TIACC Woo Hon Fai Secondary School
School Type
- District: Tsuen Wan
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 2
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School Religion: Not Applicable
School History
- Year of Establishment: 1987
- Sponsor: Textile Institute Hong Kong Branch Limited
- Objective: The school is committed to providing a diversified and quality education for the youth of Tsuen Wan District as a contribution to the community. The school also emphasizes on the professional development of teachers and parent liaison in order to provide a high quality school education.
- School motto: Learning and Thinking
- Management structure: The school practises school-based management to develop quality school education. The school has set up the Administration Section, Curriculum and Academic Development Committee, Character Development Committee, Discipline Section, Counseling Section, Civic Education Section, Careers and Education Counseling Section, School Affairs Section, Information Technology Section, Extra-curricular Activities Section, and Teachers' Development Team, etc., to co-ordinate the various administrative and teaching activities of the school, with a view to cultivating "whole-person education" for the students.
- Existing Chancellor/Chairman of SMC: Mr. Henry Woo
- Existing Principal: Lau King Ming
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 53
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education: 89%
- Percentage of Teachers with Bachelor's Degrees: 96%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 38%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 35%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 19%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 6%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 75%
Teaching and Learning
Language of Instruction:
The medium of instruction is mainly Chinese.
The subject of Chinese Language Teaching and Learning from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Visual Arts, Basic Business (S.3), Basic Technology (S.1 & S.2), Science, Computer (S.2 & S.3), Chinese History, Life and Society, Geography, Music, Sports, Putonghua
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Mathematics (Extended Module 1), Visual Arts, Introduction to Business Accounting and Finance, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Information and Communication Technology, Chinese History, Civic and Social Development, Geography, Physical Education
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English
School-wide language policy:
Classes are conducted mainly in Chinese.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
The school year is divided into three semesters, and each semester is marked by continuous assessment for regular marks and summative assessment for examination marks to assess students' learning progress. In addition, subject teachers will use a variety of assessment methods, such as homework, class assignments, project work, oral reports, etc., to assess students' academic performance on a continuous basis.
Class Establishment:
- Number of S1 classes in this school year: 3
- Number of S2 classes in this school year: 3
- No. of S.3 classes in this school year: 3
- Number of S4 classes in this school year: 3
- Number of S5 classes in this school year: 3
- Number of S6 classes in this school year: 3
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.
The school has its own admission criteria for allocation of places: academic performance (25%), interview performance (25%), conduct (25%), extra-curricular activities and services (25%) at Primary 5 and Primary 6 levels.
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The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 3A-2C
School Wind:
The school has a strict school ethos, harmonious and good teacher-student relationships, and emphasizes the needs of students as they grow up. Through the "Walk with Me" activities organized by the teachers and social workers of the Guidance Team, the participation of the Civic Education Team in the "New Dynamics of Growth" courses and weekly meetings organized by the Department of Health, and the tireless teaching of the Discipline Teachers, the school provides comprehensive support for students with different learning needs and enables students to grow healthily through the Healthy Campus Policy. The school also emphasizes the importance of classroom management. In addition to selecting suitable class teachers for each class, the school also promotes a caring culture so that students can grow up in a pleasant learning environment.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The school implements "whole-person education", providing students with five important learning experiences: moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic. The school aims to develop students' potential and strengths through tailor-made teaching methods, teacher-student interaction, extensive use of information technology, and diversified extra-curricular activities.
Teacher professional training and development:
The school's Teacher Development Unit organizes workshops for colleagues to complement the school development plan, and coordinates subject-specific lesson study activities to strengthen teachers' use of interactive teaching strategies.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The Student Support Section of the school is responsible for planning, implementing and reviewing the support work related to IE. It has also formulated a "School-based IE Policy", which adopts the concept of "Whole School Approach": it promotes the collaborative efforts of the SEN Co-ordinator, the SEN Support Teacher, the Guidance Team Teachers, the classroom teachers and subject teachers in formulating the support measures for students with special educational needs (SEN).
With parents' consent, the School will collect information on new S1 students with SEN to facilitate early identification of students' SEN and arrangement of appropriate support for them. Students suspected to have SEN will also be screened and referred to educational psychologists for follow-up.
Examination accommodations are arranged within the school to help students in need to apply for similar accommodations when applying for public examinations, so as to enhance the fairness of the examinations.
The Student Support Team also invites parents, educational psychologists, etc. to attend case conferences to follow up the support work as necessary. The Student Support Section also distributes the Student Support Digest to parents on a regular basis to inform them of the support measures provided by the school.
The school makes flexible use of the Learning Support Grant for outsourced services, such as speech therapy, social training groups, after-school interest groups, individual and group counseling, after-school study tutorials, etc., and employs counseling staff to provide appropriate support for students with special educational needs (SEN).
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; and organizing cultural integration activities.
School facilities:
Information Technology Room, Computer Lab, Student Lounge, Fitness Room, Indoor Rowing Room, Table Tennis Room, Library, Auditorium, Visual Arts Room, Geography Room, Chemistry Lab, Physics Lab, Biology Lab, Integrated Science Lab, Lecture Hall, Music Room, and English Room.
School contact information:
- Tel: 24908773
- Fax: 24908330
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:https://tiaccwhf.edu.hk/
- Address: 7 On Yin Street, Tsuen Wan, N.T.
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