Holy Family Canossian School (Kowloon Tong)
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
Primary：11 indicators apply, 4 matched
🎯 Mission
Following the educational mission of the Canossian Institute, in accordance with the Spirit of Jesus Christ, the School is committed to promoting an all-round education, in creating a caring, energetic and harmonious learning and teaching environment, for every individual student to be nurtured to her full potential through well-balanced development in moral, intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic and spiritual aspects, which enables her to become a self-motivated learner and an independent thinker to serve the community responsibly and charitably.
📚 Approach & Strategies
There are fewer periods with longer lessons; flexible arrangement of extra-curricular activities; enhanced interactive learning and teaching. The building of learning profile is to trace the moral & civic, intellectual and aesthetic development of each pupil. The yearly theme is meant to facilitate and promote cross-curriculum learning, co-curricular activities and life-wide learning.
💛 SEN Support
Our school has adopted the Whole School Approach and 3-Tier Support Model. Through optimizing classroom teaching and making use of Learning Support Grant to outsource professional services for those with special needs so as to provide support and care for these students in their studies and make adaptation for them. In addition, our school values great importance to home-school cooperation: special educational needs coordinator, school social worker, school-based speech therapist and school-based educational psychologist to communicate regularly with parents so as to provide professional support to these parents.
🎨 Whole-person Learning
The following activities are provided: Mathematical Olympiad, STREAM Competitive training, gymnastics, sculpture, dancing, Jump Rope Tricks, ballet, percussion band, orchestra, basketball, Chinese opera, English musical, Chinese drama, the Pioneers of Christ, voluntary services, pottery, Putonghua, dragon dance, Art club, harp, librarians, environmental protection ambassador, athletics, illustration, handchime, English Activities, phonics class, choir, Brownies, table tennis and flag raising group.
📋 School Data
All raw fields from the Education Bureau school profile not shown above.
| poa_school_net | 41 |
|---|---|
| school_type_1 | Aided |
| school_type_2 | Whole Day |
| imc | Established |
| training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chairperson_members | - |
| title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc | Sister |
| title_of_school_head | Ms. |
| sponsoring_body | Mother Superioress of the Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute (HK) |
| school_motto | United in Love |
| school_size | 4500 |
| through_train_sec_school | - |
| feeder_sec_school | Holy Family Canossian College |
| nominated_sec_school | - |
| school_bus | Yes |
| nanny_van | - |
| parent_teacher_association | Yes |
| school_alumni_association | Yes |
| asc_school_fee | - |
| asc_tong_fai | - |
| asc_pta_fee | $120 |
| asc_charges_for_non_standard_items | $240 |
| asc_others | - |
| fac_no_of_classroom | 24 |
| fac_no_of_school_hall | 1 |
| fac_no_of_playground | 2 |
| fac_no_of_library | 1 |
| fac_special_rooms | Science Room, VA Room, STEM Room, Music Room, Multi-purpose Rooms, Computer Room, Activity Room, Reading Wonderland, Religious Room, Library, Hall |
| fac_others | - |
| fac_support_for_specialedu | Accessible toilet. |
| previous_year_tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts | 47 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training | 100 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above | 51 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training | 67 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 | 15 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 | 12 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above | 73 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p1 | 4 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p2 | 4 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p3 | 4 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p4 | 4 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p5 | 4 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p6 | 4 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_total | 24 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p1 | 4 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p2 | 4 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p3 | 4 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p4 | 4 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p5 | 4 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p6 | 4 |
| current_year_no_of_class_total | 24 |
| cs_mode_of_teaching | English and Mathematics remedial classes are provided during the Multi-purpose Learning Period for weaker pupils in Primary 4 & 5, and Chinese in Primary 3, 4 & 5, to help improve the learning. |
| cs_remarks | - |
| no_of_test_per_year_P1 | 0 |
| no_of_exam_per_year_P1 | 2 |
| replace_test_exam_P1 | Yes |
| 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 | Pupils' performances are also assessed in project learning, outdoor visits, voluntary services and extra-curricular activities in each scholastic year.<br> |
| 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 | 5 |
| duration_of_each_period | 50 |
| school_starts_at | 8:00 |
| school_starts_at_AMPM | AM |
| school_ends_at | 3:15 |
| school_ends_at_AMPM | PM |
| lunch_start_time | 12:15 |
| lunch_end_time | 1:20 |
| lunch_arrangement | Provided by designated supplier and arranged by parents. |
| school_life_remarks | Lunch must be taken in school.<br>*Lunch break: <br>(Mon. Tue. Fri) 12:15 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.<br>(Wed, Thur) 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. |
| school_management_url | http://www.holyfamilykt.edu.hk/school_info/9d.htm |
| school_organisation | The Mother Superioress of the Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute (Hong Kong) is the sponsoring body of our school. The Incorporated Management Committee (IMC) is responsible for the functioning of the school. It is supported by the Administrative Committee, Curriculum Development Committee, Religious Formation Committee, Students' Development Committee and Multi Intelligence Development Committee. |
| imc_smc_mc | The IMC ensures that the vision and mission of the School set by the sponsoring body is carried out. It is the legal body for the management of the School. |
| school_green_policy | We adopt the idea of recycling as much as possible: using paper sparingly; collecting old uniform to be reused and reducing daily food waste. A roof top garden has been built to improve the greenery of the school environment. Solar panels are installed on the roof top. |
| school_major_concerns_url | http://www.holyfamilykt.edu.hk/others/sch_dev_plan_18-21.pdf |
| school_major_concerns | Embrace the dream of family and country, cast a pure heart |
| learning_and_teaching_plan_url | http://www.holyfamilykt.edu.hk/school_info/9b.htm |
| major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum | The school is committed to cultivating students' self-directed and lifelong learning ability to meet the needs of social development and students, and to strengthen the cultivation of positive values and strengthen STREAM education. We make good use of class time to create space, and through optimizing the curriculum and life-wide learning, students can enjoy a richer learning experience, while broadening their horizons and providing them with opportunities to learn and practise correct values. We use diversified learning and teaching strategies to cater for the different needs of students. Strengthen cross-curricular learning and reading, and develop students' lifelong learning capabilities. |
| dev_of_generic_skills | Our classroom activities are to build generic skills so as to induce pupils to lifelong learning. |
| cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours | Promote positive values and attitudes through the Moral Education lesson every week and the daily morning assembly. Cultivation on the positive values and attitudes is infused into various courses. |
| student_support_url | http://www.holyfamilykt.edu.hk/guidance_moral/guidance/index.htm |
| whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity | Our school has always paid great importance to the needs of students and catered for student diversity through a whole-school approach. Our school has set up a Student Guidance and Support Team to plan, implement and review its work, and provide adjustment and support in teaching, curriculum and assessment to cater for the different needs of students. Through different programs such as ‘Big Sisters Program’ and ‘Confidence Growth Map' program, our school tries to discover the strengths and potentials of our students so as to create an interactive learning environment which enables students to respect, appreciate one another and improve students' self-confidence. In this way, we can establish a harmonious and caring campus culture. |
| curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation | We design learning material of different levels to cater for learner diversity; organize different training sessions to develop pupils' talents. |
| home-school_co-operation_url | http://ptaweb5.wixsite.com/ptahfkt |
| home-school_co-operation | The PTA works together with the School to promote different activities such as Sports Day, picnic, flag selling, variety show, etc. |
| school_ethos | Our School enjoys a positive ethos with harmonious student-teacher relationship. Cultivate the spirit of mutual help and love among students, strengthen the sense of belonging to the school and create a caring culture through 'House activities', 'Big Sisters Scheme' and 'Buddy Reading Scheme'. |
| future_dev_url | http://www.holyfamilykt.edu.hk/others/year_plan_2021.pdf |
| school_dev_plan | 1. Through national and national security education, students are encouraged to embody excellent Chinese culture in their daily lives by experiencing the connotation of Chinese culture.<br>2. Establish a healthy lifestyle, so as to develop personal interests and potential. enrich self-confidence and achieve both physical and mental development |