Ng Wah Catholic Secondary School

Ng Wah Catholic Secondary School

Ng Wah Catholic Secondary School

School Type

  • District: Wong Tai Sin
  • School Type: Subsidized
  • Student Sex: Co-educational
  • School Banding: Band 3
  • Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
  • School religion: Catholic

School History

  • Year of foundation: 1965
  • Sponsor: Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
  • Objective: The school is committed to nurturing young people who are "gifted, intelligent and of perfect character". Based on the values of Christ and the precious essence of Chinese culture, the school provides a balanced education for young people to enhance their moral character, talents, spiritual life and material life. They will be equipped with love, wisdom, talent and a sense of responsibility to contribute positively and aggressively to their families, society and nation as they face challenging prospects.
  • School motto: "Be prudent and discerning".
  • Management structure: The school fulfills the spirit of school-based management. In addition to the Supervisor and Principal, the IMC comprises teacher representatives, parent representatives, alumni representatives and external professionals. Under the IMC, there are the School Development and Administration Committee, Crisis Management Committee, Academic Affairs and Curriculum Planning Committee, Student Development Committee, Administration and External Affairs Committee and various task forces responsible for teaching and administrative work.
  • Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Chan Tak Hung
  • Existing Principal: Ms. Li Wan-yi

Teacher Information

  • Total number of teachers in the school: 65
  • Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education : 94%
  • Percentage of Teachers with Bachelor's Degrees: 45%
  • Percentage of Teachers with Masters/Doctoral Degrees: 55%
  • Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 42%

Teacher seniority:

  • Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 23%
  • Teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience Percentage: 0%
  • Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 77%

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, Ethics and Religious Education, General Computer, Physical Education, Visual Arts,
Music, Life and Society (S1 and S2), STEM (S1 and S2), Geography (S3),
History (S3), Life and Society-Economics (S3), and Life and Society-Basic Business (S3),
Integrated Science - Physics (S3), Integrated Science - Chemistry (S3)

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:

Ethics and Religion (Diploma Exam), Chinese Language, Civics and Social Development, Chinese History, History, Economics,
Geography, Visual Arts, Physical Education (Diploma Examination), Information and Communication Technology, Business Accounting and Introduction to Finance,
Ethics and Religious Education, Physical Education

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 adopts mother-tongue teaching from S1 to S3. According to the school-based MOI arrangement of the school, English is used as the MOI for some subjects in some classes at junior secondary levels, including Mathematics (S1 to S3), Integrated Science (S1 and S2) and Biology (S3). Bilingual teaching is adopted from S4 to S6. In order to further enhance students' English proficiency, the school has designed a wide range of English activities for students. An English Corner has been set up to provide students with more opportunities to practise conversational English. In addition, the school also organizes English enrichment courses through morning assemblies, reading and English Ambassador Programs, and so on.

Tests and study adaptation measures:

In addition to traditional written tests to assess students' learning effectiveness, the school also adopts progressive assessment to collect evidence of students' learning. Teachers often use assessment methods such as classroom performance, questioning, assignments, short tests, observations, and project work to assess students' learning abilities.

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 participation in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places System.
S1 Discretionary Places Admission Criteria and Weighting: The Education Bureau provides the applicant's "Academic Ranking List" 35%, Student Performance Assessment 65% (Academic Achievement 35%, Extra-curricular Activity Performance 10%, Conduct 10%, Interview 10%).

How is Ng Wah Catholic Secondary School?

The school group Band is a few:

Ranking Estimate Band 3A

School Wind:

The school implements a "Whole School Approach" to discipline and remedial work, and strengthens the collaboration between class teachers and discipline and counseling teachers by holding regular grade-level discipline and remedial meetings. In addition, the school has implemented the "Dual Class Teacher System", whereby daily classroom lessons are organized to provide the most appropriate and comprehensive care for each student. In addition, the Woodward Student Award Scheme and the Woodward SmartTeam Class-based Award Scheme have been set up to recognize and encourage the positive development of students in extra-curricular activities and character development.

Learning and Teaching Strategies :

The school emphasizes the development of generic skills, encourages active learning and fosters a reading culture. Teachers continue to enhance the effectiveness of teaching and learning through group lesson planning, collaborative teaching, peer lesson observation, open classes, information technology teaching and project-based learning activities.

Teacher professional training and development:

In addition to the annual Teacher Training Day, the school organizes different types of seminars and visits for teachers on a regular basis.

Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:

The school is committed to building an inclusive culture and adopting a Whole School Approach to support students with SEN. Through appropriate and diversified support services, the school aims to enhance students' learning effectiveness and facilitate their integration into school life. The Student Support Team consists of the Deputy Principal, SEN Co-ordinator, Guidance Teacher, School Social Worker, Counselor, Speech Therapist and School-based Educational Psychologist. The Support Team works in collaboration with different sections of the school to help students in need. Peer counseling, such as the "Young Ambassadors" mentor program, is arranged to build a caring school culture. The school also emphasizes home-school co-operation and regularly organizes parent activities such as "Parent-Child Gathering" and "Sharing on Further Education and Career" to promote the relationship between students and parents and help parents build up a mutual support network.

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; and organizing cultural integration activities.

School facilities:

There are 32 standard classrooms, as well as various special rooms, such as STREAM Learning Center, Creative Science Lab, Campus TV, Computer Lab, Visual Arts Room, English Corner, Music Room, Geography Room, Gymnasium, and Student Activity Center. The auditorium, library and all classrooms are equipped with air-conditioning, whiteboards, computers and projectors. There are also elevators and toilets for the physically challenged.

School contact information:

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) System consists of two phases: Discretionary Places Allocation (DP) and Central Allocation (CA).
Discretionary places refer to S1 places reserved by schools for self-admission of students. Government, aided and caput secondary schools are allowed to reserve S1 places not exceeding 30%, while DSS secondary schools are allowed to reserve S1 places exceeding 30%.
The application period for the 2024 Discretionary Places is from January 2 to January 16, 2024. All secondary schools participating in the Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) System (participating secondary schools) will accept applications during the same period. Parents of current Primary 6 students participating in the Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) will receive two copies of the Application Form for Secondary 1 Discretionary Places in early December 2023 through their children's elementary school.
Parents may refer to the "Handbook on Application for Secondary One Discretionary Places", or visitEducation Bureau(https://www.edb.gov.hk/) or call: 2891 0088 for a list of schools through the Education Bureau's automated telephone enquiry system.
Parents can submit applications in paper form or through the Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) e-Platform. Once an application is submitted, it cannot be withdrawn, canceled or changed.

Parents are advised to consider two important factors when choosing a school for their children: their children's abilities and the characteristics of the preferred school.

You can communicate with your child's subject teachers to learn more about your child's abilities. For the characteristics of the target school, you may refer to the "Profile of a Secondary School" issued by the Committee on Home-School Co-operation to understand the school's philosophy, language of instruction, religion, class structure, etc. You may also refer to the "School Profile" issued by the Committee on Home-School Co-operation to learn more about the school's philosophy, language, religion and class structure.Visit the school's webpage on this websiteThis is because our information is also collected from theSecondary School OverviewThe school's website and information about the school on the internet, including the schools' Youtube Channels.

We believe that as long as we choose suitable schools according to the abilities of our children, we will make them happy to learn and enjoy going to school, which will be most helpful to their studies.
Parents can only apply for a maximum of two participating secondary schools for their children. Note: Applications for Discretionary Places from more than two secondary schools, whether submitted in paper form or through the Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) e-platform, will be considered invalid.
There is no district restriction on the application for discretionary places and parents can choose target secondary schools across districts.

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