ELCHK Lutheran Academy
School Type
- District: Yuen Long
- School Type: DSS
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 2
- Medium of Instruction: English as the main language
- School religion: Christianity
School History
- Founding Year: 2010
- School Sponsor: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong
- Objective: The Hong Kong Lutheran Church Wang Shun College is committed to cultivating students' moral character and principles through Christian education. Through the framework of the school-based international curriculum, we provide students with opportunities to think, inquire, experiment, communicate and reflect. As a multicultural campus, we have spared no effort in promoting students' understanding of the Chinese culture and the international sentiments in the hope that they will become leaders of the future who are willing to pursue lifelong learning and to It is our hope that they will become future leaders who are committed to lifelong learning and all-round development.
- School Motto: Tolerance in all things and faith in all things. (1Cor 13:7)
- (b) Management structure: The IMC monitors and manages the overall operation of the school. The principal reports directly to the IMC on school development and other related matters.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Cheung Chun Wah
- Existing Principal: Lam Hak Chung
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 80
- Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education : 73%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 53%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 7%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 33%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 18%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 49%
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 and Literature (Putonghua, some modules in Cantonese), Chinese Language Acquisition (Putonghua, with English support), Chinese History (Putonghua/Cantonese), and Chinese History (for non-Chinese speaking students) (Putonghua, with English support)
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language and Literature, English Language Acquisition, Mathematics, Visual Arts, Music, Drama, Integrated Science, Physical Education, Life Education, Bible, Integrated Humanities, Design
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education: Chinese Language (Compulsory Subject), Civics (Compulsory Subject) and Chinese History (Combination A)
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program:
First Language A Literature - Chinese (SL), Second Language B - Chinese (SL & HL), Theory of Knowledge
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE): English Language, Mathematics (Compulsory Subject) and Civics (Compulsory Subject) Combination A: Introduction to Business Accounting and Finance, Tourism and Hospitality, Chemistry and Geography; Combination B: Physics, Biology, Visual Arts, History and Economics; Others: Mathematics Extended Module 2
International Baccalaureate: English Language and Literature (HL&SL), English Language B (HL&SL), Business Administration, History, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematical Analysis and Methods, Mathematical Applications and Interpretation, Visual Arts, Music and Theory of Knowledge.
School-wide language policy:
The school uses English as the main language of instruction and communication, while Chinese is taught in Putonghua.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
The school provides small group teaching for students with special educational needs (SEN) to ensure that they receive adequate learning support. In addition, special examination arrangements, such as special examination rooms, extra time, enlarged examination papers, hints for marking and the use of screen readers, etc., have been put in place for students with SEN.
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:
- S1 (S1) Tuition Fee for School Year 2022-2023: $75530
- S2(S2) Tuition Fee for School Year 2022-2023: $72280
- Tuition Fee for Secondary 3 (S3) in the 2022-2023 school year: $72280
- S4 (S4) Tuition Fee for the 2022-2023 school year: $76640
- S5 (S5) Tuition Fee for School Year 2022-2023: $73340
- S6 (S6) Tuition Fee for the 2022-2023 school year: $73340
Tuition Fee Remission: The school offers free tuition or 3/4, 1/2 and 1/4 remission of tuition fees. Needy students (including students from families on Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) and students receiving financial assistance from the Student Financial Assistance Agency (SFAA) of the Working Families and Student Financial Assistance Agency (WFSFA)) may apply for fee remission.
Application for S1 admission:
The school does not accept applications for S1 discretionary places. The school does not participate in the central allocation under the Secondary School Places Allocation System.
How is the Hong Kong Lutheran Church Wang Shun College?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 2C-2B
School Wind:
A culture of caring, character building and spiritual counseling.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The school has specially designed the "Global Perspectives" program, which is a new curriculum that combines the best of both worlds by interpreting the local curriculum within the framework of the international curriculum. The school is already a one-stop IB accredited school offering IBPYP, IPMYP and IBDP programs.
Teacher professional training and development:
Teachers regularly participate in international conferences, such as IB training workshops, as well as EDB workshops and other training activities to build team spirit.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The school adopts a three-tier support model whereby the Learning Support Team works in collaboration with teachers, social workers, guidance and discipline staff, school-based educational psychologists and other professionals to cater for the different needs of students, including support for learning difficulties, social-emotional and behavioral problems, and so on. In terms of Tier 1 support, teaching staff will receive regular training to optimize teaching strategies and to establish an early identification and counselling mechanism. The school also organizes seminars and talks for parents to strengthen home-school co-operation. For Tier 2 support, the school provides extra-curricular group training for students in need of support. For Tier 3 support, the school designs Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) for students with individualized learning targets. The school also arranges test accommodations for students in need and provides technological support such as computerized screen-reading software and speech-to-text conversion software.
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; employing additional teachers/teaching assistants to support NCS students' learning of Chinese; arranging intensive Chinese teaching modes (e.g. pull-out learning, group learning, etc. on a need basis); organizing cultural integration activities; and providing additional support (e.g. pull-out/group learning, pinyin teaching materials, etc.) as needed in the implementation of Putonghua teaching across the board for some of the grades in the school (i.e., for all classes/groups). The school also provides additional support (e.g. pull-out/group learning, phonics teaching materials, etc.) as necessary for the full implementation of universal education in some grades (i.e. all classes/groups).
School facilities:
Creative Art Gallery, Performance and Lecture Hall, Wi-Fi Zone, Courts (Basketball/Tennis/Handball/Badminton), Outdoor Running Trail, Auditorium, Pok Wai Hall, Integrated Science Research Laboratory, Music Room, Computer and Multi-media Language Room, Open Space, Design Studio, Black-box Theatre, STEM Hub, Green Kitchen and Tapas Section.
School contact information:
- Tel: 82082092
- Fax: 24431400
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.luac.edu.hk
- Address: 25 Lam Hau Tsuen Road, Ma Tin, Yuen Long, N.T.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
