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St. Johannes College (Primary Section)

St. Johannes College (Primary Section)
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18
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Primary:11 indicators apply, 2 matched

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St. Johannes College (Primary Section)
Kowloon City ・ Primary ・ Est. 1962
📍 Address
143 Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon
📞 Phone
23362933
📠 Fax
23362097
✉️ Email
pri@st-johannes.edu.hk
⛪ Religion
Catholicism
👩‍🏫 Principal
LIU Wing-ki
📅 Founded
1962
👫 Gender
Co-ed
🗣️ Language
English

🎯 Mission

St. Johannes College's mission is to educate and empower the youth, our leaders of tomorrow. We seek to accomplish this through our bespoke teaching methods. By beginning in the classroom, we pursue academic excellence, accelerated learning, the frequent exchange of new ideas to form innovative ways of knowledge acquisition and connectivity. In addition to this, an interactive curriculum is carefully monitored and regulated annually, ultimately transforming the students' educational experience into a transcendent one. This enables them to embark on a journey which solidifies their foundations…

📚 Approach & Strategies

In addition to daily classes, various visits, seminars, workshops, camps, excursions and learning plans will be arranged for students.

💛 SEN Support

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🎨 Whole-person Learning

Table Tennis, Football, Mathematical Olympiad, Magic, Chinese Kung Fu, Board Game Class, STEM and Robotic program, etc. A study tour will also be arranged to senior class students in order to widen their horizons. Our "Respect Elderly" will provides an opportunity for our students to serve the elderly, for them to know more about the disadvantaged groups in the society.

📋 School Data

All raw fields from the Education Bureau school profile not shown above.

poa_school_net /
school_type_1 Private
school_type_2 Whole Day
imc Not Applicable
training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chairperson_members Not Applicable
title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc Mr.
title_of_school_head Ms.
sponsoring_body Catholic
school_motto Virtus et Scientia
school_size 4000
through_train_sec_school -
feeder_sec_school -
nominated_sec_school -
school_bus Yes
nanny_van -
parent_teacher_association -
school_alumni_association -
asc_school_fee $78000 (P.1-2) (by 10 installments)
asc_tong_fai -
asc_pta_fee -
asc_charges_for_non_standard_items -
asc_others Usage Fee (including art materials, teaching materials, educational visit's fare etc.)
fac_no_of_classroom 13
fac_no_of_school_hall 0
fac_no_of_playground 1
fac_no_of_library 0
fac_special_rooms Campus TV Room, ICT Room, Music Room.
fac_others Book-corner at each classroom
fac_support_for_specialedu - Small-class teaching.<br>- Special Chinese class to support foreign/non-Chinese speaking (NCS) students' learning.
previous_year_tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts -
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training 50
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above 53
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training 0
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 40
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 40
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above 20
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 2
previous_year_no_of_class_p5 2
previous_year_no_of_class_p6 2
previous_year_no_of_class_total 12
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 2
current_year_no_of_class_p6 2
current_year_no_of_class_total 12
cs_mode_of_teaching Small Class Teaching. There are also native English-speaking and Mandarin-speaking teachers who teach individual subjects or serve as class teachers.
cs_remarks There are enrichment or remedial classes designed for catering the learning differences before or after school. To ensure students' all-rounded development, multiple Intelligence Classes designed for the development of students' unique potential.
no_of_test_per_year_P1 2
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 1
formulate_appropriate_school_based_assessment_assignment_policy_inform_parents_collect_views_from_teachers_students_parents_regularly No
upload_school_assessment_policy_to_school_web No
upload_school_assignment_policy_to_school_web No
diversified_assessment Project Learning Report, English and Chinese reading reports, students' learning portfolio.
avoid_test_exam_after_long_holidays Yes
arrange_timetable_flexibly_tutorial_session_in_afternoon Yes
streaming_arrangement The number of students in each class is allocated according to the average number of classes and the gender ratio of students. Foreign students and local students study together except Chinese subject, in which special teaching materials will be provided to foreign students.
no_of_school_days_per_week 5
no_of_periods_per_day 9
duration_of_each_period 35
school_starts_at 8:30
school_starts_at_AMPM AM
school_ends_at 3:30
school_ends_at_AMPM PM
lunch_start_time 11:30
lunch_end_time 12:20
lunch_arrangement Provided by designated supplier and arranged by parents.
school_life_remarks (1) Non-local students are allocated in each class which provides an excellent context & strengthens their interest in learning English & Mandarin. (2) Students learn to respect the cultures of their own & others, able to grasp the skills to get along with other students who're of different nationalities which will broaden their global horizons. (3) There're 2 award ceremonies each year to share the joy with Parents.
school_management_url 校董會管理
school_organisation The management of St. Johannes College is divided into two parts: The principal is responsible for all affairs of the school teachers and students, including student enrollment, subject performance and development, etc. Chief Operations Officer is responsible for the school affairs and administration.
imc_smc_mc The representatives of the school sponsoring body formed the Incorporated Management Committee.
school_green_policy St. Johannes College is running Green Policy involves all members of the school and their direct participation in environmentally friendly efforts. This ranges from a variety of components that involve recycling, the use of less paper by online notifications and etc. Furthermore, we have ensured that our students solidify good habits for the overall protection of the environment and the recognition of sustainable development.
school_major_concerns_url http://www.st-johannes.edu.hk/
school_major_concerns Provide all-round learning experiences for students. We enhance the teaching and learning quality by promoting the small-class teaching and learning in order to take care of the learning diversity. Apart from the academic achievement, we focus on the all-round learning experiences, generic skills and the moral aspects of our students.
learning_and_teaching_plan_url http://www.st-johannes.edu.hk/
major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum Strengthening values education and STEAM education.
dev_of_generic_skills Organize collaborative learning activities and project learning to cultivate students' generic skills.
cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours The school promotes positive education by recognizing students with good behavior awards and sharing in morning assemblies.
student_support_url http://www.st-johannes.edu.hk/
whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity St. Johannes College monitors the progress of all students through continuous observation of their classwork, homework and assessments. In doing so, we are able to identify areas of strengths or improvement and communicate with parents through an open dialogue. We provide extra supports in English to mainland students.
support_for_non_chinese_students Our school provides additional support for NCS students to facilitate their learning of Chinese: appointing additional teacher(s)/teaching assistant(s) to support NCS students' learning of Chinese. Small class teaching leads to effective and individualize teaching and learning.
curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation Provide accommodations in Chinese teaching materials to NCS students.
home-school_co-operation_url http://www.st-johannes.edu.hk/
home-school_co-operation The parent-teacher relationship is one that we value tremendously. Therefore, we established a regular means of communication where teachers contact the parents during scheduled hours of the day to discuss a wide array of topics, from areas of improvement in academics to social behavior in the classroom. The School has also organized several Parent-Teacher-Days where we cater a more personal discussion that is to highlight concerns and students' overall performance.<br><br>We have set up a parent-volunteer team. Parents can assist the school in different school affairs and participate in their children's school life. This aligns with our school's mission to strengthen the family-school cooperation.
school_ethos St. Johannes College will continue to preserve the ideologies of our late founder Dr. Liang, who sought the provision of education to the youth that mirrors the demanding standards of the world today. As a small contingent of the international community, we will continue to build on the delivery of high quality education for each student, instill great values, skills and intellectual discipline amongst them.
future_dev_url http://www.st-johannes.edu.hk/
school_dev_plan St. Johannes College puts emphasis on three core values of education: Virtue, Knowledge and Community.<br>Our school remains committed to a holistic approach to education, prioritizing all-round development and academic excellence. By incorporating an AI curriculum, we aim to equip students with essential skills for navigating a rapidly evolving digital landscape, fostering critical thinking and innovation. Additionally, we will emphasize value education, instilling the school’s virtues and social responsibility in our students. We will continue to expand students’ educational pathways after graduation from our Primary section, offering opportunities to pursue studies in international schools, local schools, Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) schools, and other institutions in Hong Kong, Mainland, the UK, and beyond.
teacher_pro_training_and_dev Open classrooms, regular peer lesson observations and lessons evaluation sessions are organised to enhance professional development and interactions among teachers. Other school-based professional development programmes are organised to further enhance collaboration among staff. Teachers actively take part in different workshops, courses and exchange programmes.

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