Hotung Secondary School
Ho Tung Secondary School is a government school located in Wan Chai. The school admits only female students and emphasizes both Chinese and English as its medium of instruction. The school was founded in 1953, and its sponsoring organization is the government.
School Type
- District: Wan Chai
- School Category: Koon Lap
- Student Sex: Girls' School
- School Banding: Band 3
- Medium of Instruction: Chinese and English
- School Religion: Not Applicable
School History
- Year of establishment: 1953
- Sponsoring Body: Government
- Mission: The school is committed to providing a well-equipped and caring environment with a balanced education that is relevant to today's ever-changing world, and to nurturing the spirit of self-improvement and continuous learning in its students.
- School Motto: Justice and Truth
- Management structure: The school's establishment, finance and school facilities are handled by the relevant departments of the Education Bureau. The Principal is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the school and has set up various teams to share the work of school affairs and teaching. The school attaches great importance to the whole-person development of students. In addition to subject groups and extra-curricular activity groups, the school has set up the Curriculum and Academic Development Committee, Student Development Committee, Discipline Group, Counseling Group, College and Career Counseling Group, Life Education Group, and Moral, Civic, National, and National Security Education Groups, etc., to provide students with caring and supportive services.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Shum Sui-mei
- Existing Principal: Ms. Shao Kam Sheung
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 57
- Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Masters/Doctoral Degrees: 39%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 34%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 5%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 11%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 84%
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, Mathematics (S1*, S2*), Chinese History, Putonghua, Life and Society (S1*, S2*), History (S1*, S2*), Geography (S1*, S2*), Science (S1*, S2*), Science, Technology and Life (S1*, S2*), General Computer (S1*, S2*, S3), Visual Arts (S1*, S2*, S3), Music (S1*, S2*, S3), Physical Education (S1*, S2*, S3), Physical Education (S1*, S2*, S2*), Physical Education (S1*, S2*, S3), Physical Education (S2*, S3), Physical Education (S2*, S3) S1*, S2*), 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, Chinese History, Civic and Social Development, Economics, History, Introduction to Business Accounting and Finance (Business Management), Tourism and Hospitality, Information and Communication Technology, Technology and Living, Visual Arts, Sports
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics Extended Module 2, Introduction to Business Accounting and Finance (Accounting), Music, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography
School-wide language policy:
The school emphasizes the importance of students' language proficiency and strives to enhance their biliteracy and trilingualism so that they can cope with the needs of further studies and employment in the future. Starting from this school year, Chinese will be used as the main medium of instruction for all Secondary 1 classes. In addition to English, Chinese, Chinese History, Putonghua, and Physical Education, English Extended Learning activities will be added to all other subjects in order to increase students' exposure to English. At the senior secondary level, the school arranges for elective subjects to be taught in either English or Chinese in accordance with the textbooks and students' learning abilities. At senior secondary level, the school arranges elective subjects to be taught in either Chinese or English, depending on the subject matter and students' learning abilities. At junior secondary level, the school offers Putonghua as a subject, encouraging students to use Putonghua as a tool of communication in their daily life, so as to enable them to master this language which is conducive to future development.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
The school emphasizes the use of continuous assessment to help students consolidate their learning. Regular homework, assignments and tests are organized for each subject. Examinations are held twice a year, and each subject's final examination score is made up of two marks: 80% for the examination, and 20% for the mid-semester tests, standardized tests and continuous assessment.
Class Establishment:
- Number of S1 classes in this school year: 3
- 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:
No Tuition Fee Payment
Application for S1 admission:
The school accepts applications for S1 Discretionary Places and participates in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places (CASPA). The admission criteria for S1 Discretionary Places include Interview (25%), Grade Point List (provided by the Education Bureau) (20%), Conduct (15%), School Performance (15%), Extra-curricular Activities and Services (10%), Sibling or Parent Studying in the School (10%), Awards (5%). ).
Orientation and Healthy Living:
During the summer holidays, the school organizes summer school activities for new Secondary 1 students and an orientation day for Secondary 1 parents to provide them with detailed information on the subject. The school emphasizes healthy lifestyles and encourages students to participate in the Student Health Program. S1 and S2 students were required to stay for lunch to protect the health of junior secondary students. During the epidemic, the school implemented a number of preventive measures and invited external organizations to give talks on physical and mental health at the school every year.
How is Ho Tung Middle School?
Ho Tung Middle School Band a few:
The ranking of Ho Tung Secondary School is estimated to be Band 3A.
School Wind:
The school's ethos is simple and honest, and its students are characterized by mutual support, love and respect. The school emphasizes on whole-person development, stimulating students' potentials and enhancing their creative thinking, and students have won numerous awards for their diversified talents over the years. Teachers of the school work together to build up a good school ethos. The Counseling Section under the Student Development Committee helps students to grow up healthily; the Discipline Section cultivates students' self-discipline and respect for each other; the Careers and Education Section assists students to understand their own interests, abilities and aspirations, as well as the needs of the society so that they can choose their paths to further education or employment; the Life Education Section provides students with teaching materials for study in classroom teachers' lessons, and arranges lectures for students to understand the importance of life in the classroom through the weekly assemblies. The Life Education Section provides special teaching materials for students to study in classroom teachers' lessons, and arranges lectures on special topics during weekly meetings to enable students to understand how to cultivate themselves, treat others, and deal with others. The Moral, Civic, National and National Security Education Section enhances students' concern for and understanding of the country and society, strengthens their national identity, and puts into practice their civic rights and obligations through a variety of activities. The school social worker meets with individual students to provide counseling.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
A Curriculum and Academic Development Committee has been set up in the school to develop the curriculum in accordance with the latest education development. Teachers use different teaching strategies to facilitate students' learning, complemented by a wide range of co-curricular, cross-curricular and extra-curricular activities, to enrich students' learning experience and to develop a variety of generic skills. Senior secondary schools offer a wide range of subjects for students to choose from, including "Applied Learning" courses to meet the needs of different students.
Teacher professional training and development:
The school organizes three days each year for teachers' continuing professional development, with a wide range of activities including lectures, seminars, workshops, visits and experience sharing by teachers from affiliated schools.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The school has been actively implementing the Whole School Approach (WSA) to Integrated Education (IE) and is committed to helping students with different needs so that everyone can make the best use of his/her strengths. The school has set up a Student Support Team comprising the Deputy Principal, Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator, Special Educational Needs Support Teacher, Chinese, English and Mathematics teachers, school social worker and teaching assistants to provide counseling to students and organize various activities, including after-school homework guidance classes, concentration training, executive functioning skills training and emotion management training. In addition, the school participates in the "School-based Educational Psychology Service", "School-based Speech Therapy Program" and "Medical-Educational-Social Collaboration Program" to provide professional advice to students and parents. In addition, the school made appropriate arrangements for students with special learning needs during the centralized tests and examinations, such as setting up special rooms and giving extra time for answering questions. The school will also review the situation of low achievers after the tests and arrange assessment and support for them.
Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:
The School provides additional support to 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, group learning, etc.); developing school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting teaching materials; and organizing cultural integration activities.
School facilities:
The campus is spacious and quiet, with the main school and the branch school located on both sides of Canning Trail. There are 3 auditoriums, 2 playgrounds, 27 classrooms, STEAM Learning Center, 4 science laboratories, 4 science and technology and life rooms, 2 art rooms, 2 medical rooms, and 2 counseling rooms; and there are also the Center for Career and Employment Counseling, a library, the Student Life Activity Center, 2 music rooms, a ceramics room, the English Corner, a multi-media learning room, the Geography Room, the Geographic Information System Center, and 4 information technology classrooms. In addition, there are a library, a student activity center, two music rooms, a ceramics room, an English corner, a multimedia learning room, a geography room, a geographic information system center and four information technology classrooms.
School contact information:
- Tel: 25775433
- Fax: 28824536
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:https://hotungss.edu.hk/
- Address: 1 Carling Path, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Related information:
Ho Tung Secondary School Movie
- Ho Tung Middle School Wikipedia
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
