Po Chiu Catholic Secondary School
School Type
- District: Kwun Tong
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 3
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School religion: Catholic
School History
- Founding year: 1970
- Organization: Sacred Heart of Mary
- Our mission is to educate in an atmosphere of Christian faith, to use the words and deeds of Jesus Christ as our standard of conduct, and to accept, appreciate and respect the uniqueness of the individual as given by God.
- School Motto: "Always do what is best".
- Management structure: The Incorporated Management Committee (IMC) was established in 2013. The school has an Executive Committee, a Parent-Teacher Association, a Staff Association, a Student Advisory Council and an Alumni Association, as well as ten functional committees to co-ordinate the work of Academic Affairs, Religious and Civic Education, Student Affairs, Discipline, Counseling, Learning Support, Extra-curricular Activities, Information Technology, Further Education and Career Counseling, and Information Technology.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Tam Wing Leung
- Existing Principal: Lee Ting Wah
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 61
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education: 97%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 48%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 39%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 10%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 8%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 82%
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, Mathematics, Science, Life and Society, Chinese History, World History (S1 and S2), Geography, Computer, Putonghua, Music, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Religious 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, Mathematics, Economics, Geography, Tourism and Hospitality, ICT, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Visual Arts, Ethics and Religion (Diploma), Religious Education, Physical Education (Non-Diploma), Civic and Social Development
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 as the basis, with some Chinese-medium subjects provided with appropriate opportunities for extended learning in English to enhance students' English proficiency.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
In addition to the three examinations throughout the year, students' learning progress in each subject will be continuously assessed through their classroom performance, homework results and test scores. At the same time, special examination halls, extra time, enlarged examination papers, screen-reading and speech-to-text adaptations will be arranged for students with special learning needs so that they can be fairly assessed.
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 participates in the central allocation under the Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) System. The admission criteria and weighting of S1 Discretionary Places:
Board of Education Achievement Subdivision 30%; Conduct and Attitude 20%; Interview Performance 20%; Academic Achievement 20%; Extracurricular Activities 5%; Service 5%.
How's Catholicism in secondary school?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 3B
School Wind:
The school's ethos is pure and simple, and there are strict requirements for students' behavior.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
Active development of STEM education
- With the government's strong promotion of STEM education in recent years, the school has made great efforts to improve the STEM infrastructure and enhance students' problem-solving skills and creative thinking through interdisciplinary and co-curricular activities, so as to cultivate students' different potentials in order to cope with the challenges of the future.
Developing Self-Directed Learning
- In order to promote independent learning among the students of the school, we aim at equipping the students with the necessary study skills to help them improve their learning outcomes. At the same time, we provide a variety of activities to promote study skills and independent learning, including a study circle program for senior secondary students, pre-test revision classes for junior secondary students before each examination, and inter-class competitions for S1 and S2 students. The school hopes that through participation in these activities, students will develop good reading habits, including: assessing their own learning needs, setting learning goals, selecting and implementing appropriate learning strategies, and evaluating the effectiveness of those related strategies. These include: assessing their own learning needs, setting learning goals, selecting and implementing appropriate learning strategies and evaluating the effectiveness of those strategies.
- In order to provide students with a richer language learning environment, we have recently added an English Corner and a Chinese Corner to provide students with a better language learning environment. In addition, through various academic incentive programs and progress awards, we have strengthened the cultivation of students' good learning attitude and sense of responsibility.
Teacher professional training and development:
We actively participate in external workshops and enrichment courses, and also implement school-based training to develop teachers' professionalism through school-based workshops, teaching and learning, mutual exchanges and peer assessment.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The school is committed to building an inclusive and caring campus and adopting a Whole School Approach to support students with special educational needs (SEN) by providing them with appropriate and diversified support services to enhance their learning effectiveness.
The Student Support Team consists of the Deputy Principal, SENCo, Guidance Officer, SEN Support Teacher, Social Worker, Counselor, Teaching Assistant, Educational Psychologist and Speech Therapist. The psychologist will provide support to teachers in training for students with SEN.
The school has flexibly utilized the Learning Support Grant, together with other resources, to employ additional staff, including two Integrated Education Counselors, Learning Support Assistants, Student Support Assistants, etc. At the same time, the school has purchased professional services, such as the Concentration Training Team and the Literacy Training Team, etc. The school also provides needy students with learning, homework and test accommodations. The school also provides learning, homework and test accommodations for students in need. The school also provides assessment, referral and individualized learning plans for students with severe special learning needs, and assists students' learning through multi-disciplinary collaboration. Peer counseling is also provided to help students integrate into campus life.
The school emphasizes home-school co-operation and regularly arranges members of the Student Support Team or dedicated teachers to communicate with parents to jointly support students. The Speech Therapist will also provide professional advice to parents on how to help improve students' speech problems at home.
School facilities:
In addition to the basic classrooms and special rooms, the school also has a chapel, a study room for 100 students, a well-equipped English Corner, an elegant Chinese Corner, a Technology Corner, an auditorium with professional lighting and sound system, a basketball court with safety mats, a student meeting room, a dining hall, a student activity center (which can also be used as a dance room), and an information technology room. The library was renovated last year with funding from the School Initiative Program. All laboratories and special rooms are equipped with electronic whiteboards. All classrooms, special rooms and assembly halls are equipped with air-conditioning, computer and projection devices.
School contact information:
- Tel: 23479907
- Fax: 27175293
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.pochiu.edu.hk
- Address: No. 1, Po Chiu Road, Yau Tong, Kln.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
