TWGHs Lee Ching Dea Memorial College
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Lee Yun Tin Memorial Secondary School is an aided school in Wan Chai. The school accepts both male and female students and the medium of instruction is mainly Chinese. Founded in 1970, the school is organized by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals.
School Type
- District: Wan Chai
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 2
- Medium of Instruction: Mainly Chinese
- School Religion: Not Applicable
School History
- Founding year: 1970
- Sponsoring Body: Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
- Objective: To uphold the spirit of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, emphasize on whole-person education, provide an excellent learning environment, and develop one's potential to become a good citizen with knowledge and skills, independent thinking, commitment and concern for the society.
- School Motto: Frugality, Loyalty and Faithfulness
- Management Structure: Policies are decided by the Incorporated Management Committee (IMC) and day-to-day school affairs are carried out by the Principal, Deputy Principal, Assistant Principals and subject teams.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Tang Ming Wai
- Existing Principal: Tsang Wing-shan
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 61
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education: 89%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 62%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 16%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 12%
- Teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience Percentage: 21%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 67%
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, Chinese History, Life and Society, History*, Geography*, STEAM*, Design and Technology, Technology and Life, General Computer, Putonghua, Life Education, Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education
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, Civic and Social Development, Chinese History, History, Geography, Economics, Biology, Information and Communication Technology, Introduction to Business, Accounting and Finance (Accounting Strand), Tourism and Hospitality, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Applied Learning (Food Innovation and Science), Physical Education and Other Learning Experiences (courses include Career Planning, Art Appreciation and Service Learning).
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics (Extended Module 2), Applied Learning (Vocational English - English Communication)
School-wide language policy:
The school is committed to creating a language-rich environment on campus to nurture students' biliteracy and trilingualism and to enable them to excel in both Chinese and English. We have incorporated English learning elements and English extension activities in different subjects at junior secondary level, such as exchange programs with international schools in Hong Kong and abroad, English Week, Cambridge Oxford English Camp, English Resource Center and club activities. A bridging program between junior and senior secondary education is also in place to help students switch to using English as the medium of instruction in Mathematics and Science subjects. In order to cater for the different learning needs of students, the school arranges various kinds of gifted education activities and the "Top-up and Remedial Classes" to meet the needs of students.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
In order to enhance academic performance, the school has implemented continuous assessment. In addition to the regular two tests and two examinations each year, the school will use the previous year's results as the basis for setting teaching and learning indicators for the current year, so as to enable each subject to grasp the objectives of compiling teaching and learning plans; in addition, the school also promotes the self-evaluation cycle of "planning-implementation-evaluation" in order to enhance the effectiveness of learning and teaching.
Class Establishment:
- Number of S1 classes in this school year: 3
- Number of S2 classes in this school year: 4
- No. of S.3 classes in this school year: 4
- 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:
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.
Academic Performance (40%), Character (20%), Other Learning Experiences (10%), Interview (30%).
Orientation and Healthy Living:
The school organizes a S1 Orientation Week in the summer vacation every year to help S1 students adapt to secondary school life and get to know the school. The school provides a variety of orientation activities to help students prepare for the new school year. In September, the school will also organize the S1 Parents' Day to strengthen the communication and collaboration between home and school. Students from Form 1 to 3 stay at school for lunch, and lunch box suppliers provide healthy and nutritious lunch choices according to the school's requirements. In addition to PE lessons, a wide range of sports activities, such as water sports and land sports, are also organized. There is a Student Nurturing Committee, in which various groups instill in students a variety of positive and positive outlooks on life, helping them to become physically and mentally healthy young people.
How is Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Yun Tian Memorial Secondary School?
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Yun Tian Memorial Secondary School Band a few:
The ranking of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Lee Yun Tin Memorial College is estimated to be Band 3A-2C.
School Wind:
The school is characterized by a simple school ethos, strict discipline, home-school co-operation, discipline and counseling, harmonious teacher-student relationships, and alumni support for the continued development of our alma mater. In addition to the Discipline Section, Counseling Section and the Careers and Further Education Section, there are resident social workers, educational psychologists and counselors to help students solve problems in their growth. The Moral, Moral and Civic Education Unit and the Values Education Unit are also set up in the school, each of which strives to develop students' potential and cultivate positive values.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The school emphasizes biliteracy, trilingualism, information technology and creative education. In line with the education reform, the school takes a people-oriented approach and actively cultivates students' interest in learning and active learning. Over the years, the school has achieved satisfactory results in public examinations. Outside the classroom, we emphasize experiential learning and character education, in line with the requirements of the education reform, in order to maintain a balanced development of the eight domains. The senior secondary curriculum offers a wide range of subjects (including arts, science, commerce and fine arts) with elements of project learning, creative thinking and study tours.
The school emphasizes on the effectiveness of learning and teaching, and develops students' good learning habits and independent learning skills through learning skills workshops, student reflection activities, the Chinese and English Independent Learning Award Scheme, and the subject learning resources webpage.
In terms of teaching strategies, the self-evaluation cycle of "planning-implementation-evaluation" was promoted to enhance teamwork and teaching effectiveness.
Teacher professional training and development:
Teachers of the School participated actively in the Joint Teachers' Seminars organized by TWGHs on a regular basis. In addition, the School organized different types of professional training and development activities for teachers, for example:
- Teacher workshops and sharing sessions allow teachers to enhance or inject new educational knowledge and skills to continuously optimize teaching or management effectiveness;
- Lesson observation, peer lesson observation and sharing of teaching experience among school-based teachers to promote professional knowledge exchange across Key Learning Areas (KLAs);
- Orientation for new teachers to understand and adapt to the school environment and to develop and continually optimize professional subject matter knowledge and teaching skills;
- Experiential activities or workshops to enrich teachers' mind, body and spirit;
- Teachers are actively encouraged to attend courses, seminars and workshops organized by the Education Bureau and other educational bodies to keep abreast of new trends in education.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The school adopts a Whole School Approach (WSA) to implement integrated education (IE) and provides comprehensive support for students with special educational needs (SEN). The school has set up a Student Support Team comprising the Deputy Principal, SEN Co-ordinator, Counseling Officer, Teaching Officer, SEN Support Teacher, Educational Psychologist, Speech Therapist, Guidance Counselor and Teaching Assistants, etc., to formulate appropriate support plans for students with special educational needs. In addition, we take care of students' learning differences through curriculum design, diversified teaching strategies, optimized tiered assignments, homework and test accommodations, etc., so as to enhance students' learning effectiveness. The school adopts a diversified mode of support and makes flexible use of the Learning Support Grant to procure professional support services such as literacy training, social training and career planning to support students' special educational needs. The school attaches importance to home-school co-operation. The support team has established a regular communication mechanism and organized parent-teacher conferences and parent-child seminars to enable parents to understand their children's learning needs and jointly support their learning and growth.
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 language learning support; employing additional teachers/teaching assistants to support NCS students' Chinese language learning; arranging intensive modes of Chinese language teaching and learning (e.g. pull-out learning on a need basis, small group learning, etc.); developing a school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting teaching materials; and organizing cultural integration activities. Students may choose to take Chinese Language as an elective subject at senior secondary level, Applied Learning Chinese and GCSE Chinese.
School facilities:
A large LED screen has been installed in the school hall. All classrooms and special rooms are equipped with air-conditioning, computers, broadband Internet access, physical projectors and LED projectors, and electronic whiteboards are being installed in classrooms. Other facilities include: School History Gallery, Learning Resource Center, STEAM Creative Learning Center & D&T Workshop, Auditorium, Campus TV, Auditorium, Tuck Shop, Library, Multi-media Learning Rooms, Science Laboratory, Music Room, Dance Room, Computer Room, Visual Arts Room, Student Activity Center, Student Union Room, and Multi-purpose Playground, etc. These facilities allow students to engage in a wide range of learning and other learning experience activities.
School contact information:
- Tel: 25715422
- Fax: 25662767
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.lcdmc.edu.hk
- Address: 18 Cloud View Road, North Point, Hong Kong
Related information:
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- Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Yun Tian Memorial Secondary School Wikipedia
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
