St. Francis Xavier's School Tsuen Wan
School Type
- District: Tsuen Wan
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Boys' School
- School Banding: Band 2
- Medium of Instruction: Chinese and English
- School religion: Catholic
School History
- Year of establishment: 1963
- Sponsoring organization: Fraternité Notre Dame
- Mission: To educate students to become competent, independent, responsible, and righteous citizens who serve the community in the spirit of Christian moral values.
- School motto: Loyalty, Sincerity and Fraternity
- Management structure: The Incorporated Management Committee (IMC) is the supreme governing body of the school, while the School Management Committee (SMC) is the executive body. There are eight Key Learning Area (KLA) teams and committees responsible for the day-to-day operation of the school. The school practises participatory management and extensive empowerment.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of School Management Committee: CHEUNG Kee-yan
- Existing Principal: Ho Chi-wang
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 59
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education : 93%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 63%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 45%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 25%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 19%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 56%
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, Geography, Chinese History, History, Computer, Music, Physical Education, Putonghua, Bible, Ethics, Visual Arts, Life and Society (S3)
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, Science (S1 and S2), Science (S3 Physics, Biology, Chemistry)
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Civic and Social Development, Geography, Chinese History, History, Economics, Ethics and Religion, Visual Arts, Information and Communication Technology, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Physical Education, Biology.
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry
School-wide language policy:
The policy of "Fine-tuning the Medium of Instruction (MOI) for Secondary Schools" has been implemented in Secondary 1 since the 2010/11 school year. To ensure the best interests of students and parents, the school has implemented English as the MOI for Mathematics and Science subjects in addition to English as the MOI for junior secondary subjects. The Medium of Instruction (MOI) for senior secondary school will be aligned with that of junior secondary school subjects, i.e. Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics will be taught in English from S4 to S6.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
In addition to the regular standardized tests and term examinations, continuous assessment, which accounts for 20% of the annual score, is added to allow teachers to introduce diversified assessments to promote learning and provide quality feedback to facilitate learning. At the same time, teachers will set expectations according to students' abilities and provide them with an appropriate level of curriculum to motivate them to engage in learning.
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
Application for S1 admission:
The school accepts applications for S1 Discretionary Places and participation in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places System.
Harvesting criteria:
1. interview 20%; 2. grades 40%; 3. conduct 25%; 4. extracurricular activities 10%; 5. parish/community activities 5%.
Orientation and Healthy Living:
A parent-teacher conference will be held in mid-July to welcome new S1 students.
In the summer, a Secondary School Adaptation Programme and an Orientation Camp were organized for new Secondary 1 students to help them understand the new environment and social life of secondary schools, and to introduce the various measures of the school to cultivate students' self-discipline. Practical English courses and a special class on learning strategies were also arranged to help the new students embrace the mode of learning in secondary schools.
The school provides public education and emphasizes on the development of the six subjects of moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic education, so that students can have a balanced, healthy and holistic development of their bodies and minds.
How is Tsuen Wan St. Francis Secondary School?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 2C-2B
School Wind:
The school's ethos is simple, and students respect their teachers. The school emphasizes the cultivation of a humble and courteous attitude and a sense of responsibility: life experience camps are organized for S1 to train students' discipline and self-confidence; leadership camps are organized for S2 to cultivate a new generation of leaders; and leadership students, student councils and civic ambassadors are organized to enhance students' leadership skills. A wide range of overseas and local learning activities are organized for all students to broaden their horizons. The Parent-Teacher Association and the Alumni Association work closely with the school and actively contribute human, financial and professional support to school activities.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The school promotes diversified learning and incorporates technological elements to enrich students' learning experience. The school has a STEM education laboratory and provides a Design Thinking practice area to promote creative thinking, foster the development of innovation and technology on campus, and realize what they have learned through community service. The School's e-Learning Task Force plans, pilots, reviews and promotes e-learning to enhance the efficiency of learning and teaching, as well as to create an environment for "self-directed learning" to raise academic standards. The school has developed a wide range of programs to provide students with a more complete and broader learning experience through the various Key Learning Areas (KLAs). The school also promotes national security education and Basic Law education to enhance national identity.
Teacher professional training and development:
Teachers are the most treasured assets of the school. In order to fulfill the school's concerns and to respond to the school's development needs and priorities, the school has a Teacher Development Team that coordinates the training of teachers to ensure the sustainable development of the school. The team organizes regular teacher development days, school-based training and school visits to optimize teaching skills. It has also set up a mentoring team to help new teachers adapt to the teaching job and to promote team building. In terms of division of duties and manpower planning, the leadership and teachers have worked together to formulate professional development plans to give full play to teachers' strengths and enhance their professional capacity.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The school adopts a "Whole School Approach" to support students with special educational needs (SEN). Through the deployment of resources, appropriate and diversified support services are provided to students to enhance their learning effectiveness and facilitate their integration into school life. The Special Education Support Team consists of the Coordinator, Chinese Teacher, English Teacher, Mathematics Teacher, Computer Science Teacher, Civic and Social Development Teacher, Assistant Teachers and Counselors. The school will utilize the Learning Support Grant (LSA) to purchase services according to the needs of the students after the parents have signed the consent form and obtained the assessment report. The school also arranges internal test accommodations, such as extra time and enlarged papers, and assists students taking public examinations to apply for similar accommodations to enhance the fairness of the examinations.
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; and organizing cultural integration activities.
School facilities:
Auditorium with LED wall, 24 standard classrooms, 4 labs, 2 computer labs, library, STEM lab, visual arts room, geography room, music room, multi-media language learning room, student activity center, sanctuary, and auditorium.
School contact information:
- Tel: 24920226
- Fax: 26146009
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.sfxs.edu.hk
- Address: 60-64 Ham Tin Street, Tsuen Wan, N.T.
- Tsuen Wan St. Francis Secondary School Wikipedia
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
