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Cheung Chau Sacred Heart School

Cheung Chau Sacred Heart School
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Primary:11 indicators apply, 4 matched

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Cheung Chau Sacred Heart School
Islands ・ Primary ・ Est. 1953
📍 Address
C C Lot Nos 916 & 1092, Church Road, Ch…
📞 Phone
29810330
📠 Fax
29819244
✉️ Email
ccshs@ccshs.edu.hk
⛪ Religion
Catholicism
👩‍🏫 Principal
Wong Leung Hoi
📅 Founded
1953
👫 Gender
Co-ed
🗣️ Language
Chinese(incl.: Putonghua) and English

🎯 Mission

To foster students' whole-person development, our school shares the universal mission of Catholic Schools in the development of holistic education. It includes spiritual, moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic formation, thereby nurturing students with the spirit of love and a strong sense of commitment towards the community. It helps to equip themselves and confront the challenges in the coming future.

📚 Approach & Strategies

1. Different learning activities are organized to enrich students’ learning experiences, such as overseas study tours, life-wide learning, cross-curricular activities, interest groups, etc. 2. Our school emphasizes students' bilingual and trilingual competence: Our Chinese team has also joined the Mainland-Hong Kong Teachers Exchange & Collaboration Programme to enhance teaching effectiveness for both teachers and students; Our English team has joined the Happy English programme co-organized by the CUHK, allowing students to interact directly with foreign university students. 3. Utilize various e-learning tools to enhance interactive learning and increase student interest, leverage assessment data to improve student performance, and cultivate independent learning among students.

💛 SEN Support

We have set up a student support core team to cater for learners’ diversity through providing support and training to students with special needs. Furthermore, our School-based Educational Psychologist and Speech Therapist conduct intelligence, dyslexia, and speech assessment for suspected cases.

🎨 Whole-person Learning

Athletics, Basketball, Football, Badminton, Table-tennis, Taekwondo, Rope skipping, Ballet, Erhu, Hand-Chime, Choir, Drama, Go, English and Putonghua Choral Speaking, Math elite team, English puppets, English little chef, Marty, mBot, VR, Science experiments, Stargazing, Young Pioneers Of Christ, Flag Raising Team, Cub Scouts, Junior Police Call, Community Youth Club, Dragon and Lion Dance Team, Field trip, Skateboard, Breakdance, etc.

📋 School Data

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poa_school_net 97
school_type_1 Aided
school_type_2 Whole Day
imc Established
training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chairperson_members -
title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc Mr.
title_of_school_head Mr.
sponsoring_body The Catholic Diocesan of <br>Hong Kong
school_motto Faith, Hope, Love
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 Approved Fee for Specific Purposes: $280
asc_others -
fac_no_of_classroom 12
fac_no_of_school_hall 1
fac_no_of_playground 2
fac_no_of_library 1
fac_special_rooms STEAM room, Music room, English room, Tutorial room and Counselling room.
fac_others Wi-Fi, Classrooms w/interactive panels, notebooks, tablets and VR. Bouldering wall, School Hall w/LED wall, Garden, Solar power generation system
previous_year_tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts 24
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training 92
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above 40
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training 65
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 20
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 16
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above 64
previous_year_no_of_class_p1 1
previous_year_no_of_class_p2 2
previous_year_no_of_class_p3 2
previous_year_no_of_class_p4 2
previous_year_no_of_class_p5 2
previous_year_no_of_class_p6 2
previous_year_no_of_class_total 11
current_year_no_of_class_p1 1
current_year_no_of_class_p2 1
current_year_no_of_class_p3 2
current_year_no_of_class_p4 2
current_year_no_of_class_p5 2
current_year_no_of_class_p6 2
current_year_no_of_class_total 10
cs_mode_of_teaching School-based small class teaching is adopted to cater for the diverse learning needs of students through the whole-school approach.<br>1. All language teachers are subject trained. <br>2. Two class teachers in P.1. <br>3. Small class teaching, different learning groups and remedial classes.
cs_remarks Use Putonghua as one of the media of instruction in learning and teaching Chinese. We provide School-based English Phonics Class in key stage 1 and English Drama Class in key stage 2 in order to enhance their English competence. Foreign English teacher teaches P.1 English.
no_of_test_per_year_P1 0
no_of_exam_per_year_P1 1
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 Yes
upload_school_assignment_policy_to_school_web Yes
diversified_assessment P.1 has 1 Summative Assessment, P.2-P.6 have 2 Summative Assessments. There is also Formative Assessment that includes assignments/course work, class observation, practical assessment and unit tests to give students feedback and improve learning.
avoid_test_exam_after_long_holidays Yes
arrange_timetable_flexibly_tutorial_session_in_afternoon Yes
streaming_arrangement Heterogenous grouping.
no_of_school_days_per_week 5
no_of_periods_per_day 9
duration_of_each_period 30
school_starts_at 8:45
school_starts_at_AMPM AM
school_ends_at 3:00
school_ends_at_AMPM PM
lunch_start_time 12:50
lunch_end_time 1:50
lunch_arrangement Students bring back their own meals, Parents deliver meals, Ordering meals from restaurants.
school_life_remarks Major subjects are held in the morning while non-core subjects are arranged in the afternoon.<br>Self-directed learning period on Friday afternoons.<br>Establish after-school homework tutoring classes, after-school interest classes, and training for school teams.
school_organisation The Incorporated Management Committee > Supervisor > Principal > Deputy Principal > PSM / APSM > Teacher > EO > Clerk > Janitor Staff.<br>Under the leadership of the principal, executive teams, teachers and other staff carry out the school policy established by the Incorporated Management Committee.
imc_smc_mc Incorporated Management Committee was established on 1st April, 2015.<br>Composition of the IMC: sponsoring body managers, parent managers, teacher managers, alumni manager, independent manager and the principal (an ex-officio member).
school_green_policy We participate in the "Green Schools 2.0" project. Solar power generation systems are installed on the rooftops. We also participate in CLP's Feed-in Tariff (FiT) Scheme, and use the income from the scheme for students' environmental protection education activities. Recycling collection boxes are placed in the playground, classrooms, staff rooms and the general office. Organize different activities: recycle Mid-Autumn Festival mooncake boxes, create eco-friendly Christmas trees, and conduct beach clean-ups.
school_major_concerns 1. Adhere to the core values of Catholic education, build a positive campus, and cultivate students to become good citizens. <br>2. Optimize curriculum and learning and teaching strategies to effectively take care of students’ learning diversity and enhance students’ self-directed learning.
learning_and_teaching_plan_url http://www.ccshs.edu.hk/newweb/a0011.htm
major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum School-based Astronomy Observation Curriculum<br>Our school organises a variety of astronomy promotion events with the Caritas Chan Chun Ha Field Studies Centre. We invite parents to join our programmes.<br>School-based STEAM Curriculum<br>The school designs a series of interdisciplinary school-based STEAM courses centered around science subjects, in line with current teaching trends.
dev_of_generic_skills 1. Our curriculum, teaching strategies and homework design aim at developing students' self-learning, communication and collaboration skills.<br>2. Learning activities including the life-wide learning week and other cross-curricular activities foster students' generic skills.
cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours Integrating the five core values of catholic education into the school curriculum helps develop students' positive moral attitude. The Sacred Heartians Award Scheme also provides students with a variety of learning experiences and helps to improve their personal development skills.<br>The goal of the Sacred Heartian Award Scheme is to enhance students' self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-image. Students can learn to achieve the virtue of "Love the Lord, Love everyone".
student_support_url http://www.ccshs.edu.hk/subjects/s_d_g.htm
whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity We provide enrichment classes, remedial classes, pull-out programmes, after-school tutorials, and peer small group learning to cater for students of different abilities. In addition, we arrange assessment and homework adjustments, and various training to cater for weaker students or students with special needs in areas such as: social skills, attention, speech, and reading and writing. Also, we provide diversified extra-curricular activities to cater for learners' diversity, e.g. magic, juggling, dancing, chess, and board game classes.
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; organising activities to create an inclusive learning environment in the school; and our school uses Putonghua to teach Chinese in all classes / groups at certain levels with extra support as appropriate, e.g. pull-out/small-group classes, learning and teaching resources with Pinyin, etc..
curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation We provide curriculum tailoring and adjustment on homework and assessment to cater for students' individual needs. In addition, we employ small-group teaching to cater for low achievement students, and an Independent Educational Plan (IEP) is set for students with individual needs.
home-school_co-operation_url http://www.ccshs.edu.hk/pta/pta_intro.htm
home-school_co-operation We value a close partnership between school and parents. The PTA engages in various activities and school affairs. Our school has also established a parent support group called 'Me Time for Parents' and a 'Family Connects' Parent-Child Activity Group to provide a supportive community for parents.

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