drama Club and Reading Club organize a wide range of activities for students to learn English outside the classroom and to explore their interests. In addition, students have the opportunity to meet with foreign writers and associates so that they can use English in real-life situations and increase their exposure to English in different contexts.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
The school's academic assessment method consists of a test and an examination each semester. Examinations account for 70% of the overall grade, and tests, hourly grades, and project work account for 30%.
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: 5
- 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:
No Tuition Fee Payment
How is I.S. Chiu Memorial Secondary School?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 1B
School Wind:
The school has a simple school ethos and a harmonious teacher-student relationship, emphasizing the cultivation of students' self-discipline and creative thinking, so as to enable students to achieve balanced development in the five areas of ethics, intellect, physique, social skills and aesthetics. School social worker services are provided by the Scout Association of Hong Kong's Scoutmasters' Club, and the school's Career Planning Unit, Counseling Unit and Discipline Unit implement various training programs to help students integrate into school life and enhance their personal qualities.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The school adopts a variety of teaching activities and learning and teaching strategies to cater for students' learning abilities and needs. To encourage self-directed learning, the school promotes a culture of self-study and mutual assessment through study skills workshops and pre-sessions to enhance students' ability to reflect and develop higher-order thinking. The school leads students to participate in inter-school competitions, visits to different organizations and study tours, and nominates students to participate in courses offered by tertiary institutions for secondary school students, so as to enable students to have diversified learning experiences, explore their potentials, and prepare for their career planning at an early stage. In addition, the school uses different online learning platforms and e-learning programs to enrich students' knowledge and cultivate their habit of continuous learning.
Teachers of the school actively participate in joint professional exchanges to promote collaborative teaching and enhance teachers' professional effectiveness. Each subject team will adopt different assessment modes and continuous assessment strategies to understand the overall performance of students and provide feedback for improvement, so as to enhance the generic skills and learning effectiveness of students.
Teacher professional training and development:
The school supports and encourages teachers to participate in professional training programs and to enhance their IT competence. Through in-school professional development days, teachers are sensitized to educational development and encouraged to observe lessons, prepare lessons together and share their teaching experience in subject meetings or staff meetings.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The School adopts a Whole School Approach in implementing integrated education to support students with special educational needs (SEN), and arranges for teachers to enroll in courses related to integrated education 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 special educational needs and school-based speech therapy services. To create a caring and inclusive campus, the school has incorporated the elements of acceptance and respect for individual differences into the activities of the S1 Orientation Day Camp and the Peer Counselor Training Scheme. We have also taken care of students' learning differences through curriculum design, diversified teaching strategies, optimized tiered assignments, and adaptation of homework and tests to enhance the learning effectiveness of students with special educational needs (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 individualized 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; and organizing cultural integration activities.
School facilities:
There are 28 air-conditioned classrooms and 18 special rooms, including: 4 laboratories, 2 computer rooms, English Language Room, English Reading Room, Chinese Reading Room, Geography Room, Design and Technology Room, Home Economics Room, Music Room, 2 Art Rooms, Lecture Rooms, Activity Rooms, Multi-purpose Rooms, and Information Technology Learning Center. Physical Education facilities include a table tennis practice room, a basketball court, a volleyball court and a non-slip rainy day playground. Other facilities include I.S.T. Hall, Library, Student Activity Center, Instrument Practice Room, Band Practice Room, Rehearsal Room, Kiosk, Medical Room, Career Planning Resource Center, Campus TV, English Resource Center, Social Work Room, Student Union Office, Alumni Office, Parent-Teacher Association Office, Conference Room, Visitor Rooms, Interview Room, and Meeting Rooms.
School contact information:
- Tel: 24778237
- Fax: 24747319
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.clsmss.edu.hk
- Address: 7 Sports Road, Yuen Long, N.T.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
