🎒 Primary ・ Islands
Northern Lamma School
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
27
Average
Primary：11 indicators apply, 3 matched
🎒
Northern Lamma School
Islands ・
Primary ・ Est. 1949
📍 Address
No 1 Yung Shue Ling, Yung Shue Wan, Lam…
📞 Phone
29820242
📠 Fax
29822484
✉️ Email
enquiry@nls.edu.hk
⛪ Religion
Not Applicable
👩🏫 Principal
Wong On Ki Angela
📅 Founded
1949
👫 Gender
Co-ed
🗣️ Language
Chinese
🎯 Mission
The school serves to provide all-round education for the students.
📚 Approach & Strategies
1. Life-wide learning is provided to the students on various themes. 2. A 2-hour session for student activities is assigned every Friday afternoon. Cross-subjects learning opportunities are provided to the students for consolidation of knowledge acquired from different disciplines.
💛 SEN Support
1. Core members of student support team include a principal, teachers and a school social worker. 2. Different resources such as learning support grant and enhanced speech therapy grant are used to provide appropriate support to students with different needs. 3. Measures include the arrangements of timetable, daily homework and dictation accommodation, individual education plan, various types of group and school-based speech therapy service, etc. 4. Through meetings and discussions, student support needs are formulated and revised when needed.
🎨 Whole-person Learning
The school organizes a variety of activities every year, including the Chinese/English poem recitations, singing contest, athletics and visual arts competitions. There are regular extra-curricular activities such as Scouts, Brownies, singing, science club, games, table tennis and football. Some training courses such as Cheerleading, Taekwondo and Fencing are conducted by professional instructors.
📋 School Data
All raw fields from the Education Bureau school profile not shown above.
| poa_school_net | 96 |
|---|---|
| school_type_1 | Aided |
| school_type_2 | Whole Day |
| imc | Established |
| training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chairperson_members | 87% |
| title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc | Mr. |
| title_of_school_head | Ms. |
| sponsoring_body | Lamma Island (North)<br>Rural Committee |
| school_motto | Courtesy, Righteousness, Integrity and a sense of honour |
| school_size | 2500 |
| 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 | $50 |
| asc_charges_for_non_standard_items | - |
| asc_others | - |
| fac_no_of_classroom | 6 |
| fac_no_of_school_hall | 1 |
| fac_no_of_playground | 2 |
| fac_no_of_library | 1 |
| fac_special_rooms | 1 Computer Room.<br>1 Music Room.<br>1 Visual Arts Room.<br>1 Library. |
| fac_others | - |
| fac_support_for_specialedu | Ramp and Accessible toilet. |
| previous_year_tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts | 15 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training | 94 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above | 28 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training | 33 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 | 22 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 | 11 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above | 67 |
| 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 | 1. Subject Tutorial on Chinese Language, English Language or Mathematics.<br>2. 3:05 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Remedial Class.<br>3. Tutorial on Chinese NCS. |
| cs_remarks | - |
| no_of_test_per_year_P1 | 1 |
| no_of_exam_per_year_P1 | 1 |
| replace_test_exam_P1 | Yes |
| no_of_test_per_year_P2-P6 | 2 |
| 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 | Yes |
| upload_school_assignment_policy_to_school_web | Yes |
| diversified_assessment | 1. Each term, the school conducts one formative assessment and one examination.<br>2. Scores for the formative assessment include pupil's daily assignments, pupil's participation in class and performance, project work and online assessments.<br>3. Pupil's reflection and self-evaluation are conducted as well. |
| 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 | 8 |
| duration_of_each_period | 35 |
| school_starts_at | 8:10 |
| school_starts_at_AMPM | AM |
| school_ends_at | 4:00 |
| school_ends_at_AMPM | PM |
| lunch_start_time | 11:45 |
| lunch_end_time | 1:00 |
| lunch_arrangement | Pupils return home for lunch or parents take the lunch box to school. |
| school_life_remarks | There are a number of English speaking pupils from Primary 1 to 6, which has thus provided an English-enriched environment in the school. The school provides opportunities for pupils to widen their knowledge and experience through variety of activities. |
| school_management_url | https://nls.edu.hk/tc/content.php?wid=258 |
| school_organisation | SMC-SIT-Panel of group / subject -Group / Subject. |
| imc_smc_mc | The Incorporated Management Committee of Northern Lamma School. |
| school_green_policy | Protect the environment group. |
| school_major_concerns_url | https://www.nls.edu.hk/attachment/upload/files/SchoolDocument/05/05_2023-24_School_Year_Plan.pdf |
| school_major_concerns | Nature is our manuscript. Caring is our pen. Let's sketch for the children a picture of happy childhood. |
| learning_and_teaching_plan_url | https://nls.edu.hk/tc/content.php?wid=138&sid=157 |
| major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum | > strengthening values education (including life education, national education and national security education)<br>> making good use of learning time and creating space to promote a balanced physical and mental development<br>> enriching life-wide learning experiences and promoting whole-person development<br>> better catering for learner diversity<br>- reinforcing, STEAM education, and nurturing students’ media and information literacy<br>> strengthening cross-curricular learning and reading across the curriculum for developing lifelong learning capabilities<br>> enhancing assessment literacy for promoting learning and teaching effectiveness. |
| dev_of_generic_skills | Cultivation of generic skills through different key stages. |
| cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours | Life education lessons, appropriate teaching content in the various subjects, morning assembly, and the interaction with people and things in daily life, are used to cultivate students' correct values and positive attitudes. |
| student_support_url | https://nls.edu.hk/tc/content.php?wid=141&sid=142 |
| whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity | 1. Study groups. <br>2. Learning-support groups. <br>3. Specially designed groups for non-Chinese speaking pupils with lower ability.<br>4. School-based Chinese curriculum is developed for non-Chinese speaking pupils. |
| 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; and organising activities to create an inclusive learning environment in the school. <br>1. Main subject tutorial classes and a lunch time buddy reading programme are provided to help students consolidate their foundation skills. <br>2. Homework tutorial classes are provided to help students complete their daily homework. <br>3. Whenever it is possible, a Chinese student and a non-Chinese speaking student pair up as a study group in the lessons. |
| curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation | Provide ample opportunities to the students, including life-wide learning, cooperative learning and educational trips to motivate students' interest, to sustain their learning attitude and to enhance their learning experiences. |
| home-school_co-operation_url | http://www.nls.edu.hk/pta_intro.htm |
| home-school_co-operation | 1. Parents are invited to participate in the school functions. <br>2. Parent education is provided to the parents through Parent-Teacher Association (PTA). |
| school_ethos | 1. Cultivation of harmonious teacher-student relationship. <br>2. Enhancement of family-school cooperation.<br>3. Student support group organizes bridging programmes for the students to facilitate smooth transition from primary six to secondary one.<br>4. A full-time social worker stations in the school to assist on students' affairs. School-based student counselor. |
| future_dev_url | https://www.nls.edu.hk/attachment/upload/files/SchoolDocument/05/05_2023-24_School_Year_Plan.pdf |
| school_dev_plan | 1. To strengthen students' ability of self-study and self-evaluation and unlock their potential<br>2. To cultivate students' spirit of self-discipline and self-love as well as encouraging them to care for others |
| teacher_pro_training_and_dev | 1. Teacher Development Day<br>2. Wednesday Professional Development Session<br>3. Learning community |