CMA Secondary School

CMA Secondary School

CMA Secondary School

School Type

  • District: Sham Shui Po
  • School Type: Subsidized
  • Student Sex: Co-educational
  • School Banding: Band 3
  • Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
  • School Religion: Not Applicable

School History

  • Year of establishment: 1976
  • Organizer: The Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong
  • Objective: To provide holistic and quality education, develop students' potential, cultivate students' good moral character and critical thinking skills, enable them to establish correct values and positive outlook on life, and to become good citizens with a clear sense of right and wrong as well as a sense of responsibility.
  • School Motto: Diligence and Excellence
  • Management Structure: Teacher teamwork is emphasized to encourage colleagues to collaborate with each other and work together to set educational goals and visions. The school has six committees responsible for administration, academic affairs, discipline and counseling, student growth, activities, and health education. A staff appraisal system is in place to assess teaching (checking assignments and evaluating lessons), committee work and teachers' key competencies.
  • Existing Supervisor/Chairman of School Management Committee: Lo Kam Wing
  • Existing Principal: Dr. CHOW Sau-lau

Teacher Information

  • Total number of teachers in the school: 65
  • Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education : 85%
  • Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
  • Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 48%
  • Percentage of teachers with special education training: 23%

Teacher seniority:

  • Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 37%
  • Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 17%
  • 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, Integrated Humanities, Mathematics, Integrated Science, General Computer, Life Science and Technology (S2 and S3), Chinese History, Putonghua, Home Economics (S1 and S2), Arts Development (Visual Arts), Arts Development (Music), Physical Development and Multi-Learning

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 Module 2), Civic and Social Development, ICT, Design and Applied Technology, Introduction to Business Accounting and Finance, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Chinese History, Tourism and Hospitality, Economics, Geography, Healthcare Management and Social Care, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Arts Development (Visual Arts), Arts Development (Music), Physical Education, Applied Learning (Applied Psychology) and Multiple Learning, Applied Psychology, Dessert and Coffee Shop Operation, Health Care Practice, Digital Comic Design and Production, Korean Language and Culture) and Multi-disciplinary Learning.

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

English

School-wide language policy:

1. The English and Mathematics subjects in junior secondary schools are implemented in small classes, with Chinese being the main medium of instruction for all subjects except English.
2. to promote a wide range of English-related activities to develop an authentic English language environment and to increase students' exposure to and use of English.
3. Starting the English Language Advanced Placement Program (EAPP).

Tests and study adaptation measures:

Assessment for Learning (AFL) is implemented to establish clear learning targets and success criteria, and student participation is emphasized in the classroom to track students' progress and make appropriate adjustments.

In addition, students' learning effectiveness is assessed through continuous assessment, sectional examinations and major examinations. The information is analyzed and then fed back into teaching.

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:

No Tuition Fee Payment

Application for S1 admission:

The school accepts applications for S1 Discretionary Places and participation in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places System.
Interview 30%; "Apply for Student Achievement Sub-List" 30%; Conduct 20%; Extracurricular Activities/Awards/Service 20%.

How is the CMA Secondary School?

The school group Band is a few:

Ranking Estimate Band 3B

School Wind:

The school implements the integration of discipline and counseling. While strictly requiring students to observe discipline, the school also endeavors to assist students to grow up, with particular emphasis on students' self-discipline and self-esteem.

Dual-teacher system is introduced in junior secondary schools to enhance teacher-student contact and communication. The "Unlimited Points Award Scheme" is implemented to enhance students' self-confidence and self-motivation.

Learning and Teaching Strategies :

  • Cultivating students' self-learning ability and habit: All subjects have developed self-learning strategies for students at all levels, which are complemented by IT teaching to cultivate students' habit of preparing for lessons and consolidating what they have learned.
  • To cater for learning diversity through the "Top-up Scheme" and "Consolidation Scheme", and to strengthen the work of upgrading and remedial work.
  • Expanding the scope of students' IT-enabled learning: providing online learning resources for each subject to broaden the scope of learning.
  • Enhancement of students' information literacy: to develop students' ability to use and share information ethically and responsibly, and to effectively identify, access and retrieve authoritative, credible and reliable information.
  • Provide students with rich experiential learning space through interdisciplinary activities and project-based learning.

Teacher professional training and development:

The Mentor Scheme is implemented to provide induction counseling for new teachers. Workshops, seminars and exchange activities are organized for teachers every year. Peer lesson observation and collaborative lesson planning are conducted to promote professional exchanges, develop a learning organization, and encourage teachers to pursue continuing education.

Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:

  • Student Support: Members include the Deputy Principal, Special Education Needs Coordinator, Discipline Teachers, Social Workers, Chinese and English Language Teachers, and Educational Psychologists in Schools. The areas of support include student learning, student growth, home-school communication and teacher training.
  • On the learning front, the "Pilot Scheme on School-based Collaborative Teaching in Support of Students with Special Educational Needs" has been implemented, under which different teaching strategies are implemented through collaborative teaching teams in the form of classroom research to support students' more effective learning.
  • In the area of growth, the Career Orientation Program (COP) is offered to students of different grades. The training content is based on the secondary school curriculum, with elements of personal interest, life experience, career planning and career-oriented development, etc., to help each student identify his/her own interests and develop his/her own abilities, so that he/she is well-prepared for further education or employment in the future.
  • In terms of home-school communication, during the Parents' Day, the Resident Educational Psychologist provides parents with information on the special examination arrangements for public examinations, students' case follow-up and learning outcomes, etc., so as to enable parents to understand the learning characteristics of their students, and thus to complement the school's measures.
  • In terms of teacher training, the school-based psychologists were invited to provide training for teachers, sharing the policy and support programs for SEN students' public examination adaptation. In addition, teachers from SSDs were invited to share their strategies for taking care of students' diversity in curriculum planning and teaching.

Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:

The school provides additional support to its admitted NCS students to help them learn Chinese: providing after-school Chinese learning support; employing additional teachers/teaching assistants to support NCS students' Chinese language learning; arranging intensive Chinese teaching modes (e.g. pull-out learning, group learning, etc. on a need basis); organizing cultural integration activities; employing additional staff and/or procuring additional translation/interpretation services to facilitate communication with parents; and providing additional support on a need basis (e.g. pull-out learning, group learning, Pinyin teaching materials, etc.) in the implementation of PTH across the board (i.e. in all classes/groups) in all grades in the school. Additional support (e.g. pull-out/group learning, phonics teaching materials, etc.) will be provided on a need basis in the implementation of universal education across the board (i.e. all classes/groups) at all levels of the school.

School facilities:

26 standard classrooms, 4 small group classrooms, 2 computer rooms, Chinese History Room, Health Education Room cum Life Education Resource Center, Sewing Room, Home Economics Room, Physical Education Room, Travel Room, Research Center, English Corner, Machine Programming Workshop, Biology Laboratory, Physics Laboratory, Chemistry Laboratory, Basic Science and Technology Room, Basic Design Room, Visual Arts Room, Physical Education Room, Music Room, Medical Room, Students' Union Room, Library, and Multi-purpose room, etc.

School contact information:

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Frequently Asked Questions

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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