Sacred Heart Canossian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 198 | 59 | 2 | 125 | 12 |
Admission requirements, criteria and weighting:
The admission criteria and weighting of discretionary places are yet to be finalized and are subject to announcement on the school's website.
School Type
- Region: Hong Kong Southern District
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Girls' School
- School Banding: Band 1
- Medium of Instruction: English as the main language
- School religion: Catholic
School History
- Year of foundation: 1860
- Organization: Sisters of Charity of the Canossians
- Objective: To nurture the next generation with integrity and knowledge for the society with the aim of whole-person education, based on the concepts of Christianity and spiritual cultivation.
- School Motto: The Sacred Heart of Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life.
- Management Structure: The school is managed in the spirit of the "Sacred Heart" of Jesus Christ and the belief in "love", with the well-being of the students as the school's primary concern. The school practises school-based management and has set up various units and teams to co-ordinate students' moral and spiritual development as well as their learning and teaching development. The school also maintains close ties with the Education Bureau, the Alumni Association, the Parents' Association and other tertiary institutions.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Law Yuen Ming
- Existing Principal: Vivian Fok
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 79
- Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 35%
- Percentage of Teachers with Masters/Doctoral Degrees: 65%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 39%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 29%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 14%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 57%
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, English Literature (S3), Geography, History, Integrated Science (S1 & S2), Life and Society, Science (Biology), Science (Chemistry), Science (Physics), Religious and Moral Education, General Computer Studies, Drama (S1 & S2), Home Economics, Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts
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, Civic and Social Development, Mathematics, Biology, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Chemistry, Economics, Ethics and Religion, Geography, History, ICT, English Literature, Physics, Music (S4, non-Diploma of Secondary Education), Physical Education, Religious and Moral Education, Visual Arts (S4, non-Diploma of Secondary Education)
School-wide language policy:
Except for Chinese Language, Chinese History, Chinese Literature and Putonghua, the school mainly uses English as the medium of instruction for other subjects. The school adopts a biliteracy and trilingualism policy, with either English or Putonghua being used in formal occasions.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
1. one standardized test and one examination per semester.
2. Assessment for Enhanced Learning (AEL) and Continuous Assessment (CA) (including students' personal reflections and peer assessment) are conducted throughout the year.
3. In consultation with educational psychologists, social workers, parents, teachers and other experts, schools will develop appropriate learning plans for individual students with special learning needs. Examination arrangements will be adjusted for students when necessary.
Class Establishment:
- Number of S1 classes in this school year: 6
- Number of S2 classes in this school year: 6
- No. of S.3 classes in this school year: 6
- Number of S4 classes in this school year: 6
- Number of S5 classes in this school year: 6
- Number of S6 classes in this school year: 6
School fees:
No Tuition Fee Payment
How is Sacred Heart Canossian College?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 1B
School Wind:
The school operates under the concepts of Christian care and respect, and holistic spiritual education, allowing students to learn and grow in an atmosphere of love and faith, and encouraging each stakeholder in the Sacred Heart community to become a person who cares for the poor and the needy, who respects and appreciates gratitude, and who is emotionally and emotionally honest and sincere both internally and externally, in accordance with the spirit of Jesus Christ on the cross. Students are encouraged to express their opinions through channels such as the Student Forum. At the administrative level, the School Policy and Improvement Committee will take into account the views of different stakeholders. The school is also committed to supporting students in their pursuit of excellence in local and international learning experiences or competitions that will equip them for effective learning.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The school advocates "whole-person education" which emphasizes spiritual development, and encourages students to cultivate spontaneous learning motivation and creative expression through open learning and teaching strategies. The school does not only emphasize on good academic performance, but also on students' spiritual cultivation, diversified interests, generic skills and balanced personality development. Differentiated teaching strategies are adopted to provide different combinations of courses to meet the individual needs of different students. Co-curricular activities include domestic and overseas cultural study tours and service tours to broaden students' horizons. In order to meet the needs of the rapidly developing world, e-learning has been incorporated into the classroom and assessment. The school has a reading incentive program. In addition, there is a weekly reading time to encourage students to read extensively outside the classroom to enhance their language skills and broaden their knowledge base.
Teacher professional training and development:
In line with the themes and concerns of schools, different forms of training are provided, such as workshops, seminars, short courses, exchanges with schools, experience sharing and mutual lesson observation, to enhance the teaching skills of teachers, to encourage teachers to introduce effective pedagogical methods, and to broaden the international perspective of students, and to set up a research group in this year to develop different teaching strategies and to enhance the learning effectiveness of students.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The school adopts a Whole School Approach (WSA) in the implementation of Integrated Education (IE) to help students with special educational needs (SEN) to enhance their learning ability and personal growth. The School has set up a Student Support Team to co-ordinate teachers and team members to support students with SEN and to formulate and implement relevant policies. The team is led by the principal and works closely with the educational psychologist, school social worker, counseling team, discipline team and class teachers to support students with SEN. In addition, the school employs a school-based speech therapist to arrange individualized learning plans for students with special needs. The school also encourages teachers to enroll in the integrated education training courses organized by the Education Bureau and tertiary institutions to enhance their professional knowledge. In order to cater for the different learning needs of students, the team will arrange for students with special learning needs to attend tutorial classes or different types of training courses to enhance their social and emotional management skills, so as to provide comprehensive support to students. The school is committed to promoting a caring culture. Through organizing different activities, students learn how to respect individual differences. In order to identify students with specific learning difficulties at an early stage, the team also collaborates with the Chinese Language Section to provide timely support to students in need. The school attaches great importance to home-school co-operation. The team maintains close contact with parents to assess students' learning progress and review the effectiveness of the measures taken, with a view to helping students to overcome learning barriers and realize their potentials in a student-centered manner.
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; and organizing cultural integration activities.
School facilities:
Auditorium, Fung Lee Pui Yiu Auditorium, Campus TV Broadcasting Room, Conference Room, Computer Learning Support Room, Gymnasium, Language Learning Support Room, Library, Multimedia Learning Center, Publishing Room, Religious Activity Room, Self-Study Center, Classrooms (all with air-conditioning and electronic interactive whiteboards), Student Lockers, Elevator, Library, and Online Library.
School contact information:
- Tel: 25506111
- Fax: 28753242
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.shcc.edu.hk
- Address: Lower G/F to 6/F, 2 Chi Fu Path, Chi Fu Fa Yuen, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
