🎒 Primary ・ Southern
S.K.H. Tin Wan Chi Nam Primary School
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
45
Average
Primary：11 indicators apply, 5 matched
🎒
S.K.H. Tin Wan Chi Nam Primary School
Southern ・
Primary ・ Est. 1957
📍 Address
5 Tin Wan New Street, Aberdeen, HK
📞 Phone
25508326
📠 Fax
25518258
✉️ Email
skhtwcn_mail@yahoo.com.hk
⛪ Religion
Protestantism / Christianity
👩🏫 Principal
Leung Kwok Keung
📅 Founded
1957
👫 Gender
Co-ed
🗣️ Language
Chinese
🎯 Mission
Our Mission: 1.To establish a conducive learning environment so that students can put the Sheng Kung Hui motto ~ "Not to be served but to serve" into practice. 2.To shepherd children to love God and love their neighbors as themselves. 3.To inculcate children with a positive attitude in life, and a sense of commitment for the world. 4. To motivate every child to develop his/her potentials, strive for improvement, so as to live a rich and fulfilling life.
📚 Approach & Strategies
1. Cooperative learning, eLearning and self-directed learning boost and sustain students' motivation and cater for learner diversity. 2. Ability grouping in language studies provides ample resources for differentiated learning. 3. Putonghua as the medium of instruction in selected KS1 classes provides a chance to learn the language in greater depth. 4. Conducive language rich environment to facilitate language learning via Specialised Teaching, Trilingual Announcements & Campus TV programmes that report updates of school events, current affairs, moral, civic & national education, etc. 5. Reading across curriculum, thus establishing students' self-directed learning habits and study skills. 6. Students' learning experience is enriched via life-wide learning, including outbound tou…
💛 SEN Support
Our school student support team aims at building a harmonious inclusive culture that strengthens teachers' and parents' understanding about students with special educational needs. Our school provides in-service training to strengthen teachers' abilities to identify students' needs and provide them with appropriate support accordingly. The school's IE policy makes flexible use of resources and provides a holistic support framework that encompasses parents' education, parent-teacher activities, curriculum and methodology adaptation and assessment accommodation, to raise students' ability and performance in learning.
🎨 Whole-person Learning
Coding Class, Aviation Course, Math Club, STEAM activities, Leadership Training Course, Positive-Thinking Theatre, Choral Speaking, Eng. Ambassadors / Eng. Odyssey (for high-achievers), Drama Club, Public speaking, MC training, Reading Ambassadors, School Campus TV, Musical Instrument Groups, Choir, Handbell & Handchime Teams, Arts Society, Track & Field School Teams, Football & Basketball school teams, Taekwondo, Chinese Classical Dance, Rope-skipping Team, Christian Fellowship, Lion Dancing Team, Constitution and Basic Law Student Ambassadors Training Scheme and uniform groups.
📋 School Data
All raw fields from the Education Bureau school profile not shown above.
| poa_school_net | 18 |
|---|---|
| school_type_1 | Aided |
| school_type_2 | Whole Day |
| imc | Established |
| training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chairperson_members | - |
| title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc | Prof. |
| 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 | 5300 |
| through_train_sec_school | - |
| feeder_sec_school | - |
| nominated_sec_school | - |
| school_bus | Yes |
| nanny_van | Yes |
| parent_teacher_association | Yes |
| school_alumni_association | Yes |
| asc_school_fee | - |
| asc_tong_fai | - |
| asc_pta_fee | $40 |
| asc_charges_for_non_standard_items | - |
| asc_others | - |
| fac_no_of_classroom | 30 |
| fac_no_of_school_hall | 1 |
| fac_no_of_playground | 3 |
| fac_no_of_library | 1 |
| fac_special_rooms | STEAM Room, Music Room, Visual Arts Room, General Studies Room, Remedial Teaching Room, Computer Room, Play Therapy Room, Place of Worship, English Room, Mathematics Learning Centres, Campus TV Studio, Library, Student Activity Centre, PTA Resource Centre, Parents' Corner. |
| fac_others | School campus covered with Wi-Fi access. All classrooms and special rooms are equipped with visualisers, projectors and computers. |
| fac_support_for_specialedu | Ramp, Accessible lift, Accessible toilet, Tactile guide path, Accessible public information / service counter and Visual fire alarm system. |
| previous_year_tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts | 58 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training | 100 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above | 45 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training | 63 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 | 15 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 | 25 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above | 60 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p1 | 5 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p2 | 5 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p3 | 5 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p4 | 5 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p5 | 5 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p6 | 5 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_total | 30 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p1 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p2 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p3 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p4 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p5 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p6 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_total | 30 |
| cs_mode_of_teaching | Activity approach is adopted in all six levels. To enhance learning and teaching effectiveness, lessons are designed to facilitate cooperative learning, e-learning and self-directed learning. Remedial classes (P.2-P.4) are conducted in small groups. Other customized enrichment and intervention courses are designed for students with special needs before and after school. |
| cs_remarks | Flexible grouping in all levels to maximize teacher-student interaction, thus providing ample resources for differentiated instructions. P.5 & P.6 English classes are re-grouped to form small homogeneous learning groups for addressing the needs of students with different abilities, so as to enhance L & T effectiveness. |
| no_of_test_per_year_P1 | 0 |
| no_of_exam_per_year_P1 | 3 |
| 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. Formative & Summative Assessment 2. Self/Peer/Parent Assessment 3. Portfolio Assessment in selected subjects 4. Curriculum integration implemented at different year levels 5. Science Quest in General Studies 6. Diversified assessment is used to evaluate the effectiveness in life-wide learning activities, field trips, study tours, etc. |
| avoid_test_exam_after_long_holidays | Yes |
| arrange_timetable_flexibly_tutorial_session_in_afternoon | Yes |
| streaming_arrangement | PMI classes (Putonghua as the Medium of Instruction) and CMI classes (Cantonese as Medium of Instruction) are adopted in P.1-P.3. P.4-P.6 students are streamed according to their academic achievement and proficiency in Chi., Eng. and Math. Streaming in small groups in P.5-P.6 Eng. |
| no_of_school_days_per_week | 5 |
| no_of_periods_per_day | 8 |
| duration_of_each_period | 40 |
| school_starts_at | 7:50 |
| school_starts_at_AMPM | AM |
| school_ends_at | 3:10 |
| school_ends_at_AMPM | PM |
| lunch_start_time | 12:05 |
| lunch_end_time | 12:55 |
| lunch_arrangement | Provided by designated supplier, arranged by parents and every day, teachers monitor lunch quality. |
| school_life_remarks | To broaden students' horizons, students take part in inter-school competitions and activities, such as Flag-raising team, Inter-school competitions: Ball games, Track & Field, Swimming, Speech Festival, Music Festival, Choir, A cappella, Handbells, Handchimes, Math Olympiad, Science Quests, Junior Scientists, Bridge-making, Ice-lolly sticks car-making, Robotics, Coding with drones, Lion dance and Scouting skills etc. |
| school_management_url | http://www.tcn.edu.hk/ |
| school_organisation | Whole-school approach is adopted to involve the entire teaching team in the school management. In response to the findings from the evaluation of annual plans and projects, Executive Committee sets policies and directions for school's further development. |
| imc_smc_mc | Incorporated Management Committee consists of 15 members, including Supervisor, Sponsoring Body Managers, Principal (ex-officio manager), Teacher Manager, Parent Manager, Alumni Manager, Independent Manager, Alternate Sponsoring Body Manager, Alternate Teacher & Parent Manager. |
| school_green_policy | Implementing 4Rs to reduce unnecessary purchases. Policies and procedures are formulated and followed to preserve the environment, such as joining 'Waste Separation and Recycling Scheme' and building a Green Campus. |
| school_major_concerns_url | http://www.tcn.edu.hk/ |
| school_major_concerns | 1. To nurture students to become reflective learners, who persistently strive to thrive at their own pace and, so as to meet the ever-changing needs of the future. <br>2. To let our students live an active and healthy life by strengthening students' positive values in a positive school culture. *Priority Values – Love & Filial Piety, Humility & diligence #Motto of the Year: Positive Mindset Powers Growth and Creates a Bright Future. |
| learning_and_teaching_plan_url | http://www.tcn.edu.hk/ |
| major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum | Continue to adopt the approaches of "organic integration", "natural connection", "diversified strategies", "mutual coordination", "learning within and beyond the classroom", and "whole-school participation" in providing students with diversified, appropriate and meaningful learning experiences. Adhere to the three major directions: 1. Cultivating Values 2. Creating Space 3. Student-centred Learning. Striving to achieve the Seven Learning Goals: 1. Strengthening values education (including life education, NE and NSE) 2. Making good use of learning time and creating space to promote a balanced physical and mental development 3. Enriching life-wide learning experiences and promoting whole-person development 4. Better catering for learner diversity 5. Reinforcing STEAM education, and nurturing students' media and information literacy 6. Strengthening cross-curricular learning and RaC for developing lifelong learning capacities 7. Enhancing assessment literacy for promoting L & T effectiveness. |
| dev_of_generic_skills | Subject-based learning activities, thematic cross-curricular projects, extra-curricular activities, training for different school teams and learning-to-serve help nurture students' higher-order thinking skills, computational thinking, nine generic skills, 4Fs (Fact, Finding, Feeling & Future) and other study skills. |
| cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours | Objective: We aim at nurturing our students to be 'Positive TCNians' by helping them identify, nurture and develop their character strengths and potentials, so as to help them face the stress and challenges in life. Students take part in a variety of activities organized by different subjects and departments. They record their achievement in the six domains: 'health', 'kindness', 'self-discipline', 'achievement', 'diligence' and 'engagement' in the school's 'My Growth Footprints' logbook. Hence, students' positive deeds are recognised and celebrated. As a result, seeds of positive education can be embedded and students can embody positivity in their lives. |
| student_support_url | http://www.tcn.edu.hk/ |
| whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity | Implementing Gifted Education (GE) at class level, arranging students to enroll in EDB GE online courses, and organising School-based Pull-out Enrichment programmes. Ability grouping in language studies in P.5 and P.6. Morning remedial classes (Chinese, English, Mathematics), pull-out remedial classes, early identification and intervention support groups, reading and writing training, social skills training, attention training, speech therapy to cater for learner diversity; regular co-planning sessions are in place for developing strategies and revising learning & teaching materials to cater for learner diversity; provision of learning and teaching support by teaching assistants. |
| curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation | School-based Chinese, English and Mathematics programmes, Graded worksheets, Cooperative Learning, Peer support learning group, Homework adjustment, "100+" dictation scheme, Extended examination time, examination paper screen reading, etc. |
| home-school_co-operation_url | http://www.tcn.edu.hk/ |
| home-school_co-operation | 1. PTA holds functions with school collaboratively, namely, annual picnic, graduation dinner, interest classes for parents, Parents' Corner, parents-children activities/workshops. <br>2. In view of school's & students' needs, parent helpers take part in organising activities, such as Lunch Mama / Papa, Reading activities (such as Reading Month / World Book Day, Reading Parents). Kindergarten-Primary Bridging Course, etc. <br>3. Promoting Positive Parent Education via holding a series of Parent-education-workshop, so as to build a positive, joyful and mindful campus. |
| school_ethos | Implementing integrated discipline-guidance policy, fostering positive education and caring culture, building close and harmonious teacher-student and student-student relationship, cultivating class spirit and sense of belonging to the school with inter-class activities and competitions; School Counselling Team, PTA and parent volunteers organize seminars, workshops, outings, gatherings & Teachers' Day for building harmonious home-school relationship, facilitating good collaboration between parents and teachers and nurturing positive education. |
| future_dev_url | http://www.tcn.edu.hk/annual/index.htm |
| school_dev_plan | 1. eLearning (Coding & IT Literacy) 2. Service Learning 3. STEAM Programmes 4. Thematic Cross-curricular Project 5. School-based Gifted Programme 6. Putonghua as a Medium of Instruction (PMI) 7. Chi. Classics (Poetry) 8. School-based Chi. and Eng. Curricula. 9. School-based Maths Problem-solving Programme 10. Cooperative Learning <br>11. Encouraging students to take part in competitions so as to help them gain motivation, recognition and confidence in learning 12. Establishing a Trilingual Campus to enhance students' language proficiency and self-learning abilities 13. Enhancing students' learning motivation to deepen and sustain their self-directed learning habits and polish their presentation skills, so as to facilitate their life-long learning 14. Nurturing a Positive and Caring Campus 15. Values Education & Patriotic education |