🎒 Primary ・ Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan Public Ho Chuen Yiu Memorial Primary School
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
45
Average
Primary：11 indicators apply, 5 matched
🎒
Tsuen Wan Public Ho Chuen Yiu Memorial Primary School
Tsuen Wan ・
Primary ・ Est. 1927
📍 Address
Estate Primary School No. 1, Shek Wai K…
📞 Phone
24169596
📠 Fax
24902331
✉️ Email
info@hcy.edu.hk
⛪ Religion
Not Applicable
👩🏫 Principal
Chu Wai Man Maria
📅 Founded
1927
👫 Gender
Co-ed
🗣️ Language
Chinese
🎯 Mission
We strive to be a quality English school. Our primary aim is to prepare our students for entering a secondary school which uses English as a medium of instruction. We emphasize intellectual education, students acquire a lot of knowledge and become self-motivated. We also promote moral education and traditional Chinese culture so that they will be able to care for the society and carry out their civic responsibility.
📚 Approach & Strategies
We use the CECES storybook-based programme in English learning to enhance reading and writing skills. Students also perform dramas and practise their speaking skills on English and Putonghua Speaking Days. We developed a quality school-based Chinese language curriculum which emphasize reading to writing. We promote life-wide learning to provide opportunities to learn within the community. We implement gifted education to inspire the potential of students.
💛 SEN Support
1. Our school adopts "The Whole School Approach to Integrated Education" to support students with SEN. A responsible Student Support Team is set up to deploy resources, which include a Learning Support Grant and an Speech Therapy Service resource, to cater to students’ diverse learning needs. 2. Specific measures in supporting students with SEN are adopted including differentiated teaching, assessment accommodation, remedial learning groups, training on social skills, the Enhanced School-based Speech Therapy Service, individual education plan, and so on. We also have mechanisms in place to solicit parents’ views and feedback on student progress.
🎨 Whole-person Learning
We provide various Life-wide Learning experience such as Sports day, Games Day and different Study tours. Students can also enjoy diverse extra-curricular activities, including Lion-dance, Dancing, Choir, Wind Band, Percussion, Taekwondo, Athletics training, Skipping, Art, Maths Olympiad, Cambridge English Young Learners, Chinese and English dramas, Chinese and English writing, Spanish, Chess , Putonghua, STEAM training and a wide range of ball games.
📋 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 | Tsuen Wan Public School |
| school_motto | Rest in the highest excellence. |
| school_size | 1200 |
| 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 | - |
| asc_charges_for_non_standard_items | - |
| 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 | 11 (Conference Room, Computer Room, Music Room, Visual Art Room, Central Library Room, Student Guidance and Support Room, Student Study Room, English Resource Room, Counselling Room, Steam Room, Life Education Room.) |
| fac_others | Reading Wonderland |
| 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 | 30 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training | 31 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 | 51 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 | 9 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above | 40 |
| 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 | Small class teaching has been implemented for P.4 to P.6 since 2009. Two classes in each level from P.1 to P.3 use Putonghua to teach Chinese language Subject while one class in each level from P.4 to P.6 use Putonghua to teach Chinese language Subject. We use cooperative learning strategy in P.1 to P.6 classes. |
| cs_remarks | Develop students' self-learning, co-operative learning and HOT skills 13 modes in order to foster learning skills and to bring in quality teaching and learning. |
| no_of_test_per_year_P1 | 0 |
| no_of_exam_per_year_P1 | 0 |
| replace_test_exam_P1 | Yes |
| no_of_test_per_year_P2-P6 | 0 |
| 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 | Assessments are diversified, e.g. sustainable assessment and unit assessment. Various modes of assessment are used, such as projects, models, role-play to evaluate the learning effectiveness of the students. Flexible assessment arrangements are provided for SEN students like the adaptation examination. (*No exams are arranged for P.1. Two exams for P.2 to P.5 and three exams for P.6 per year.) |
| avoid_test_exam_after_long_holidays | Yes |
| arrange_timetable_flexibly_tutorial_session_in_afternoon | Yes |
| streaming_arrangement | Draw a middle line according to academic results and learning attitude: One is elite class while the others are classes in a mixed ability mode in P.4 - P.6. |
| no_of_school_days_per_week | 5 |
| no_of_periods_per_day | 9 |
| duration_of_each_period | 35 |
| school_starts_at | 8:00 |
| school_starts_at_AMPM | AM |
| school_ends_at | 3:20 |
| school_ends_at_AMPM | PM |
| lunch_start_time | 12:50 |
| lunch_end_time | 1:40 |
| lunch_arrangement | Provided by designated supplier and arranged by parents. |
| school_life_remarks | Morning Exercise, AI Sport Devices and Recess Exercise are for the students to develop physical fitness. No school for students every Friday afternoon. Various extra-curricular activities are organised for students in the afternoon. Collaborative lesson plannings which ensure sustainable improvement in teaching and learning is implemented in all levels. |
| school_management_url | http://www.hcy.edu.hk |
| school_organisation | The IMC of our school appoints the Principal to manage school affairs and implements School Based Management governance. |
| imc_smc_mc | The Incorporated Management Committee has already formed since 1st August, 2007. |
| school_green_policy | Environmental education with whole-school participation. |
| school_major_concerns | We nurture our students to be a Global citizen, to be well-educated, to be open-minded, to be brilliant in communication, to be respectful and inquisitive. |
| learning_and_teaching_plan_url | http://www.hcy.edu.hk |
| major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum | In response to the Science and Humanities subjects, scientific inquiry and STEAM and national education are strengthened in our curriculum. We have introduced the element of gratitude, sense of happiness and filial piety in value education. We also set up different sports activities after class to cultivate students' healthy lifestyles. For effective use of school time, we have afternoon I-SMART course to allow students to apply the knowledge through experiments, drama and project studies. |
| dev_of_generic_skills | We have designed a 6-year framework in our I-SMART lessons for developing the generic skills of students such as problem-solving skills, communication skills and self-management skills. |
| cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours | Values Education is an essential element of students' growing needs. The school has promoted different themes of positive values such as benevolence, courage, wisdom, gratitude, temperance and justice for different levels of students. The school also promotes PERMA for enhancing wellness of students and their family. In order to establish students' values of positive life and develop positive atmosphere in our campus, character strengths are inculcated through school-based moral education activities and curriculum as well as all aspects of school life. |
| student_support_url | http://www.hcy.edu.hk |
| whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity | 1. The curricular of the main subjects are divided into the 'core' and the 'extended' parts in order to cater to individual differences. <br>2. Adopt Collaborative learning and Diversified teaching strategies are adopted to cater to students' diverse learning needs.<br>3. Provide after school Remedial classes for core subjects, Reading and writing enhancement classes, to help develop their strengths or overcome their weaknesses. <br>4. Arrange concentration training, art social emotion and small hand muscle training groups to enhance their social and communication skills and problem-solving abilities. |
| 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; organising activities to create an inclusive learning environment in the school; hiring additional manpower and/or translation/interpretation services to facilitate the communication with parents of NCS students; and our school uses Putonghua to teach Chinese in all classes / groups at certain levels with extra support as appropriate, e.g. pull-out/small-group classes, learning and teaching resources with Pinyin, etc. We buy and exploit resources outside of school to encourage self-learning among NCS students. We also translate the salient points of school notices to facilitate the communication with parents of NCS students. |
| curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation | During co-planning meetings, teachers will decide which parts are the core and enrichment programmes. For less able classes, teachers will only focus on teaching the core programme. |
| home-school_co-operation_url | http://www.hcy.edu.hk |
| home-school_co-operation | 1. Emphasizing on home-school connection, activities aligning with "Parent Education Curriculum Framework" such as Parent Storytelling Workshops, Parent-Child Yoga Classes, Parent-Child Horticultural Therapy are held, alongside different ongoing seminars and tea gatherings.<br>2. Our Parent Academy aims at enhancing parents' knowledge and skills. We also encourage parental involvement in major school events, fostering mutual understanding.<br>3. In response to current social conditions, we organize various seminars, activities and workshops. For example, the Effective Strategies for Spelling seminar in the first term addresses concerns about academic performance. To support parents dealing with their children's online habits, Internet Addiction among Children seminar is held. |
| school_ethos | 1. The school ethos is simplicity and modesty, and teachers are responsible and serious. <br>2. The teacher-student relationship is friendly and harmonious so that mutual respect and trust can be established. <br>3. Students are self-disciplined and polite to others, and have a sense of belonging to the school. |
| future_dev_url | http://www.hcy.edu.hk |
| school_dev_plan | 2024-2027 School Development Plan<br>1. Cultivating a Healthy and Virtuous Campus. Getting steps on joyful excellence.<br>2. Joining hands, read to learn. Self-learning leads our bright future. |