🎒 Primary ・ Yuen Long
Yuen Long Government Primary School
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
18
Low
Primary：11 indicators apply, 2 matched
🎒
Yuen Long Government Primary School
Yuen Long ・
Primary ・ Est. 1904
📍 Address
Yau Chuen Street, Au Tau, Yuen Long, N.…
📞 Phone
24761160
📠 Fax
24747316
✉️ Email
ylgps@edb.gov.hk
⛪ Religion
Not Applicable
👩🏫 Principal
YU HING YIN MARIE
📅 Founded
1904
👫 Gender
Co-ed
🗣️ Language
Chinese
🎯 Mission
We emphasise holistic education to enable students to obtain a moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetically balanced development. We are committed to providing a variety of learning experiences, to foster an educational culture of willingness to learn, good communication skills and a sense of commitment for students. We enable students to become good citizens who contribute to their family, the school, the community and the country.
📚 Approach & Strategies
1. Enhance students' self-directed learning abilities and promote positive values through cross-curricular activities and theme-based learning. 2. Programmes to strengthen students' ability in STEAM and nurture their creativity, collaboration and problem solving skills. 3. Through group learning, project learning and different reading activities, including on-line learning, student to student interactions are enhanced, and self-assessment skills are strengthened so as to promote learning outcomes.
💛 SEN Support
We adopt a whole school approach to support students with special educational needs. Our school aims to enhance students' communication skills and self-confidence through the assessment of School-based Educational Psychology Service, training of School-based speech therapist and implementation of Individual Education Plans.
🎨 Whole-person Learning
Interest Groups: English Drama, Cantonese Opera, Flight Simulator, AI Drawing, AR Course, Drone, STEAM Junior Artist, Finnish STEAM Course, Campus Jellyfish Keeper, Orchestra, Cheerleading, Maths Olympiad, Recorder, Chinese Dance, Rope Skipping, Ball Games, Track & Field, Uniform Groups: Cub Scouts, Brownies, Flag-guards, CYC, Constitution and Basic Law Student Ambassadors Training Scheme.
📋 School Data
All raw fields from the Education Bureau school profile not shown above.
| poa_school_net | 74 |
|---|---|
| school_type_1 | Gov't |
| school_type_2 | Whole Day |
| imc | Not Applicable |
| training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chairperson_members | - |
| title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc | Ms. |
| title_of_school_head | Ms. |
| sponsoring_body | Government |
| school_motto | Please refer to the Chinese version. |
| school_size | 5857 |
| through_train_sec_school | - |
| feeder_sec_school | - |
| nominated_sec_school | NT Heung Yee Kuk Yuen Long District Secondary School,<br>Chiu Lut Sau Memorial Secondary School,<br>Tin Shui Wai Government Secondary School |
| school_bus | - |
| nanny_van | Yes |
| parent_teacher_association | Yes |
| school_alumni_association | Yes |
| asc_school_fee | - |
| asc_tong_fai | - |
| asc_pta_fee | - |
| asc_charges_for_non_standard_items | $250 (School- based Management Fee) |
| asc_others | - |
| fac_no_of_classroom | 30 |
| fac_no_of_school_hall | 1 |
| fac_no_of_playground | 2 |
| fac_no_of_library | 1 |
| fac_special_rooms | InnoWorld, Flight Simulator Training Base, English Funland, Campus TV, IT Room, Science Exploration Centre, Chinese Culture Learning Centre, Library |
| fac_others | - |
| fac_support_for_specialedu | Ramp, Accessible lift and Accessible toilet. |
| previous_year_tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts | 55 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training | 100 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above | 35 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training | 78 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 | 16 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 | 18 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above | 66 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p1 | 5 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p2 | 6 |
| 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 | 4 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_total | 30 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p1 | 4 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p2 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p3 | 6 |
| 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 | Adopting a student-centered approach with varied learning activities to develop students' positive learning attitude, high order thinking and creative thinking ability. |
| cs_remarks | - |
| 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 | 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 | No |
| diversified_assessment | In order to develop pupils' self-learning abilities, we build up a good foundation for life-long learning. We adopt diversified assessment through lesson observation, quizzes, unit assessments, project learning, group presentation and other tailor-made learning activities. Besides, a Holistic Incentive Plan has been established to encourage students to develop their potential. |
| avoid_test_exam_after_long_holidays | Yes |
| arrange_timetable_flexibly_tutorial_session_in_afternoon | Yes |
| streaming_arrangement | No examinations for P1. Formative Assessments are used to assess students' performance. P.1 and P.2 classes are in mixed ability grouping. Class streaming for P.3 to P.6 according to three examination academic results. |
| no_of_school_days_per_week | 5 |
| no_of_periods_per_day | 9 |
| duration_of_each_period | 35 |
| school_starts_at | 8:15 |
| 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 | Diversified activities are provided during recess and lunch break.<br>After-school interest groups from Monday to Friday afternoon.<br>School ends at 2:40 PM on Fridays. |
| school_organisation | School Head, Administrative Streams and Subject Panels. |
| imc_smc_mc | The school is managed by the School Management Committee, which consists of EDB, school, parent, alumni representatives and an independent community member. |
| school_green_policy | Energy saving, waste reducing, waste recycling and greening of the school campus are adopted as our school green policies. Through activities and competitions organised by the school, students are educated to live a green life. |
| school_major_concerns | Fostering Talent through Science and Education, Embracing a Smart Future"<br>1. Continuously enhance students' self-directed learning, technological exploration, AI literacy, and bilingual/trilingual abilities to equip them for future challenges.<br>2. Focus on values education and character development, strengthen students' national identity, and strive to nurture well-rounded and outstanding individuals. |
| major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum | Strengthen STEAM Education through effective use of multimedia in teaching; foster literary in Multimedia and Information Technology; enhance cross-curricular learning and reading by promoting self-learning among students; develop lifelong learning capacity; strengthen Values Education, Life Education, Citizenship Education and National Security Education; foster individual growth and sense of citizenship. |
| dev_of_generic_skills | Advancing STEAM Education. Engage students in different learning contexts through co-operative learning, group discussion, role play and some other interactive learning activities to promote a spectrum of generic skills. |
| cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours | Our school promotes Moral and Civic Education by fostering positive values and attitudes in students; "Perseverance", "Respect for Others", "Responsibility", "National Identity", "Commitment", "Integrity", "Care for Others", "Law-abidingness", "Empathy", "Diligence", "Unity" and "Filial Piety". Through different learning experiences and courses, such as class culture, self-directed learning, character training activities, healthy campuses, national identity and “learning by doing" experience, etc., we aim to develop and cultivate our students in becoming life-long learners nurtured with morality and knowledge, who love their home and country. |
| whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity | We adopt a whole school approach to cater for students' diverse learning needs e.g. Support for Transition from Kindergarten to Primary one; School-based Speech therapy service; Enhancement programmes and Remedial classes; Tutorial classes and Vacation Programmes; the ‘Early Identification and Intervention Programme for Primary One Students with Learning Difficulties’ (EII Programme); "Big Brothers, Big Sisters "Mentor Scheme for assisting less able pupils. |
| 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; and organising activities to create an inclusive learning environment in the school. |
| curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation | Adapted from the central curriculum, we have designed our curriculum through diagnosing students' needs and abilities to set the goals for our school development plan. Collaborative planning promotes discussion of teaching strategies and evaluation of modules. Teachers draw up year plans, unit plans, reading and writing tasks to foster students' language abilities and competence of Chinese as well as English. Our teachers develop students' problem-solving abilities and creativity through STEAM Education in Maths. Through project learning and STEAM activities in General Studies, we broaden students' generic skills and knowledge. |