Ho Yu College And Primary School (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen)
School Type
- Area：Island
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 2
- Medium of Instruction: Chinese and English
- School Religion: Other
School History
- Year of Establishment: 1997
- Sponsor: Sik Sik Yuen
- Objective: Sik Sik Yuen adopts a student-centered approach and tailors its teaching to the needs of the students. With the school motto of "universal charity", Sik Sik Yuen teaches students to cultivate their character through the essentials of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, and to carry forward the spirit of charity and service to the community. We emphasize the development of students' five faculties and cultivate their ability to think independently, as well as their habit of self-learning and their attitude towards lifelong learning.
- School motto: "Universal Relief and Good Counseling".
- Management structure: Since 2003, primary and secondary schools have been registered as one school corporation, with one Incorporated Management Committee (IMC), one administrative system and one team of teachers to promote 12-year education.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Stanley Lo
- Existing Principal: Mak Man Chiu
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 69
- Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education : 88%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 46%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 19%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 39%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 6%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 55%
Teaching and Learning
Language of Instruction:
The medium of instruction is both English and Chinese.
The subject of Chinese Language Teaching and Learning from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Putonghua, Life and Society*, Geography*, History*, Chinese History*, Technology and Life*, Science (F.1 and F.2)*, Computer and Technology (F.3), Physical Education, Music, Visual Arts
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, Chinese History, Technology and Living, Tourism and Hospitality, Health Management and Social Care, 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:
- The school has set up an English Day and a Putonghua Day every week to create a rich language learning environment through English radio, English storytelling programs, and special holiday celebrations, so that students can improve their English skills through collaborative learning. Students are exposed to English Everywhere in their daily activities and their English proficiency is gradually improved.
- A foreign English teacher teaches most classes in the conversation program.
- In the junior high school, some classes in Mathematics, Computer Science and Technology, and Science are taught in English. For other subjects, ELA extension activities are implemented, including the use of English to teach selected modules, the strengthening of students' use of English sentences and vocabulary, and the extension of ELA activities outside the classroom.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
- The learning process and progress of students are emphasized. Apart from paper and pencil tests and examinations, students' learning performance is also measured by progressive assessments on a daily basis;
- Actively promote students' self-assessment of their academic strengths and weaknesses;
- Adaptive measures have been put in place to cater for the examination needs of students, including the provision of simplified examination scripts, extension of time for answering questions, and the use of computer screen readers to assist students in reading their scripts, and so on.
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 participates in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places System. Interview Performance 20%, Academic Performance 40% (school results and results ranked by EDB), Conduct 20%, Co-curricular Activities/Service Performance/Awards/Expertise 20%.
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The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 3A-2C
School Wind:
We emphasize the development of moral education in our students and strive to cultivate in them the spirit of perseverance and self-discipline, and to teach them to respect others, to work hard and to care for the campus, so as to build up a harmonious and orderly campus culture. Activities such as the Big Brothers Big Sisters Program and the Leadership Program help students to understand themselves, develop their potential, and establish a positive attitude towards life, so that they can become self-respecting and self-loving young people. In addition, quality circles have been set up in all grades of the school, combining the strengths of the classroom teachers of each grade to provide comprehensive care for the students of that grade. The one-stop school model enables secondary school students to learn how to take care of their elementary school classmates, to care for others and to improve their communication skills through the work of the leader or the peer counselor.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
- We tailor our teaching to the needs of students at different stages of their mental development or level, and design a student-centered and progressive learning model to make learning more flexible.
- We emphasize the cultivation of the spirit of inquisitiveness, logical thinking and arithmetic skills, so that students can absorb both specialized and extensive knowledge.
- Self-directed learning programs are implemented in upper primary and junior secondary schools to enable students to acquire self-learning skills and develop self-learning habits.
- In addition to assessment by tests and examinations, schools will also conduct continuous assessment based on students' learning progress.
- Each lesson is scheduled for 45 minutes, providing students with interactive and diversified learning activities.
- In line with the education reform and students' abilities and needs, a school-based curriculum was developed for junior secondary schools to enable students to familiarize themselves with the learning mode and assessment mode of the NSS curriculum at an early stage.
- In order to cultivate students' interest in personal reading, the school has implemented a reading incentive scheme, encouraging students to participate in various online reading programs and regularly recommending quality reading materials to create a reading culture.
Teacher professional training and development:
Encourage teachers' professional development by providing peer lesson observation, counseling for new teachers, and exchange of teaching experience.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The School has set up a Student Support Team to provide appropriate support for students with special educational needs (SEN) to integrate into mainstream school life and to help them develop their personal potential. The Student Support Team comprises the Deputy Principal, the SEN Co-ordinator, the SEN Support Teacher, the Chinese Language Teacher, the English Language Teacher, the Resident Counselor, the Resident Social Worker, the Educational Psychologist and the Teaching Assistant. At the teacher level, in order to enhance class teachers' understanding of individual students with SEN and to arrange appropriate support and counseling for them, the support team and class teachers regularly exchange information on the learning situation of the students concerned and discuss support measures. The School also actively encourages teachers to enroll in courses related to integrated education so as to enhance the professional competence of teachers in the field of special education. At the student level, in order to identify the special educational needs of students at an early stage, a Chinese reading and writing test is conducted for new students at the beginning of each school year. In addition, in order to strengthen the support for the special learning needs of individual students, the school has flexibly utilized the Learning Support Grant to employ additional support staff or purchase professional support services for the implementation of various training courses and group activities, such as speech therapy.
For parents, the school emphasizes home-school co-operation. Apart from establishing a regular communication mechanism, the school also organizes parent seminars or individual meetings for students to collect parents' views and jointly support students' learning and growth.
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. To facilitate communication with parents, the school will also be required to provide additional staff and/or purchase additional translation/interpretation services.
School facilities:
Biotechnology Mobile Laboratory, Biotechnology Teaching and Research Room, Fitness Room, STEM + LAB., Honors Bookstore, Archery & Golf Dual Purpose Course, Nature Education Trail, Dance Studio, Student Activity Center, Multi-media Learning Room, Digital Library, Computer Room, Lecture Hall, Home Economics Room, Soccer Field, Basketball Court, Indoor Gymnasium, Running Track, Sand Pool, Rock Climbing Wall, Green House, Butterfly Garden, and Greenfield Garden.
School contact information:
- Tel: 21091001
- Fax: 21092002
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.hoyu.edu.hk
- Address: 4-6 Kin Tung Road, Tung Chung, N.T.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
