St. Joseph's College

St. Joseph's College

St. Joseph's College
St. Joseph's College

St. Joseph's College is an aided school located in the Central and Western District. It is a Band 1 school for boys only and the medium of instruction is mainly English. Founded in 1875, St. Joseph's College is a Catholic school run by the Order of Friars of the Christian School (La Salle).

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:

  • February 24, 2024

Self-allocation and central allocation (Part A and Part B) places in 2024

Form 1Secondary One placesSelf-supporting placesPart A placesPart B placesKnock-in Places
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Admission requirements, criteria and weighting:

  • 25% Elementary school performance as measured by academic performance and EDB grade point order lists;
  • 15% Extracurricular Activities and Awards;
  • 10% Conduct;
  • 50% Interview Performance.

School Type

  • District: Central & Western
  • School Type: Subsidized
  • Student Sex: Boys' School
  • School Banding: Band 1
  • Medium of Instruction: English as the main language
  • School religion: Catholic

School History

  • Year of foundation: 1875
  • Sponsoring organization: The Brothers of the Christian School (La Salle Society)
  • Objectives: The school aims to cultivate the development of students in the six areas of ethics, intellect, physique, social skills, aesthetics and emotion.
  • School Motto: Diligence and Virtue
  • Management Structure: School-based management is practiced, with the School Management Committee (SMC) comprising representatives of the school sponsoring body, teachers, parents and alumni. The school also has a number of departments and teams to co-ordinate the curriculum, information technology, extra-curricular activities, moral development and parent liaison.
  • Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Chan Kwok Keung
  • Existing Principal: Wong Yuen Fan

Teacher Information

  • Total number of teachers in the school: 76
  • Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education: 89%
  • Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
  • Percentage of Teachers with Masters/Doctoral Degrees: 55%
  • Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 27%

Teacher seniority:

  • Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 22%
  • Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 20%
  • Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 58%

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, Religion, Integrated Science (S1-S2), Physics (S3), Chemistry (S3), Biology (S3), General Computing, Integrated Humanities, Basic Business (S2-S3), Physical Education, Music, Visual Arts

Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:

Chinese History, Chinese Language

Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:

Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Biology, Chemistry, Information Technology, Economics, English Language, Geography, Civics and Social Development (S4-6), Mathematics, Physical Education, Physics, Ethics and Religion, Tourism and Hospitality, Aesthetic Education (S4) (Creative Media, Music, Illustration and Design, Drama, Film Appreciation), Visual Arts (S4-S6)

School-wide language policy:

English is the medium of instruction, except for Chinese, Putonghua, Chinese History, Japanese and French. The school's Language Policy Committee has served as the coordinator for the past several years to ensure that each student is fully biliterate and trilingual. Activities include a Chinese-English reading program, speech contests, storytelling competitions, Chinese culture tours, Mandarin learning tours, English and French field trips, and business study tours.

Tests and study adaptation measures:

Students are examined twice a year, given two midterm tests, and assessed on their academic and generic competencies using continuous assessment and project-based learning.

Class Establishment:

  • Number of S1 classes in this school year: 5
  • Number of S2 classes in this school year: 5
  • No. of S.3 classes in this school year: 5
  • Number of S4 classes in this school year: 5
  • Number of Form 5 classes in this school year: 5
  • Number of S6 classes in this school year: 5

School fees:

No Tuition Fee Payment

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St. Joseph's College Band Quite:

Estimated Ranking of St. Joseph's College in Band 1B

School Wind:

With the school motto of "Hard Work and Virtue", the school develops students' moral, intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic, and emotional qualities through various curricula, extracurricular activities, value education committees, counseling groups, and civic education activities.

Learning and Teaching Strategies :

The school emphasizes on the development of the five education systems of students, and actively nurtures students' self-learning ability, thinking method, social awareness, sense of responsibility and service spirit, so that they can become talents with all-round development. Small class sizes are provided for Chinese, English and Mathematics. The iRead Reading Program, Reading Award Program, Extensive Reading Program, and Reading Sharing Sessions, as well as regular book fairs, are organized to provide students with more opportunities to read extracurricular books. In addition, students are encouraged to read different types of books and online information through project-based learning in various subjects to broaden their horizons.

Teacher professional training and development:

Teacher development days are organized three times a year to enhance teaching effectiveness and quality. To help teachers keep abreast of education trends, the school strategically arranges for them to attend courses offered by the Education Bureau, including training related to the senior secondary curriculum, catering for different learning needs, national security and national education, values education and courses related to STEAM education. In addition, the school's teachers are actively pursuing further studies, with many of them taking master's degree programs.

Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:

The School is committed to building an inclusive culture and adopting a Whole School Approach to support students with special educational needs (SEN). Through the use of the Learning Support Grant, students are provided with appropriate and diversified support services to enhance their learning effectiveness and facilitate their integration into school life.
The school's SEN Support Team consists of the Deputy Headteacher, the SENCo, the SEN Support Teacher, the Educational Psychologist, teachers and student counselors.
The school utilizes the Learning Support Grant to employ additional Special Educational Needs Support Teachers and Student Guidance Counselors to cater for learning differences, follow up and understand the needs of students on a regular basis, arrange teachers to take courses related to integrated education, and assist students in planning for further studies and employment. The school also makes flexible use of the grant to procure professional services to cater for the needs of students, such as organizing speech therapy training for students with speech impairment, arranging art therapy courses for students with weaker emotional expression, organizing social groups for students with weaker social skills, anti-bullying groups, etc., as well as organizing seminars to promote inclusive cultural activities.
The school also provides learning and test accommodations for students in need, with the assistance of school-based educational psychologists in assessing and providing support. Individual Learning Plan (ILP) meetings are held to help students formulate concrete and feasible learning plans through multi-disciplinary conversations. The school emphasizes home-school co-operation and has established a regular communication mechanism to discuss and review strategies for supporting students with parents through different channels.

Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:

The School provides additional support to the admitted NCS students in Chinese language learning by arranging intensive modes of Chinese language teaching and learning (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. The School has implemented a Chinese Language curriculum and career planning for NCS students to adapt to school life and integrate into the Hong Kong society, and a specific Chinese Language teacher has been appointed to take charge of the program.

School facilities:

Each classroom is equipped with air-conditioning and IT facilities to facilitate teaching and learning. In order to promote e-learning, our school has implemented BYOD and the use of WIFI-6 network system. Students are able to use computers and tablets in the Innovation and Technology Center and STEM classrooms. The old wing of No. 7 Kennedy Road is 4-storey and the new wing is 7-storey, while the extension of No. 26 Kennedy Road will be opened in 2018. Other facilities include a lecture room, 5 laboratories and preparation rooms, an English corner, a large study room, an art room, a chapel, a concert hall and an instrument room, a new assembly hall with a capacity of 600, an old assembly hall with a capacity of 400, 2 meeting rooms, a social work room, a discipline room, a student activity room, a student union office and various service group rooms, 3 basketball courts, 2 soccer fields and a fitness room. Individual lockers are provided free of charge for each student.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) System consists of two phases: Discretionary Places Allocation (DP) and Central Allocation (CA).
Discretionary places refer to S1 places reserved by schools for self-admission of students. Government, aided and caput secondary schools are allowed to reserve S1 places not exceeding 30%, while DSS secondary schools are allowed to reserve S1 places exceeding 30%.
The application period for the 2024 Discretionary Places is from January 2 to January 16, 2024. All secondary schools participating in the Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) System (participating secondary schools) will accept applications during the same period. Parents of current Primary 6 students participating in the Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) will receive two copies of the Application Form for Secondary 1 Discretionary Places in early December 2023 through their children's elementary school.
Parents may refer to the "Handbook on Application for Secondary One Discretionary Places", or visitEducation Bureau(https://www.edb.gov.hk/) or call: 2891 0088 for a list of schools through the Education Bureau's automated telephone enquiry system.
Parents can submit applications in paper form or through the Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) e-Platform. Once an application is submitted, it cannot be withdrawn, canceled or changed.

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