🎒 Primary ・ Southern
Hong Kong Southern District Government Primary School
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
27
Average
Primary：11 indicators apply, 3 matched
🎒
Hong Kong Southern District Government Primary School
Southern ・
Primary ・ Est. 2000
📍 Address
325 Apleichau Bridge Road, Apleichau, H…
📞 Phone
25510030
📠 Fax
25517793
✉️ Email
hksdgps@edb.gov.hk
⛪ Religion
Not Applicable
👩🏫 Principal
Leung Wai Kwan
📅 Founded
2000
👫 Gender
Co-ed
🗣️ Language
Chinese
🎯 Mission
The mission of our school is to impart a quality well-rounded education to our students and we treat all classes with equal importance. We strive to educate students in areas of moral, intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic and emotional development. This process takes place in an environment conducive to learning and will nurture our students to become good citizens.
📚 Approach & Strategies
1. Use cooperative learning to enhance students' collaborative ability. 2. Through the training of self-learning skills and high-order thinking, and the implementation of e-learning to enhance students' self-learning ability. 3. Implement life-wide learning, such as visits, competitions and overseas exchanges to develop commonality among students' abilities. 4. Introduce STEAM elements into various subjects to enhance students' inquiry ability. 5. Actively participate in learning support programmes to improve learning and teaching effectiveness continuously.
💛 SEN Support
The school has implemented a whole-school approach to Integrated Education. Our school uses the learning support grant and enhanced school-based speech therapy services to provide appropriate support to students with special educational needs, such as remedial learning groups, teaching adaptation and assessment accommodation, speech therapy services and individual education plans.
🎨 Whole-person Learning
There are various interest groups in extracurricular activities: Drama, Gardening, Science and Technology Activities, Sports Activities, Handicrafts, Chess, Handchime Class, Recorder Ensemble, Orchestra and Choir. After-class activities include Oriental Dance, Jazz Dance, Hip-Hop, Martial arts, Floor Curling, Whirlwind ball, Rope Skipping, Taekwondo, Table Tennis, Badminton, Volleyball, Basketball and Football. The service team includes Juvenile Police, CYC, Scout and School Flags Guards.
📋 School Data
All raw fields from the Education Bureau school profile not shown above.
| poa_school_net | 18 |
|---|---|
| school_type_1 | Gov't |
| school_type_2 | Whole Day |
| imc | Not Applicable |
| training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chairperson_members | 100% |
| title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc | Miss |
| title_of_school_head | Ms. |
| sponsoring_body | Government |
| school_motto | We live with passion and we do our very best. |
| school_size | 4840 |
| through_train_sec_school | - |
| feeder_sec_school | - |
| nominated_sec_school | King's College, Belilios Public School, Clementi Secondary School,<br>Tang Shiu Kin Victoria Government School |
| school_bus | Yes |
| nanny_van | - |
| parent_teacher_association | Yes |
| school_alumni_association | Yes |
| asc_school_fee | - |
| asc_tong_fai | - |
| asc_pta_fee | $50 |
| asc_charges_for_non_standard_items | $270 |
| 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 | English Room, General Studies Room, Music Room, Visual Arts Room,<br>Computer Room, STEM Room, Dancing Room, School Campus TV. |
| fac_others | Play Counselling Room, Parents-Teachers Association Room, Medical Room. |
| fac_support_for_specialedu | Accessible lift and Accessible toilet. |
| previous_year_tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts | 44 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training | 100 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above | 39 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training | 86 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 | 6 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 | 20 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above | 74 |
| 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 | 1. Streaming according to students' abilities.<br>2. Small class teaching.<br>3. Intensive Remedial Teaching and after school learning support programme are provided to students with special needs. |
| cs_remarks | - |
| no_of_test_per_year_P1 | 1 |
| 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 | 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 | No |
| upload_school_assignment_policy_to_school_web | No |
| diversified_assessment | Formative and summative assessment (oral evaluation, practical evaluation, life study skill and project learning) are adopted to improve students' learning. The scope of assessment is wide-ranging. The level of difficulty suits the students needs and abilities. |
| avoid_test_exam_after_long_holidays | Yes |
| arrange_timetable_flexibly_tutorial_session_in_afternoon | Yes |
| streaming_arrangement | Streaming according to students' abilities (P.3 - P.6). |
| no_of_school_days_per_week | 5 |
| no_of_periods_per_day | 10 |
| duration_of_each_period | 30 |
| school_starts_at | 8:20 |
| school_starts_at_AMPM | AM |
| school_ends_at | 3:25 |
| school_ends_at_AMPM | PM |
| lunch_start_time | 12:55 |
| lunch_end_time | 1:55 |
| lunch_arrangement | Provided by designated supplier, arranged by parents and brought by students. |
| school_life_remarks | Apart from the formal curriculum, we advocate morning reading classes, library sessions, moral and civic education, tutorial lessons, extra-curricular activities, and a Multiple Intelligences Programme. There are enrichment classes for Chinese, English, and Mathematics. After school, there are diversified activities and interest classes. |
| school_management_url | http://www.hksdgps.edu.hk/info/index_page1.html#info6 |
| school_organisation | The school management under the school management committee is composed of principal, deputy principals and various administrative groups. It is responsible for formulating and supervising the operation of all school affairs and assisting in the implementation of various school affairs. |
| imc_smc_mc | The chairperson of our School Management Committee is appointed by EDB. Other members include the school headmaster, representatives from each of the four parties of stakeholders, namely teachers, alumni, parents and independent members. Regular meetings are held to discuss school development policy so as to enhance learning and teaching. |
| school_green_policy | Through various inter and outer school green activities to establish the pupils' concept and attitude of protecting the environment. Train kids as environmental ambassadors to carry out 'Save Energy and Resources' campaign. |
| school_major_concerns_url | http://www.hksdgps.edu.hk/info/index_page1.html#info6 |
| school_major_concerns | 1. Promote innovative teaching methodologies, foster student-centred learning, enrich diverse learning experiences, enhance students' self-confidence, and prepare them for the future.<br>2. Broaden students' horizons, cultivate a positive life attitude, and nurture students to become responsible citizens of the new generation. |
| learning_and_teaching_plan_url | http://www.hksdgps.edu.hk/info/index_page1.html#info6 |
| major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum | The major renewed emphases include: <br>1. Strengthening values education, national education and national security education.<br>2. Making good use of learning time and creating space to promote a balanced physical and mental development.<br>3. Enriching life-wide learning experiences and promoting whole-person development.<br>4. Better catering for learner diversity.<br>5. Reinforcing STEAM education, and nurturing students' media and information literacy.<br>6. Strengthening cross-curricular learning and reading across the curriculum for developing lifelong learning capabilities.<br>7. Enhancing assessment literacy for promoting learning and teaching effectiveness. |
| dev_of_generic_skills | 1. Cultivation of common ability: Integrate the cultivation of skills in various fields of study and develop students' common skills in analysis, problem-solving, creativity, and communication. <br>2. Students combine the knowledge and abilities of related subjects to carry out inquiry learning and develop students' generic skills by project learning. |
| cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours | The school attaches great importance to the cultivation of student moral character, and integrates moral education from formal and informal courses. In the formal curriculum, moral education is infiltrated in the teaching of various subjects, while in the informal curriculum, life education courses, school-based counselling activities and theme lectures are provided to cultivate students 'good character and positive outlook on life. |
| student_support_url | https://www.hksdgps.edu.hk/CP/pG/51/83/57 |
| whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity | 1. Through different education programmes to cater for individual differences; 2. School-based small class teaching, after-school educational support, school-based educational psychology service, and school-based speech therapy service. 3. We also offer a P.1 orientation for our newcomers to experience and adapt to primary school life. |
| 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; and organising activities to create an inclusive learning environment in the school. |
| curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation | The school provides appropriate support according to the different needs of students, including small class teaching, after-school group counseling, curriculum and test adjustment. |
| home-school_co-operation_url | https://www.hksdgps.edu.hk/CP/pG/10/10/18 |
| home-school_co-operation | The school keeps close contact with parents, and builds mutual trust through adequate communication. Activities and seminars for parents are frequently organised by The PTA. The PTA supports the development of the school and jointly creates a quality learning environment for children. |
| school_ethos | We create a safe, caring environment in which all children are respected and respect others. We are proud of our school and everyone's contribution is valued. Our expectations of behaviour are high and our code of conduct binds us as a whole school community. We have high expectations for all our children, academically, physically and in a wide range of creative activities. Through creative teaching and learning we aim to inspire and challenge children of all abilities. |
| future_dev_url | https://www.hksdgps.edu.hk/CP/pG/66/105/78 |
| school_dev_plan | 1. Successfully applied for the Quality Education Fund to develop smart classroom projects and optimize teaching equipment.<br>2. Actively promote STEAM education to enhance students' inquisitive and problem-solving capabilities.<br>3. Continue to promote e-learning to strengthen students' ability to use information technology, and facilitate the effectiveness of learning and teaching. |
| teacher_pro_training_and_dev | 1. Set up peer lesson preparation and peer observation lessons to strengthen teachers' professional exchanges.<br>2. Regularly arrange lectures, workshops and other training activities for teachers to enhance teachers' teaching effectiveness.<br>3. Actively participate in learning support programme and professional exchange activities to optimize classroom teaching.<br>4. Arrange teachers' professional training. |