🎒 Primary ・ Tsuen Wan
Sham Tseng Catholic Primary School
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
18
Low
Primary：11 indicators apply, 2 matched
🎒
Sham Tseng Catholic Primary School
Tsuen Wan ・
Primary ・ Est. 2009
📍 Address
37 Castle Peak Road, Sham Tseng, Tsuen …
📞 Phone
24903912
📠 Fax
24903913
✉️ Email
sch@stcpri.edu.hk
⛪ Religion
Catholicism
👩🏫 Principal
Chau Wing Sze
📅 Founded
2009
👫 Gender
Co-ed
🗣️ Language
Chinese
🎯 Mission
In accordance with the mission of Catholicism, our school guides students to familiarize themselves with our God and fulfill the commandment. We also develop students' gospel values and share the spirit of 'Love God and all mankind' so that students can be cultivated in a warm and harmonious atmosphere.
📚 Approach & Strategies
Promote students-centered learning. The school focuses on inspiring students' multiple intelligence, enhancing students' learning skills, reinforce students' creativity and independent thinking skills. Through conducting various classroom activities, group learning, projects, site visits, students are equipped with the eagerness and thirst to learn so that they dare overcome future challenges.
💛 SEN Support
The Student Support Team is supervised by the Vice Principal, and led by the SENCO, to support the holistic development of students through the "Whole School Approach". The school utilizes Learning Support Grant and Enhanced School-based Speech Therapy Service to provide assessment, treatment, and training to students in need, enhancing their learning efficiency and enriching their learning experiences. The school also promotes a culture of inclusiveness on campus through activities such as parent seminars, teacher professional development, student lectures, experiential camps, and monthly value education sharing.
🎨 Whole-person Learning
There are four types of Extra-curricular Activities, talent variety activities (e.g. Christmas Performance show and sports day), interest groups (led by school teachers), Saturday extra-curricular activities sessions (taught by qualified instructors) and school teams (members are selected by the school). Different types of activities allow students to thrive on different aspects and develop their talents and interests.
📋 School Data
All raw fields from the Education Bureau school profile not shown above.
| poa_school_net | 62 |
|---|---|
| school_type_1 | Aided |
| school_type_2 | Whole Day |
| imc | Established |
| training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chairperson_members | - |
| title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc | Mr. |
| title_of_school_head | Ms. |
| sponsoring_body | Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong |
| school_motto | Educating a whole person physically, mentally and spiritually |
| school_size | 6200 |
| 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 | $300 |
| 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 | STEM room, Campus TV Room, multi-purpose room, general studies room, visual art room, music room, religious room. |
| fac_others | Student activity center, multi-purpose area, green area. |
| fac_support_for_specialedu | Ramp, Accessible lift, Accessible toilet, Braille and tactile floor plan, Tactile guide path, Accessible public information / service counter and Visual fire alarm system. |
| previous_year_tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts | 46 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training | 100 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above | 31 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training | 73 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 | 16 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 | 13 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above | 71 |
| 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 | A school-based reading and speaking programme is immersed in the key stage 1 (Primary 1 to 3) curriculum. These lessons are co-taught by the NET, local teachers and assistant teacher. |
| cs_remarks | Teachers develop students' high order thinking skill through different questioning techniques. An inclusive atmosphere is promoted in the classroom to allow each and every student to prosper. In P.5 and P.6 English and Chinese lessons, students are divided into different groups based on homogeneous grouping. |
| 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 | Yes |
| upload_school_assignment_policy_to_school_web | Yes |
| diversified_assessment | To enhance the effectiveness of learning and teaching, our school adopts diversified assessments. It can enable our teachers to refine the teaching strategies and effectively cater for our students' needs. Each term, our school integrates both formative and summative assessments. This allows our teachers to have a more comprehensive understanding of each student's learning and abilities. |
| avoid_test_exam_after_long_holidays | Yes |
| arrange_timetable_flexibly_tutorial_session_in_afternoon | Yes |
| streaming_arrangement | Primary 4 to 6 are streamed according to students' academic performances, whereas there is no streaming for Primary 1 to 3. |
| no_of_school_days_per_week | 5 |
| no_of_periods_per_day | 11 |
| duration_of_each_period | 30 |
| school_starts_at | 8:00 |
| school_starts_at_AMPM | AM |
| school_ends_at | 3:30 |
| school_ends_at_AMPM | PM |
| lunch_start_time | 1:00 |
| lunch_end_time | 2:00 |
| lunch_arrangement | Provided by designated supplier and arranged by parents. |
| school_life_remarks | - |
| school_management_url | http://www.stcpri.edu.hk |
| school_organisation | The school is administrated by the Incorporated Management Committee. The principal and the vice principals are responsible for the planning and coordination of the school. The middle managers of our school are responsible for various administrative works of different domains. |
| imc_smc_mc | There are 15 members in the Incorporated Management Committee. The committee consists of the chancellor, school sponsoring body managers, the principal (by constitution), teacher managers, parent managers, an alumni manager and an independent manager. |
| school_green_policy | Promote and practice environmental protection activities on campus, such as saving electricity, recycling waste paper, and participating in activities related to environmental protection. A campus cleaning activity is carried out once every school year to teach students to set an example and cultivate their correct attitude towards caring for the environment. |
| school_major_concerns | 1. Create a language rich environment, develop biliteracy and trilingualism. Assemblies are hold by English and Putonghua students' ambassadors.<br>2. Make good use of learning time through revamping the school timetable that includes diversified learning activities.<br>3. Actively encourage students to join competitions and Gifted courses.<br>4. The five-society system was established to allow students to integrate into campus life, develop leadership skills, and strengthen their sense of belonging through school club activities. |
| learning_and_teaching_plan_url | http://www.stcpri.edu.hk |
| major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum | Strengthening values education (including life education, national education and national security education); making good use of learning time and creating space to promote a balanced physical and mental development; enriching life-wide learning experiences and promoting whole-person development; better catering for learner diversity; reinforcing, STEAM education, and nurturing students' media and information literacy; strengthening cross-curricular learning and reading across the curriculum for developing lifelong learning capabilities; and enhancing assessment literacy for promoting learning and teaching effectiveness. |
| dev_of_generic_skills | Through different learning activities, classroom activities and diversified extra-curricular activities, students' generic skills can be cultivated. |
| cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours | Our school adheres to the five core values of Catholicism, builds a positive, caring learning environment that is full of inspiration. We also raise students' self-esteem, confidence and the ability to love themselves. We hope that our students can be optimistic and responsible. Moreover, our school equips students with the ability the overcome challenges. Community resources are also introduced to students, parents and teachers to help promote a positive attitude towards life, foster students-teachers and children-parents communication so as to support students' need in different aspects. |
| student_support_url | http://www.stcpri.edu.hk |
| whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity | To enhance outstanding students' potential, our school recommends gifted students to participate in gifted curriculum and competition. Our school adopts the early identification strategy. We provide mentorship programme, assessments, training, referral arrangements and improve students' learning attitude and performance for pupils in need. |
| curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation | Provide evaluation service for students in need. Improve academic performance by adjusting learning support and based on students' needs. |
| home-school_co-operation_url | http://www.stcpri.edu.hk |
| home-school_co-operation | The parent-teacher association and volunteering parents provide immense support to the development of the school and various student activities. Besides organizing large-scale events such as parents and children sports day, school picnic and carnival. Parents volunteers conduct interactive reading sessions and group game activities with primary 1 students. |
| school_ethos | With a strong religious atmosphere that spreads the spirit of love and concern, the school upholds and teaches the core values, Truth, Love, Justice, Family and Life thus develop a disciplined and harmonious learning environment. We encourage students to develop their potential, boost their confidence and foster the rapport between teachers and students through various activities and award schemes. |
| future_dev_url | http://www.stcpri.edu.hk |