PLK Celine Ho Yam Tong College
Application for S1 admission:
The school accepts applications for S1 Discretionary Places and participation in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places System.
Self-allocation and central allocation (Part A and Part B) places in 2024
| Form 1 | Secondary One places | Self-supporting places | Part A places | Part B places | Knock-in Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 165 | 50 | 11 | 94 | 10 |
Admission requirements, criteria and weighting:
- Interview performance (conducted in Chinese and English);
- Academic Achievement (2 out of 3 subjects (Chinese, English and Mathematics) with Distinction or above, 1 of which must be an English subject);
- Teacher's comments and conduct (must be excellent or above);
- Performance in extracurricular activities.
School Type
- District: Wong Tai Sin
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 1
- Medium of Instruction: English as the main language
- School Religion: Not Applicable
School History
- Year of establishment: 2001
- Sponsoring Body: Po Leung Kuk
- Objective: In line with the mission of Po Leung Kuk, the school emphasizes on the five education aspects to cultivate students' elegance and correct outlook on life. The school recognizes that students should have good language skills, leadership skills, high-level logical thinking and unlimited creativity.
- School motto: Love, Respect, Diligence, Sincerity.
- Management structure: To implement school-based management (SBM) in which IMC managers, together with principals, Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) and various administrative groups, practise the spirit of SBM.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Cheng Kam Chung
- Current Principal: Mr. Lo Kwok Leung
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 70
- Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 91%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 46%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 20%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 31%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 19%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 50%
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, Chinese History, Putonghua
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, Science, Geography, History, Life and Society, Computing, Business (S3), Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Home Economics
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Chinese History, Chinese Literature
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, Extended Mathematics (Module 2), Citizenship and Social Development, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Geography, Visual Arts, Economics, Information and Communication Technology, Business, Accounting and Introduction to Finance.
School-wide language policy:
Whole-school language policy: The school pays great attention to the language proficiency of students and continues to introduce different language policies. In English, 48 additional classes are offered, some of which include oral English training, and the teacher-student ratio is lowered to 1:7 to enhance the effectiveness of English learning. Every year, the school organizes the Open English Speaking Skills Program, the Intensive Reading Program, the English Ambassadors, the English Day Camps, the After-School Foreign English Teacher Interest Classes, and the Life-Wide Learning Courses, and the Bridging Courses of Various Subjects and IPA Courses are held in the summer vacation, so as to allow students to come into contact with and use English in different areas. English. In Chinese Language, an additional 30 classes are offered from S1 to S6, focusing on reading and writing skills to enable students to achieve proficiency in both English and Chinese.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
The school adopts a multi-dimensional assessment model. In addition to standardized tests and examinations in each semester, the school also provides equal time marks for each subject, and utilizes subject-based and continuous assessment models to promote learning effectiveness.
In addition, the school allocates more than millions of dollars each year to hire 10 additional teachers and 10 assistant teachers for small class teaching in Chinese, English, Mathematics and some subjects. This year, 111 additional small classes have been added, and some of the English speaking classes have been split into 4 groups per class, with the teacher-to-student ratio being lowered to 1:7, so as to enhance the effectiveness of English learning, and to improve students' higher-order thinking and consolidate their classroom knowledge by means of small group teaching.
Class Establishment:
- Number of S1 classes in this school year: 5
- Number of S2 classes in this school year: 5
- No. of S.3 classes in this school year: 5
- 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:
No Tuition Fee Payment
Po Leung Kuk Ho Yam Tong Secondary School Yes or No
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 1B
School Wind:
In order to strengthen students' moral integrity, so as to inculcate proper values in students and build up their attitude towards the proper use of Internet media, the Discipline Section, Counseling Section, Student Affairs Section, Moral, Civic and National Education Section have implemented different types of educational programs through different types of activity themes, including national education, positive education, life education, cyber-bullying, illegal uploading and downloading of images and materials, etc., and complemented them with different educational activities, such as newspaper clippings and discussions, video and radio broadcasts, slogan design competitions, seminars or workshops, to enable students to understand the importance of positive thinking and the importance of cyber-checking on the Internet. Through various educational activities, such as newspaper clippings, video and radio broadcasts, slogan design competitions, cyber-corrections, seminars or workshops, students are made to understand the importance of positive thinking and the criminal liability of illegal acts on the Internet.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The school has adopted independent learning as a teaching initiative, which has yielded significant results in terms of student achievement:
- 2022 HKDSE Exam Results
- 2022 All HKDSE subjects (including Liberal Studies) are to be taken in English (except Chinese Language, Chinese History and Chinese Literature).
- A total of 32 students obtained 5*/5** in the 2022 HKDSE. The average merit rate (Level 4 or above) of the four core subjects (Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics and Liberal Studies) was 54% higher than the territory-wide average. The average merit rate of the three subjects is more than 84% higher than that of the Hong Kong norm, and the merit rate of one of the subjects is twice as high as the Hong Kong norm.
- Enrollment of Graduates in Universities
- In the past, about 110 graduates were admitted to undergraduate programs of local universities each year. 15 graduates were admitted to undergraduate programs of the University of Hong Kong in 2022. 50 graduates of undergraduate programs of the University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University were admitted to undergraduate programs of the University of Hong Kong in 2022. Graduates of the university programs include: Medicine, Law, Physiotherapy, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Medical Laboratory Science and Radiology, Insurance and Financial and Actuarial Science, Risk Management Science, Professional Accounting, etc.
Teacher professional training and development:
Different professional training activities are conducted to balance the expertise of teachers and the development needs of the school.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The School is committed to building an inclusive culture on campus and adopting a school-based approach to support students with SEN through flexible deployment of various resources, including the Learning Support Grant, assessment services provided by the resident Educational Psychologist and remedial services, etc., to comprehensively support the needs of students, such as the provision of special examination arrangements within the school and the provision of special examination arrangements corresponding to the public examinations for these students. For example, special examination arrangements are provided for students in schools and they may apply to the HKEAA for special examination arrangements corresponding to public examinations.
School facilities:
The school is the first secondary school in Hong Kong to be located in a school village, occupying an area of more than 7,000 square meters and adopting the Education Bureau's "Millennium School Building Design". Apart from classrooms, laboratories and computer rooms, the school also has a number of thematic teaching areas, such as the Debate Hall, the Future Classroom and the "Po Tong" Exhibition Hall. There is also an air-conditioned food court, a mini-soccer pitch and an athletic field.
School contact information:
- Phone: 26269930
- Fax: 26269339
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.plkchc.edu.hk
- Address: School Village, 176 Po Kong Village Road, Wong Tai Sin, Kln.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
