Pui Tak Canossian College
School Type
- Region: Hong Kong Southern District
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Girls' School
- School Banding: Band 2
- Medium of Instruction: Chinese and English
- School religion: Catholic
School History
- Year of foundation: 1975
- Organization: Sisters of Charity of the Canossians
- Objective: The school is committed to nurturing the character of its students, enabling them to be self-motivated, self-loving, self-disciplined, self-challenging and responsible. We expect students to fulfill their lives and contribute to the society by practicing what they have learned.
- School motto: To establish oneself and others, to love the Lord and the world.
- Management structure: School-based management is practiced, with a number of departments and functional constituencies to allow teachers to participate in school affairs and to solicit opinions. Each constituency also holds regular meetings to review the implementation of various policies and make adjustments. Representatives of parents, teachers, students and alumni can provide advice on various issues through different channels.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Cheuk-yee Pittsburgh
- Existing Principal: Ms. Wong Siu Ling
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 60
- Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 80%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 35%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 5%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 45%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 10%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 45%
Teaching and Learning
Language of Instruction:
The medium of instruction is both English and Chinese.
The subject of Chinese Language Teaching and Learning from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Mathematics (S1)*, Chinese History, World History*, Home Economics*, Life and Society (S2, S3)*, Music*, Physical Education, Putonghua, Ethics and Religion*, Visual Arts*, Geography (S2, S3)*, Computer Literacy (S1)*, STEM Education (S2, S3)
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Life and Society (S1), Science (S1)
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Ethics, Chinese Language, Civic and Social Development, Ethics and Religion, Geography, Tourism and Hospitality, Information and Communication Technology, Health Management and Social Care, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Japanese (S6)
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics (Extended), Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics (S4, S5), Professional English (S4, S5)
School-wide language policy:
- The school emphasizes students' language development and implements English language teaching and English language extension courses in accordance with the Language Fine-tuning Policy of the Education Bureau. In response to the continuous enhancement of students' English proficiency, the school will use English as the medium of instruction for all senior secondary science subjects from 2021 onwards, and some subjects, such as Mathematics, Economics, Business Management, and Accounting, will have English language groups, so as to facilitate students' articulation to the university curriculum;
- The school is committed to creating an English learning environment. The school broadcasts mainly in English and employs a number of expatriate English teachers who are native English speakers. The school has an English Corner, which is a weekly activity for junior secondary students to consolidate their English language skills. Apart from Chinese Language, Chinese History and Putonghua, other subjects collaborate with English to implement cross-curricular activities so that students can learn more English vocabulary and read English materials to strengthen their foundation for senior secondary education and future studies;
- For less able students, there are classes for consolidation of learning; more able students are arranged to participate in activities such as Joint Schools English Debate Competition, English Drama and Public Speaking;
- Drama in Chinese Language is integrated into the language curriculum and the school-based Chinese Language and Literature curriculum to enhance students' Chinese language proficiency;
- Regular learning tours outside Hong Kong, including sister schools in the Mainland, the United States, Singapore and the United Kingdom, are held to provide students with opportunities to make good use of their biliteracy and trilingualism.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
Standardized tests and examinations are held once in each semester to assess students' learning progress. Continuous assessment, such as classroom performance, learning portfolios, project work, homework and quizzes, is used in most subjects to assess students' learning ability and progress. The school uses data to analyze students' learning performance and provide timely support to students in need.
Class Establishment:
- Number of S1 classes in this school year: 3
- 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.
The school has always emphasized on the balanced development of students. The following are the criteria for the admission of students to S1 places under the discretionary scheme:
1. academic performance (40%) 2. extracurricular activities (30%) 3. interview performance (30%) 4. conduct grade of B or better
How is the Canossian Pui Tak College?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 2C-2B
School Wind:
- The school is a simple and honest school, emphasizing on the cultivation of students' character and fostering a caring culture of "Pui Tak is my home". In addition, there are a number of programs to help students integrate into campus life and establish proper values, such as the "Pui Tak Volunteer Team", the "Little Mentors Program" and the "Pagetta Award Scheme". In recent years, we have been actively promoting student community activities, such as the "Pui Fong Elderly Academy" with the Aberdeen Kai Fong Association, and promoting the spirit of intergenerational integration with the elderly in the district;
- Open Day activities are organized every year to enable students of different abilities to develop their strengths and to build up the spirit of student unity, such as the "Greening for Pui Tak" environmental activity, the "Cherishing Love" nostalgic activity, the Venture Capital Market business activity and the Creative Activity Day;
- The whole school adopts the method of training and counseling to support students to grow up and to create a harmonious campus by applying both kindness and authority;
- Active participation in volunteer services, with a permanent volunteer team of more than 100 people, fostering students' empathy and caring spirit.
- In addition to the activities, value education is also incorporated into the curriculum of various subjects to cultivate students' character.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The school is committed to enhancing students' language proficiency and creative thinking. The Interdisciplinary Language Committee promotes the development of interdisciplinary English courses to create an English learning environment for the whole school; the school strengthens the development of Mathematics, Science and Innovation and Technology (MST) education, and employs the professional teams or professors of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) as consultants to collaborate with MST in order to enhance the effectiveness of teaching and to actively cultivate students with potentials; and each subject adopts different pedagogical methods in accordance with the characteristics of the subject, and actively and continuously optimizes the pedagogy. Each subject adopts different pedagogies according to the characteristics of the subject, and actively and continuously optimizes the pedagogies. The school has optimized the timetable and set up "Learning and Reflection Period" and Friday Life-wide Learning Activity Time to enable students to have a balanced development. The school also broadens students' horizons through various co-curricular activities, such as Life-wide Learning Day, cultural exchange activities outside Hong Kong, uniformed teams, and the annual Open Day. The school also attaches importance to the development of other subjects and is willing to invest resources to support the curriculum reform of various subjects.
Teacher professional training and development:
The school has always attached great importance to the professional development and training of teachers, and has set up a Teacher Professional Development Unit, which not only organizes school-based seminars, but also participates in the activities of overseas learning, the Joint Schools Teacher Professional Development Day, as well as the collaborative programmes of the Education Bureau and different universities and professional bodies. The school also establishes links with schools outside Hong Kong through cultural exchanges of students, and promotes professional development through mutual visits. The school also emphasizes joint subject preparation and strives to enhance the professionalism of teachers through mutual discussion and lesson observation.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
In accordance with the territory-wide policy of the Education Bureau (EDB), a Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo) has been set up with dedicated responsibility for following up the cases of students with special educational needs (SEN); a Learning Support Team (LST) has been set up for the early identification of students with different learning needs so as to facilitate the provision of appropriate accommodation and the organization of related activities.
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 language learning; arranging intensive Chinese teaching modes (e.g., pull-out learning on a need basis, small group learning, etc.); developing school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting teaching materials; organizing cultural integration activities; and employing additional staff and/or purchasing additional translation/interpretation services to facilitate communication with parents. To facilitate communication with parents, the school will also be required to provide additional staff and/or purchase additional translation/interpretation services.
School facilities:
1 The auditorium is equipped with an industry-standard digital lighting and sound control room, where students control the lighting and sound for large-scale activities and drama competitions; 2 There is a campus TV station to train interested students to participate in filming and producing programs; 3 The school's Wifi 6 wireless network reaches a real-time speed of 1 Gbps and is equipped with close to 50 access points, which facilitates the implementation of e-learning throughout the school, and there is a plan to install large-scale TV screens in all classrooms. We plan to install large TV screens in all classrooms to support diversified teaching and learning; 4. All classrooms have been installed with advanced e-whiteboards to facilitate e-learning; 5. All students are participating in the BYOD portable device program, and there are iPad cabinets in the classrooms for students to put their tablets in; 6. The STEM Education Center, which is funded by the Quality Education Fund, has been completed, and this year, the hydroponic greenhouse has been constructed; 7. The school has a rooftop with an Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD), which has been installed with the assistance of the ECS. A solar power system was installed on the rooftop of the school with the assistance of the Electricity Club; 8 There is a vegetable garden on the campus and the STEM Club organizes gardening activities.
School contact information:
- Phone: 25540780
- Fax: 25521802
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.ptcc.edu.hk
- Address: 200 Peel Rise, Aberdeen, Hong Kong
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
