St Francis' Canossian College
St. Francis of Assisi Canossian College is an aided school in Wan Chai. The school admits only female students and the medium of instruction is mainly English. Founded in 1869, the school is run by the Sisters of Charity of the Canossians and is a Catholic school.
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 2, 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 | 132 | 40 | 2 | 82 | 8 |
Admission requirements, criteria and weighting:
Stage 1 accounts for 70% of the total number of ratings.
- 60% Academic Performance;
- 10% Conduct, performance in extracurricular activities, academic and non-academic special skills, awards and service.
Stage 2 accounted for 30% of the overall rating.
- 30% Individual interview; selection criteria include Chinese and English presentation skills, arithmetic skills, thinking skills, and communication skills.
School Type
- District: Wan Chai
- 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: 1869
- Organization: Sisters of Charity of the Canossians
- Objective: Through God's love, to cultivate students' love of life, self-respect and self-esteem, willingness to learn, and courage to commit.
- School motto: Practice love and truth.
- Management Structure: There are School Planning Team, Administration Team, Values Education Team, Academic Affairs Team, Student Support and Coordination Team, Examination Team and Teacher Development Team to participate in the development of school policies.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Law Yuen Ming
- Existing Principal: Lo Chin Chung
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 57
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education : 95%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Masters/Doctoral Degrees: 59%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 26%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 23%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 17%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 60%
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, Information Literacy (S1-S2), Religious and Ethical Education (S1)
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, History, Geography, Life and Society, Science, Information Technology, Technology and Life (S1-S2), Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education, Religious and Ethical Education (S2-S3)
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Chinese History, Religious and Ethical Education, Physical Education
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 (Calculus and Statistics) and Module 2 (Algebra and Calculus), Civics and Social Development, Economics, Geography, History, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Enterprise, Introduction to Accounting and Finance, ICT, Music (S4 & S5)
School-wide language policy:
All subjects are taught in English except Chinese Language, Chinese History, Putonghua, Information Literacy and Ethics/Religious Education. The school emphasizes the development of students' English proficiency as well as their Chinese and Putonghua proficiency. Language enrichment classes are offered in both junior and senior secondary schools to enhance students' English proficiency.
We also have English conversation classes outside of the classroom taught by foreign English teachers. Outside of the classroom, there are English conversation classes taught by foreign English teachers to train students' listening and speaking skills.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
Examinations are conducted once a semester, with each subject tested according to its curriculum and progress. A continuous assessment scheme is implemented for S1-S6, which takes into account students' learning attitudes as well as their weekday learning performance. Students in S1, S2 and S4 are required to complete a cross-curricular project report.
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 St. Francis of Assisi Canossian College?
St. Francis of Assisi Canossian College Band Quite a few:
Estimated Ranking of St. Francis Xavier's Canossian College Band 1C-1B
School Wind:
The school's ethos is simple and unassuming. The Student Co-ordination and Support Team of the school takes a macro view of the activities and individual counseling plans implemented by the school's Counseling Unit, Careers and Education Unit, Civic Education Unit and Sex and Health Education Unit, so as to ensure the balanced development of students' bodies and minds.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The school emphasizes a student-centered approach and uses inspirational teaching methods to foster self-learning. Teachers guide students through questioning, group discussions, experiments and the use of information technology (IT) teaching materials, and encourage students to take the initiative to explore knowledge and seek the truth. In order to cater for the interests of students and to meet the needs of the society, the curriculum of each subject is constantly updated. At the junior secondary level, there are school-based integrated science subjects and cross-curricular project studies to develop students' creativity, critical thinking and communication skills. In addition, the school provides daily extra-curricular reading time to broaden students' horizons and enhance their Chinese and English language proficiency, and has a reading incentive scheme to encourage students to make good use of their time for reading. In order to promote e-learning among students, the school has implemented the "e-Learning Portable Device Scheme" at Secondary 1 and 2 levels.
Teacher professional training and development:
In order to enhance the teaching standard, to enable students to achieve greater results in learning, and to enable teachers to better grasp the concerns of the School Development Plan, the school will arrange school-based training and seminars every year, taking into account the development needs of the staff. At the same time, the school actively encourages teachers to participate in various education-related seminars and workshops, so that teachers can continue to learn about the latest developments in education.
Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:
The School provides additional support for admitted NCS students to learn Chinese: providing after-school Chinese language learning support; employing additional teachers/teaching assistants to support NCS students' Chinese language learning; arranging intensive modes of Chinese language teaching and learning (e.g. pull-out learning on a need basis, group learning, etc.); developing school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting teaching materials; and organizing cultural integration activities. The school will set up Chinese language learning classes for the admitted NCS students according to their personal wishes and Chinese language proficiency.
School facilities:
In addition to general school facilities, all classrooms, special rooms and auditoriums are equipped with air-conditioning, wireless network, physical projectors, projectors and screens. Computer rooms, multimedia teaching center and library are equipped with computer facilities.
The school also has a school history center, the Fong Chai Hin, which serves as a bridge to the alumni, documenting the school's 100-year history and preserving the collective memory of the alumni.
School contact information:
- Tel: 25872700
- Fax: 25291758
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.sfcc.edu.hk
- Address: 9-13 Kennedy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Related information:
St. Francis Xavier's Canossian College Video
- St. Francis of Assisi Canossian College Wikipedia
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
