🎒 Primary ・ Sha Tin
Dr. Catherine F. Woo Memorial School
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
45
Average
Primary：11 indicators apply, 5 matched
🎒
Dr. Catherine F. Woo Memorial School
Sha Tin ・
Primary ・ Est. 1985
📍 Address
8 Tak Po Street, City One Shatin, N.T.
📞 Phone
26468902
📠 Fax
26494296
✉️ Email
info@dcfwms.edu.hk
⛪ Religion
Not Applicable
👩🏫 Principal
Lee Po Lai Cannis
📅 Founded
1985
👫 Gender
Co-ed
🗣️ Language
Chinese
🎯 Mission
We offer a quality all-round education, with emphasis on moral education to help pupils develop an understanding, tolerance and acceptance of the community; and to guide them to be determined in their contribution to society.
📚 Approach & Strategies
We implement joint-class activities, project learning and others according to our school-based curriculum design. Each subject offers diversified learning activities to enhance pupils' generic skills such as problem-solving, analysis, communication and IT. There are cross-curricular project learning to develop pupils' generic skills and to reinforce their learning.
💛 SEN Support
The school gives full support to assist pupils with learning difficulties by offering teaching adaptation, remedial classes, Primary 1 support classes and school-based speech therapy service etc. to implement Integrated Education. In addition, the school-based Speech Therapist (SBST) provides professional services for students in need to strengthen their learning skills.
🎨 Whole-person Learning
We offer more than 70 extra-curricula activities, including various kinds of sports and arts activities such as Chinese Dance, Chinese Orchestra, Chinese Instrumental Classes, Percussion Band, Percussion Classes, Harmonica Team, Hip-hop Jazz, Martial Arts, Visual Arts Elite Group, Go Chess Class, Ink Painting Classes, Track and Field Training, Basketball, Football, Volleyball, Chinese Debate Team, English Debate Team, Gymnastics Class, STEAM Engineers, Lego Masters, IT Academy, Phonics Class etc.
📋 School Data
All raw fields from the Education Bureau school profile not shown above.
| poa_school_net | 91 |
|---|---|
| school_type_1 | Aided |
| school_type_2 | Whole Day |
| imc | Established |
| training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chairperson_members | 100% |
| title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc | Ms. |
| title_of_school_head | Ms. |
| sponsoring_body | The Encouragement of Character Training for the Youths of Hong Kong, Ltd |
| school_motto | Magnanimity, Sincerity & Charity |
| school_size | 2318 |
| 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 | $60 |
| asc_charges_for_non_standard_items | $450 (Employment of NET) |
| asc_others | - |
| fac_no_of_classroom | 24 |
| fac_no_of_school_hall | 1 |
| fac_no_of_playground | 1 |
| fac_no_of_library | 1 |
| fac_special_rooms | Chinese Pavilion, Discovery Lab, Campus TV, Maker Space, Music Room, Visual Arts Room, Fun Planet (English Room), Go Space, In-Tech Lab, Stem Lab, Joyful Zone, Library. |
| fac_others | Climbing Wall, Storyland, Parent-teacher Association Room, Social Worker Room, Exercise Bike Zone. |
| fac_support_for_specialedu | Ramp, Accessible lift and Accessible toilet. |
| previous_year_tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts | 48 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training | 100 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above | 43 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training | 62 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 | 19 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 | 6 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above | 75 |
| 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 | We design appropriate curriculum to pupils with different abilities such as gifted and remedial groups to cater for individual differences. Bring your Own Device (BYOD) is implemented in P.4-P.6 for students to enhance learning. |
| cs_remarks | Please refer to the school website: <a href="http://www.dcfwms.edu.hk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.dcfwms.edu.hk/</a> |
| no_of_test_per_year_P1 | 0 |
| no_of_exam_per_year_P1 | 1 |
| 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 | We continuously optimize assessment for learning. We also carry out diversified assessment in which the development of moral education, affection, creativity, action research, sports and arts are highly measured. |
| avoid_test_exam_after_long_holidays | Yes |
| arrange_timetable_flexibly_tutorial_session_in_afternoon | Yes |
| streaming_arrangement | For Primary 2-6, according to the students' language proficiency, they are streamed to classes to cater learning diversity. For Primary 1, they are distributed with an average number of boys and girls. |
| no_of_school_days_per_week | 5 |
| no_of_periods_per_day | 9 |
| duration_of_each_period | 35 |
| school_starts_at | 7:45 |
| school_starts_at_AMPM | AM |
| school_ends_at | 2:55 |
| school_ends_at_AMPM | PM |
| lunch_start_time | 12:25 |
| lunch_end_time | 1:20 |
| lunch_arrangement | Provided by designated supplier and arranged by parents. |
| school_life_remarks | Students are encouraged to join various kinds of activities provided by different subjects. Including fitness cycling, wall climbing, ball games, musical instrumental practising, music appreciation language arts games, go and board, Chinese Calligraphy, STEAM games (science game production, LEGO games, AR and VR games) etc. |
| school_management_url | http://www.dcfwms.edu.hk/introduction/imc.asp |
| school_organisation | Under the supervision of our Incorporated Management Committee, the school supervisor, the school head and the vice-principals strive to monitor and promote high quality of the four domains.<br>They also collaborate with various administrative, academic and functional groups, under the assistance of our middle managers. |
| imc_smc_mc | The Incorporated Management Committee strive to monitor and promote school quality. |
| school_green_policy | Pupils are encouraged to love nature. We set up school-based green policy to input sustainable development concepts to pupils by participating visits, excursions, seminars and services. |
| school_major_concerns_url | http://www.dcfwms.edu.hk/onlineschool/moralandcivic/default.asp |
| school_major_concerns | 1. Advance humanistic qualities and cultivate national pride and patriotism.<br>2. Promote cross-curricular integration and enhance creativity |
| learning_and_teaching_plan_url | http://www.dcfwms.edu.hk/program/default.asp |
| major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum | Strengthen the professional development of teachers' e-learning capacity for making good use of e-learning resources to organize pre-class and post-class learning.<br>Put the elements of "Reading" across the interdisciplinary curriculum to integrate the knowledge learned by students.<br>Conduct diversified assessments, including student self-assessment and peer assessment, parent assessment, teacher feedback and data driven to promote the effectiveness of learning and teaching. |
| dev_of_generic_skills | Generic skills are developed through cross-curriculum and life-wide learning. |
| cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours | School based moral Education- We design and promote Moral Education through different core values and attitudes: "Perseverance", "Respect for Others", "Bravery", "Commitment", "Charity" and "Integrity", to foster students' positive values and attitudes.<br>Positive education and life education- We apply cross-curricular approaches to cultivate students' growth mindset, and also collaborate with parents to create caring and appreciative school culture, to enhance students' ability to practise positive values into daily lives and build character strengths.<br>School-Based cocurricular Programmes- We have debate programme, STEM education, Weiqi education, smart financial management workshops and leadership courses to prepare students as future leaders. |
| student_support_url | http://www.dcfwms.edu.hk/studentsupport/study.asp |
| whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity | The school provides programmes for gifted pupils in different areas. They aim to help them extend their potential. The school also gives full support to assist pupils with learning difficulties by offering after-school remedial classes, Primary 1 support classes and speech therapy. The aim of these arrangements is to develop pupils' confidence and ability. |
| curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation | Promotion of learning and teaching proficiency can be achieved through collaborative lesson planning and curricular programmes with external resources. |
| home-school_co-operation_url | http://www.dcfwms.edu.hk/pta/default.asp |
| home-school_co-operation | We keep close contact with parents through various communication means such as PTA activities, Parents Conferences, Parents' Workshops and Seminars, Parents' Positive Education and so on. All these enhance mutual understanding and cooperation between the school and parents as well as to promote healthy development of the pupils. |
| school_ethos | Implementation of moral education always comes as the first priority of our whole person education. We cultivate virtues and values to pupils. Nurture them with kind hearts, life skills and readiness to serve our country and community. |
| future_dev_url | http://www.dcfwms.edu.hk/introduction/plan.asp |
| school_dev_plan | 1. Advance humanistic qualities and cultivate national pride and patriotism.<br>2. Promote cross-curricular integration and enhance creativity |