📚 Secondary ・ Sha Tin
Lock Tao Secondary School
📰 School Stories
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
20
Low
Secondary：10 indicators apply, 2 matched
📚
Lock Tao Secondary School
Sha Tin ・
Secondary ・ Est. 1962
📍 Address
Mei Lam Estate Shatin
📞 Phone
26021000
📠 Fax
26927712
✉️ Email
school@locktao.edu.hk
⛪ Religion
Protestantism / Christianity
👩🏫 Principal
Wong Chi Wai
📅 Founded
1962
🏷️ School Type
Aided
👫 Gender
Co-ed
🎯 Mission
The school features honesty, faith, goodness and diligence, aiming to provide quality Christian education for students' moral, intellectual, physical, social, artistic and spiritual growth. Students are encouraged to activate their potentials and contribute actively to the society with a responsible manner.
📚 Approach & Strategies
Please refer to 'Others' for details.
💛 SEN Support
1. Our school upholds the principle of “respecting differences and fostering inclusion” in a whole-school approach. Our school, through various policies and cultural developments, provides high-quality, evidence-based support for the students with special education needs. 2. Our school has established "Inclusive Education Policy Team", which is supervised by the Vice Principal of academics to come up with the structure and development of the inclusive education at school. To offer intensive support to the students with special needs, our school has set up "Integrated Education Student Support Team (SEN Team)" which will take individual cases into consideration to provide students with comprehensive care. 3. In order to achieve Inclusive Education, we have established "Happy Teens Club…
🎨 Whole-person Learning
本校設不同類型（體育康樂、制服團體、社會服務、學術修養、休閒興趣、宗教靈育、文化藝術）的學會小組給同學參與；近年組織單車隊及劍擊隊，與區內小學共建學習社群，使學生從協作關係中得到裨益。透過系統性訓練，培養傑出班會幹事、社幹事及學生會委員，成為優秀領袖，實踐公民責任，服務社群。 此外，學校在課堂時段推動「全方位學習」時段，建構不同跨學科價值觀學習活動，為學生提供全面的學習經歷，促進學生的全人發展。
📋 School Data
All raw fields from the Education Bureau school profile not shown above.
| title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc | Mr. |
|---|---|
| title_of_principal | Mr. |
| principal_qualifications_experiences | (Bachelor of Business Administration, Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Education, Master of Education (Educational Administration & Leadership)) |
| imc | Established |
| training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chair_members | 100 |
| school_size | 4000 |
| sponsoring_body | Lock Tao Secondary School Limited |
| school_motto | Honesty, Faith, Goodness and Diligence |
| 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 | 74 |
| tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above | 41 |
| tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training | 52 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 | 38 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 | 15 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above | 47 |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3 | Chinese Language, Mathematics*, Integrated Science*, Citizenship, Economics and Society (S.1-S.2), Geography* (S.1-S.2), History (S.1-S.2), Life and Society (S.3), Technology Education, Chinese History, Putonghua, Religious Education, Physical Education, Music, Visual Arts |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3 | English Language |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_others_s1_to_s3 | Mathematics*, Integrated Science*, Geography* (S.1-S.2) |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6 | Chinese Language, Mathematics (Extended Part Module 1), Religious Education, Geography, Economics, Physics, Visual Arts, Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Health Management and Social Care, Applied Learning, Future Skills Development Programme, Physical Education<br> |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6 | English Language |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_others_s4_to_s6 | Mathematics (Compulsory Part), Citizenship and Social Development, Chemistry, Biology, Information and Communication Technology, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies<br> |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3 | Chinese Language, Mathematics*, Integrated Science*, Citizenship, Economics and Society, Life and Society, Geography, History, Technology Education, Chinese History, Putonghua, Religious Education, Physical Education, Music, Visual Arts<br> |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3 | English Language |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_others_s1_to_s3 | Mathematics*, Integrated Science*, Geography* |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6 | Chinese Language, Mathematics (Extended Part Module 1), Religious Education, Geography, Economics, Physics, Visual Arts, Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Health Management and Social Care, Applied Learning, Future Skills Development Programme, Physical Education<br> |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6 | English Language |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_others_s4_to_s6 | Mathematics (Compulsory Part), Citizenship and Social Development, Chemistry, Biology, Information and Communication Technology, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies<br> |
| current_year_no_of_class_s1 | 3 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s2 | 3 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s3 | 3 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s4 | 3 |
| 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 | $340 |
| sc_tong_fai_s5 | $340 |
| sc_tong_fai_s6 | $340 |
| sc_pta_fee | $120 (one-off payment) |
| sc_student_union_association_fee | $15 |
| sc_charges_for_non_standard_items | Fees for Specific Purposes $470 (S.1 to S.5); $320 (S.6) |
| 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 ).Considerations will be thoroughly given to applicants according to the following criteria:<br>Academic Results and EDB's Rank Order List: 50%, Conduct and Attitude: 20%, Interview: 20%, Awards and Extra-curricular Activities: 10% |
| oa_orientation_activities_n_healthy_life | To help Secondary One students adapt to the new school environment, our Secondary One Bridging Courses like Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics, Citizenship, Economics and Society, Integrated Science and Visual Arts are held during the summer holidays. Other activities include Orientation Day for Students and Parents (August) and Secondary One Parents' Day (October).<br><br>Our school provides diverse activities in Physical Education lessons. Different kinds of sports programmes organised by members of National Sports Association and the Leisure & Cultural Services Department (LCSD) are held to encourage students to participate in District Major Sports Development Scheme and in sports on a regular basis, and develop their healthy and colourful lifestyles. Catering Service Monitoring Committee is formed by our teachers, parents and students to monitor the service quality of the catering service provider.<br> <br> |
| school_major_concerns | To foster a caring culture and diversified learning environment for individual differences. To emphasize spiritual growth and moral education. |
| school_organisation | The Incorporated Management Committee (IMC) of Lock Tao Secondary School was established in 2007 in order to undertake school-based management and promote quality Christian education. Opinions of all the stakeholders are collected through regular school meetings, PTA meetings and Student Association meetings. Through the supervision of the Principal, Vice Principals and Assistant Principals and the collaboration of all administrative committees, school policies are implemented. |
| imc_smc_mc | The Incorporated Management Committee of Lock Tao Secondary School comprises of members from the School sponsoring body, the Principal, representatives from teachers, parents, alumni as well as an independent professional member. |
| school_green_policy | Our school enforces environmental protection policies to establish a green campus. Please refer to 'Others' for details. |
| language_policy | Our School adopts Chinese as the Medium of Instruction, which helps students attain proficiency in both Chinese and English. We offer Putonghua as the Medium of Instruction for teaching the Chinese Language in some junior classes. Cross-curricular language learning is implemented in junior secondary Mathematics, Science, and Geography, further strengthening the promotion of extended English learning activities, Funded by Project WeCan II and Quality Education Fund, our school has set up the Campus TV to promote language learning. In addition, our school has set up an English Activity Centre for holding English week and English Drama Training workshops. News sharing sessions are conducted by students in Chinese and English during the Morning Assembly. Morning Reading Sessions and Extensive Reading Schemes in both Chinese and English are held throughout the year. To enhance biliterate and trilingual abilities, our school encourages students to join the Speech Festival (Chinese, English and Putonghua Speeches). |
| school_based_curriculum | 1. Electives: 2X and 3X. 2X and 3X. Our school offers 10 electives, Future Skills Development Programme, 3 applied learning courses and mathematics extended module. Students can choose various subjects according to their interests and abilities. <br> 2. Curriculum highlights: a. Design school-based curriculum to cater for students' diverse abilities and needs. There are English Enhancement classes for remedial and enhancement purposes. b. Project-based Learning with collaboration of different subjects and Language across the Curriculum are incorporated in the junior forms curricula to activate students' relevant knowledge and skills systematically. c. "Applied Learning" courses are offered to senior secondary students. There are over 40 subjects and 6 areas of studies which include Creative Studies; Media and Communication; Business, Management and Law; Services; Applied Science; and Engineering and Production. This gives students an opportunity to take suitable courses according to their interest and ambition, and to develop their multiple-intelligence and multi-directional development. d. School-based gifted courses are established and students are nominated to take the gifted courses provided by universities and The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education. e. Our school has developed school-based STREAM courses and conducted relevant learning activities to enhance students' creativity and problem-solving skills. f. Religious courses are offered to emphasize the value and meaning of life in Christianity, and to cultivate students' values to respect for life. |
| major_renewed_emphases_in_the_school_curriculum | 1. To foster students' reading habits and self-learning skills, various activities such as book recommendations by teachers, reading groups, book fairs, writers' talks and morning reading sessions have been organized. We have joined the eRead Scheme to encourage students engage in e-reading and established the eRead Incentive Scheme to build a richer reading environment for our students. <br>2. Through Lock Tao Ambassadors Service Scheme, flag-raising training, Class Periods, Morning Assembly News Sharing and Outbound Learning, students' social awareness and understanding of the National Security Law and Basic law are enhanced. <br>3. Project-based Outbound learning and Mainland Study Tours in junior forms and Mainland Study Tours in senior forms are arranged by the Citizenship and Social Development Department. <br>4. Our school has upgraded the classroom wireless projection devices from Project WeCan II to facilitate e-learning. The "Google Suite for Education" platform and relevant applications are integrated in the junior form technology curriculum to reduce digital barriers and enhance cloud collaboration capability. The launching of BYOD can also enable students to get access to the "Star Learning" platform provided by HKEdCity and the "Online Questions Bank" platform (OQB), which can further enrich students' learning experiences. <br>5. To meet the ever-increasing challenges of the world in this 21st Century, we promote STREAM education, which helps cultivate students' creativity, problem-solving skills, team work spirit and I.T. knowledge. We have also included Religious and Arts education to nurture a balanced development in students' body, mind and spirit. |
| life_planning_education | Starting from the junior forms, our school provides different life planning and career guidance activities, including workshops, visits, talks, job-tasting, individual counselling and Life Planning Course for students in order to help them have better understanding of their characters, interests, strengths and weaknesses as well as to develop their potentials. These activities not only broaden their horizons, but also allow them to learn more about the workplace and to enhance their self-confidence. Hopefully students can thus plan ahead and set clear goals in life. |
| whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity | 1. Tailor-made school-based core and extended curriculum to cater for students with different learning abilities. <br>2. Cater for learning needs through the after-school tutorial classes. <br>3. Implement different types of award schemes like Lock Tao Award Scheme, Student of the Month, Assignment Star Award and Best Improvement Award, I Can Do It Scheme encouraging students of different abilities to learn conscientiously. <br>4. Implement ability grouping in Chinese, English and Mathematics across all forms to address student's diverse learning needs. <br>5. Promote a caring culture on the campus, Co-Class Teacher system and Caring Ambassadors Scheme are incorporated into the curriculum. <br>6. Nominate gifted students to join university programmes. |
| support_for_non_chinese_students | Our school provides additional support for NCS students to facilitate their 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; and organising activities to create an inclusive learning environment in the school. Also, a teaching assistant has been employed to look after the NCS students' school life and strengthen the communication between parents and teachers. We also provide bilingual (English and Chinese) circulars for parents to understand the school's message clearly, and conduct cultural experience activities to help NCS students develop their understanding of Chinese Culture and the history of Hong Kong. |
| adaptation_for_learning_and_assessment | There is one test and two examinations in each academic year. Our school emphasises continuous and diverse assessment methods. Through assignments, projects, class participation and skill-based tests, students' learning performance and effectiveness in different learning periods will be assessed. Our school policy matches HKEAA's requirements according to the "Quality Assessment Management Accreditation Scheme" and we have been awarded the "Quality Assessment Management Accreditation". |
| home_school_co_operation | Our Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) was established in 1996. In order to promote home-school cooperation, a variety of activities, including Parents’ workshops, talks and family gathering, have been organised. Parent volunteers have also been gathered to provide extra support for the school. To have a better understanding on students’ school performance, Parents’ Days have also been held regularly. Through the active cooperation between the teachers and parents, a better teacher-student and parent-child relationship can be developed. |
| school_ethos | Our students are humble and they abide by school rules. A full-time school chaplain service is available to provide pastoral care for students and foster their spiritual development. Co-Class Teacher system aiming at providing more care and support for students is employed in each class so as to allow students to have a richer school life through different activities and competitions. All junior form students are required to have lunch at school. Our school has received Caring School Honour Award for many consecutive years. Different schemes and awards, including, I Can Do It Scheme, Lock Tao Ambassador Scheme and Caring Ambassador Scheme are offered to activate students' potentials, enhance their confidence and help them to integrate into campus life. Our school received the “Harmonious Campus Award”, “Hi-Five Student Engagement Award” and the “Connected Campus Honorary Grand Award” in the 2023-24 academic year and is committed to building a healthy campus. We are committed to fostering a healthy school environment that enables students to develop their potential and boost their self-confidence. |
| school_dev_plan | 1. Cultivate students' generic skills and enrich their learning experience by constructing, updating and optimising the curriculum.<br>2. Cater for learner diversity and enhance students' self-learning skills.<br>3. Strengthen values education and build a healthy campus to maintain a healthy body, mind and spirit.<br>4. Promote a healthy lifestyle in students.<br>5. Provide quality Christian education. |