Sam Shui Natives Association Huen King Wing School
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
Primary：11 indicators apply, 3 matched
🎯 Mission
Striving for balance and aiming for happiness. We aspire for children to equip themselves to face the challenges of future life while enjoying a joyful childhood. By providing diverse learning experiences, we cultivate their multiple intelligences, while also emphasizing the consolidation of fundamental academic knowledge. Putting students at the forefront, we inspire their individual potential, fostering a positive outlook on life.
📚 Approach & Strategies
The school places great emphasis on the whole-person development of students. In addition to teaching core curriculum in the morning, we also dedicate the afternoons to the development of the 3S Whole Person Development Program. This includes the "SHINE" program, which focuses on cultivating students’ positive thinking and values through service learning. The "SMART" program offers diverse skills training such as coding, critical thinking, and STEM activities. The "STAR" program aims to build students’ confidence, reading and communication skills through cross-curricular reading, interdisciplinary activities and performing arts. Each school year includes the Themed Learning Week, during which cross-curricular learning activities and comprehensive learning are conducted based on specific …
💛 SEN Support
1. Adopt the Whole school approach to integrated education, building an inclusive campus. 2. Establish student support team, develop a school-wide support strategy. 3. School-based educational psychology services and enhanced school-based speech therapy services provides different services and remedial learning groups. 4. On Parents' Day, teachers and parents discuss students' progress individually.
🎨 Whole-person Learning
Every year, the school hosts Themed Learning Week, Christmas Carnival, Halloween Party, Thanksgiving Day, Cultural Festivals, overseas study tours and field trips. There are over 70 extracurricular activities, such as Harp, Percussion, Dance, Drama, Sports, Robotics and Mathematical Olympiad training. Service activities include Road Safety Patrol, librarians, school prefects, and volunteer teams.
📋 School Data
All raw fields from the Education Bureau school profile not shown above.
| poa_school_net | 84 |
|---|---|
| school_type_1 | Aided |
| school_type_2 | Whole Day |
| imc | Established |
| training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chairperson_members | 60% |
| title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc | Mr. |
| title_of_school_head | Ms. |
| sponsoring_body | Sam Shui Natives Association School Fund Ltd |
| school_motto | Knowledge and values<br>Behaviour<br>Diligence<br>Learning to learn |
| school_size | 4800 |
| through_train_sec_school | - |
| feeder_sec_school | - |
| nominated_sec_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 | $150 (purchase of online platform, addition of IT software and hardware) |
| asc_others | - |
| fac_no_of_classroom | 28 |
| fac_no_of_school_hall | 1 |
| fac_no_of_playground | 2 |
| fac_no_of_library | 1 |
| fac_special_rooms | Library, Music room, Art room, LAMP Reading Room, English room, Classroom of 21st Century, Pottery room, Art Studio, Band room and Drama room. |
| fac_others | STEM Bus, Dynamic Power Zone, Star Theatre, Reading Ark, Dinosaur Reading Alley and Garden. |
| fac_support_for_specialedu | Ramp, Accessible lift and Accessible toilet. |
| previous_year_tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts | 51 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training | 77 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above | 32 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training | 17 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 | 43 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 | 18 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above | 39 |
| 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 | 5 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p5 | 5 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p6 | 4 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_total | 26 |
| 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 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p6 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_total | 26 |
| cs_mode_of_teaching | The school has established a curriculum planning team dedicated to the development of small-class teaching. By employing an activity-based teaching approach, the school provides diverse learning experiences and employs various assessment methods, aiming to cultivate students’ abilities to tackle future challenges with a wide range of skills. |
| cs_remarks | The medium of instruction for Chinese is Cantonese. Native English Teachers are assigned to enhance students' English proficiency by teaching phonics and reading strategies. English is the medium of instruction for P.1 music, visual arts, and P.E. classes. Some classes integrate English into Maths and GS. |
| 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 | 1. There are three terms each year.<br>2. There is one summative and two formative assessments in each term.<br>3. No assessments will be set for the P1 students during Term 1 and 2. |
| avoid_test_exam_after_long_holidays | Yes |
| arrange_timetable_flexibly_tutorial_session_in_afternoon | Yes |
| streaming_arrangement | P.1 to P.3 students will be assigned to classes based on their English subject academic results, while P.4 to P.6 students will be grouped according to their scores in Chinese, English, and Mathematics. |
| no_of_school_days_per_week | 5 |
| no_of_periods_per_day | 9 |
| duration_of_each_period | 35 |
| school_starts_at | 8:10 |
| school_starts_at_AMPM | AM |
| school_ends_at | 3:20 |
| 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. Students leave school at 2:20 p.m. every Wednesday.<br>2. Our school places a strong emphasis on Whole Person Development. Core curriculum is taught in the morning, while the afternoon is dedicated to the implementation of the 3S WPD Programmes. |
| school_organisation | The Incorporated Management Committee represents the highest authority in the school management structure. Daily operation is managed by the principal and department heads. |
| imc_smc_mc | The IMC was founded in 2008. The members of the Committee include sponsoring body managers, the Principal, teachers, parents, alumni and independent managers. |
| school_green_policy | Our school has established the "Sam Shui Small Farm" for students to experience planting. <br>Solar panels are installed on the rooftop to supply part of the school's electricity, instilling environmental awareness. |
| school_major_concerns_url | https://online.flipbuilder.com/ssnahkws/eznj/ |
| school_major_concerns | Create a Unique & Rich English Learning Environment.<br>To Infinity & Beyond---Challenge yourself at every turn <br>Stars Highlight---We See "The Strengths in YOU" <br>Learning Everywhere---Our Tailor-made Kids-land<br>The beauty of Our balanced & whole person curriculum -- 3S<br>If the Heart is Thankful. Life will be Beautiful.<br>Let's Enjoy a Journey to Become "The Better ME |
| major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum | The school has newly established the School and Student Culture Team, which oversees all aspects of values education throughout the school. Additionally, there is a National Education Team equipped with a comprehensive national education promotion plan, as well as a dedicated interdisciplinary development group responsible for promoting STEM education. |
| dev_of_generic_skills | Cultivating students' communication, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, computation, problem-solving, self-management, information technology and research skills. |
| cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours | With "perseverance" as our theme, we help students establish correct behaviors and values through school-based moral education programmes.<br><br>The school hopes to guide students to be better persons through voluntary work and to show care in the neighbourhood. |
| whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity | Elite and remedial groups; After-school tutorial classes. The school-based educational psychologist and school-based speech therapist provides training and workshops for students, teachers and parents on a regular basis. |
| 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; and organising activities to create an inclusive learning environment in the school. We employ more staff to enhance the Chinese proficiency of the students. |
| curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation | We stream students according to their academic performance and ability. Apart from providing individual support, we adopt small-group teaching in different subjects to help students in need. As for higher-ability students, we provide elite courses to bring out their potentials. We also have adaptations in daily coursework, tests and assessments. |