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Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo)

Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo)
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🛠️ #Hands-On Learning ⚽ #Diverse Activities 💛 #Emotional Wellbeing

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Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo)
Kwun Tong ・ Secondary ・ Est. 1980
📍 Address
221 Hip Wo Street Kwun Tong
📞 Phone
23423198
📠 Fax
27973560
✉️ Email
hw@deliagroup.edu.hk
⛪ Religion
Not Applicable
👩‍🏫 Principal
Tse Chun Yin
📅 Founded
1980
🏷️ School Type
DSS
👫 Gender
Co-ed

🎯 Mission

Since our establishment, we have been providing educational services to local ethnic minority groups and newly-immigrated families from the Mainland. We are a specialized school offering educational services to both the ethnic minority students and the newly-arrived students in Hong Kong. We are committed to developing our school as a place characterized with 'Integration of multi-cultures', 'A balanced development of five virtues' and we strive to 'Create opportunities of success'.

📚 Approach & Strategies

Our school curriculum aims at equipping students with essential life-long learning experiences for whole person quality development in the areas of ethics, intellect, physical development, social skills and aesthetics, so as to prepare students to become 'active, responsible, and contributing members of society, the nation and the world'. Helping students to 'learn how to learn' by cultivating positive values, attitudes, and a commitment to life-long learning as well as developing generic skills to acquire and construct knowledge constitutes a major part in the curriculum.

💛 SEN Support

The school has a policy and mechanism in place to cater for student diversity in learning. The Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) and different professionals, including the educational psychologist, clinical psychologist, speech therapist and counselor, lead the teachers of the whole school to cater for diverse learning needs in line with the school inclusive culture, policies and measures. The school has an identification mechanism to identify students with different types and levels of special educational needs and provide appropriate support to them through enhanced teaching in regular lessons, small group activities and individualized counselling. We also provide additional support for NCS students to facilitate their learning of Chinese by using the Grant for Supporting NC…

🎨 Whole-person Learning

Regular extra-curricular activities, aiming at nurturing students' potential, include Subject Clubs, Girl Guides, Red Cross, Volunteer Service Team, Peer Counseling Scheme, IP Prefect, Prefect, Library Club, Campus TV, Multicultural Ambassador Group, Student Activity Centre Ambassador Group, Choir, Chinese and English Drama Teams, Chinese Debate Team, Brass Band, Basketball Team, Football Team, Athletics Team, Cricket Team, Hockey Team, Swimming Team, Volleyball Team, “Our Voice”, the Literature Creation Magazine, Fencing Class, Tae Kwon Do Class, Wushu Group. Interest group classes, inter-house competitions and subject-based activities such as lunch programmes are also held regularly. Besides, various visits, field trips, workshops and service activities are organized on an irregular bas…

📋 School Data

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title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc Ms
title_of_principal Ms.
principal_qualifications_experiences (M. Ed, PGDE, BA (Hons))
imc Not Applicable
training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chair_members -
school_size 10800
sponsoring_body Delia Group of Schools
school_motto Striving for Advancement Despite Adversity
parent_teacher_association Yes
student_union_association Yes
school_alumni_association Yes
tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts -
tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training 47
tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above 26
tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training 27
tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 70
tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 8
tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above 22
2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3 Chinese Language or Chinese Language (Non-Chinese Speaking Students), Putonghua
2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3 English Language
2025_2026_subject_offered_others_s1_to_s3 Mathematics, Science, Citizenship, Economics and Society, Integrated Humanities, Geography, History, Chinese History, Computer and Technology, Life Education, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Music
2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6 Chinese Language or Chinese Language (Non-Chinese Speaking Students), Chinese History, Chinese Literature, Mathematics Extended Part Module 2 (Algebra and Calculus), Economics
2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6 English Language, History<br>(S.5-S.6) International Advanced Level: Business, Geography, History
2025_2026_subject_offered_others_s4_to_s6 Mathematics, Citizenship and Social Development, Geography, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies (Business Management), Business, Accounting and Financial Studies (Accounting), Visual Arts, Physical Education, Arts, Information and Communication Technology, Tourism and Hospitality Studies
2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3 Chinese Language or Chinese Language (Non-Chinese Speaking Students), Putonghua
2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3 English Language
2026_2027_subject_offered_others_s1_to_s3 Mathematics, Science, Citizenship, Economics and Society, Integrated Humanities, Geography, History, Chinese History, Computer and Technology, Life Education, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Music
2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6 Chinese Language or Chinese Language (Non-Chinese Speaking Students), Chinese History, Chinese Literature, Mathematics Extended Part Module 2 (Algebra and Calculus), Economics
2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6 English Language, History<br>(S.5-S.6) International Advanced Level: Business, Geography, History<br>
2026_2027_subject_offered_others_s4_to_s6 Mathematics, Citizenship and Social Development, Geography, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies (Business Management), Business, Accounting and Financial Studies (Accounting), Visual Arts, Physical Education, Arts, Information and Communication Technology, Tourism and Hospitality Studies
current_year_no_of_class_s1 6
current_year_no_of_class_s2 6
current_year_no_of_class_s3 6
current_year_no_of_class_s4 6
current_year_no_of_class_s5 6
current_year_no_of_class_s6 6
sc_school_fee_s1 -
sc_school_fee_s2 -
sc_school_fee_s3 -
sc_school_fee_s4 $3000
sc_school_fee_s5 $3000
sc_school_fee_s6 $3000
sc_tong_fai_s1 -
sc_tong_fai_s2 -
sc_tong_fai_s3 -
sc_tong_fai_s4 -
sc_tong_fai_s5 -
sc_tong_fai_s6 -
sc_pta_fee -
sc_student_union_association_fee $50
sc_charges_for_non_standard_items -
sc_others -
sc_remarks -
oa_s1_admission Our school will not accept discretionary places. Our school will not participate in the Secondary School Places Allocation System through central allocation stage (Applicable for admission to S.1 in September 2026 ).
oa_orientation_activities_n_healthy_life To get students acclimatize to secondary life, a Summer Bridging Course was organized during summer holiday. We held special learning activities for our students including "Get to know Hip Wo", discipline training as well as orientation games. Through these experiential activities, students were able to learn in a fun way and get used to the new school environment as well as make new friends. The S.1 parent meeting was also held during the summer holiday.
school_management_url https://www.deliahw.edu.hk/index.php/en/about/school-organisation
school_major_concerns_url https://www.deliahw.edu.hk/index.php/en/about/school-plans-and-reports
school_major_concerns 1. Promoting and supporting active and independent learning.<br>2. Guiding students to build positive values and equip them for future workplace.
school_organisation The SMC, chaired by the Supervisor, appoints the Principal and Vice Principal. The administrators are assisted by the School Executive Committee in day-to-day administrative matters, including input on policy proposals. The Staff Meeting and informal staff consultation meetings provide other channels of communication between the administration and the professional staff.
imc_smc_mc The SMC consists of Managers of the Sponsoring Body, the Principal, Independent Manager, elected Teacher Manager, elected Alumni Manager & elected Parent Manager.
school_green_policy There is an Environmental Education Committee under Moral and Civic Education Committee that promotes environmental education and management.
learning_and_teaching_plan_url https://www.deliahw.edu.hk/index.php/en/learning-community/curriculum-overview
language_policy We offer both English and Chinese as the medium of instructions. Students will be allocated to study in the respective medium with reference to their previous academic background, personal preference and language competency. For some classes, students from Mainland and students from ethnic groups will be mixed together in a class, in order to enhance interaction between the two. For Chinese students whose English proficiency is outstanding, they will be offered a choice to use English as the medium of instruction for some subjects while the same for the ethnic minority groups. In addition, given the background of diverse ethnic groups, English, Putonghua and Cantonese have become the languages of communication in students’ daily school life.
school_based_curriculum 1. Electives: 3X. School-based curriculum in different subjects is available with reference to students’ needs and capabilities, including English, Computer & Technology, Integrated Humanities, Arts and Chinese History for Non-Chinese speaking students.<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: Our school's curriculum promotes lifelong learning by cultivating essential skills for knowledge acquisition and fostering positive values. The curriculum is designed to cater to the diverse learning needs of students and offers various learning modes. The school offers the GCE (IAL) program, providing students with diverse development pathways to prepare for global further studies and to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
major_renewed_emphases_in_the_school_curriculum Strengthening values education (covering cross-curricular domains such as moral education, civic education, national education (including Constitution, Basic Law and national security education), anti-drug education, life education, sex education, media and information literacy education, and education for sustainable development); promoting STREAM education and information technology in education; fostering an entrepreneurial spirit; diversifying life-wide learning experiences (including those for vocational and professional education and training), and enhancing the learning and teaching of Chinese as a second language.
life_planning_education Our life planning education initiates from realization, commitment and setting objectives. After taking actions, targets and strategies will be fine-tuned, evaluated and feedback will be given. Our strategies include the following:<br>1. Offer a student-oriented, self-directed learning package which assists students to learn how to establish their goals and plan their future.<br>2. Guide students to understand themselves and explore the career world through characteristics tests, career workshops, workplace visits, experiential learning and internship. <br>3. Provide information concerning overseas studies, through peer support, alumni sharing and overseas field trips.<br>4. Expand multiple pathways of local and overseas studies and encourage all S.6 students to consider multiple study/work pathways after graduation.
student_support_url https://www.deliahw.edu.hk/index.php/en/student-growth/careers-and-life-development
whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity The school provides support through the Guidance Committee and Career Guidance Committee to help and guide all students. In addition, we also work closely with the school social workers. In the learning aspect, students are offered a choice to make use of English or Chinese as a medium of instruction. Curriculum adaptation, both enhancement and remedial-based, is run in the present curriculum to meet the needs of different learners. Separate grouping arrangement is offered for the learning groups in need, for learning and teaching effectiveness.
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.; 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.
adaptation_for_learning_and_assessment There are 2 individual terms in each academic year. Term 1 is from September to January and Term 2 is from February to June. In each term, student's learning performance is assessed through daily student work (40%) and term-end examination (60%). Student work consists of daily and weekly learning tasks in different forms including tests, projects, worksheets and presentation etc. Term-end examination is a comprehensive assessment assessing the overall subject competencies and is held in January and June respectively. Performance is reported in the Report Card distributed on the Parents-Teachers Interview Day.
fee_remission Our school offers full school fee remission Needy students, including those from families receiving the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) and students receiving financial assistance provided by the Student Finance Office of the Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency (WFSFAA), could apply for fee remission. The applicant’s family financial situation will be the sole assessment criterion for granting fee remission. The eligibility benchmarks are no less favorable than the government financial assistance schemes for fee remission.<br>- Please visit the <a href='<a href="https://www.deliahw.edu.hk/index.php/en/admissions/admissions-to-s1-5&apos;" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.deliahw.edu.hk/index.php/en/admissions/admissions-to-s1-5&apos;</a> target='_blank'><span class='title_link'>web-link</span></a> in our school’s website for details of school fee remission scheme, including the family income limits.
home_school_co_operation Parents' Gatherings, Parent-Teacher Interview Day, Parent-Teacher Association outings and workshops are held yearly, letting parents, teachers and students be engaged with each other more in order to assist students to develop in both academic and non-academic aspects.
school_ethos We are dedicated to building an inclusive school in harmony to cater for the learning needs of our Non-Chinese speaking students and our local counterparts. Our Discipline Guidance Committee and Career Guidance Committee provide support to help and guide all students. In addition, we work closely with our stakeholders and various NGOs to maximize our services to our students.
future_development_url https://www.deliahw.edu.hk/index.php/en/about/school-plans-and-reports
school_dev_plan 1. Promoting and supporting active and independent learning.<br>2. Guiding students to build positive values and equip them for future workplace.<br>
teacher_pro_training_and_dev Our teachers take active part in external workshops, seminars and lectures besides regular in-house task-based professional development activities and interflow to keep themselves abreast of the latest educational development. For teachers' continuous professional development, professional sharing is organized at the staff meeting regularly. We also offer study subsidies for teachers to conduct professional development outside.
fac_no_of_classroom 36
fac_school_facilities We are devoted to providing an effective learning and teaching environment for both our students and teachers. There are a total of 36 standard classrooms, 14 special rooms and 9 remedial classrooms. These rooms are air-conditioned and equipped with a smartboard and IT facilities. All of our facilities are well-supported by high-speed optical fibre and Wi-Fi networks.
fac_facility_for_special_educational_needs Accessible lift and Accessible toilet.

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