TWGHs Mrs. Wu York Yu Memorial College
School Type
- Area：Kwai Tsing
- School Type: Subsidized
- Student Sex: Co-educational
- School Banding: Band 2
- Medium of Instruction: Chinese and English
- School Religion: Not Applicable
School History
- Year of establishment: 1977
- Sponsoring Body: Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
- Objective: The school adheres to the spirit of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and implements "whole-person education" to enable students to realize their potentials. The school's motto, "Diligence, Thriftiness, Loyalty, and Faithfulness," is the basis for moral cultivation, and encourages students to develop a fruitful and meaningful life.
- School motto: Diligence, Frugality, Loyalty, Faithfulness.
- (a) Management structure: The school has formally established an Incorporated Management Committee (IMC) in 2006 to strengthen school-based management. As for the day-to-day operation and the actual implementation of school policies, they are the responsibility of the Principal, the Vice-Principals, the Executive Committee and the subject units.
- Existing Supervisor/Chairman of SMC: Lui Lai Cheung
- Existing Principal: Ip Wai Ming
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 56
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education : 95%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 52%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 30%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 20%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 12%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 68%
Teaching and Learning
Language of Instruction:
The medium of instruction is both English and Chinese.
The subject of Chinese Language Teaching and Learning from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Chinese History, Mathematics (S1)*, Computer, Music, Physical Education, Home Economics, Design and Technology, Visual Arts, Life and Society (S2 and S3)
English Language Teaching (ELT) subjects from S1 to S3 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Integrated Humanities (World History, Geography), Integrated Science (S1 and S2; S3: Physics, Chemistry, Biology)
Secondary 4 to Secondary 6 Literature and Literature subjects in the 2023-2024 school year:
Chinese Language, Civic and Social Development, Business, Introduction to Accounting and Finance (Business Management Module), Information and Communication Technology, Chinese History, History, Sports, Tourism and Hospitality
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics, Geography, Enterprise, Introduction to Accounting and Finance (Accounting Module), Extended Maths Module 2 (Algebra and Calculus)
School-wide language policy:
The school creates an English learning environment that facilitates the transition between the junior and senior high school curricula. The school's expatriate English teachers add enrichment lessons to the junior high school English curriculum to enhance students' conversational skills. Native English teachers also organize different lunchtime English activities in the English corner to arouse students' interest in learning English. To encourage independent learning, the school has set up a school-based online English self-learning platform for all students, so that they can review the English vocabulary and pronunciation learned in class anytime, anywhere. The school has created a good English learning environment for students, such as morning assembly conducted in English, English programs broadcasted on campus TV during lunch time, English morning reading time on the first day of the cycle week, and a "mock job hunting experience" for senior secondary students to prepare for interviews.
The school has also performed well in the area of Language across the Curriculum and has been awarded the Chief Executive's Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning by the Education Bureau in recognition of the school's achievements in English language teaching. The school has adopted a Whole School Approach to cross-curricular English learning. Through cross-curricular English writing training at junior secondary level and inter-class performances of cross-curricular English dramas, students understand the importance of cross-curricular English learning. The school has compiled a cross-curricular English learning vocabulary and sentence book to enable students to learn English vocabulary and sentences from various subjects in a systematic manner. In addition, the Chinese, English and Mathematics subjects are grouped according to ability so as to enhance the effectiveness of the learning and teaching of Chinese, English and Mathematics.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
Tests and examinations are held twice a year, and there are occasional tests for each subject. The Chinese, English and Mathematics subjects are grouped according to the ability of the students and the contents of the curriculum are adapted.
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: 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:
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) System. Good conduct, Grade B or above is required. The admission criteria for S1 Discretionary Places of the school will be based on the performance of the applicants in the following categories, including the ranked list of applicants provided by the Education Bureau (EDB): 40% Primary School In-school Achievement and Conduct: 25%, Interview Results: 25%, Others (Performance in Extra-curricular Activities or Liaison with Secondary Schools, etc.): 10%, and the most up-to-date information will be based on the latest information to be announced in the school's website in January 2023, which will be available upon request. The latest information is based on the school's January 2023 announcement.
How is Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Mrs. Wu York Yu Memorial College?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 2A
School Wind:
Adhering to the teaching spirit of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, which is "whole-person education" and "developing students' potential", the school assists students to grow up healthily, develops their good character, enhances their self-confidence and self-esteem, and strengthens the caring culture of the school. The school provides various developmental support groups for students, including Discipline Group, Counseling Group, Moral and Civic Education Group, Careers and Further Education Group, Student Support Group, Extra-curricular Activities Group and Life Education Group. These groups often collaborate in whole-school activities, such as the Secondary 1 orientation activity "Yoga for Fun", the "Big Brothers/Big Sisters" program, the Volunteer for All program, and leadership training, etc. The school encourages students to take part in more extra-curricular activities to enrich their learning experience, and to enhance students' self-confidence and self-esteem through diversified learning experiences. The school provides students with developmental, preventive and remedial counseling programs and activities strategically according to the school's own situation. We will also take the initiative to contact and communicate with students and parents, and provide students with as much care and attention as possible, so as to give full play to the spirit of home-school co-operation.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
The Middle School emphasizes the training of Chinese, English and Mathematics and the participation in extra-curricular activities to strengthen biliteracy and trilingualism and to lay a good foundation for students. The school provides students with a diversified curriculum to broaden their knowledge base. In addition, the school also vigorously implements cross-curricular project learning in junior secondary schools to cultivate students' generic skills and enhance their creativity and problem-solving abilities. This year, the school has introduced "cross-curricular English learning" and "cross-curricular reading" classes in S4 and S5 to enhance students' interest and ability in reading. Extensive Reading Programmes have been set up for Chinese and English subjects. The Parent-Teacher Association and the Library have jointly organized the Parent-Child Reading Award Scheme to promote reading. The Library organizes activities for all subject groups to encourage students to read more and to improve their reading skills.
In addition, the school encourages teachers to observe lessons with each other and to participate in different types of professional development activities to enhance the effectiveness of teaching and learning. Teachers in the school are becoming more sophisticated in the use of e-learning, which makes lessons more interactive and greatly enhances students' sense of engagement and participation. Through the e-learning platform, teachers can also encourage students to prepare for lessons before attending them, thus achieving the goal of "independent learning". Teachers' use of e-learning is becoming more mature, and they conduct "blended learning" in the classroom, combining the advantages of both online and physical lessons to enhance students' sense of engagement and participation. For example, teachers use "flipped teaching" to allow students to make use of the e-learning platform to do pre-study before attending classes, and then carry out more in-depth learning in the school classroom; or "learning menu teaching" to allow students to complete the learning tasks according to their own progress, so as to cater for the diversity of students' learning and to practise personalized learning.
Teacher professional training and development:
The school attaches great importance to the personal growth and professional development of teachers. The school has set up a "Mentorship System" in the teaching team to gradually develop an atmosphere of mutual care and willingness to nurture new teachers, thereby enhancing the sustainability of the school's overall development in the future. Teachers of all subjects regularly open their classrooms for peer observation, after which reflections and exchanges will be conducted in their subject groups. In addition, teachers' experiences in teaching practice will be systematically organized, and the school also encourages teachers to conduct action research on teaching, so that teachers can continue to pursue self-improvement and become a "learning community".
All teachers of the school have attended seminars, talks and training courses organized by the Education Bureau, the Hong Kong University of Education and other universities and organizations, such as those on e-learning and STEM education, in order to adapt to the changes and needs of the times. Teachers who need to teach in English in all subjects have received relevant professional English training, and they also attend relevant training courses regularly to refresh their knowledge. The school has also established a set of effective cross-curricular English learning methodology and teaching materials, and has been awarded the Chief Executive's Award for Excellence in Teaching by the Education Bureau in recognition of the efforts and achievements of the school's teachers.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The School is committed to building an inclusive culture and providing holistic support for students with special educational needs (SEN). The School has set up a "Student Support Team" comprising the Deputy Principal, an Educational Psychologist from Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, a Clinical Psychologist from Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, two Resident Social Workers, the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator, the Special Educational Needs Support Teacher and the Guidance Counselor, etc. The team meets regularly to formulate appropriate support plans for students with needs. Class teachers and subject teachers regularly exchange information on students' academic and social performance and discuss support measures. At the same time, the school utilizes the Learning Support Grant (LSA) flexibly with the provision of another SEN Support Teacher to help support the students and implement different kinds of activities to enable the students to develop their strengths to the fullest.
In addition to the above, the school arranges a speech therapist to cater for the special educational needs of students. For students with more severe SEN, the school will work closely with the Educational Psychologists of TWGHs and the Clinical Psychologists of TWGHs to provide assessment, referral and Individualized Learning Plan (ILP). In addition, the school emphasizes home-school cooperation and arranges members of the Student Support Team to maintain regular communication with parents so that parents can understand their children's performance in school and promote home-school communication and cooperation.
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; employing additional teachers/teaching assistants to support NCS students' Chinese language learning; and organizing cultural integration activities.
School facilities:
The school has a computer center, an English learning center, a student activity center, an elevator, and restrooms for the disabled. All classrooms, special rooms and assembly halls are air-conditioned.
In recent years, the school has been actively improving its facilities to cater for the school's focus on all-round education, STEM education and blended learning. For example, there is a "fitness room" to enhance students' physical and aesthetic development, a "piano room", a "drum room" and a "performance room" with professional soundproofing equipment, a laboratory specially designed to implement biotechnology education, a "Yoga Creative Space" to enhance students' technological skills, a "Yoga Studio" to improve students' computerized technology and "Yoga Classroom" to enhance students' expressive skills and encourage collaborative learning. The "Yoga Classroom", which is designed to enhance students' ability to express themselves and to encourage collaborative learning, is also equipped with video-recording and interactive teaching functions.
School contact information:
- Tel: 24285129
- Fax: 24803015
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.twghwyyms.edu.hk
- Address: 13-21 On Chit Street, Kwai Chung, N.T.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
