S.K.H. Good Shepherd Primary School
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
Primary:11 indicators apply, 4 matched
🎯 Mission
Uphold the founding Christian spirit of our school: "Not to be served but to serve". To offer a balanced education for the development of the WHOLE person based on Christian principles. To evolve a unique cultural identity and to equip students with sound knowledge, social and technical skills to meet future challenges.
📚 Approach & Strategies
1. Gifted education: To inspire students' potential through school-based whole-class approach and school-based pull-out approach, such as higher-order thinking skills training, scientific investigation and leadership training, etc. 2. To promote self-regulated learning skills and concept in students’ daily learning. Students learn to use different learning strategies to gain the essential learning experiences and improve their learning effectiveness. We aim at establishing a lifelong learning foundation for the students. 3. We use drama education, cooperative learning, gifted education, inquiry-based learning and e-learning elements to enhance the teaching quality. Also, we provide students with dynamic learning experiences to deal with different learning needs and achieve different lea…
💛 SEN Support
Teaching adaptation and assessment accommodation, remedial learning groups, training on social skills, school-based speech therapy services, individual education plan.
🎨 Whole-person Learning
To develop students' multiple intelligence, various activities are organized for students e.g. Robot Programming, Lego Programming, Little inventor, Grasshopper, Brownie, Students' Fellowship, Chinese Martial Arts, Football Team, Table tennis, Athletics Team, Taekwondo, Fancy jump rope, Dancing Group, Choir, Chinese Musical Instrument, Chinese Orchestra, Flag-guards, Speech Festival, Mathematical Olympiad, English Drama, English puppets, Drawing anime character, Writing, Arts and Crafts, MC Training, CYC and JPC.
📋 School Data
All raw fields from the Education Bureau school profile not shown above.
| poa_school_net | 34 |
|---|---|
| school_type_1 | Aided |
| school_type_2 | Whole Day |
| imc | Established |
| training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chairperson_members | - |
| title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc | Ms. |
| title_of_school_head | Mr. |
| sponsoring_body | Anglican (Hong Kong) Primary Schools Council Limited |
| school_motto | Not to be served but to serve. |
| school_size | 1102 |
| 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 | $60 |
| asc_charges_for_non_standard_items | $300 (payment in two installments) for improving school environment and facilities. |
| asc_others | - |
| fac_no_of_classroom | 13 |
| fac_no_of_school_hall | 1 |
| fac_no_of_playground | 1 |
| fac_no_of_library | 1 |
| fac_special_rooms | Library, Multi-purpose Room, Students' Guidance Room, English Room, Multi-media Language Centre, Visual Arts Room, General Studies Room, Activity Room, Hall and Music Room. |
| fac_others | Air-conditioned classrooms, computers, Smart e-Blackboards and visualizers. |
| fac_support_for_specialedu | Accessible lift. |
| previous_year_tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts | 27 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training | 87 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above | 29 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training | 48 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 | 13 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 | 23 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above | 64 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p1 | 2 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p2 | 2 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p3 | 2 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p4 | 3 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p5 | 2 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p6 | 2 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_total | 13 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p1 | 2 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p2 | 2 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p3 | 2 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p4 | 2 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p5 | 3 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p6 | 2 |
| current_year_no_of_class_total | 13 |
| cs_mode_of_teaching | Based on the student-centered approach, we emphasize small group cooperative learning, self-regulated learning, gifted education, inquiry-based learning and e-learning elements in our daily lessons. Furthermore, our school policies and curriculum focus on catering for the learners' diversities. |
| cs_remarks | We have Early Identification and Intervention of Learning Difficulties Programme for P.1 pupils. We also provide training programmes for our students' whole personal development. |
| no_of_test_per_year_P1 | 0 |
| no_of_exam_per_year_P1 | 3 |
| replace_test_exam_P1 | No |
| no_of_test_per_year_P2-P6 | 0 |
| no_of_exam_P2-P6 | 3 |
| 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 | We have formative assessments and summative assessments. Also, various forms of assessment such as project learning, tasks, observations, self and peer evaluation and parents' evaluation are used to assess the students' learning and performance.<br>Adjustment for students with special educational needs is also implemented in the summative assessments. |
| avoid_test_exam_after_long_holidays | Yes |
| arrange_timetable_flexibly_tutorial_session_in_afternoon | Yes |
| streaming_arrangement | Mixed ability classes from P.1 to P.6. |
| no_of_school_days_per_week | 5 |
| no_of_periods_per_day | 9 |
| duration_of_each_period | 35 |
| school_starts_at | 8:15 |
| school_starts_at_AMPM | AM |
| school_ends_at | 3:30 |
| school_ends_at_AMPM | PM |
| lunch_start_time | 12:50 |
| lunch_end_time | 1:40 |
| lunch_arrangement | Provided by designated supplier, arranged by parents and parents can order lunch boxes from the caterer, deliver lunch box or students bring their own lunch. |
| school_life_remarks | Lunch Monitoring Team monitors the variety, nutrition value and the food hygiene of the lunch boxes and encourages healthy lunch regularly. |
| school_management_url | http://www.gsps.edu.hk/ |
| school_organisation | The well-structured administrative framework is established through collective consultation and discussion. Various committees and teams are designated to make overall plans. |
| imc_smc_mc | The Incorporated Management Committee is formed by professionals and educators. The School Board brings into practice the school-based management, participates actively in school development and builds up distinguished partnership with teachers. |
| school_green_policy | We educate the students to protect the environment through the curriculum and activities. |
| school_major_concerns | 1. Strengthen national and national security education.<br>2. Continuously optimize teaching and learning models. |
| learning_and_teaching_plan_url | / |
| major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum | 1. The IT subject incorporates programming teaching elements to cultivate students' creativity, collaboration and problem-solving skills to face the challenges of the 21st century. In addition, different courses and competitions are also arranged for our students. Our school also introduces external resources to enrich the content of the IT courses.<br>2. In order to guide our students to use IT ethically and help them to become a responsible digital citizen and a life-long learner, elements of ‘media and information literacy' are incorporated into the subjects of IT and GS.<br>3. The cross-curricular reading system enables our students to learn knowledge in various fields and explore the things that they are interested in. We strive to cultivate students to learn to read, love to read and master basic reading skills and strategies, so as to improve learning ability and achieve lifelong learning and whole-person development. |
| dev_of_generic_skills | Consolidating Collaboration skills, Communication skills, Creativity, Critical thinking skills, Information technology skills, Numeracy skills, Problem Solving skills, Self-management skills and Study skills are developed through both formal and school-based curriculum and a great variety of extra-curricular activities. |
| cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours | Our school aims at implementing a positive school culture through promoting positive education.<br>The life education course can cultivate students to develop positive life values and resilience to cope with stress and hardship. We also encourage students to achieve whole-person growth. |
| student_support_url | / |
| whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity | Enrichment learning groups and correlated training programmes are organized for the students to cater for individual differences. Provide Individual Education Programme, School-based Speech Therapy and social skill training programmes for students with special needs. We also provide English consolidation course and induction programmes for newly arrived students to help them adapt to the local social environment and education system. |
| 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; 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. |
| curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation | Teachers adjust the requirements in teaching, learning, amount of homework and assessment criteria for the students who have special needs, hoping that their motivation in learning can be improved. Classes for elite students are also arranged in order to nurture them to be the social elites in future. |
| home-school_co-operation_url | / |
| home-school_co-operation | We think highly of parent education and student development. We have developed clear and definite policies to promote cooperation with the parents. Teachers maintain regular contact with parents through the 'Sunshine Telephoning Scheme', aiming at strengthening communication through various channels and styles in an open-minded manner. The Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) is also devoted to nurturing children's growth. Students, parents and teachers have a strong sense of belonging towards the school, paying close attention to its future development and actively participating in various activities organized by PTA. |
| school_ethos | The school thinks highly of the education of 'Love' and positive attitude. The tender solicitude of teachers gives rise to students' love and caring about others to build up our 'Caring and Sympathetic School Campus'. Various activities and reward plans are also organized for building up students' capacity of leadership. |