Missionary Alliance Chan Chu So Wah Memorial Secondary School

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Missionary Alliance Chan Chu So Wah Memorial Secondary School

School Type

  • Area:North District
  • School Type: Subsidized
  • Student Sex: Co-educational
  • School Banding: Band 2
  • Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
  • School religion: Christianity

School History

  • Year of Establishment: 1998
  • Sponsor: Kowloon Tong Chinese Christian and Missionary Alliance, Hong Kong
  • Mission: To develop holistic education in the spirit of Christ.
  • We believe that every student is a unique creation, and we are committed to fostering students' self-esteem and potential, so that they can grow and develop in all aspects of their lives: spirituality, morality, intellectuality, physicality, social skills, and aesthetics.
  • School Motto: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is intelligence.
  • Management structure: A School Affairs Committee, comprising the Principal, two Vice-Principals and senior teachers, co-ordinates all school affairs, and sets up ad hoc committees and working groups to organize various tasks.
  • Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Kwan Kin Ming
  • Existing Principal: Mr. Kwong Wing-sun

Teacher Information

  • Total number of teachers in the school: 71
  • Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education: 97%
  • Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
  • Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 46%
  • Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 32%

Teacher seniority:

  • Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 32%
  • Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 14%
  • Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 54%

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), Life and Society, Chinese History, History, Geography, Design and Technology (S1-S2), STEM (S3), Technology and Life, Computing, Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Putonghua, Christian Education, Other Learning Experiences (S1-S2), Leadership Training Program (S1-S2)

English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:

English Language, Science: (S1-S2)

Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:

Chinese Language, Civic and Social Development, Chinese History, History, Economics, Geography, Tourism and Hospitality, Biology, ICT, Health Management and Social Care, Introduction to Business, Accounting and Finance, Physical Education (Diploma Exam), Japanese (Diploma Exam, S6), Applied Learning (Mode 2): 1. Early Childhood Development, 2. Rehabilitation and Nursing Care (S4, S5), Music #, Visual Art #, Technology and Life #, Design and Technology #, Sports Science #, Programming and Multimedia #, Christian Ethics #, Physical Education #, Financial Education #, Scientific Investigation # (# non-Diploma subject)

Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:

English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics Extended Module 2, Applied Learning (Mode 2): English for Business Services (S4, S5)

School-wide language policy:

  • Mother tongue is the primary language of instruction in middle school, and English is the language of instruction for science.
  • Arranging foreign English teachers to teach regular English classes (G.E.) to provide students with more opportunities to communicate and learn in English.
  • Regular English activities are organized to create an English learning environment, such as English Day and English Study Tours.
  • There are a total of 14 English teachers and 2 Putonghua teachers, all of whom have attained the Language Benchmark; and 13 Chinese teachers, all of whom have received specialist training and are specialized in teaching Chinese and English.
  • Two foreign teachers are employed to enhance students' interest in learning English through lessons and extra-curricular activities.

Tests and study adaptation measures:

  • The school conducts standardized tests twice a year, examinations twice a year, and has different types of continuous assessment to assess students' progress in learning.
  • Diversified learning assessments, such as reading reports, project reports, open-ended investigations and solving of difficult thinking questions, are implemented to comprehensively assess students' academic performance.

Class Establishment:

  • Number of S1 classes in this school year: 5
  • Number of S2 classes in this school year: 5
  • No. of S.3 classes in this school year: 5
  • Number of S4 classes in this school year: 5
  • Number of Form 5 classes in this school year: 5
  • 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 Secondary 1 Discretionary Places and participates in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places System. All Primary 6 students applying for the school will be interviewed. Assessment items and weightings: Mainly include:
1. elementary grades, conduct, activities, service (50%) 2. expressive skills in Chinese and English (20%)
3. math, creativity, logic, analytical skills (20%) 4. courtesy, attitude, motivation (10%)

How is Missionary Alliance Chan Chu So Wah Memorial Secondary School?

The school group Band is a few:

Ranking Estimate Band 2B

School Wind:

  • The school's culture is simple, the discipline is strict, there is love in strictness, and activities and services are emphasized;
  • To promote whole-person education based on biblical truths and to build healthy attitudes in students' lives;
  • It also promotes positive discipline through the integration of discipline and counseling, and facilitates teacher participation through policies such as the dual classroom teacher system, which effectively builds up a support network for student growth;
  • Various character programs, student leadership training programs, One Life One Art, One Person One Service, etc. are implemented to build students' self-esteem and self-confidence to do good and love others.

Learning and Teaching Strategies :

  • To implement student-centered learning and teaching strategies, develop school-based curriculum with creativity and characteristics, and complement the e-Learning resource bank to build a learning environment that is not bound by geography and time.
  • To strengthen students as "independent learners" and to cater for student learning diversity.
  • Different types of project-based learning are implemented at different levels to develop students' generic skills, emphasize on the training of thinking and cultivate multiple intelligences.
  • Through classroom research, we are able to grasp the difficulties of students and enhance the effectiveness of teaching.
  • Mechanisms are in place to review teaching materials to ensure that teaching and learning resources are appropriate to the curriculum, and that the content is appropriate and of good quality.

Teacher professional training and development:

  • A three-day Teacher Development Day is organized annually to enable teachers to keep abreast of new trends in education development, and teachers are actively encouraged to participate in out-of-school training and exchange activities;
  • The school has set up activities such as joint lesson planning sessions, lesson observation and exchange weeks, teaching demonstrations, and new teacher mentoring programs to stimulate each other to optimize teaching and enhance effectiveness;
  • The subject actively participates in professional support to enhance teachers' professional development;
  • The STEM Section of the school is the co-ordinating school of the Quality Education Fund's Quality Network Project "Creative STEM Education through Scientific Inquiry", leading more than 6 secondary schools and 2 elementary school to develop school-based STEM curricula.

Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:

  • A professional team comprising a SEN Co-ordinator, a SEN Support Teacher, an Educational Psychologist and a Speech and Language Therapist has been formed to implement the Whole School Approach (WSA) to Integrated Education (IE), make effective use of the relevant budget and resources to take care of the students, including the provision of assessments, referrals, remedial and training services, as well as to communicate closely with the parents of the students with SEN, and provide appropriate support measures for the students with SEN. We also communicate closely with parents of students with SEN to provide appropriate support measures for students with SEN.
  • To organize after-school support activities, such as social and emotional training group, concentration and executive skills training group, mathematics revision group and reading and writing training group, to cater for the diversity of learning through group support. Provide school-based speech therapy service to provide regular speech and communication training for students, and arrange speech therapists to collaborate with teachers and parents for counseling.
  • Collaborate with the Discipline and Counseling Committee, social workers, and career counselors to conduct various career planning and emotional counseling activities.
  • A social group for cross-boundary students has been set up to support the social and learning needs of cross-boundary students.

School facilities:

  • In line with the senior secondary curriculum, a new "Biotechnology Learning Center" has been established this year to enable students to have a greater development in the field of science.
  • A number of teaching resource rooms with school-based characteristics have been set up, including the English Self-learning Center, the History Resource Room, the Biotechnology Learning Center, the Chen Zhu Creative Science Hall, and the Career Planning Resource Room.
  • A study room is provided for students to study in a comfortable, spacious and quiet environment after school hours.
  • There is a fitness room for students to exercise.
  • Fiber optic network and wireless broadband network have been installed throughout the school to cope with the latest development of Tablet PCs for teaching and learning.
  • An intranet system has been set up with subject webpages, a learning resource bank and an e-learning platform for each subject.
  • Air-conditioning facilities have been added to the tuck shop and the covered playground to provide students with a comfortable environment in hot weather.

School contact information:

  • Webpage update: January 4, 2024
The Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) System consists of two phases: Discretionary Places Allocation (DP) and Central Allocation (CA).
Discretionary places refer to S1 places reserved by schools for self-admission of students. Government, aided and caput secondary schools are allowed to reserve S1 places not exceeding 30%, while DSS secondary schools are allowed to reserve S1 places exceeding 30%.
The application period for the 2024 Discretionary Places is from January 2 to January 16, 2024. All secondary schools participating in the Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) System (participating secondary schools) will accept applications during the same period. Parents of current Primary 6 students participating in the Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) will receive two copies of the Application Form for Secondary 1 Discretionary Places in early December 2023 through their children's elementary school.
Parents may refer to the "Handbook on Application for Secondary One Discretionary Places", or visitEducation Bureau(https://www.edb.gov.hk/) or call: 2891 0088 for a list of schools through the Education Bureau's automated telephone enquiry system.
Parents can submit applications in paper form or through the Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) e-Platform. Once an application is submitted, it cannot be withdrawn, canceled or changed.

Parents are advised to consider two important factors when choosing a school for their children: their children's abilities and the characteristics of the preferred school.

You can communicate with your child's subject teachers to learn more about your child's abilities. For the characteristics of the target school, you may refer to the "Profile of a Secondary School" issued by the Committee on Home-School Co-operation to understand the school's philosophy, language of instruction, religion, class structure, etc. You may also refer to the "School Profile" issued by the Committee on Home-School Co-operation to learn more about the school's philosophy, language, religion and class structure.Visit the school's webpage on this websiteThis is because our information is also collected from theSecondary School OverviewThe school's website and information about the school on the internet, including the schools' Youtube Channels.

We believe that as long as we choose suitable schools according to the abilities of our children, we will make them happy to learn and enjoy going to school, which will be most helpful to their studies.

Parents can only apply for a maximum of two participating secondary schools for their children. Note: Applications for Discretionary Places from more than two secondary schools, whether submitted in paper form or through the Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) e-platform, will be considered invalid.
There is no district restriction on the application for discretionary places and parents can choose target secondary schools across districts.

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