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Y.C.H. Chan Iu Seng Primary School

Y.C.H. Chan Iu Seng Primary School
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🧸 #Play-Based Learning 🛠️ #Hands-On Learning ⚽ #Diverse Activities 🌟 #Positive Education 💛 #Emotional Wellbeing 👩‍🏫 #High Teacher Ratio

✨ Happy Index

Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)

55
High

Primary:11 indicators apply, 6 matched

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Y.C.H. Chan Iu Seng Primary School
Sai Kung ・ Primary ・ Est. 1996
📍 Address
Yuk Ming Court, Tseung Kwan O, N.T.
📞 Phone
27061932
📠 Fax
27064872
✉️ Email
info@ychcisps.edu.hk
⛪ Religion
Not Applicable
👩‍🏫 Principal
Chan Pik Lan Agnes
📅 Founded
1996
👫 Gender
Co-ed
🗣️ Language
Chinese(incl.: Putonghua) and English

🎯 Mission

We pledge to carry out the principle of 'Serving the Community in the Spirit of Benevolence'; to provide quality holistic education and to prepare our students to be the pillars of our nation.

📚 Approach & Strategies

Our school has received the Chief Executive’s Award for Teaching Excellence (General Studies) and the "Hi-Five Student Engagement Award Scheme’, recognizing our achievements in curriculum development and student growth. We emphasize biliteracy and trilingualism. In upper primary, we implement e-schoolbags for digital learning. Elite classes adopt Putonghua as the medium of instruction for Chinese, while the English curriculum is strengthened by additional NET teachers—four classes weekly for lower primary and two for upper primary. P1 and P2 students learn English through play-based activities. To foster higher-order thinking, we employ inquiry-based learning. We integrate English Mathematics and cognitive strategies for secondary education. Collaborative learning is schoolwide, enhancing…

💛 SEN Support

The Student Guidance, Discipline and Support team members included the Special Educational Needs Coordinator, the Special Educational Needs Teacher Assistants, the curriculum leader, the level teachers, the social worker, the school-based educational psychologist and the school-based speech therapist. The team leads all teachers to support students in a whole-school approach. We fully deploy 'Learning Support Grant' by recruiting extra teachers and teaching assistants so as to provide a variety of tailor-made supports such as teaching adaptation and remedial learning groups for students.

🎨 Whole-person Learning

Over 50 diverse intelligence and physical activities: Scouts, Community Youth Club, Junior Police Call, Speech Festival, Painting, Chinese Dance, Cheerleading, Gymnastics, Drama, Drones, Robotics, Percussion, Karate, Fencing, Various Ball Sports and Athletics. All-round learning: Cross-Curriculum Integration, Chinese Day, English Day, Self-directed Learning and Investigation Day, Reading Day, Coding Day, Math Trail, exchange study tours.

📋 School Data

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poa_school_net 95
school_type_1 Aided
school_type_2 Whole Day
imc Established
training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chairperson_members 86%
title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc Mr.
title_of_school_head Ms.
sponsoring_body Yan Chai Hospital
school_motto Serving the Community in the Spirit of Benevolence
school_size 4000
through_train_sec_school -
feeder_sec_school -
nominated_sec_school -
school_bus -
nanny_van Yes
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 Student card $8 Mobile Device Management $80 Admin System $80 are collected upon joining the school.
fac_no_of_classroom 30
fac_no_of_school_hall 1
fac_no_of_playground 3
fac_no_of_library 1
fac_special_rooms English Playroom, English Room, Inno Center, Drone Classroom, Interstellar Classroom, STEAM Show Room, Computer Room, Music Room, Visual Arts Room, Students' Activity Room.
fac_others Iu Seng Interstellar Space, Runway, Game Room and Central Kitchen. Wifi is available in the whole school to support mobile devices and tablets.
fac_support_for_specialedu Ramp, Accessible lift, Accessible toilet, Tactile guide path and Accessible public information / service counter.
previous_year_tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts 23
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training 93
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above 46
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training 59
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 18
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 25
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above 57
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 2
previous_year_no_of_class_p5 3
previous_year_no_of_class_p6 2
previous_year_no_of_class_total 10
current_year_no_of_class_p1 2
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 2
current_year_no_of_class_p6 3
current_year_no_of_class_total 10
cs_mode_of_teaching 1. Activity Approach, Small Class Teaching, with T-P-S effective grouping strategy and e-learning provide opportunities for the students to learn cooperatively and interactively. <br>2. BYOD programme is implemented from P.4 to P.6 to reduce the weight of school bags and enhance interactive learning. P.1 to P.3 students can borrow tablets to meet their learning needs.
cs_remarks Two class teachers are assigned to classes of P.1 and Class B of P.2 to P.6. Free self-study and tutorial classes can help students with their homework. Coding and STEAM education, pre-exam preparation class and Mathematics Olympiad classes are provided to cater for learner's diversity.
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 1. No summative assessments for P.1 in the first term. 2. Formative assessments, dictations, reading portfolios and peer evaluations. 3. Project learning and diversified practical assessments. 4. Oral assessments, group discussions and presentations. 5. Online assessments for learning tasks during lessons to improve learning effectiveness. 6. Assessment adjustments for SEN students.
avoid_test_exam_after_long_holidays Yes
arrange_timetable_flexibly_tutorial_session_in_afternoon Yes
streaming_arrangement Students are evenly placed in classes. Elite classes are adopted at some levels. Starting from the 2025-26 academic year, an English stream for Mathematics and Science will be introduced for P.1 to support their learning.
no_of_school_days_per_week 5
no_of_periods_per_day 9
duration_of_each_period 35
school_starts_at 8:00
school_starts_at_AMPM AM
school_ends_at 3:30
school_ends_at_AMPM PM
lunch_start_time 1:00
lunch_end_time 2:00
lunch_arrangement Provided by designated supplier, arranged by parents and brought by the students.
school_life_remarks Reading session/class teacher period in the morning creates reading and class atmosphere. The last lesson is for homework tutorial. Teachers and students carry out mindfulness practices every day to enhance mental health. ECA on Wednesdays and after-school activities cultivate multiple intelligences. Moral Education lessons on Fridays focus on moral development. Students gain various learning experiences at school.
school_management_url http://www.ychcisps.edu.hk
school_organisation The School is managed by the Incorporated Management Committee. It is run by the school supervisor, headmistress and administrative working groups.
imc_smc_mc IMC includes 6 members from the sponsoring body and 1 parent manager, 1 teacher manager, 1 alumni manager and 1 independent manager.
school_green_policy Recycling bins, Greening School, Cherish Water Campus, Environmental Pioneer, Solar Energy Generating System, Jockey Club Energy Saver in Schools Project, JC SMART - Scientific Methods for Achieving Reduction Targets, Green Uniform and Food Waste Recycling.
school_major_concerns_url http://www.ychcisps.edu.hk
school_major_concerns 1. Establishing thematic learning in different areas such as curriculum, Chinese culture promotion and STEAM education etc., to enhance students' bilingual and trilingual capabilities, as well as generic skills<br>2. Establishing a caring campus to enhance students' values and attitude
learning_and_teaching_plan_url http://www.ychcisps.edu.hk
major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum Making good use of study time to create space, promoting balanced physical and mental development.<br>Enriching all-round learning experiences to promote holistic development.<br>Enhancing care for student diversity.<br>Strengthening STEAM education and cultivating students' media and information literacy.<br>Strengthening cross-curricular learning and reading to develop lifelong learning abilities.<br>Improving assessment literacy to promote teaching and learning effectiveness.
dev_of_generic_skills Through STEAM and coding education, drama in education, project learning, scientific exploration activities, student leader training, cooperative learning, gifted education, etc, students develop generic skills as well as positive values so as to help them become talents in the future society.
cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours Aiming at promoting a positive culture, school-based adventure-based physical education and moral education programs are introduced to cultivate positive values and team spirit. For its continual effort in promoting positive education, the school was awarded the "Outstanding Award" in 'High-Five Student Engagement Award Scheme'. Our school has also won the Outstanding Lesson Plan Award for Life Education twice.
student_support_url http://www.ychcisps.edu.hk/tc/spirit_support.php?cate=support
whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity After-school self-study classes, homework tutoring, remedial classes, Little Teacher Scheme and International Mathematical Olympiad classes are held for students in need. A school-based educational psychologist and a school-based speech therapist are stationed in school to provide professional support.
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; 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. Teachers and teaching assistants are recruited to provide after-school support classes. Reading aloud training at recess, peer-tutoring for English and Chinese, graded worksheets, pull-out dictation and remedial classes are provided. Starting from the 2025-26 academic year, an English stream for Mathematics and Science will be introduced for P.1 to support their learning.
curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation Homework and assessment adaptations with school-based graded worksheets and school-based curriculum are developed to cater for learning diversity. Online learning platforms, according to the students' levels, are also available to consolidate learning at home.
home-school_co-operation_url http://www.ychcisps.edu.hk/tc/spirit_support.php?cate=spirit
home-school_co-operation Through various channels or activities such as Tea Gathering With The Principal, parents' opinions are listened. PTA organizes a variety of activities such as Parents' Day, form meetings, the school picnic, parent seminars, workshops, interest groups and sets up a parent-voluntary team to enhance the home-school co-operation. The school newsletter is published regularly to allow the parents to keep updated about the school's development.
school_ethos We are devoted to create a positive and caring school culture as to nurture our students to be the loving and hardworking ones. Our school created 'Iu Seng Good Manner Classics' to remind students to be disciplined, confident and caring.
future_dev_url http://www.ychcisps.edu.hk
school_dev_plan 1. Undergo BYOD programme to enhance interest and motivation, and use the data as feedback to teaching and learning. <br>2. Develop STEM Education to enhance students' learning motivation, strengthen the skills of integration and application across subject knowledge and skills. 3. Set up school-based astronomy curriculum to provide opportunities for the students to explore scientific and astronomical knowledge with the latest astronomical equipment. <br>4. Create a positive campus culture. Recite 'Iu Seng Good Manner Classics' to raise excellent students. <br>5. Establish the school's talent pool. Develop "One Sports / Arts in Life" scheme to explore students' potential.
teacher_pro_training_and_dev 1. Focus on subject-specific teaching and enhance training in optimizing assignment design and instructional strategies.<br>2. Implement peer lesson observation and collaborative lesson planning, teaching demonstrations, and organize learning circles to explore innovative and effective learning models.<br>3. Participate in support programs jointly organized by the Education Bureau and universities to establish learning circles, conduct cross-school lesson planning, observation, and research, develop effective classroom strategies.<br>4. Develop teacher professionalism by encouraging them to participate in various professional development courses.

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