St. Paul's Convent School Paulinian
St. Paul's School is a Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) school located in Wan Chai. The school admits only female students and the medium of instruction is mainly English. Founded in 1854, St. Paul's School is a Catholic school run by the Sisters of St. Paul of the Cross.
Application for S1 admission:
The school does not participate in the central allocation stage of the Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA).
Application form for S1 discretionary places for 2024:Click here to download
Interview Date:
- March 11, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 180 | 54 | 2 | 114 | 10 |
Admission requirements, criteria and weighting:
- 50% Interview Performance;
- 30% Academic standing;
- 20% Non-Academic Grades and Conduct.
School Type
- District: Wan Chai
- School Type: DSS
- Student Sex: Girls' School
- School Banding: Band 1
- Medium of Instruction: English as the main language
- School religion: Catholic
School History
- Year of foundation: 1854
- Sponsoring organization: Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres
- Objective: To provide excellent whole-person education based on Christian values, so that students will have the virtues of love, conscience, self-confidence, perseverance, innovation, competence and responsibility, and to enhance their quality of life and contribute to their families, careers and society.
- The school motto: "Be all things to all people" means to help all people, regardless of race, religion and social class. (1Cor 9:22)
- Management structure: The school is managed by the School Management Committee (SMC), which is accountable to the school sponsoring body (SSB) and the Education Bureau (EDB). The school is led by the Principal, with advice from the School Consultative Council, and in collaboration with members of the School Leadership Team, who lead the school through a distributed set of Executive Teams.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Wong Kam-lin
- Existing Principal: Ms. Wong Kam-lin
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 101
- Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education : 88%
- Percentage of Teachers with Bachelor's Degrees: 99%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 50%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 6%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 31%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 6%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 63%
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, Personal and Social Health, Chinese Art, Chinese as a Second Language, Japanese, Korean
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, English Literature, French, Spanish, German, Mathematics, Life and Social Education, Integrated Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Geography, Economics, Extended/Pure Mathematics, Accounting, Introduction to Business, IT Enrichment, Computing and IT, Learning to Learn, Religion, Visual Arts, Home Economics, Music, Physical Education, BEST Programme
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Chinese History, Chinese Literature, Chinese Culture and Tradition, Chinese as a Second Language
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, English Literature, French, Spanish, German, Mathematics, Ethics and Religion, Civics and Social Development, Moral and National Education, Modern China and Development, STEM Education, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Economics, Business, Introduction to Accounting and Finance, Extended/Pure Mathematics, Mathematics Extended Modules 1 and 2, Introduction to Business, Accounting, Geography, History, Computing and Information Technology, Visual Arts, Physical Education, BESTEC Courses
School-wide language policy:
Students are not only biliterate and trilingual, but also have the opportunity to learn a third language, including French, Spanish and German. The school also organizes frequent exchange trips to China and overseas to immerse students in the local culture and enrich their language learning experience.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
The school emphasizes students' academic performance throughout the year, and each subject is assessed in different ways according to its needs. Apart from tests and examinations, there are also continuous assessments, e-learning platform assessments and project report 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 the 2022-2023 school year: $25000
- S2(S2) Tuition Fee for the 2022-2023 school year: $25000
- Tuition fee for Secondary 3 (S3) in the 2022-2023 school year: $25000
- Tuition fee for S4 (S4) in the 2022-2023 school year: $27500
- S5 (S5) Tuition Fee for the 2022-2023 school year: $27500
- Tuition fee for Secondary 6 (S6) in the 2022-2023 school year: $27500
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 tuition remission within 2 weeks of the start of the school year, and the results will be announced 4 weeks after the application is submitted. Application for fee remission is open all year round.
- 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 School?
St. Paul's School Band:
St. Paul's School Ranking Estimated Band 1A
School Wind:
The school emphasizes a simple lifestyle and a harmonious atmosphere, where students are immersed in a happy and motivating learning environment. Lifelong and life-wide learning is encouraged and students are actively involved in extra-curricular activities to realize their individual potential.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The school is a "learning-oriented" school, moving towards a new era of learning in a world of continuous learning. The curriculum is balanced and broad, providing students with a foundation of knowledge and developing their critical thinking and lifelong learning attitudes. Teachers use a variety of teaching methods to enhance students' learning and enable them to develop their talents. The school also collaborates with local and overseas tertiary institutions to provide globally recognized programmes for students to apply for, so as to broaden the pathways for students to pursue further studies locally or overseas and to diversify their career pathways. As a result, the school has been recognized by the Education Bureau for many years as the most effective school in improving students' academic performance.
Teacher professional training and development:
The school's teachers actively participate in international programs and conferences to enhance their educational quality. Teachers' professional development is enhanced through participation in the world-renowned Microsoft Creative Teacher Summit, Edmodo International Conference, Mindfulness Program and Mobile Learning training.
Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:
The School provides additional support to its admitted NCS students to help them learn Chinese: providing after-school Chinese learning support; arranging intensive Chinese teaching modes (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. In order to cultivate NCS students' appreciation of Chinese language and culture, the school has adopted Putonghua as the medium of instruction for their Chinese language courses, which will help improve their future employment.
Other:
Believing that talented students should not be denied access to the school for financial reasons, the school operates a fee remission and financial assistance scheme to provide financial assistance to needy students. In addition, a scholarship scheme is in place to reward students with outstanding academic and non-academic performance and outstanding academic results. It is expected that no less than 30% of the students will benefit from the scheme.
School facilities:
The school has future classrooms, a 3D printing room, a multi-media self-learning center, a computer-assisted learning room, an information technology learning room, a creative media workshop, a campus TV station, a multi-functional learning room, a career planning corner, a Chinese culture room, a Zi Zhi Hin, a teaching demonstration room, six laboratories, a study room, a learning and teaching center, a learning domain room, a home economics room and a family demonstration unit, a counseling room, a dance room, an art room, a music room, a student life activity room, a Chinese medicine research laboratory, a rooftop organic garden, a hydroponic greenhouse, an indoor heated and cooled swimming pool, and so on. The school also has a student activity room, a Chinese medicine research laboratory, a rooftop organic garden, a hydroponic greenhouse, a 150th anniversary garden, and an indoor heated and cooled swimming pool. To celebrate the 160th anniversary of the school, the school has built a new environmentally friendly building, named "Smart Oasis", which is a fusion of nature and technology. The "Smart Oasis" houses the Technology Development Center, the Ganoderma Lucidum Garden and the Chinese Medicine Garden. The school has also installed Promethean whiteboards in S1 and S4 classrooms as well as a number of special rooms.
School contact information:
- Tel: 25761692
- Fax: 28828464
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.spcs.edu.hk
- Address: 140 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Related information:
St. Paul's School Video
- St. Paul's School Wikipedia
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
