🎒 Primary ・ Yuen Long
Chinese Y.M.C.A. Primary School
📰 School Stories
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
27
Average
Primary：11 indicators apply, 3 matched
🎒
Chinese Y.M.C.A. Primary School
Yuen Long ・
Primary ・ Est. 2000
📍 Address
Tin Fu Court, Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long, …
📞 Phone
24450580
📠 Fax
24483960
✉️ Email
info@cymcaps.edu.hk
⛪ Religion
Protestantism / Christianity
👩🏫 Principal
Mah Wing Yee Vernier
📅 Founded
2000
👫 Gender
Co-ed
🗣️ Language
Chinese
🎯 Mission
To observe the Bible spirit "Not to be served, but to serve" and provide quality education to pupils. Our school also tries, by all means, to enhance our pupils' multiple intelligence inside and outside the classrooms.
📚 Approach & Strategies
Diverse and different teaching and learning strategies are adopted to cater for students' needs and interests, providing them with an all-round and well-balanced education in the following areas: values and attitudes; intellect; physique; social skills; aesthetics and spirituality.
💛 SEN Support
'Early Identification and Intervention Programme for Primary One Students with Learning Difficulties', teaching and homework adaptation and assessment accommodation, remedial learning groups, training on social skills, School-based Speech Therapy Service, Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for students with special educational needs.
🎨 Whole-person Learning
We provide over 80 kinds of multi-intelligence courses such as musical instruments, Language ambassadors, Hong Kong Grasshopper Scouts, creative drama, career and life planning. We also provide more than 50 extra-curricular activities such as English drama, puppetry, science team, Chinese dance, Chinese drum and different learning trips overseas to broaden students' view.
📋 School Data
All raw fields from the Education Bureau school profile not shown above.
| poa_school_net | 72 |
|---|---|
| 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 | Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong |
| school_motto | Full development of Spirit,<br>Body and Mind. |
| school_size | 5575 |
| 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 | $40 |
| asc_charges_for_non_standard_items | Fees for specific purposes: $400 |
| asc_others | - |
| fac_no_of_classroom | 33 |
| fac_no_of_school_hall | 1 |
| fac_no_of_playground | 4 |
| fac_no_of_library | 1 |
| fac_special_rooms | English Wonderland, Steam Lab room, Chinese Culture Room, Visual Art room, Metaverse room, Music room, Student Activity Centre, Smart Sports Centre, Counselling Room. |
| fac_others | 3 Remedial teaching / counselling rooms. |
| fac_support_for_specialedu | Ramp, Accessible lift and Accessible toilet. |
| previous_year_tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts | 56 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training | 95 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above | 44 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training | 14 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 | 22 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 | 36 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above | 42 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p1 | 5 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p2 | 5 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p3 | 5 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p4 | 5 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p5 | 5 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p6 | 5 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_total | 30 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p1 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p2 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p3 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p4 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p5 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p6 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_total | 30 |
| cs_mode_of_teaching | 1. Different pedagogies (especially Brain-based learning strategies) are adopted to enhance learning and teaching effectiveness.<br>2. Remedial classes are arranged to narrow the learning gap.<br>3. Whole school approach to cater for different learning needs. |
| cs_remarks | Small class teaching approach is undertaking for all classes to cater individual differences among students. |
| 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 | 1. Formative and diversified assessment. <br>2. Summative assessment: P.1 No exams in the year; P.2 to P.5 - twice a year. P.6 three times a year<br>3. Assessment of generic skills through project learning. |
| avoid_test_exam_after_long_holidays | Yes |
| arrange_timetable_flexibly_tutorial_session_in_afternoon | Yes |
| streaming_arrangement | 1. Students are evenly grouped in different classes according to their academic performance. No streaming classes arrangement.<br>2. Based on the abilities of students, teachers adopt the curriculum and design learning materials to cater for learning differences. |
| no_of_school_days_per_week | 5 |
| no_of_periods_per_day | 6 |
| duration_of_each_period | 40 |
| school_starts_at | 8:10 |
| school_starts_at_AMPM | AM |
| school_ends_at | 3:00 |
| school_ends_at_AMPM | PM |
| lunch_start_time | 1:00 |
| lunch_end_time | 2:10 |
| lunch_arrangement | Provided by designated supplier and arranged by parents. |
| school_life_remarks | 1. We have morning assembly & morning prayer.<br>2. Native Eng teachers work concertedly with local Eng teachers to provide a rich English learning atmosphere.<br>3. Students learn Life Education in classrooms and through co-curricular activities.<br>4. Orientation Day is organized for P.1 students.<br>5. High school bridging courses are organized for P.6 students.<br>6. No Homework Day scheme to enhance parent-child relationship. |
| school_management_url | https://www.cymcaps.edu.hk/tc/ |
| school_organisation | Education Department of the Sponsoring Body manages all the schools or institutes under CYMCA.<br>Incorporated Management Committee manages the development and operations of CYMCAPS.<br>Principal leads the school; Vice-principal manages the daily routines and administration work of the school; Middle-manager for Curriculum Development leads all the teachers to develop school-based curriculum in order to enhance teaching and learning in the school. |
| imc_smc_mc | Incorporated Management Committee |
| school_green_policy | 1. To promote paperless office.<br>2. To establish traditional farms.<br>3. Install solar energy collection devices.<br>4. Co-operate with Green@Community to recycle. |
| school_major_concerns_url | https://www.cymcaps.edu.hk/tc/content.php?wid=9 |
| school_major_concerns | 1. To enhance students' flexibility, resilience and courage facing challenges.<br>2. To enhance students' learning abilities through multi-dimensional learning experiences and prepare for fitting the future digital environment. |
| learning_and_teaching_plan_url | https://www.cymcaps.edu.hk/tc/subjects.php?wid=21 |
| major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum | 1. Enhance STEAM education, let students get equipped for the digital learning environment in the future.<br>2. Nurture students to be a responsible citizen in the country and the world, to develop students' correct values. |
| dev_of_generic_skills | The activity teaching approach and I.T. teaching are adopted to facilitate the enhancement of students' creativity, problem-solving skills, collaborative skills and high-order thinking skills. |
| cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours | Through assembly, class building activities, 'Healthy Life' curriculum, uniform groups, community service and different programs, we aim to nurture students with positive values and attitude. There is a Bible lesson in P.1-6. Through Bible stories and games, students are nurtured to take Jesus as an example and love their neighbors as themselves. |
| student_support_url | https://www.cymcaps.edu.hk/tc/growing.php?wid=39 |
| whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity | Remedial teaching is adopted to uplift students' academic performance as well as to cater for their learning differences. Moreover, we arrange the advanced students to be small teachers. During recesses, they study with lower primary students, giving them instructions in their learning. Besides that, our school has Student Support Team, which gives help and support to individual student in their learning need. To further strengthen gifted students' learning, we provide Mathematical Olympiad, Junior Space and Science Discovery classes. |
| support_for_non_chinese_students | Our school provides additional support for NCS students to facilitate their learning of 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; developing school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting learning and teaching materials; 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. By creating a richer language context and providing different learning opportunities, non-Chinese speaking students can learn with confidence and develop their strengths. |
| curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation | 1. Providing suitable adjustment on homework and assessments for students with learning difficulties. Students with reading and writing difficulties will be given extra time<br>2. We have developed a school-based curriculum to cater the individual differences among students. Teachers renew the contents of the curriculum every academic year.<br>3. Based on the abilities of students, teachers adopt the curriculum and design learning materials for different needs. |
| home-school_co-operation_url | https://www.cymcaps.edu.hk/tc/content.php?wid=47 |
| home-school_co-operation | 1. A parent-teacher association is established.<br>2. Home-school activities are held regularly to help children grow up healthily and happily.<br>3. We organise "Parents Academy" Programmes (16 sessions per year), providing parents the techniques of nurturing children. |
| school_ethos | 1. Our school strives to nurture love education as well as develop students' character and their academic achievement.<br>2. We participate in the Quality Education Fund "Thematic Network on Healthy Schools", to develop healthy culture.<br>3. We participate in the Adolescent Project and cooperate with the churches to promote a nurturing and caring school culture. |
| future_dev_url | https://www.cymcaps.edu.hk/tc/content.php?wid=11 |
| school_dev_plan | 1. Interface between kindergarten, primary and secondary school is well-established.<br>2. Unique school-based curriculum including English, STEAM, Metaverse education, Chinese picture book and experiential Learning<br>3. Character education: Healthy campus, Parent Academy, Healthy Life Education.<br>4. Global Campus. |
| teacher_pro_training_and_dev | Teachers enroll different kinds of courses and workshop in subject matter and administrative aspect. All the subject panels and departments of the school will make a plan for the professional development each academic year in order to deal with the recent education trend. |