{"id":6183,"date":"2023-12-21T09:46:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T01:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charabox.com\/?p=6183"},"modified":"2023-12-21T09:46:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T01:46:38","slug":"kowloon-bay-saint-john-the-baptist-catholic-primary-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charabox.com\/en\/hong-kong-school\/primary-school\/kowloon-bay-saint-john-the-baptist-catholic-primary-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Kowloon Bay St. John's Catholic Primary School"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Kowloon Bay Saint John the Baptist Catholic Primary School<\/h3>\n<h2>School Type<\/h2>\n<p>District: Kwun Tong<br \/>\nPrimary One School Net: 46<br \/>\nSchool Type: Subsidized<br \/>\nStudent's gender: male and female<br \/>\nLanguage of instruction: Chinese<br \/>\nSchool religion: Catholic<br \/>\nOne Dragon Secondary School:-<br \/>\nDirectly affiliated secondary schools: -<br \/>\nContact Secondary Schools:-<\/p>\n<h2>School History<\/h2>\n<p>Year of establishment: 2003<br \/>\nSponsor: Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong<br \/>\nOur mission is to carry forward the spirit of Christian charity and to emulate John the Baptist's witness to the truth; to establish positive values, to strive for creativity and a spirit of commitment, to love life, to care for the community, and to care for the country; to stimulate students' multiple intelligences and creativity in an excellent learning environment, to take the initiative in learning, and to lay the foundation for life-long learning, so that they can contribute to the society.<br \/>\nSchool Motto: Perseverance and Truthfulness<br \/>\nManagement structure: The school is managed by the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, which has established an Incorporated Management Committee (IMC). The Superintendent, the Principal and the Deputy Principal lead the Administrative and Academic Teams in managing the school's affairs. The administrative and middle school teams are divided into four main areas, namely, Management and Organization, Learning and Teaching, School Ethos and Student Support, and Student Affairs and Activities.<br \/>\nExisting Supervisor\/Chairman of SMC: Michael Cheung<br \/>\nExisting Principal: WU Yim-fun<\/p>\n<h2>School fees:<\/h2>\n<p>No Tuition Fee Payment<\/p>\n<h2>Teacher Information<\/h2>\n<p>Total number of teachers: 57<br \/>\nPercentage of Teachers holding Diploma in Education: 100%<br \/>\nPercentage of Teachers Holding Bachelor's Degrees: 100%<br \/>\nPercentage of Teachers with Masters\/Doctoral Degrees: 40%<br \/>\nPercentage of Teachers with Special Education Training: 63%<br \/>\nPercentage of teachers with 0 to 4 years of experience: 22%<br \/>\nPercentage of teachers with 5 to 9 years of experience: 18%<br \/>\nPercentage of teachers with 10 or more years of experience: 60%<\/p>\n<h2>Class Establishment:<\/h2>\n<p>Number of Primary One classes in this school year: 5<br \/>\nNumber of Primary Two classes in this school year: 5<br \/>\nNumber of Primary Three classes in this school year: 5<br \/>\nNumber of Primary 4 classes in this school year: 5<br \/>\nNumber of Primary 5 classes in this school year: 5<br \/>\nNumber of Primary Six classes in this school year: 5<br \/>\nTotal number of classes in the 2023-2024 school year: 30<\/p>\n<h2>Classroom teaching model:<\/h2>\n<p>Small class teaching is practiced throughout the school.<\/p>\n<h3>Placement in classes:<\/h3>\n<p>Classes are divided equally between P1 and P6.<\/p>\n<h3>Number of tests and examinations:<\/h3>\n<p>No. of Annual General Tests: 0<br \/>\nNo. of examinations for the whole year: 3<\/p>\n<h2>Is St. John's Catholic Primary School in Kowloon Bay good or not?<\/h2>\n<h3>School Wind:<\/h3>\n<p>1. to nurture students to become good citizens who are resolute and truthful and who love the Lord and others.<br \/>2. Emphasize the cultivation of students' moral character. Through the cultivation of religious atmosphere, students will be simple and courteous, grateful for blessings.<br \/>3. In school life, students are able to demonstrate the Ten Student Marks: practicing the spirit of Christian charity, loving life, being courageous, being open-minded and cooperative, having self-confidence, being creative, growing in science and technology, being self-disciplined and disciplined, taking the initiative in learning, and having ideal character.<\/p>\n<h3>Learning and Teaching Strategies :<\/h3>\n<p>1. to enhance students' independent learning ability and learning effectiveness through the inclusion of independent learning elements in school-based curriculum and assignments.<br \/>2. emphasize biliteracy, trilingualism, physical education and arts development, and provide after-school training to promote healthy lifestyles.<br \/>3. to promote cross-curricular learning activities and technological investigations to enhance students' ability to engage in higher-order and creative thinking, and to promote communication and collaboration.<br \/>4. encourage learning from reading by using a variety of reading strategies and programs to enhance students' reading skills.<\/p>\n<h3>Life-wide Learning:<\/h3>\n<p>The school strives to develop all-round learning activities to cultivate students' diverse potentials. After-school activities include Uniformed Team, Chinese Dance, English Musical Theatre, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Singing, Chinese and Western Instrumental Groups, STEM, and Biliteracy and Trilingualism. Colorful Saturdays focus on nurturing the potential of students in Physical Education and Arts, English, and Science.<\/p>\n<h3>Course Tailoring and Adaptation Measures:<\/h3>\n<p>1. A bridging program is offered to prepare Primary 1 students for the elementary school years. The program allows new students and parents to learn about the school environment and the characteristics of the school's curriculum. A thematic learning booklet is provided in the Bridging Programme, which is supplemented by the school-based curriculum according to the learning situation of the students.<br \/>2. to provide enrichment programs for gifted students and to recommend students to participate in off-campus gifted programs and public assessments.<\/p>\n<h3>Educational support for non-Chinese speaking students:<\/h3>\n<h3>Home school cooperation:<\/h3>\n<p>1. parents actively participate in school activities and affairs, serve as parent managers, join the Parent-Teacher Association and Parent Volunteer Teams, etc.<br \/>2. Home and school work together to build a harmonious and caring learning paradise for students.<\/p>\n<h3>Environmental Policy:<\/h3>\n<p>The school has a large campus, planted with flowers and trees, and a green environment. Teachers are actively involved in the promotion of environmental protection activities, encouraging students to start from the beginning, such as saving electricity and water, and practicing the four green uses, so as to contribute to environmental protection. In addition, the school has set up a solar photovoltaic power generation system on the rooftop of the school building, and the electricity produced is directly supplied to all parts of the school for use, in an effort to realize a low-carbon life.<\/p>\n<h3>School facilities:<\/h3>\n<p>Number of classrooms: 30<br \/>\nNumber of halls: 1<br \/>\nNumber of playgrounds: 2<br \/>\nNumber of Libraries: 1<br \/>\nSpecial Rooms: Prayer Room, Student Corner, English Reading Room, STEM Space, General Knowledge Room, Computer Room, Chinese Culture Room, Visual Arts Room, and Music Room.<br \/>\nSchool Bus: Yes<br \/>\nNanny Car: No<\/p>\n<h2>School contact information:<\/h2>\n<p>Tel: 23432311<br \/>\nFax: 23433011<br \/>\n\u96fb\u90f5\uff1asch@kbsjb.edu.hk<br \/>\nWeb site:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kbsjb.edu.hk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.kbsjb.edu.hk<\/a><br \/>\nAddress: 23 Kai Yip Road, Kwun Tong, Kln.<\/p>\n<h3>Related information:<\/h3>\n<h4>Photos of St. John's Catholic Primary School, Kowloon Bay<\/h4>\n<h4>Video on St. John's Catholic Primary School, Kowloon Bay<\/h4>\n<p>St. John's Catholic Primary School, Kowloon Bay Wikipedia<br \/>\nWebpage update: January 4, 2024<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kowloon Bay Saint John the Baptist Catholic Primary Sch 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