Lam Tai Fai College
School Type
- District: Shatin
- School Type: DSS
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 2
- Medium of Instruction: English as the main language
- School Religion: Not Applicable
School History
- Year of Establishment: 2004
- Sponsor: Lam Tai Fai Charitable Foundation Limited
- Objective: The school emphasizes whole-person development and stimulates students' potentials through a diversified and challenging curriculum. The school has created five distinctive curricula - Physical Education, Art and Fashion Design, Creativity and Technology, Health Education, and Chinese Culture - to enhance the humanistic qualities of its students and to cultivate students with outstanding academic achievements and character.
- School Motto: Enlightenment through Diversity, Perseverance and Happiness
- Management Structure: The school has developed a clear and comprehensive school-based management accountability system. The School Management and the Administration Committee are responsible for formulating, monitoring, implementing and evaluating the work of all sections of the school, including school development, administration, curriculum and whole-person development of students, in order to realize the philosophy of nurturing a "Perfect New Generation in the 21st Century".
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: LAM Tai-fai
- Current Principal: Kwok Kim Fai
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 85
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education : 64%
- 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: 54%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 12%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 34%
Teaching and Learning
Language of Instruction:
The medium of instruction is mainly English.
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, Physical Education
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science (S1 and S2), Physics (S3), Chemistry (S3), Biology (S3), Integrated Humanities, Creative Technology, Visual Arts, Health Education, Music
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Civic and Social Development, Chinese History, Visual Arts, Health Management and Social Care, Physical Education (Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education), Physical Education (General Physical Education)
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Business, Introduction to Accounting and Finance, Economics, Geography, ICT, Extended Mathematics Module 2 (Algebra and Calculus)
School-wide language policy:
The school is an English-medium secondary school. In addition to using English as the medium of instruction, morning assembly, weekly assembly, daily announcements, and school activities are also conducted in English, creating a wholly English-medium learning environment for students. In addition to the four expatriate English teachers who organize different kinds of English activities for students in the English activity room and the English corner during lunch and after school, there are also foreign exchange students who attend classes together with the students of the school, so that the students can have more opportunities to use English. At the same time, in order to enhance students' Chinese language proficiency and Putonghua communication skills, the school not only offers a Putonghua subject in the junior high school, but also organizes Putonghua activities on a regular basis.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
The school has a variety of assessment formats, such as daily continuous learning assessment, balanced summative and developmental assessment. The school has one standardized test and two examinations throughout the year.
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: 5
- Number of Form 5 classes in this school year: 5
- Number of S6 classes in this school year: 5
School fees:
S1 (S1) Tuition Fee for the 2022-2023 school year: $39000
S2(S2) Tuition Fee for School Year 2022-2023: $36970
S3 (S3) Tuition Fee for the 2022-2023 school year: $36970
Tuition fee for S4 (S4) in the 2022-2023 school year: $31830
S5 (S5) Tuition Fee for School Year 2022-2023: $31830
Tuition Fee for Secondary 6 (S6) in the 2022-2023 school year: $31830
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 does not participate in the central allocation of Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA).
(Basic Requirements) Academic Achievement: 20 points; Conduct: 10 points; Interests or Extracurricular Activities: 10 points; Language Proficiency (English, Chinese or Putonghua): 25 points; Interview: 35 points.
(Extra Points) Outstanding Achievement in Sports, Arts, Design or Technology: 15 points; Parents or siblings who have attended/are currently attending Lam Tai Fai Secondary School: 5 points.
How is Lam Tai Fai College?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 2C
School Wind:
The school is committed to whole-person education. In addition to emphasizing the academic achievements of students, we attach greater importance to the moral development of students. The school implements the integration of teaching, discipline and counseling, and through the Grade-Based Guidance Program, the Dual Class Teacher System, Health Education Classes, Morning Meetings for all grades, and Life-wide Learning, we cultivate the self-management skills and proper values of students, and establish good moral conduct, healthy living habits, and positive attitudes towards life.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The school emphasizes the development of independent and lifelong learning attitudes, and through reading, observation, discussion and diversified learning activities, students develop generic skills and stimulate their interest in learning.
Teacher professional training and development:
Emphasis is placed on the professional development of teachers, with the implementation of a number of training programs, including overseas exchanges, teaching tutorials, lesson observation and evaluation, and teacher mentoring circles, as well as the strengthening of the support network and teachers' personal reflection to build a more professional teaching team.
Life-wide Learning:
The school provides a wide range of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities to broaden students' learning experience and realize whole-person development. In terms of physical education, the school actively implements the "One Sport for Life" and "Partner School Program" to explore and develop students' physical potentials in a variety of sports, including table tennis, badminton, fencing, cycling, basketball, soccer, track and field, swimming, etc. The school also organizes a whole-school fashion design and performance. In the area of art and design, the school organizes a school-wide fashion design and performance, and introduces ceramic making activities in the co-curricular activities of junior secondary schools to integrate Chinese culture and art, as well as providing a large number of opportunities for students to participate in design competitions outside the school. In terms of creative technology education, the school provides basic STEM skills in Science, Creative Technology, STEM Enrichment Program and Cross-curricular Learning Activities, including programming, robotics, circuitry, 3D printing, laser cutting/sculpting, virtualization, and creativity. In addition, the school has a "Cutting Edge Pilot Program", which covers the following topics: biotechnology, automation, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, data analytics, etc. Students can also join the STEM team. Students can also join the STEM team and represent the school to participate in STEM competitions and share their experiences in conferences, exhibitions and media platforms. In addition, the school also arranges community service and leadership training for all students, so as to cultivate students' self-discipline and team spirit, to develop their leadership skills and to train future leaders. In addition, the school has set up a number of uniformed teams, including the Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps, the Boy Scouts, the Marching Band and the St. John Ambulance Brigade, to cultivate the spirit of volunteerism among students. In addition, the school organizes overseas study tours every year to broaden students' international perspective.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The School's Student Development Team, Learning Support Team, School Social Worker, Educational Psychologist and other professionals work closely together to disseminate information on students' learning needs to teachers on a regular basis. They provide training for teachers and a wide range of services and activities for students, such as courses on reading strategies, study skills, social skills and personal growth, so that students can adapt more easily to the new school environment and maintain a healthy and happy school life.
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' learning of Chinese; arranging intensive Chinese teaching modes (e.g. pull-out learning, group learning, etc. on a need basis); organizing cultural integration activities; and providing additional support (e.g. pull-out/group learning, pinyin teaching materials, etc.) as needed in the implementation of Putonghua teaching across the board for some of the grades in the school (i.e., for all classes/groups). The school also provides additional support (e.g. pull-out/group learning, phonics teaching materials, etc.) as necessary for the full implementation of universal education in some grades (i.e. all classes/groups).
School facilities:
With a total area of over 50,000 sq. ft., the expanded multi-purpose teaching and learning complex of the new wing of the school has created a brand new teaching and learning space to cater for the different needs of the specialized curriculum. In terms of physical education, the school is equipped with a wide range of professional sports facilities, such as an international indoor sports complex, an all-weather indoor swimming pool, a rooftop soccer pitch and a gymnasium. In terms of creativity and technology, the newly-built Centre for Innovation and Technology (CIT) occupies a full floor and houses two Artificial Intelligence Laboratories, which are specially designed for teaching artificial intelligence, robotics and 360-degree VR production. In addition, the school is equipped with a number of new and diversified facilities with advanced equipment, including the Learning Resource Center, Fashion Design Center, Visual Arts Corridor, Multimedia Classroom, Lecture Hall, Campus TV Studio, Shared English Space, Multi-purpose Dining and Activity Center, etc., which meet the needs of students in learning, socializing, and entertainment, and enrich the learning experience and campus life.
School contact information:
- Tel: 27861990
- Fax: 27869617
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.ltfc.edu.hk
- Address: 25 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, N.T.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
