Tin Shui Wai Methodist College
School Type
- District: Yuen Long
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 2
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School religion: Christianity
School History
- Year of establishment: 2001
- School Sponsor: The Methodist Church, Hong Kong
- Mission: To develop whole-person education in the spirit of Christ and to cultivate abundant life through the proclamation of the Gospel. The school emphasizes both learning and teaching, and life education, and adheres to the "through-train" mode of operation, never giving up on any student and striving to cultivate the potential and gifts of each student.
- School Motto: Follow the Lord's Way, Love Yourself and Others, Be Positive, Dedicate Yourself and Develop Your Potentials
- Management structure: School-based management is implemented with strong support from School Council members from various professions.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Wong Yuk Tsz
- Existing Principal: Ms. Wong Sau-lin
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 63
- Percentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 90%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 47%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 53%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 25%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 25%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 3%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 72%
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, Mathematics, Science*, Chinese History, History, Geography, Life and Society*, Computer, Religion, Physical Education, Civics, Putonghua (F.1 & F.2), Music (F.1 & F.2), Visual Arts (F.1 - F.3), Home Economics (F.1 & F.3)*
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, Mathematics M2, Civic and Social Development, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Information and Communication Technology, Chinese History, Geography, Economics, Introduction to Business Accounting and Finance, Tourism and Hospitality, Physical Education, Ethics and Religion, Physical Education (Diploma), Ethics and Religion (Diploma), Visual Arts (Diploma)
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English
School-wide language policy:
- To implement mother tongue teaching and to capitalize on the advantages of mother tongue teaching in teaching and learning.
- The Chinese and English subjects will be taught in the regular classroom as pull-out lessons.
- To enhance students' Chinese and English standards through life-wide learning activities.
- The introduction of English language teaching elements in some of the Home Economics, Life and Society and Science lessons at S1-S3 levels, and the development of English language extended learning activities to enhance students' English language proficiency.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
- Continuous assessment is emphasized. In addition to the two standardized tests and two examinations, classroom performance, quizzes and project-based learning are also assessed.
- There is a summer enrichment program after the end-of-year exams to ensure that students can achieve a certain level of proficiency, and for students with learning needs, the school also has homework and exam accommodations.
- Additional homeroom classes will be held to develop students' self-study skills.
- Chinese, English, Mathematics and Foreign Languages are grouped according to the ability of some classes, and the contents of the curriculum are adapted according to the ability of the students in order to cater for the diversity of learners.
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: 5
- 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:
School fees for Secondary 1 (S1) in the 2022-2023 school year:-
School fees for S2(S2) in the 2022-2023 school year:-
School fees for Secondary 3 (S3) in the 2022-2023 school year:-
School fees for S4 (S4) in the 2022-2023 school year:-
Tuition fees for S5 in the 2022-2023 school year:-
School fees for Secondary 6 (S6) in the 2022-2023 school year:-
Application for S1 admission:
The school accepts applications for S1 Discretionary Places and participates in the Central Allocation of Secondary School Places (CASPA). Marking scheme: Academic 30%; Non-academic 40%; Interview 30%.
How is Tin Shui Wai Methodist Secondary School?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 3A-2C
School Wind:
The school is characterized by a simple atmosphere and a harmonious relationship between teachers and students. We emphasize love, trust, understanding and care in the spirit of Christ. School-based "Life Teaching
In the course, students learn to love themselves and others, and develop positive behavioral patterns and attitudes towards life.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
- Emphasis is placed on the development of students' multiple intelligences. Through classroom activities, life-wide learning, extra-curricular activities and study tours outside Hong Kong, students are able to cultivate their interest and ability in lifelong learning.
- We offer a diversified curriculum that emphasizes the construction and integration of knowledge, the cultivation of students' learning motivation and ability, and the promotion of after-school extension programs to enhance students' independent learning ability.
- Students' learning habits are established through classroom teacher periods, and classroom management is emphasized so that students can have a healthy school life.
- Increase the number of foreign English teachers and provide support through small groups to enrich the language environment and opportunities for students to learn English.
- Enhance STEM education to enable students to develop their strengths and connect with the future.
Teacher professional training and development:
- All teaching staff hold a bachelor's degree or above, and all teaching staff in the establishment have received teacher training.
- Schools arrange professional development training for teachers in accordance with EDB guidelines and school-based development needs.
- The school also emphasizes on the professional development of teachers through peer lesson planning sessions, lesson observation and evaluation to promote professional exchanges and enhance the quality of classroom teaching, and actively develops strategies to cater for learner diversity inside and outside the classroom.
- In major subjects, peer lesson preparation sessions are held during each cycle week to complement the preparation, observation and evaluation activities of the "Teaching and Research Cycle" in each semester, thus realizing the culture of a learning organization.
- To become a Professional Development School of the Education Bureau for 6 consecutive years from 2013-2019 and share our experience with other schools in the area of "Caring for Learner Diversity".
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
A Whole School Approach (WSA) is adopted for the implementation of IE. The Special Education Unit (SEU) consists of the Deputy Principal, the Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo), support teachers, social workers and specialists, and so on. The school makes flexible use of the Learning Support Grant and other resources to provide support for students with SEN, including speech therapy, social communication training or counseling groups, after-school tutorial classes, etc. The school also provides homework and assessment adaptations to minimize students' learning difficulties. Homework and assessment adjustments are also provided to minimize the stress of homework and assessment. Through board games and interest classes, students are able to explore their potentials and achieve their career planning goals through service learning. Parents are invited to participate in some of the activities to strengthen home-school cooperation.
Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:
The School provides additional support to the admitted NCS students to help them learn Chinese: arranging intensive Chinese teaching modes (e.g. pull-out learning, small group learning, etc.); and organizing cultural integration activities.
School facilities:
30 classrooms, 3 auditoriums, conference room, library, college and career counseling room, student activity center, multi-media self-study center, 2 computer rooms, home economics room, music room, visual arts room, science lab, Teenlab, Englishland, religion room, bus classroom, iGym, long-distance sandbox, handball court, basketball court, and more than 80 meters of athletic field track, Long Jump Pool, etc.
School contact information:
- Tel: 31562500
- Fax: 31562505
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.tswmc.edu.hk
- Address: Phase IV, Area 102, Tin Shui Wai, N.T. (Tin Fu Court)
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
