HKFEW Wong Cho Bau Secondary School
School Type
- Area：Island
- 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: 2003
- School Sponsor: Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers Education Organization Limited
- School Mission: The school motto is "Pragmatism and Innovation" and the motto is "Unity, Transcendence and Caring": to advocate the unity of teachers and students and to emphasize the team spirit; to pursue the transcendence of progress and to make continuous achievements; to establish a caring culture and to create a harmonious and respectful campus.
- School Motto: Pragmatism and Innovation
- Management structure: School-based management is implemented by the Incorporated Management Committee (IMC).
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Wong Kwan Yu
- Current Principal: Hsu Chun-lung
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 50
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education : 96%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 52%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 39%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 14%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 18%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 68%
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* (S3), Integrated Science*, Geography*, History*, Chinese History, Computer, Artificial Intelligence, Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education
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, Civic and Social Development, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, History, Chinese History, Geography, Economics, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Mathematics (Extended Module 1), Mathematics (Extended Module 2), Chinese Literature, Information, Visual Arts, Tourism and Hospitality, 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:
Some subjects in some classes from S.1 to S.6 have English Extended Learning Activities (ELA) to supplement learning with English teaching materials.
The school encourages teachers and students to communicate in English after school by setting up an English Café to create opportunities for students to use English. Through internal and external activities such as Chinese and English reading programs, debate competitions, drama performances, storytelling, etc., the school provides students with all-rounded learning of the language and develops students' ability to master the "biliteracy and trilingualism" skills.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
Diversified assessment methods are adopted. In addition to tests and examinations, emphasis is placed on the learning process of students, and students' progress performance is frequently checked.
Class Establishment:
- Number of S1 classes in this school year: 3
- Number of S2 classes in this school year: 3
- No. of S.3 classes in this school year: 3
- Number of S4 classes in this school year: 3
- Number of S5 classes in this school year: 3
- Number of S6 classes in this school year: 3
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 participates in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places (CASPA). Admission Criteria: Students are required to be self-managed and have a positive attitude.
Weighting: Interview Performance (40%), Elementary School In-School Academic Achievement (35%), Elementary School Report Card Comments and Conduct (15%), Extra-Curricular Activities, Services, and Awards (10%).
Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers - How is Wong Cho Bau Secondary School?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 3A-2C
School Wind:
The school is a simple and disciplined school, combining discipline and counseling. Students stay at school for lunch and practice life-wide learning through counseling, regular classes, extra-curricular activities and various uniformed groups to develop self-management skills and a sense of belonging to the school, and to realize their diverse potentials.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The school implements self-directed learning, training students' analytical skills and independent judgment through classroom activities to enhance students' motivation to learn. It also designs school-based curricula according to the needs of students, adopts discovery learning and project-based learning, reduces transcription-based homework, and uses diversified assessment methods to promote learning and enhance learning effectiveness; the classrooms are equipped with touch-screen computers, extra-large touch-screen televisions, and physical projectors, and are supported by a number of online teaching platforms with high-tech support. Classrooms are equipped with touch-screen computers, large-sized touch-screen TVs, physical projectors, and a number of online teaching platforms to support learning and teaching with high technology. The school emphasizes moral education and promotes the spirit of respecting teachers and serving the community. It also actively builds a good reading culture by implementing the Extensive Reading Award Scheme, Reading Self-study Scheme, Good Book Election, Language Reading Room, Reading Sharing Clubs, and Good Book Recommendations, as well as reading teaching materials for each subject to promote reading and allow students to learn through reading.
Teacher professional training and development:
The school regularly organizes professional development activities for teachers and encourages them to participate in seminars and workshops and return to the school to share with their colleagues. The school also participates in the School-based Curriculum Support Program, the Quality School Improvement Program and the School Self-evaluation, External Verification and Continuous Development Program. The school places emphasis on collective lesson planning, lesson observation, and observation, and invites experts and scholars as consultants to promote teaching and teachers' professional growth. The school also takes the initiative to go out and share its experience (e.g., activities organized by the Education Bureau, and the participation of Chinese and English Mathematics teachers in demonstration lessons in Beijing, etc.). In addition, the school has participated in a number of workshops and professional training courses.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The School adopts a "Whole School Approach" in the implementation of IE. The School has set up a Student Support Team (comprising the Deputy Principal, co-ordinating teachers, Chinese, English and Mathematics teachers, teaching assistants, etc.) to support students with SEN, and has arranged for teachers to enroll in IE-related courses to enhance their professional capacity. The school makes flexible use of the Learning Support Grant and other school resources to provide diversified support for students with SEN, including the employment of IE tutors and IE assistants to provide appropriate support for students, as well as the outsourcing of speech therapy and occupational therapy services to provide training for students in need.
We also take care of students' learning differences through curriculum design, diversified teaching strategies, optimized tiered assignments, homework and test accommodations, etc. to enhance the learning effectiveness of students with special educational needs (SEN). The school also works closely with professionals such as the Education Bureau and school-based educational psychologists to conduct regular individual meetings and student assessments, and invites parents to participate in meetings and workshops to jointly develop individual learning plans for students and review the effectiveness of the plans on a regular basis, so as to equip parents with the skills to effectively care for and teach their children.
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' Chinese language learning; arranging intensive Chinese teaching modes (e.g., pull-out learning on a need basis, small group learning, etc.); developing school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting teaching materials; organizing cultural integration activities; and employing additional staff and/or purchasing additional translation/interpretation services to facilitate communication with parents. Interpretation services to facilitate communication with parents. Provision of Immersion Programs
School facilities:
Auditorium, Drama Room, Dance Room, Multi-purpose Room (1) and (2), English Room, English Reading Room, English Chat Room, Panda Corner, Visual Arts Room, Odyssey (Leisure Learning Room), Geography Room, Computer Room (1) and (2), Multi-media Learning Center, Physics/Biology/Chemistry/Integrated Science Laboratory, Library, Music Room, Basketball Court, Covered Playground, Multi-purpose Area, Medical Room, Snacks Section, Meeting Room, Guest Room, PTA/VIP Room, Specialist/Consultant Room, Parents' Association/Counselor Room, Parents' Association/VIP Room. Taproom, Conference Room, Guest Room, PTA/VIP Room, Specialist/Consultant Room.
School contact information:
- Phone: 21094005
- Fax: 21094006
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.wcbss.edu.hk
- Address: Area 10, Phase 3, Fu Tung Estate, Tung Chung, Lantau Island, N.T.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
