Heung To Middle School (Tin Shui Wai)
School Type
- District: Yuen Long
- School Type: DSS
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 2
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School Religion: Not Applicable
School History
- Year of establishment: 2001
- Sponsor: Island Education Organization Limited
- Objective: Adhering to the philosophy of "people-oriented" education, we nurture students to develop morally, intellectually, and physically, to have the ability to think independently, to be creative and to learn continuously, and to become a new generation of people with a global vision who have a sense of commitment to their families, society, and the nation.
- School motto: -
- Management structure: Under the leadership of the School Management Committee and the Supervisor, the school is managed by the Principal. Under the leadership of the Principal, the School Management Team, the Teaching Team and the Student Development Team are responsible for the day-to-day management of school affairs, learning and teaching, and student support and development. Every year, the school draws up an annual school plan to plan the whole year's work and achieve various goals. At the end of the school year, the school evaluates and reviews the school affairs and writes a school report as a guideline and reference for the next year's work.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: YEUNG Yiu-chung
- Current Principal: Ng Yung Fai
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 54
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education : 93%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Masters/Doctoral Degrees: 45%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 22%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 46%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 2%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 52%
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, Putonghua, Chinese History, Life and Society, Music, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Co-curricular Activities
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, Introduction to Business Accounting and Finance (Business Management, Accounting), Biology, Physical Education, Other Learning Experiences, Applied 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:
To ensure that students master "biliteracy and trilingualism", students are assigned to either English or Chinese classes according to their wishes with reference to their elementary school results, the Pre-Secondary One Admission Test and the assessment by the English teacher of the appropriate class at Secondary One.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
- Continuous assessment is emphasized, with participation and performance in class, project learning and report writing all included in the assessment scope, so as to reduce students' pressure of taking examinations, thus releasing their time to develop diversified learning modes to give full play to their potentials.
- The criteria for promotion and retention are based on student grades, conduct and attendance.
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 the 2022-2023 school year: $5900
- S2(S2) Tuition Fee for the 2022-2023 school year: $5900
- Tuition Fee for Secondary 3 (S3) in the 2022-2023 school year: $5900
- Tuition fee for S4(S4) in the 2022-2023 school year: $7550
- S5 (S5) Tuition Fee for the 2022-2023 school year: $7550
- Tuition fee for Secondary 6 (S6) in the 2022-2023 school year: $7550
Tuition Fee Remission: The school provides free or 1/2 tuition fee remission. 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 accepts applications for S1 Discretionary Places and participation in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places System.
1. good grades in Chinese, English and Mathematics 50%; 2. performance in interview 25%; 3. extracurricular activities, personal strengths and awards 15%; 4. applicant's connection with the school 10%; 5. conduct (must be grade B or above).
How is Tin Shui Wai Heung Tao Middle School?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 3A-2C
School Wind:
Good school ethos is a fine tradition of Xiangdao Middle School. The school has a good dual class teacher system to guide students' growth. In addition to daily teaching work, class teachers are also responsible for students' character education and strengthening communication with parents through regular home visits to understand the situation of students.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
- We make good use of the curriculum, assessment, and adaptation of teaching strategies to cater for learning diversity, and adopt flexible group teaching for some subjects to achieve the goal of teaching students according to their aptitude.
- In order to cultivate students' generic skills and enable them to learn to learn, the school organizes a variety of cross-curricular activities, life-wide learning days, thematic studies, out-of-country visits and exchanges, and other diversified learning activities.
- Provide rich and diversified learning resources and activities to encourage students to learn independently, such as libraries, book fairs and online learning platforms.
Teacher professional training and development:
Teachers are encouraged to pursue continuous learning and further studies to enhance their professional competence to meet the needs of the community and the development of education. For example, regular teacher workshops are organized, arrangements are made for teachers to participate in seminars and competitions organized by the Education Bureau or other educational organizations, and exchanges are conducted with friendly schools.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The Learning Support Unit, utilizing the Learning Support Grant, conducts instruction and assessment accommodations, provides counseling group activities and speech therapy services.
Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:
The School provides additional support to the admitted NCS students to help them learn Chinese: arranging intensive Chinese teaching modes (e.g. pull-out learning, small group learning, etc.); and organizing cultural integration activities.
School facilities:
The Millennium Campus is well-equipped with 32 air-conditioned classrooms, a large auditorium, a small auditorium, a library, a creative technology classroom, a STEM classroom, a multi-media classroom, a laboratory building, a Chinese culture room, a tea room, an English corner, a computer room, a lecture room, a tutorial room, a band room, a dance room, a PTA room, a multi-purpose indoor playground, a fitness room, an adventure facility, a long-distance jumping sandpit, a small track, an environmentally-friendly canteen (open to air-conditioning), an organic farming area, and a garden. (open to air-conditioning), organic farming area and garden beds.
School contact information:
- Tel: 26500016
- Fax: 26380223
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.heungto.net
- Address: 8 Tin Fai Road, Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long, N.T.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
