Fortress Hill Methodist Secondary School
School Type
- Region: Hong Kong East
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 幾？
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School religion: Christianity
School History
- Year of Establishment: 1995
- School Sponsor: The Methodist Church, Hong Kong
- Objective: To develop holistic education in the spirit of Christ. Cultivate fruitful lives through the proclamation of the Gospel. To emphasize the implementation of practical education so that students can learn practical skills and develop their potential.
- School motto: Self-discipline and mutual love
- Management Structure: 1. A school-based management team led by the principal is responsible for liaising with different functional groups, each of which assists in the operation of the school in accordance with its functional duties;
- 2. Each subject group has an annual plan which is reviewed at the end of the semester;
- 3. Encourage self-evaluation in all subjects and groups. Regular peer lesson observations and subject meetings will be arranged to enhance the quality of teaching and learning.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: KAN Kee-biu
- Existing Principal: Liping Shen
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 38
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education: 97%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 95%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 47%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 76%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 21%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 13%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 66%
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, Putonghua, Science, General Computer, Religion, Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Technology and Life, Life and Society, Chinese History, Life Education, Career Planning
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, English Conversation
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Mathematics, Civic and Social Development; Electives: Technology and Life, ICT (DSE/QF), Visual Arts (DSE), Vocational Skills; Other Learning Experiences (OLE): Putonghua, Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Religious Studies, Life Education, Career Planning; 9 Level 1 and Level 2 QF courses including Computer Studies, Technology and Life, Visual Arts and Physical Education
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, English Conversation
Elective: Social English (Listening and Speaking) (QF Foundation Certificate Level 1)
School-wide language policy:
Actively promote biliteracy and trilingualism. Employ foreign teachers to teach conversational English. Encourage students to participate in language-related activities such as Cooking Lab, Inter-school Speech Festival, and Drama. Chinese Extensive Reading Program and English Electronic Extensive Reading Program.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
- Self-administered competency assessments for each subject based on the school-based curriculum;
- Each subject may incorporate diversified assessment methods and stakeholders' views as assessment criteria as necessary;
- Design worksheets/assessments/examinations at different levels according to students' abilities;
- In class, screen readers are allowed to be used by students who need them.
Class Establishment:
- Number of S1 classes in this school year: 2
- Number of S2 classes in this school year: 2
- No. of S.3 classes in this school year: 2
- Number of S4 classes in this school year: 2
- Number of S5 classes in this school year: 2
- Number of S6 classes in this school year: 2
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.
1. elementary school grades (to reflect learning difficulties) 30%; 2. interview performance 50%; 3. conduct 15% and 4. extracurricular activities and other potential 5%.
How is Fortress Hill Methodist College?
The school group Band is a few:
What is the estimated ranking of Band?
School Wind:
- The school is a simple school with a "caring" spirit that builds each other up and keeps us learning.
- School-based support and counseling for students, e.g., providing appropriate counseling for students in their developmental process. Provide life skills training to build up self-confidence and self-esteem. Provide referral services for students with different learning needs.
- The School's Careers and Placement Unit provides pre-employment training for senior secondary students. In addition to individualized career planning counselling for senior secondary students, the school also arranges workplace internship programmes for senior secondary students in a progressive manner.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
- Schools have systematically formulated strategies at different stages to make holistic adaptations to cater for the special learning needs of students.
- To improve the quality and effectiveness of teaching and learning through collaborative lesson planning and exchange of lesson observations. Teachers ask questions to stimulate students' thinking. Encourage project-based learning to cultivate self-learning ability; arrange diversified subject activities to enhance students' interest in learning.
- In the main subjects, students are categorized into three groups according to their high, medium and low abilities, and we design adapted teaching materials and formulate appropriate teaching strategies for different groups of students. For the more able students, we provide them with enrichment classes to strengthen the teaching contents and arrange for them to sit for public examinations in suitable subjects so as to raise the challenge for them.
- Promote information technology learning and upgrade electronic teaching equipment.
- Speech/occupational therapy and concentration/socialization/literacy training are arranged for students on a need basis to cater for their special learning needs.
- Continuously optimize the curriculum and teaching strategies to enhance teaching effectiveness, and participate in different external support programmes, e.g. reviewing and improving the curriculum and assessment through the School-based Support Services of the Education Bureau (EDB).
Teacher professional training and development:
- Teachers are systematically arranged to attend professional training.
- Teachers continue to learn and develop in tandem with the school.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The school is committed to building an inclusive and caring campus and adopts a Whole School Approach to support students with special educational needs (SEN) by providing them with a wide range of support services to enhance their learning effectiveness. "The Student Support Team consists of the SEN Co-ordinator, three SEN Support Teachers, two School-based Speech Therapists, Student Counselor, Teaching Assistants and Educational Psychologist. The SEN Co-ordinator and Educational Psychologist will provide support to teachers in the training of students with SEN on a need basis. Schools make flexible use of the Learning Support Grant in conjunction with other resources to recruit additional manpower, including student counselors, teaching assistants and teachers trained in special education, to support students. At the same time, schools will procure professional services, such as occupational therapy training, and participate in counseling groups provided by the EDB or outside organizations.
The school also provides learning, homework and test accommodations for students with special needs. The school provides assessment, referral and individualized learning plans for students with severe special learning needs, and supports students' learning through multi-disciplinary collaboration. In addition, the school has implemented the "Peer Counseling" program to help students with special educational needs integrate into school life through peer counseling. The school attaches great importance to home-school co-operation. Specialized teachers, class teachers and social workers communicate with parents regularly to support students. The Speech Therapist also provides professional advice to parents on how to help students with speech problems at home.
School facilities:
There are 16 classrooms and 22 special rooms (including Campus TV, Library, 3 Computer Rooms, Laboratory, Technology & Life Room, Cannon Method CAFE, Visual Arts Room, Mac Lab and Photo Studio, Simulation Office, Speech Therapy Room, Bus Classroom, Sports Science Center, Sensory Exercise Room, Aerobic Exercise Area, Student Life Activity Center Digital Design Center, Stem & Maker Lab, FM Tea Kee, etc.). Digital Design Center, Stem & Maker Lab, FM Tea Kee, etc.
School contact information:
- Tel: 25107688
- Fax: 25109677
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.fhms.edu.hk
- Address: 19 Fortress Hill Road, North Point, Hong Kong
- Fortress Hill Methodist High School Wikipedia
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
