Queen's College
Queen's College is a government school located in Wan Chai. The school admits only male students and the medium of instruction is mainly English. The school was founded in 1862 and its sponsoring organization is the government.
Application for S1 admission:
The school accepts applications for S1 Discretionary Places and participation in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places System.
Application form for S1 discretionary places for 2024:Click here to download
Interview Date:
- March 9, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 144 | 43 | 7 | 86 | 8 |
Admission requirements, criteria and weighting:
- 40% Conduct, Academic Grades;
- 15% Extracurricular Activities;
- 45% Interview Performance.
Students who have demonstrated excellence in music and sports will also be invited to participate in skills assessment if they are currently at an acceptable level academically.
School Type
- District: Wan Chai
- School Category: Koon Lap
- Student Sex: Boys' School
- School Banding: Band 1
- Medium of Instruction: English as the main language
- School Religion: Not Applicable
School History
- Year of foundation: 1862
- Sponsoring Body: Government
- Objective: To provide quality education to enable students to achieve excellence in moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic development; to cultivate students' leadership and organizational skills; and to nurture tomorrow's leaders with independent thinking and creativity through a free and open school culture.
- School Motto: Diligence and Effort
- Management structure: A School Management Committee (SMC) is set up to encourage the participation of parents, ex-students, teachers' representatives and the community in decision-making and management so as to enhance the quality and effectiveness of education.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Shum Sui-mei
- Existing Principal: Leung Lu Tak
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 55
- Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 98%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 43%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 31%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 18%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 7%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 75%
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, History, Geography, Computing, Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education, Life & Society
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Chinese History
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 1, Extended Mathematics Module 2, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, History, Geography, Economics, Citizenship and Social Development, Introduction to Business Accounting and Finance, Information and Communication Technology, Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education
School-wide language policy:
With the exception of Chinese Language, Chinese History and Putonghua, all subjects are taught in English. The language teachers emphasize on the four areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing in order to enhance students' language proficiency in all aspects. In addition, the school encourages students to participate in language competitions outside of school, such as essay competitions, speech competitions, debate competitions, and inter-school speech festivals, to give them the opportunity to put their classroom knowledge into practice. In order to enable students to use English and Putonghua well, the school's morning assembly is conducted in English, and there is a sharing session in which students share current events and give speeches in English or Putonghua.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
There are two examinations in the academic year: the semester examination and the final examination. The total grade for the school year is made up of one-third of the total score of the semester exam and two-thirds of the total score of the year-end exam. The "Weekday Grade" on the report card reflects the student's performance on weekday tests, assignments, and classes.
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:
No Tuition Fee Payment
How is Queen's College?
Royal Institution Band幾:
Queen's College is estimated to be ranked Band 1A.
School Wind:
The school focuses on the balanced development of students in the five areas of ethics, intellect, physique, social skills and aesthetics, practicing whole-person education and adhering to the five core values of diligence, brotherhood, honesty, responsibility and the pursuit of excellence, to cultivate good character and multiple intelligences in students and to help them to become future leaders in society. The school motto of "Diligence is the key to success" reflects that students at Queen's College emphasize the importance of hard work and mechanics in their studies. The school motto of "Brotherhood" is a symbol of the friendship between students and their classmates. Upon graduation, alumni often return to the school to support their juniors, not forgetting the training they received from their alma mater. In recent years, the alumni have also set up a "Mentorship Program", in which mentors from different professions provide professional training to the alumni and advise them on their "career planning". "Integrity" and "responsibility" are the personal code of conduct and the attitude of dealing with others, which are the common character cultivation of the teachers and students of Queen's. The pursuit of excellence is the key to every student's success. The pursuit of excellence" is the goal that every student strives to achieve in order to realize his/her self-worth.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The school is committed to nurturing students to become self-disciplined and self-regulated lifelong learners. Through diversified learning activities in class and outside the classroom, students are encouraged to think independently, develop a spirit of exploration and creative thinking, as well as enhance their life skills. Teachers develop higher-order thinking skills through different levels of questioning techniques, observe students' learning progress and provide timely feedback to enhance learning effectiveness. The school has introduced diversified e-learning facilities, self-learning tool platforms and learning workshops to encourage students to learn independently and build up their good learning strategies. The school encourages students to read more and develops their language and self-learning skills through the promotion of different subjects, online reading programs, morning reading programs and book clubs.
Teacher professional training and development:
The school emphasizes professional development and training of teachers and encourages all teachers to actively pursue further studies in order to enhance the effectiveness of learning and teaching. Each year, the focus of professional training for teachers is set according to the development of the school and the needs of students. Teachers actively attend courses, workshops and seminars organized by the Education Bureau and other educational organizations. The contents of the training are diversified, including blended learning, self-directed learning, experiential learning, school administration, curriculum development, assessment methodology, information technology, student growth, etc., in order to promote their professional development. The school's e-Learning and STEAM team also promotes e-Learning and cross-curricular teaching and learning activities to enhance students' learning effectiveness. In addition, teachers from different disciplines will share their expertise to broaden their teaching horizons. These valuable experiences can effectively optimize teaching and enhance the effectiveness of learning and teaching.
Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:
The School provides additional support to the admitted NCS students to help them learn Chinese: employing additional teachers/teaching assistants to support NCS students' Chinese language learning; arranging intensive Chinese language teaching modes (e.g. pull-out learning, small group learning, etc.); developing school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting teaching materials; and organizing cultural integration activities.
Other:
Each year, the school provides scholarships and local university tuition for students with outstanding academic performance, such as the Morrison Scholarship established by the Morrison Fund, and scholarships established by alumni in their own names and by the Parent-Teacher Association. Scholarships are awarded not only to students with outstanding academic performance, but also to those who have demonstrated outstanding leadership skills, excellence in athletic activities, and a willingness to serve the community. A Scholarship Committee has been set up to establish objective criteria for the awarding of scholarships. The school's students have been recognized for their outstanding performance in international and inter-school competitions, such as the International Physics Olympiad, the International Mathematics Olympiad and the International Junior Science Olympiad, in which they represented Hong Kong and won gold, silver and bronze prizes. In the World Championships of Creative Thinking, the school's students are very creative and have achieved good results in the Hong Kong Championships and traveled to the United States to compete in the World Championships.
In order to realize the educational objective of "giving equal emphasis to all five education subjects", Queen's College also attaches importance to the development of sports and arts activities. The school promotes different kinds of sports activities and encourages students to participate in various kinds of public competitions. The school encourages students to participate in various public competitions. Among them, the Orienteering Competition has achieved remarkable results, and students of the school have been members of the Hong Kong Representative Team for a number of times, and have traveled to Europe and many cities in the Mainland for competitions. The badminton team has also achieved outstanding results in school competitions, and has been the team champion of the School Badminton Competition (Division I) for 14 consecutive years. The school has also won many prizes in the Hong Kong Schools Music Festival. In the past ten years, the Recorder Team and Small Group Ensembles have won fifteen championships, the String Orchestra of the Orchestra has won five championships in the Intermediate Competition, and the Boys' Choir and the Boys' Choir have won a total of two championships and twelve prizes.
In order to broaden students' horizons and their understanding of the world's cultures and local customs, the school has spared no effort in organizing various cultural exchange programs and study tours to Australia, Singapore, Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States, etc. The school has organized study tours to Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Qingdao, Xi'an, Suzhou, Yichang, Chengdu, Guizhou, etc. since 2004 to enhance students' understanding of the current development of the country. Since 2004, in order to enhance students' understanding of the current development of the country, the school has organized study tours to the Mainland, which have traveled to Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Qingdao, Xi'an, Suzhou, Yichang, Chengdu, Guiyang, Guangzhou, Ningxia, Liannan, Qianhai, and Zhongshan, as well as to remote places such as the grasslands and the deserts in Inner Mongolia, to carry out visits and exchange activities. Through on-site interviews and data collection, the students wrote special reports to enable all students to understand the history and culture of the motherland and its latest development. In addition, the school has also formed sister-school relationships with key schools in the Mainland, such as Beijing One and One Middle School, Ulsan High School in South Korea, and Melbourne High School in Australia. The school and Beijing Yijing Zero One Middle School have regular exchange visits every year, while Ulsan High School in South Korea and Melbourne High School in Australia have exchange visits every other year to strengthen mutual academic and cultural exchanges. The school has also organized a sports training camp in Taiwan and a music tour to Italy to broaden students' horizons and enhance the strength of the school team.
School facilities:
Gymnasium, Auditorium, Student Activities Center, Campus Wi-Fi and Internet Facilities, 3 E-Learning Classrooms, 2 Computer Rooms, Visual Arts Room, 5 Laboratories, 2 Playgrounds, Library, Lecture Rooms, Conference Rooms, School History Hall, School History Gallery, Interview Rooms, Discipline and Counseling Rooms, Student Activities Center, and Social Worker's Room.
School contact information:
- Tel: 25761992
- Fax: 28824546
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:https://www.qc.edu.hk
- Address: 120 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
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- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
