PAOC Ka Chi Secondary School
School Type
- District: Tuen Mun
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 3
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School religion: Christianity
School History
- Year of establishment: 1971
- Sponsor: Canadian Assemblies of God Southeast Asia Ltd.
- Objective: To nurture Ka Chi students to become the next generation of Jesus-fearing, God-fearing and loving people. To make Ka Chi a real and loving home based on biblical truth. We are committed to creating a Biblical truth-based, real and loving environment for Ka Chi students, so that the school can become another home for students to develop their potential, build character, and learn to love and be loved. We are committed to providing quality education in the areas of spirituality, intellectuality, socialization, and physical fitness, and we will do our utmost to achieve perfection.
- School motto: Bowen and Ritual
- Management structure: The School Management Committee (SMC) is professional and has a clear management structure. The school administration team headed by the principal is the main decision-making body of the school. The decision-making process is open and transparent, and teachers are encouraged to participate in the process. The school encourages teachers' continuous development by arranging joint lesson preparation time and peer lesson observation programs to promote professional exchanges and improve teaching effectiveness. This is complemented by systematic file and document processing.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Leung Ho Fung
- Existing Principal: Wong Wai Keung
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 48
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education: 79%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 98%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 46%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 33%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 35%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 13%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 52%
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, Mathematics*, Integrated Science*, Chinese History, History*, Geography*, Physical Education, Technology and Design*, Technology and Life*, Business*, Life and Society (Economics)*, Music, Visual Arts, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Aesthetic Arts, Life Education, Physical Education, Optional Courses
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, Technology and Life, Biology, Chinese History, Economics, History, Geography, Physics, Information and Communication Technology, Introduction to Business Accounting and Finance, Chemistry, Optional Courses
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English
School-wide language policy:
In accordance with the fine-tuning of the medium of instruction (MOI) arrangements for secondary schools, all subjects at S1 to S6 are taught in the mother tongue, except English Language. The school has redeployed 10% in Mathematics, Humanities, Science and Technology to provide cross-curricular English courses at junior secondary levels for ELA activities.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
- Arrangement of different stages of remedial teaching.
- Different modes of assessment are available, including the oral examination in English to assess verbal communication skills, collaborative skills and creativity, as well as the assessment of progressiveness, and so on.
- The examination stipulates that some of the questions are of a higher order of thinking, so as to cultivate students' ability to think independently and explore new horizons.
- Some papers in both Chinese and English subjects report assessment results on a public examination standards-referenced model, with students' abilities marked on a scale of 1 to 5** and a set of level descriptors illustrating typical students' abilities for the relevant grades, which are explained and followed up one at a time, one at a time, by the subject teacher to the student.
- Teachers utilize a multi-sensory approach to teaching, breaking down the learning content into smaller parts to promote students' understanding of knowledge and skills, and to increase interest and concentration in learning.
- Exam accommodations such as extra time, enlarged papers, screen reading and Speech-to-text are arranged for students with special educational needs.
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: 2
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.
1. academics, motivation, values (48%); 2. recognition of conduct and self-image (20%); 3. extracurricular activities/awards (16%); and 4. parental expectations, support for children (16%).
How is the Canadian Assemblies of God Ka Chi Secondary School?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 3C
School Wind:
- Characteristics of "Ka Chi People": "Grateful for everything, willing to serve, know how to exercise moderation, and maximize talents".
- Caring for the Campus: Letter to the Principal, Creating a Better Campus Exchange, Whole School Reward Program, Whole School Church Pastoral Care, Gift of Growth, Love Home Program, Personal Growth Program.
- Quality classroom style: classroom management, dual classroom teachers, classroom-based self-discipline program, classroom character building activities, and growth camps.
- School Spirit: One Person One Job, Student Leadership Program, Volunteerism, Leadership Training.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
- Emphasis is placed on catering for learner diversity, and classroom teaching is organized according to ability.
- Cooperative learning and collaborative learning are emphasized to enhance interactive learning among students.
- Emphasize the teaching strategies of "Low, Small, Multiple, and Fast", especially "Multiple Activities and Fast Feedback".
- Emphasis is placed on facilitating assessment for learning, and teachers and students are assessed on an ongoing basis.
- Development of an e-learning platform.
- Implement small class teaching.
- Care for Learning Diversity.
- Beginning grades emphasize the establishment of learning habits.
- The upper grades emphasize higher order thinking.
- We emphasize the importance of catering for diversity in learning and provide supplementary courses at different levels, such as pull-outs, remedial courses and tutorials.
Teacher professional training and development:
The school actively builds up a united and professional teaching team, focusing on the implementation of a culture of peer lesson planning, peer lesson observation, and peer evaluation. At the same time, it also emphasizes team building and spiritual well-being of teachers, and regularly organizes different types of subject and grade level exchange activities; in addition, the school also participates in the Education Bureau's and post-secondary institutions' partnership programs, and regularly conducts educational exchanges with schools in the Mainland.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The Student Support Team is led by the Deputy Principal and comprises Discipline Officers, Guidance Officers, Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (SENCOs) and Special Educational Support Teachers (SESTs). The school makes good use of the Support Grant to provide support for students with SEN from Tier 1 to Tier 3 in a whole-school approach, and arranges therapeutic groups, speech therapy and Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs) for students with SEN. The school also arranges after-school learning groups for needy students to support their learning needs. Most of the teachers in the school have received training in the care of special education students and are able to effectively utilize multi-strategies to cater for the different needs of students.
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 learning; arranging intensive Chinese teaching modes (e.g., pull-out learning on a need basis, group learning, etc.); developing a school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting teaching materials; and organizing cultural integration activities. 1. 2. Small Class Teaching (SCT) in Chinese.
School facilities:
For learning, there are English Room, Chinese Room, Interactive Digital Room, STEM Room, Multi-media Language Learning Room, Mathematics Education Room, Language Self-learning Center, Creative Arts Corner, Design and IT Room, Liberal Studies Room, Humanities Education Room, etc. For self-learning, there are the optimized Noah's Ark Library, Computer Room, Self-study Room; for activities, there are the Multi-purpose Activity Room, archery equipments, Physical Fitness Room, dodge ball equipments, Jiazhi Television, Student Life Activity Room, Counseling Room, etc. For spiritual education, there are Ling Feng Corner, Time Garden, etc. For spiritual education, there are the Ling Feng Corner, Student Life Activity Room, and Counseling Room. For activities, there are multi-purpose activity rooms, archery equipment, physical fitness room, dodge ball equipment, Ka Chi TV station, student activity room, counseling room, etc. For spiritual education, there are Ling Feng Court and Time Garden.
School contact information:
- Tel: 24413818
- Fax: 24048394
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.kachi.edu.hk
- Address: 273 Wu Chui Road, Tuen Mun, N.T.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
