🎒 Primary ・ Islands
Holy Family School
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
36
Average
Primary：11 indicators apply, 4 matched
🎒
Holy Family School
Islands ・
Primary ・ Est. 1965
📍 Address
1 Shing Ka Road, Peng Chau, New Territo…
📞 Phone
29830785
📠 Fax
29831247
✉️ Email
general@holyfamily.edu.hk
⛪ Religion
Catholicism
👩🏫 Principal
Chan Kin Fai Marcus
📅 Founded
1965
👫 Gender
Co-ed
🗣️ Language
Chinese(incl.: Putonghua) and English
🎯 Mission
Our school is committed to the development and promotion of Christian principles with a focus on the virtues of love, obedience and diligence. With the support of dedicated parents and the use of diversified teaching methods, we aim to help students cultivate a healthy attitude towards life, enabling them to become fulfilled and useful members of our society.
📚 Approach & Strategies
1. To improve students' resilience and their ability to solve difficulties using positive thinking. 2. To enhance students' sense of accomplishment and their self-management abilities. 3. To construct mobile classrooms to enhance students' interest in learning. 4. To increase students' sense of belonging and pride in Peng Chau.
💛 SEN Support
To support students with special educational needs, we provide: a school-based Educational Psychological services; teaching and assessment adjustments; remedial learning groups; training in social skills; Enhanced School-based Speech Therapy Service; individual education plans; and opportunities for parents to share experiences.
🎨 Whole-person Learning
The school has Multiple Intelligence Academy. It provides courses such as Little Artists, Picture Book Creation Course, Drama Training Course, Percussion, Chinese Debate Course, Magic Course, Badminton Team, Athletics Team, Football Team, Judo, Chinese Martial Arts, and Coding. Every year, the school will arrange cross-curricular activities such as STREAM programmes, theme-based learning weeks and Chinese Cultural Day.
📋 School Data
All raw fields from the Education Bureau school profile not shown above.
| poa_school_net | 99 |
|---|---|
| school_type_1 | Aided |
| school_type_2 | Whole Day |
| imc | Established |
| training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chairperson_members | 60% |
| title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc | Ms. |
| title_of_school_head | Mr. |
| sponsoring_body | Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong |
| school_motto | Love God and People, Kindness, Obedience, Diligence |
| school_size | 2000 |
| through_train_sec_school | - |
| feeder_sec_school | - |
| nominated_sec_school | - |
| school_bus | - |
| nanny_van | - |
| parent_teacher_association | Yes |
| school_alumni_association | Yes |
| asc_school_fee | - |
| asc_tong_fai | - |
| asc_pta_fee | $40 |
| asc_charges_for_non_standard_items | Fees for special purposes: $200 each year. |
| asc_others | N.A. |
| fac_no_of_classroom | 6 |
| fac_no_of_school_hall | 1 |
| fac_no_of_playground | 2 |
| fac_no_of_library | 1 |
| fac_special_rooms | STREAM Room, multi-function room, counselling room, and student activity centre. |
| fac_others | Holy Family Garden. |
| fac_support_for_specialedu | Ramp, Accessible lift, Accessible toilet and Tactile guide path plan. |
| previous_year_tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts | 16 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training | 81 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above | 43 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training | 62 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 | 14 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 | 10 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above | 76 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p1 | 1 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p2 | 1 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p3 | 1 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p4 | 1 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p5 | 1 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p6 | 1 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_total | 6 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p1 | 1 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p2 | 1 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p3 | 1 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p4 | 1 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p5 | 1 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p6 | 1 |
| current_year_no_of_class_total | 6 |
| cs_mode_of_teaching | Our school focuses on a small-class approach with learner-centred teaching. Through the "Learning-through-Playing" teaching model, students are encouraged to discover more, think more and put their learning into practice in their everyday lives. |
| cs_remarks | N.A. |
| no_of_test_per_year_P1 | 0 |
| no_of_exam_per_year_P1 | 0 |
| replace_test_exam_P1 | Yes |
| no_of_test_per_year_P2-P6 | 0 |
| no_of_exam_P2-P6 | 2 |
| formulate_appropriate_school_based_assessment_assignment_policy_inform_parents_collect_views_from_teachers_students_parents_regularly | Yes |
| upload_school_assessment_policy_to_school_web | No |
| upload_school_assignment_policy_to_school_web | Yes |
| diversified_assessment | We have various modes of formative assessments such as class activities, project learning, cross-curricular learning, portfolios etc. Feedback from teachers regarding knowledge, attitudes and skills enhances students' learning effectiveness. |
| avoid_test_exam_after_long_holidays | Yes |
| arrange_timetable_flexibly_tutorial_session_in_afternoon | Yes |
| streaming_arrangement | N.A. |
| no_of_school_days_per_week | 5 |
| no_of_periods_per_day | 10 |
| duration_of_each_period | 30 |
| school_starts_at | 8:10 |
| school_starts_at_AMPM | AM |
| school_ends_at | 3:20 |
| school_ends_at_AMPM | PM |
| lunch_start_time | 12:40 |
| lunch_end_time | 1:35 |
| lunch_arrangement | Arranged by parents. |
| school_life_remarks | 1. Promote parent volunteering and provide parenting education to strengthen children's positive development.<br>2. Run dedicated reading time every day. The Library is open after school to encourage students to read and to promote learning autonomy.<br>3. Encourage students to care for one another, including the Prayer Angels and Big Brothers and Sisters schemes. |
| school_management_url | https://www.holyfamily.edu.hk/home |
| school_organisation | We have established an Incorporated Management Committee (IMC). School policies are developed and executed by the Administration team. Through team discussion, parents and teachers are consulted to plan school development. |
| imc_smc_mc | The Incorporated Management Committee has been established. For information about the managers, please refer to the school website. |
| school_green_policy | 1. We have 'class fields' to promote a green culture in the school and develop pupils' interest in growing plants.<br>2. There is a Holy Family Garden for students to experience and practise gardening - blending spiritual and agricultural cultivation. |
| school_major_concerns_url | https://www.holyfamily.edu.hk/page/1 |
| school_major_concerns | 1. To let students step out of the classroom, unleash their talents and enhance their learning effectiveness.<br>2. Put the spirit of HFS (H:Helpful, F:Faithful, S:Studious) into practice and become an outstanding HFSese. |
| learning_and_teaching_plan_url | https://api.holyfamily.edu.hk/public/file/ac5e42889fb64aaca9eff9455b2cc626 |
| major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum | 1. To strengthen values education, life education, national education and national security education through school curriculum and learning activities.<br>2. Work with the "UpPotential" scheme to implement the "Youth Caring Programme" to promote a balanced physical and mental development.<br>3. Optimise the school timetable so that students can make good use of all learning time to practise life-wide learning models.<br>4. In view of students' learning ability and progress, support teachers provide in-class support to cater the learning diversity of students.<br>5. Construct mobile classrooms and let students make good use of the community and school environment for cross-curricular learning.<br>6. We have various modes of formative assessment such as class activities, project learning, cross-curricular learning, portfolios etc. Feedback from teachers on knowledge, attitudes and skills enhance students' learning effectiveness. |
| dev_of_generic_skills | Our school-based curriculum aims to develop students' generic skills. Based on the characteristics of different subjects, various programmes are provided. Students also consolidate their learning experiences through participating in diversified lesson activities, theme-based learning and project learning. |
| cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours | 1. Through diverse activities, students are nurtured to understand the Catholic core values and the latest values education from the Education Bureau.<br>2. Optimise the school-based reward and discipline programme to enable students to understand the importance of self-management. |
| student_support_url | https://drive.google.com/file/d/10sgwDnax3Zh6iBPihoK8PeET_23ahJ72/view |
| whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity | We have a whole school-based support scheme to serve students with different learning needs. Under the scheme, we cater for student diversity, and provide early identification and diagnosis of students' learning difficulties, group programmes, and school-based speech therapy to cater for individual differences. |
| support_for_non_chinese_students | Our school provides additional support for NCS students to facilitate their learning of Chinese: providing after-school support programmes in learning Chinese; appointing additional teacher(s)/teaching assistant(s) to support NCS students' learning of Chinese; arranging intensive Chinese learning and teaching mode(s), e.g. pull-out learning if necessary, split-class/group learning, etc; developing school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting learning and teaching materials; and organising activities to create an inclusive learning environment in the school. We provide Chinese enhancement classes for non-Chinese speaking students to enhance their interest and ability in learning Chinese. |
| curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation | We have an after-school homework tutorial class, intensive and remedial classes, and 'settling in' classes for recently arrived students. Chinese classes for non-Chinese speaking students are tailor-made to cater for learning diversity. |
| home-school_co-operation_url | https://www.holyfamily.edu.hk/page/54 |
| home-school_co-operation | To strengthen home-school cooperation, we arrange parents' days, a parents' volunteering team, seminars, workshops, education programmes and regular family day picnics. |
| school_ethos | 1. We foster a school ethos of decency and harmoniousness, focusing on moral education. We integrate guidance, discipline and spirituality to promote the spirit of Jesus's love.<br>2. We develop students' moral values through religion and cooperative learning to nurture a strong sense of team spirit.<br>3. We endeavour to guide students in serving society and to develop a sense of care for their community through volunteering activities. |
| future_dev_url | https://holyfamily.edu.hk/page/1 |
| school_dev_plan | 1. Cultivate students' active and engaged learning attitude, develop students' talent, and encourage them to practise what they have learned in daily life.<br>2. Put the spirit of HFS (H:Helpful, F:Faithful, S:Studious) into practice and become an outstanding HFSese. |
| teacher_pro_training_and_dev | 1. Join support schemes from the EDB and various other organisations, school-based teachers' development days and workshops to reinforce teachers' professional skills.<br>2. Establish a culture of professional sharing during collaborative lesson. planning and lesson observation to enhance learning and teaching effectiveness. |