📚 Secondary ・ Sham Shui Po
Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
30
Average
Secondary：10 indicators apply, 3 matched
📚
Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School
Sham Shui Po ・
Secondary ・ Est. 1970
📍 Address
533 Fuk Wing Street Cheung Sha Wan
📞 Phone
27415034
📠 Fax
27444810
✉️ Email
contact@cswcss.edu.hk
⛪ Religion
Catholicism
👩🏫 Principal
Poon Shing Kai
📅 Founded
1970
🏷️ School Type
Aided
👫 Gender
Boys
🎯 Mission
> Share the universal mission of Catholic Schools in the education of the whole person. > Spread the Gospel and lead students by example to live a life according to the Christian spirit. > Inspire students’ positive values and develop their spirit of service. > Inspire students to strive for excellence according to the school motto of “Self-strengthening and continuous improvement”.
📚 Approach & Strategies
1. Small Class Teaching has been implemented in F.1, F.2 and senior forms to cater for learner diversity. 2. Various scholarships are awarded to outstanding students. 3. Gifted students are recommended to attend the training programmes organized by local universities and the Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education. 4. Recruits high-achievers to stretch their academic potential. 5. We believe that it is most effective to start preparing our students to sit for the HKDSE from F.1. Thus, our school executes a programme known as a ‘Holistic Strategies towards Achieving Excellence in the HKDSE’.
💛 SEN Support
The Student Support Committee comprise the Vice-principal, SENCO, Special Educational Needs Support Teacher, School-based Speech Therapist, Teaching Assistant supporting students with SEN, the Educational Psychologist, the School Social Worker, the Counselling Master, the Discipline Mistress, SEN counsellor and teachers of the major subjects. Our school has flexibly deployed the Learning Support Grant on extra manpower recruitment and relevant professional services for the students concerned. Extended learning classes are also offered to help the lower achievers. Adaptation has been made to the learning progress, homework policy and assessments for the SEN students, coupled with the individual learning scheme to assist their learning. School-parent cooperation and regular communication ar…
🎨 Whole-person Learning
重視全人教育-成立多個課外活動組織，包括學術、體藝、服務團體及興趣小組。為使同學身心獲得均衡發展，初中學生必須參與美藝、服務、體育、德育及智育活動最少各一項。
📋 School Data
All raw fields from the Education Bureau school profile not shown above.
| title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc | Ms. |
|---|---|
| title_of_principal | Mr. |
| principal_qualifications_experiences | (MStat, MSc, BEd, BSc) |
| imc | Established |
| school_size | 4800 |
| sponsoring_body | The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong |
| school_motto | Self-Strengthening and Continuous Improvement |
| parent_teacher_association | Yes |
| student_union_association | Yes |
| school_alumni_association | Yes |
| tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts | 53 |
| tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training | 91 |
| tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above | 41 |
| tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training | 54 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 | 23 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 | 13 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above | 64 |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3 | Chinese, Chinese History, P.E., Putonghua, Religious Studies and Ethics |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3 | English, Mathematics, Integrated Science, Life and Society, Citizen, Economics and Society, History, Geography, Computer & Technology, Visual Arts, Music |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_others_s1_to_s3 | - |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6 | Core subjects: Chinese Language, P.E., Religious Studies and Ethics<br>Elective subjects: Chinese History, P.E. (HKDSE), Ethics and Religious Studies (HKDSE), Visual Arts |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6 | Core subjects: Citizenship and Social Development, English Language, Mathematics<br>Elective subjects: Mathematics (M1, M2), Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Geography, History, Economics, Information & Communication Technology, Business, Accounting & Financial Studies, Music, Other Languages |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_others_s4_to_s6 | - |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3 | Chinese Language, Chinese History, P.E., Putonghua, Religious Studies and Ethics |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3 | English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science, Citizenship, Economics and Society, History, Geography, Computer & Technology, Visual Arts, Music |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_others_s1_to_s3 | - |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6 | Core subjects: Chinese Language, P.E., Religious Studies and Ethics<br>Elective subjects: Chinese History, P.E. (HKDSE), Ethics and Religious Studies (HKDSE), Visual Arts |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6 | Core subjects: Citizenship and Social Development, English Language, Mathematics<br>Elective subjects: Mathematics (M1, M2), Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Geography, History, Economics, Information & Communication Technology, Business, Accounting & Financial Studies, Music, Other Languages, Applied Learning |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_others_s4_to_s6 | - |
| current_year_no_of_class_s1 | 4 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s2 | 4 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s3 | 4 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s4 | 4 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s5 | 4 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s6 | 4 |
| sc_school_fee_s1 | - |
| sc_school_fee_s2 | - |
| sc_school_fee_s3 | - |
| sc_school_fee_s4 | - |
| sc_school_fee_s5 | - |
| sc_school_fee_s6 | - |
| sc_tong_fai_s1 | - |
| sc_tong_fai_s2 | - |
| sc_tong_fai_s3 | - |
| sc_tong_fai_s4 | $310 |
| sc_tong_fai_s5 | $310 |
| sc_tong_fai_s6 | $310 |
| sc_pta_fee | $100 |
| sc_student_union_association_fee | $80 |
| sc_charges_for_non_standard_items | 250 |
| sc_others | - |
| sc_remarks | - |
| oa_s1_admission | Our school will accept discretionary places. Our school will participate in the Secondary School Places Allocation System through central allocation stage (Applicable for admission to S.1 in September 2026 ).1. Primary School Exam Results: 50%<br>2. Interview: 30% <br>3. Conduct: 10%<br>4. Extracurricular Activities / Service / Awards: 10% |
| oa_orientation_activities_n_healthy_life | 1. F.1 parents and students Orientation Day in August.<br>2. Two-week F.1 Bridging Course.<br>3. F.1 Life Education Camp.<br>4. Through the implementation of Life Education, students can develop a healthy lifestyle, positive attitude and values. |
| school_organisation | Adopts school-based management, the Incorporated Management Committee established in May 2015. |
| imc_smc_mc | The Incorporated Management Committee consists of the Supervisor, the Principal, experienced educationists, professionals in the legal field, teachers, representatives from PTA and alumni. |
| school_green_policy | Under the Solar-Harvest Energy Support Scheme commissioned by the HKSAR government, our school is installed with solar energy generation system to promote the development of local renewable energy. Students are enabled to realize the importance of energy saving and carbon reduction in a low carbon campus. |
| language_policy | English is adopted as the main medium of instruction.<br>Promoting English Learning: <br>1. All forms have implemented school-based cross-curriculum learning. <br>2. A school-based speaking curriculum enhances English learning and value education for all F.1-F.2 classes. <br>3. To create an environment conducive to English learning, activities such as drama, musical, English Debating, Talent show are held. <br>4. Our students actively participated in English Solo Verse Speaking, Public Speaking, Drama and Debating Competitions, achieving remarkable results. Both our junior and senior debating teams have continually won the champion and 1st runner up in the HK Secondary Schools Debate Competition (District). <br>Upgrading the Level of Chinese & Putonghua: <br>1. Students are able to upgrade their level of Chinese progressively through the focally-designed curriculum combining the integrated skills in Chinese. <br>2. Self-devised learning packages are used to cultivate students’ appreciation in classical Chinese Literature and raise their quality of reading. <br>3. The Literary Chinese Reading Comprehension materials students use in junior forms are all tailored by our own teachers. In an attempt to develop students' classical Chinese reading skills. <br>4. We also tailor our own Chinese teaching materials for senior form students. <br>5. Junior students are nurtured to develop from a “willingness to write” to a “passion for writing” through the implementation of the “Weekly Diary”. <br>6. Students’ language proficiency and cultural literacy are boosted through participating in various extra-curricular activities. <br>7. We have PTH lessons in all junior forms to improve students' PTH listening and speaking skills. <br>8. Actively participated in inter-school competitions and had excellent results. |
| school_based_curriculum | 1. Electives: 2X and 3X. By academic performance.<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: <br> (1) NSS Subjects devises a progressive teaching schedule from F.4 to F.6 to prepare our students for HKDSE. <br> (2) "Career Planning" education has been added to the current formal curriculum to foster students' self-understanding and stimulate them to explore their aspirations. |
| major_renewed_emphases_in_the_school_curriculum | Value Education and Voluntary Work: 1. The existing subjects related to students' growth and functional groups were incorporated into a programme called “Life Education”, which comprises a formal curriculum and activities carried out in the whole school. 2. Student members of "Community Service Union" take part in community service which provides students with the opportunity to work with the needy in society. 3. The F.1 Life Education Camp helps students learn more about self-management skills, increases their ability to communicate and cooperate, and improves their problem solving skills. Students learn how to appreciate each other and grow closer together. The teacher-student relationship is also greatly enhanced. Developing the reading habit: 1. A Reading Task Force comprising of teachers from different subjects promotes and cultivates a reading atmosphere under a whole-school approach. 2. A progressive reading curriculum is designed for F.1-F.2. 3. Students’ subject based language application skills are boosted via the Language Across Curriculum (LAC) scheme. 4. Our students won prizes among 1,500 participants from 250 schools in the "4.23 World Book Day Creative Competition". Representatives from our school have been awarded this prize for several consecutive years.<br>IT-assisted teaching and learning: 1. Our school is one of the eight elite schools that has been offered a grant of more than 6 million by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer to implement Secondary School IT enriched class programme. The aim of the programme is to nurture future IT learning environment for students. 2. Innovators' Society provides a breeding ground for students to unleash their full potentials in digital creativity and innovative technologies in the school and in the region. |
| life_planning_education | Students can understand their own interests and strengths through the provision of “job-related” activities, careers planning curriculum and individual careers counselling. They are enabled to make wise choices on further studies and careers development to unleash their potential. |
| whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity | 1. Capacity Enhancement Scheme: to enhance students' ability to achieve their goals effectively and efficiently through various means of school support. and coordinate different school organizations for setting tailor-made plans for students. <br>2. Vantage FIRST Potential Scheme: to provide students with diverse learning experiences, in order to help them discover and develop their interest in different areas. Their talents can be put into full play through a variety of extra-curricular activities. Students will also have a chance to work for the good of the community and thus instil a sense of responsibility. It is through the scheme that junior form students are equipped for life so that they can become a cultivated person and thus a good leader in the future. <br>3. Through the scheme "EVERYBODY CAN SHINE", students are offered the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities to stretch their potential to the fullest. <br>4. We launched "Academic Support Award Scheme of All-round Athlete" to student athletes in the hope of achieving a balance between their academic performance and sports training. <br>5. Students are encouraged to form study groups and assistance is provided according to students’ needs. <br>6. After-school tutorial groups are run to support students. |
| 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. |
| adaptation_for_learning_and_assessment | 1. The school adopts a mixed mode of continuous assessments, uniform tests and examinations to measure student academic performance.<br>2. Special arrangements will be made in examinations/tests for students with special education needs.<br>3. Special assessment schedule is set for senior form students so that they can make good use of the long holidays for revision. |