Scientia Secondary School
Soka Gakkai Secondary School is a Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) school located in Kowloon City District. The school accepts both male and female students and the medium of instruction is mainly Chinese. Founded in 1946, the school's sponsoring organization is the Hong Kong Labor School Educational Organization.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 132 | 30 | 13 | 121 | 8 |
Admission requirements, criteria and weighting:
- 25% Interview performance;
- 10% Art or service;
- 25% Conduct;
- 40% Education Department Performance Subdivision.
School Type
- District: Kowloon City
- School Type: DSS
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 2
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School Religion: Not Applicable
School History
- Year of foundation: 1946
- Sponsor: Hong Kong Labour College Educational Organization
- corporation
- Purpose of the school:
1. Provide whole-person education, emphasizing the balanced development of students in the five areas of ethics, intellect, physique, social skills, and aesthetics, and striving to cultivate in students a spiritual outlook of "common people's nature, elite temperament, national sentiment, and global vision".
2. Positivity, sincerity, truthfulness and creativity are the common goals of the school's teachers and students. - School Motto: Positive, Sincere, Truthful, Innovative.
- Management Structure: The school has departments of Academic Affairs, Discipline, Counseling, Civic Education, Student Activities, Information Technology, Office and General Affairs, Teacher Professional Development, School Image Promotion and PTA.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Chai Chung Sum
- Existing Principal: Wong King Yung
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 58
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education : 59%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 47%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 21%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 44%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 6%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 50%
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:
S1 and S2: Chinese Language, Mathematics, Science, Life and Society, National History, Geography, Computer and Information Technology, STEAM Education, Art, Music, Physical Education, School-based Physical Education.
S3: Chinese Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Life and Society, National History, Geography, History, Computer and Information Technology, STEAM Education, Art, Music, Physical 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, Civic and Social Development, Physical Education, Fine Arts, Music, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, ICT, Chinese History, History, Geography, Economics, Visual Arts, Tourism and Hospitality, Mathematics Extension 2, Applied Learning Program (offered at S5 and S6) and School-based Putonghua (offered at S5 and S6).
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English
School-wide language policy:
Emphasis is placed on the development of biliteracy and trilingualism: Mathematics, Integrated Science and Computer and Information Technology are taught in English in individual classes at junior secondary levels; some modules of Chinese Language are taught in Putonghua; Mathematics is taught in Putonghua in some classes; and all other subjects are still taught in Cantonese, so that biliteracy and trilingualism are practiced. In addition, Putonghua is gradually adopted as the main medium of instruction for Chinese Language, with the aim of extending it to all junior secondary classes.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
Schools provide test accommodations for students with special educational needs. Special examination rooms or additional time will be provided for the tests.
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:
- S1 (S1) Tuition Fee for the 2022-2023 school year: $5166
- S2(S2) Tuition Fee for School Year 2022-2023: $5166
- Tuition fee for Secondary 3 (S3) in the 2022-2023 school year: $5166
- Tuition fee for S4(S4) in the 2022-2023 school year: $12730
- S5 (S5) Tuition Fee for the 2022-2023 school year: $12730
- Tuition fee for S6 in the 2022-2023 school year: $12730
Tuition Fee Remission: The school offers free tuition or 3/4, 1/2 and 1/4 remission of tuition fees. Needy students (including students from families on Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) and students receiving financial assistance from the Student Financial Assistance Agency (SFAA) of the Working Families and Student Financial Assistance Agency (WFSFA)) may apply for fee remission.
How is Chong Chi Middle School?
Soka Gakkai Middle School Band a few:
Estimated Ranking of Soka Gakkai School in Band 2C
School Wind:
With "Three Hearts and Two Minds The goal of the program is to nurture students to become good citizens who are well-balanced in morals and talents, who emphasize personal ethics and manners, who have responsibilities to their families, who are committed to society, who contribute to the country, and who have a vision of the world.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
In order to develop into an excellent reading school, we have set up a reading festival in S1 and S2, and a daily newspaper reading festival, in which we read Chinese and English newspapers, so as to build up students' reading habit and create a reading culture in the whole school.
Facilitate a shift in the paradigm of "learning and teaching" through the classroom practice of cooperative learning.
In addition, we emphasize the whole-person development of character, academics and activities. Therefore, we have a Physical Education and Arts curriculum in Secondary 1 and 2 to enable students to develop their strengths.
Teacher professional training and development:
- The school attaches great importance to the professional development of teachers, and specialist advisers are available for core subjects;
- Middle school teachers focus on training in cooperative learning strategies;
- High school teachers were trained more in teaching strategies for independent learning;
- Schools attach great importance to school-based curriculum learning;
- One of the school's strengths and features is the promotion of school-based teacher professional development through institutional collaboration.
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:
The school has an area of 5,190 square meters and is equipped with 30 multimedia classrooms, 2 multimedia learning rooms, 2 computer rooms, an auditorium, a library, a study room, a Chinese culture center, a constitution classroom, and a sports field. All classrooms and special rooms are equipped with air-conditioning, internet, teaching audio equipment (screen and projector) and over 300 computers.
School contact information:
- Tel: 27144115
- Fax: 27610050
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.scientia.edu.hk
- Address: 14 Princess Margaret Road, Homantin, Kln.
Related information:
Soka Gakkai Video
- Soka Gakkai Wikipedia
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
