YLPMSAA Tang Siu Tong Secondary School
School Type
- District: Yuen Long
- 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: 1999
- Sponsoring Body: Yuen Long Public Secondary School Alumni Association
- Objective: To cultivate balanced development of students, emphasize on five education, take the school motto [diligence, filial piety, friendliness and sincerity] as the basis of learning to be, to do and to learn, so that students can be diligent and studious, filial piety and respect for their elders, friendship and love for the community, honesty and modesty, and to have a sound personality and a correct outlook on life.
- School Motto: Diligence, Piety, Friendship and Sincerity
- Management Structure: An Incorporated Management Committee (IMC) has been set up, comprising parent representatives, teacher representatives and community members, and emphasizing staff participation and performance. The direction of school development is set by the School Executive Council (SEC), in which there are teacher representatives to reflect the views of teachers. Teachers are required to participate in different administrative groups within the school, utilizing their individual strengths and expertise to assist in the development of school policies.
- Existing Chancellor/Chairman of SMC: Tang Siu-tong
- Existing Principal: Winnie Poon
Teacher Information
- Total number of teachers in the school: 59
- Percentage of teachers holding Diploma in Education: 97%
- Percentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%
- Percentage of Teachers with Master's/Doctoral Degrees: 37%
- Percentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 17%
Teacher seniority:
- Percentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 27%
- Percentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 12%
- Percentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 61%
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, Putonghua, Chinese History, Physical Education, Home Economics*, Creative Education (S1 & S2)*, Music (S1 & S2)*, Life Education, Computer*, Visual Arts*, Mathematics*.
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, Chinese History, Civic and Social Development, Physical Education, Geography, Introduction to Business Accounting and Finance, Information and Communication Technology, Tourism and Hospitality, Visual Arts, Values Education, Chinese Literature, History
Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) subjects from S4 to S6 in the 2023-2024 school year:
English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Economics, Mathematics Extended Module 2
School-wide language policy:
The junior secondary school arranges English courses according to students' ability to enhance their English proficiency, while the senior secondary school offers English teaching groups to meet the needs of students for further studies and development in the future. The school also arranges expatriate English teachers to organize different English activities on campus, as well as practicing conversation for senior secondary students and teaching in individual classes. In addition, the school will add English elements to all junior secondary subjects in phases to meet the needs of senior secondary English teaching.
Tests and study adaptation measures:
Each subject formulates its own assessment policy in the light of the school's objectives and students' needs. Apart from summative assessment, continuous assessment is also used to assess students' academic performance as appropriate. Different aspects of students' learning performance, such as project work, are also included in the scope of assessment to develop students' abilities in various aspects.
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). List of Academic Achievements provided by the Education Bureau 30%; School Achievement and Conduct 20%; Record of Prizes and Awards for Participation in School and Extra-School Activities 10%; Performance in Interviews 40%.
Yuen Long Public Secondary School Alumni Association How is Tang Siu Tong Secondary School?
The school group Band is a few:
Ranking Estimate Band 2B
School Wind:
The school expects students to be creative, expressive, helpful and caring. Through competitions, adventurous activities, leadership training and service work, students are nurtured to be noble.
Learning and Teaching Strategies :
"Creativity, Commitment, Communication, and Cooperation" are the directions that teachers and students encourage each other. The school centers on student learning, actively induces students' interest in learning, and trains students to learn to inquire, think and get along with others. The school actively promotes students' abilities in biliteracy, trilingualism, mathematical thinking, information technology application, self-expression and self-learning. In addition to general subjects, the school has set up the Life Education and Values Education subjects to cultivate students' correct values and generic skills. The school-based curriculum is developed and curriculum reforms are carried out at all levels and in all subjects to enhance students' motivation and learning effectiveness. Since the 2011/12 school year, the school has developed school-based curricula for Mathematics, Integrated Science, Computer Science, Integrated Humanities and Music at the junior secondary level. The school also emphasizes the basic training of Chinese, English and Mathematics in junior secondary schools, and strengthens the training of learning methods. For senior secondary subjects, the school has set up corresponding arts, science and commerce subjects to meet the needs of students for further studies.
Teacher professional training and development:
The culture of lesson observation has been extended to all subjects to enhance teaching professionalism and develop quality school education. Teacher development and training activities include school-based management sharing sessions/seminars, joint-school teacher development exchanges, visits to alumni schools, sharing sessions on teaching and learning, and publication of relevant journals.
Whole School Participation Model Integrated Education:
The SEN Co-ordinator is responsible for planning the implementation and reviewing the support for IE and developing a 'whole school approach' to IE.
Whole school approach and catering for individual student differences
- The SEN Co-ordinator and the SEN Support Teacher, together with the Senior Guidance Counselor of the Guidance Team, adopt the concept of classroom facilitation and "Whole School Approach": to facilitate class teachers, subject teachers and subject teachers to work together to formulate support measures for students with SEN, and to invite parents, school social workers and Educational Psychologists, etc. to attend the Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs) meetings to follow up on the support work, as necessary.
Whole School Approach to Inclusive Education
- The school collects information on new students with SEN at Secondary 1 level to facilitate early identification of students' SEN and arrangement of appropriate support for them. The school also makes flexible use of the Learning Support Grant to purchase services, such as speech therapy, social training group, expressive arts therapy group, etc., and employs counselors and teaching assistants to provide appropriate support for students with SEN. A "Student Support Digest" is provided to parents of students with SEN every year to listen to their views and discuss the progress of the students.
Tests and Study Adjustment Measures
- Arranging internal test accommodations, such as extra time, enlarged question papers, screen-reading software, speech-to-text software, special arrangements for oral examinations and special examination halls, etc., and assisting students applying for public examinations to apply for similar accommodations so as to enhance the fairness of the examinations.
School facilities:
The computer network connects all classrooms, special rooms, lecture rooms and the auditorium. 1 computer room and 1 computer learning support room are available for all subjects. Each classroom is equipped with computers and LCD projectors. The Middle School has whiteboards in all classrooms and an information corner in the library. There are over 250 computers throughout the school and the theater will be updated in 2019.
School contact information:
- Tel: 24461661
- Fax: 24706380
- Email: [email protected]
- Web site:http://www.tstss.edu.hk
- Address: Ping Ha Road, Area 3, Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long, N.T.
- Webpage update: January 4, 2024
