St. Paul's College
St. Paul's College is a Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) school located in the Central and Western District. The school only admits male students and belongs to Band 1 school, with English as the main medium of instruction. Founded in 1851, the school is run by the Board of Governors of St. Paul's College, which is a Christian school.
Application for S1 admission:
The School does not accept applications for S1 Discretionary Places and does not participate in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places System.
School Type
- District: Central & Western
- School Type: DSS
- Student Sex: Boys' School
- School Banding: Band 1
- Medium of Instruction: English as the main language
- School religion: Christianity
School History
- Founding year: 1851
- Sponsor: St. Paul's College Board of Trustees
- Objective: St. Paul's College is the oldest English secondary school in Hong Kong. In the spirit of the Sheng Kung Hui's evangelistic mission, St. Paul's College provides young people with a modern and liberal education based on Christian truth.
- School motto: "The fear of the Lord is the basis of wisdom."
- Management structure: The School was founded 171 years ago and has a rich tradition. The School Council, comprising a number of prominent members of the community, is the highest level of management of the school and oversees the school's administration. The administration of the school is co-ordinated by the Principal, who is assisted by the Vice-Principal and the Assistant Vice-Principals, who work together in the planning and promotion of various teaching and learning activities.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Pang Yuen-sun
- Existing Principal: Ronnie Yuen
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 97
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education: 89%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 60%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 17%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 18%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 18%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 64%
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, Life Education
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Humanities, Integrated Science (S1 and S2), Physics (S3), Chemistry (S3), Biology (S3), Information and Communication Technology, Religion, Visual Arts, Music, Sports
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, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Civics and Social Development, Geography, History, Economics, Introduction to Business, Accounting and Finance, ICT, Ethics and Religion, Religion, Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts.
School-wide language policy:
English
Tests and study adaptation measures:
From S1 to S5 (except S5+), there are two Regular Marks and Examinations (1st Regular Marks, Mid-term Examination, 2nd Regular Marks and Major Examination) in each academic year. For S5 and S6, there are two ordinary marks and one major examination. There are both stage assessments and summative assessments.
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:
- S1 (S1) Tuition Fee for School Year 2022-2023: $41400
- S2(S2) Tuition Fee for School Year 2022-2023: $41400
- Tuition Fee for Secondary 3 (S3) in the 2022-2023 school year: $41400
- S4 (S4) Tuition Fee for the 2022-2023 school year: $41400
- S5 (S5) Tuition Fee for School Year 2022-2023: $41400
- S6 (S6) Tuition Fee for the 2022-2023 school year: $41400
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.
- New students may apply for fee remission within 2 weeks prior to the start of the semester, and the results of their applications will be announced 8 weeks after submission. Students may apply for fee remission at any time during the semester if there is a change in their family's financial situation. The school will use its discretion to reduce or waive the tuition fee based on the documents submitted.
- Details of the School Fee Remission Scheme, including the family income limits, can be found in the online version of the website.hyperlinkThe
How is St. Paul's College?
St. Paul's College Band is a few:
St. Paul's College is estimated to be ranked Band 1A.
School Wind:
- The school culture is simple and honest, and students are able to observe strict discipline and respect themselves and others;
- Students have excellent academic performance and are actively involved in various extracurricular activities and competitions with successful results, as shown on the school's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/spceduhk/;
- We pursue four enduring core values: justice, honor, truth and character;
- It is a brotherhood of "I am for all, all for me", where students and former students stand by each other and support each other, have a deep sense of belonging to St. Paul's, and are honored to be part of the Paul's community.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
1. the curriculum frameworks are responsive to the learning needs and interests of different students, and provide a wide range of complementary courses and life-long learning programs to broaden students' horizons and nurture their whole-person development; 2. students in S1-S3 follow a balanced and rigorous curriculum that continues to engage and challenge them in preparation for higher levels of study; 3. students in the Senior Secondary School are required to study English, Chinese, Mathematics, and Civics and Social Development/Liberal Studies in accordance with the senior secondary curriculum, and to take three subjects from a range of subjects to obtain the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE). In the senior forms, students are required to follow the senior secondary curriculum in English Language, Chinese Language, Mathematics and Civic and Social Development/Liberal Studies, as well as to take three subjects from a range of subjects in order to qualify for the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE). In order to realize the concept of whole-person education, senior secondary students also take certain Physical Education, Music, Visual Arts and Religious Education. 3. An Experiential Learning Week has been set up to enable all Secondary 1 to 4 students to go beyond the classroom and participate freely in more than 60 activities, including life experience, arts and culture, recreation and sports, and creative activities, etc. This will provide a better opportunity for students to acquire skills, grow in knowledge, develop good values, and apply them to the world of work, in accordance with their individual abilities and interests. The school invests a large amount of resources every year to implement the "Global Classroom" program, which takes students out of the classroom to visit different parts of the world and broaden their international horizons, for details, please visit the website:
http://www.spc.edu.hk/content.php?id=17&mid=6-46; 5. in order to develop students' potential and expand their skills, the school has set up the "St. Paul's College" to jointly offer Japanese and Spanish courses with the University of Hong Kong, as well as co-organized with other institutions to provide learning courses on science and innovation, flight simulation training and introduction to artificial intelligence; 6. other learning programmes Other learning programs include Artist-in-Residence and Scholar-in-Residence programs.
Teacher professional training and development:
- The school actively encourages teachers to pursue continuing education, not only by focusing on new developments in educational philosophy and undergraduate knowledge, but also by keeping abreast of the times in all aspects of administration and counseling;
- The school organizes regular teacher development days to provide staff with a range of activities that help to improve teaching and learning and promote peer learning, so as to facilitate professional exchanges and development of teachers;
- In order to promote mutual learning and exchange of teaching experience between St. Paul's teachers and their overseas counterparts, the school provides teachers with overseas exchange opportunities, including study abroad in Boston, New York, Melbourne, Perth, and Taiwan, as well as participation in international education conferences to broaden their horizons;
- The school has established a Professional Learning Community (PLC) of teachers and administrators, where teachers come together to share their teaching experiences and promote peer-to-peer learning activities to facilitate teacher professional exchange and development.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
Through collaboration with the Resident Educational Psychologist, Social Worker, Student Guidance Counselor and members of the SEN Coordinating Team, the SEN Co-ordinator provides assistance and care for students with SEN through a three-tier support model, which includes special arrangements for assessment, counseling, examination, etc., as well as the promotion of an inclusive school culture. Our school emphasizes home-school co-operation by establishing a regular communication bridge to provide parents with strategies to support students with SEN so as to increase parental involvement. In addition, our school has been welcoming and assisting visually impaired students for many years. Some of them have gone on to higher education and become leaders in the community.
Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:
The school provides additional support to the admitted NCS students to help them learn Chinese: after-school Chinese learning support; cultural integration activities; and additional support (e.g. pull-out/group learning, Pinyin teaching materials, etc.) as needed in the implementation of Putonghua teaching across the board (i.e., in all classes/groups) in some of the school's grades.
Other:
St. Paul's College is now a member of the International Boys' School Consortium (IBSC). We also have student exchange programs with Christ Church Cultural Centre in Perth, Australia, Trinity Po Ling College in the United States, and the Holz Centre in Berlin, Germany, for details.
http://www.spc.edu.hk/content.php?id=24&mid=6-48
School facilities:
sitting-out areas; two acoustically-adjusted music rooms and two fully-equipped visual arts rooms; an air-conditioned indoor sports court, two basketball courts and an outdoor swimming pool (under enhancement); a chapel open to teachers and students; a two-storey Rosanna Wong Hall with meeting rooms, the University's historical archives, rehearsal rooms for drama or musical performances and open gardens for meetings and performances; an auditorium with state-of-the-art sound system, music and lecture hall equipment; an auditorium with the latest audio-visual equipment; and an auditorium with the most up-to-date sound system, music and lecture hall equipment; and an auditorium with the most up-to-date audio-visual equipment, music and lecture hall equipment. The auditorium has the latest sound system, music and lecture hall equipment; the mezzanine floor of the auditorium is a lecture hall with a seating capacity of 200 people.
School contact information:
- Phone: 25462241
- Fax: 25597075
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.spc.edu.hk
- Address: 67-69 Bonham Road, Hong Kong
Related information:
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- St. Paul's College Wikipedia
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
