GCC&ITKD Lau Pak Lok Secondary School
School Type
- District: Shatin
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 2
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School Religion: Not Applicable
School History
- Year of Establishment: 1984
- Sponsor: Dongguan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Objective: To inspire students' strengths and potentials, instill in them a proper sense of citizenship and the meaning of self-responsibility, and to cultivate a positive, enterprising, and hard-working spirit of learning, so that they can develop behaviorally, physically, and mentally, and make contributions to society.
- School Motto: Learning by Doing
- Management Structure: School-based management is practiced. Under the Principal and Vice-Principal, there are different groups, headed by Head Teachers, to take forward the work of the whole school. There is also a School Council, which meets regularly to discuss the whole school development plan and to collect views from different groups. Parent-Teacher Associations, Alumni Associations and Student Associations have been established to solicit different views.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Universe Chan
- Current Principal: Wong Wai Man
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 64
- Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education : 84%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Masters/Doctoral Degrees: 45%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 28%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 36%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 9%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 55%
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, Chinese History, History*, Geography*, Life and Society*, Computer, Music, Physical Education, Home Economics (S1 & S2), Putonghua (S1 & S2), Visual Arts, STEM
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, Civic and Social Development, Chinese History, History, Geography, Economics, Information and Communication Technology, Visual Arts, Introduction to Business, Accounting and Finance, and Sports.
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English
School-wide language policy:
Mathematics and Science are taught in English in some classes at S1 and S2, and Mathematics and Science (including Physics, Chemistry and Biology) are taught in English in some classes at S3. At other junior secondary levels, ELA is implemented progressively. At senior secondary levels, some subjects are taught in English.
In order to improve the language proficiency of students, the school is committed to implementing the "biliteracy and trilingualism" policy through activities such as Putonghua lessons, Chinese and English reading programs, speech contests, drama performances, and inter-school debating competitions, etc. The school also employs three expatriate English teachers to organize different English teaching activities so that students have more opportunities to listen to and speak English.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
All subjects emphasize students' learning progress and continuous assessment. The school also provides internal test adaptation arrangements for students in need, such as extending the test time and providing enlarged papers, etc. It also assists senior secondary students in applying for special examination arrangements for the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE), so as to enhance the fairness of the examination.
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:
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 S1 Discretionary Places and participation in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places System.
The admission criteria for S1 Discretionary Places include the EDB's Secondary School Ranking List and Academic Achievement 40%; Chinese and English Language Proficiency 20%; Interview Performance 20%; Conduct 15%; and Appearance in Learning 5%.
How is the Dongguan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Lau Pak Lok Secondary School?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 3A-2C
School Wind:
The school's ethos is simple and strict.
The school strives to cultivate students' balanced development in the five areas of ethics, intellect, physique, social skills, and aesthetics, so that they can grow up healthily and become good citizens of society and the country in the future.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The school adopts the principle of "lifelong learning and whole-person development" in formulating its curriculum objectives. The school aims to cultivate students' knowledge, skills and virtues, and to develop their potentials so that they can contribute to the society and the country in the future.
In line with the education reform and the revision of the curriculum based on school resources, the Life and Social Studies subject was introduced in junior secondary schools to develop students' thinking skills and prepare them for the senior secondary school curriculum, and e-learning was introduced to teach students to make use of information technology for learning from junior secondary schools onwards. Reading, project learning, moral and civic education are also actively promoted. In addition, in order to prepare students to cope with the changes and challenges brought about by the rapid economic, scientific and technological development of the society and the world, the school will endeavor to implement STEM education. On the teaching side, collaborative lesson planning and care for learning diversity will be implemented to enhance the effectiveness of learning and teaching.
Teacher professional training and development:
All teachers are actively engaged in various types of training to support the implementation of quality education. Apart from attending the annual Teacher Development Day organized by the school, they also participate in seminars, workshops and refresher courses organized by the Education Bureau, the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) and other educational institutions to enhance their professional knowledge. Teachers are also encouraged to mark public examination papers to keep abreast of the latest examination requirements.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The school's student support team consists of the Deputy Headteacher, the SENCo, teachers who have received SEN training, the school social worker, the student counselor and the educational psychologist.
Through the Whole School Approach (WSA) and the Three-tier Support Model, teachers and school-based educational psychologists identify students' SEN at an early stage and provide appropriate support to students according to their different learning needs. In addition, a screening and referral mechanism has been set up to make referrals for students suspected to have SEN and to provide follow-up and support to them with the consent of their parents.
The school makes flexible use of the Learning Support Grant and combines different resources inside and outside the school to optimize classroom teaching to enhance the effectiveness of teaching and learning, e.g. joint lesson planning, group teaching and optimization of tiered assignments, etc. In addition, the school has procured group services to meet the needs of the students, e.g. speech therapy service, literacy enhancement group, etc., to provide students with different kinds of learning support.
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; developing school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting teaching materials; and organizing cultural integration activities.
School facilities:
The school has 28 classrooms, 15 special rooms (including 2 computer rooms), and a Creative Design and Technology Application Room (equipped with 3D printers, small multi-purpose machines, laser cutters, etc.). In addition, there is an auditorium, a library, an all-weather sports ground, a student activity room, a creative module learning center and a physical fitness training center. All classrooms, special rooms, the assembly hall and the covered playground are air-conditioned. All classrooms have been developed into multi-media classrooms and are equipped with wireless listening systems. All computers are equipped with broadband connection to the Internet and wireless network, and the library has been digitized. The school has also purchased Apple TV and Ipad for e-Learning teaching. In addition, the school building is equipped with one elevator and two lifting platforms. The school is well-equipped with all the necessary facilities, which makes teaching and learning more efficient and directly benefits the students.
School contact information:
- Tel: 26951158
- Fax: 26026165
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://lplss.edu.hk
- Address: 1 Chik Tai Lane, Tai Wai, Sha Tin, N.T.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
