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The ELCHK Wo Che Lutheran School

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✨ Happy Index

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

18
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Primary:11 indicators apply, 2 matched

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The ELCHK Wo Che Lutheran School
Sha Tin ・ Primary ・ Est. 1979
📍 Address
School No. 3, Wo Che Estate, Shatin, Ne…
📞 Phone
26911426
📠 Fax
26911824
✉️ Email
wcl@wcl.edu.hk
⛪ Religion
Protestantism / Christianity
👩‍🏫 Principal
FUNG LAI YEE
📅 Founded
1979
👫 Gender
Co-ed
🗣️ Language
Chinese

🎯 Mission

In accordance to the Bible, the school aims at providing whole-person education to all children. We also strive to create a joyful learning atmosphere and to develop students' independent thinking skills in order to become members of society.

📚 Approach & Strategies

To promote e-Learning, self-directed learning, STEAM Education and organize life-wide learning activities through cross-curricular learning.

💛 SEN Support

In our school, the Student Support Team (SST) has already been established. There is a SENCO to co-ordinate the team and to support the students with special educational needs (SEN). We also have SEN teachers and teaching assistants in SST team. In addition, the Learning Circle Groups can support the pupils with weak academic performance in pull-out lessons. Other than that, the outsourcing service can provide some group services to those SEN students after school.

🎨 Whole-person Learning

To carry out diversified extra-curricular activities from Mondays to Saturdays: English Musical; Glass Harp; Cheerleading Team; Martial Arts; Children Fitness, Chinese Orchestra; Hip Hop Dance; Wooden Box Drum; Scientific Elite; AI Artificial Intelligence Course; Fellowship; Little Youtuber; English Ambassador; Leadership Volunteer Program, 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 75%
title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc Mr.
title_of_school_head Ms.
sponsoring_body Evangelical Lutheran <br>Church of H.K.
school_motto Please refer to the Chinese version.
school_size 3938
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 $310
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 Digital Playground, Multimedia Room, Computer Room, English Wonderland, STEM Room, Activity Room, Music Room, Visual arts Room and Library.
fac_others A garden, 24 classrooms equipped with computers and interactive touchscreen.
fac_support_for_specialedu Ramp, Accessible lift and Accessible toilet.
previous_year_tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts 43
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training 100
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above 38
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training 79
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 16
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 30
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above 54
previous_year_no_of_class_p1 2
previous_year_no_of_class_p2 3
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 21
current_year_no_of_class_p1 2
current_year_no_of_class_p2 2
current_year_no_of_class_p3 3
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 19
cs_mode_of_teaching Small Class Teaching.
cs_remarks -
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 No
upload_school_assignment_policy_to_school_web Yes
diversified_assessment In accordance to the ability of students, the school diversifies the modes of formative assessment: dictation, creative writing, oral presentation, Chinese audio-visual (CAV), reading aloud, model making, web-based assessment, project learning, students’ self-assessment and learning portfolio.
avoid_test_exam_after_long_holidays Yes
arrange_timetable_flexibly_tutorial_session_in_afternoon Yes
streaming_arrangement Mixed ability classes from Primary 1 to Primary 3; Classes are streamed according to academic results from Primary 4 to Primary 6.
no_of_school_days_per_week 5
no_of_periods_per_day 10
duration_of_each_period 25
school_starts_at 7:45
school_starts_at_AMPM AM
school_ends_at 3:15
school_ends_at_AMPM PM
lunch_start_time 12:30
lunch_end_time 1:30
lunch_arrangement Provided by designated supplier and arranged by parents.
school_life_remarks 1. HEAD Programme targets Primary 1 to 3 students to enrich learning diversity. The programme is composed of Life Education, English Fun Time, Arts and Discovery Learning. <br>2. An extra PE lesson is carried out in Primary 4 to 6 every week to cultivate exercising habits.<br>3. Establish the digital playground so that students can engage in fitness activities during PE classes and recess time to build a healthy campus.
school_management_url http://wcl.edu.hk/html/aboutus.html
school_organisation Management and Organisation, Learning and Teaching, Student Support and School Ethos, Information Technology, Student Affairs, Diversified Development.
imc_smc_mc Incorporated Management Committee: Invite stakeholders to take part in school decision.
school_green_policy To promote environmental education through (Leisure and Cultural Services Department) One Person, One Flower Scheme; to select two environmental prefects from each class and set up solar panels on the roof.
school_major_concerns_url http://wcl.edu.hk/html/aboutus.html
school_major_concerns 1. Enhance assessment strategies to promote students' assessment literacy.<br>2. Cultivate a sense of empathy in students.<br>3. Establish the professional ladder for teachers by way of professional development.
learning_and_teaching_plan_url http://wcl.edu.hk/html/aboutus.html
major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum 1. Strengthen the value education of students through Life Education and National Security Education inside and outside the classroom.<br>2. Make good use of the full-time afternoon for cross-curricular reading and various activities to enrich students' learning experience.<br>3. Implement interdisciplinary STEAM education at all levels and promote coding learning in senior computer subjects. With the school’s pull-out gifted programmes, we let students flexibly apply knowledge in daily life and cultivate their generic skills.<br>4. The school pays attention to the optimisation of assessment strategies, and uses different plans to improve students' assessment literacy and promote self-directed learning.
dev_of_generic_skills To assist students to grasp, construct and apply knowledge to solve problems through different key learning areas and activities.
cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours 1. To nurture students to respect lives, build empathy, create a harmonious and campus culture through Life Education and various life-wide learning activities.<br>2. To systematically plan activities pertaining to the national education. To strength students' sense of belonging to the country and to guide them to take up the responsibilities as Chinese nationals with the right attitude.
student_support_url http://wcl.edu.hk/html/aboutus.html
whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity 1. To stress the importance of intensive and remedial programmes, as well as gifted education. The gifted education team has set up a databank of gifted children in accordance with linguistic, logical and mathematical, musical, spatial and bodily-kinesthetic intelligences and provided professional training for students. <br>2. To nominate students with potential talents to join gifted education programmes to develop their gifted potential and excel in their talented areas. <br>3. Teachers design lessons and assessments in co-planning meeting in accordance with the students' needs.<br>4. Identify students with learning difficulties in Primary 1 and provide measures to help those who are in need of assistance. <br>5. Provide assistance to Primary 6 students to aid in the transition to Secondary 1.
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; organising activities to create an inclusive learning environment in the school; and hiring additional manpower and/or translation/interpretation services to facilitate the communication with parents of NCS students.
curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation Take care of students with weaker abilities: adjust homework and tests; provide teaching support; outsource diversified services such as speech therapy, literacy improvement groups, etc.
home-school_co-operation_url http://wcl.edu.hk/html/pta.html
home-school_co-operation To maintain collaborative relationships with parents by encouraging them to join various school events.
school_ethos Our school is based on biblical truth. We adopt the whole school guidance and discipline approach. To help students to disseminate love and care to others through class building, prefects, I-Care Ambassadors and voluntary services; to help students to respect and cherish their lives through diversified programmes such as 'School-based Counselling Scheme' and Life Education. We are sure that by all means of measures we take, students are able to build up positive values and attitudes towards lives.
future_dev_url http://wcl.edu.hk/html/aboutus.html
school_dev_plan 1. To enrich students' learning experiences through school-based "HEAD Programme".<br>2. To develop students' computational thinking and drone coding ability in STEAM Education through the "Knowing More About IT" sponsored project.<br>3. By participating in the Quality Education Fund Project organized by the Education University, we optimize assessment strategies and enhance students' assessment literacy and independent learning. <br>4. To cultivate students' positive values through Life Education and National Security Education.
teacher_pro_training_and_dev 1. To promote the Professional Ladder for Teachers (T-standard+).<br>2. To provide training on "Assessment Literacy".<br>3. To provide training on "Catering for learning diversity".<br>4. To provide a Mentoring Scheme for new teachers.

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