📚 Secondary ・ Kwai Tsing
Lai King Catholic Secondary School
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
20
Low
Secondary：10 indicators apply, 2 matched
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Lai King Catholic Secondary School
Kwai Tsing ・
Secondary ・ Est. 1978
📍 Address
Estate School No. 1 Lai King Estate NT
📞 Phone
27441610
📠 Fax
27449134
✉️ Email
lkcss@lkcss.edu.hk
⛪ Religion
Catholicism
👩🏫 Principal
Lau Kwong Yip
📅 Founded
1978
🏷️ School Type
Aided
👫 Gender
Co-ed
🎯 Mission
Upholding the core values of Catholic schools - “Truth, Love, Family, Life and Justice”, we guide students to manifest the gospel virtues of “Care, Justice, Grit and Vigilance” and focus on the holistic development of their “spiritual, moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic” growth. In a favourable and unsophisticated learning environment, we are committed to promoting students’ potential and cultivating a positive and healthy outlook on life and the right values in our students. We are also dedicated to preparing students with a sense of responsibility and contribution to their …
📚 Approach & Strategies
1. Our school adopts student-oriented, diversified learning and teaching strategies according to students' characteristics and abilities to cater for the diversity of students' learning. 2. We are committed to promoting Information Technology education through e-learning platforms to strengthen teacher-student and student-student interaction, and cultivate students' initiative of learning. 3. We promote self-directed learning, cultivate students' learning routines and habits, and enhance the effectiveness of learning and teaching. 4. We are actively promoting STEAM education, with STEAM lessons at junior secondary levels and organise cross-curricular STEAM activities, so as to enhance students' creativity, problem-solving skills and collaboration skills.
💛 SEN Support
Our school is committed to building an inclusive and caring culture and promoting integrated education in a whole-school approach. The Student Support Team (SST) consists of the Vice-principal, Special Education Needs Coordinator (SENCo), Counselling Mistress, Discipline Mistress, Integrated Education Support teachers, Educational Psychologist and Social Worker to provide ample and appropriate support to students with special educational needs. We adopt a variety of training programmes and group activities, and provide individual counselling for students in need. We also use the “Learning Support Allowance” to outsource professional services such as speech therapy services, occupational therapy services and so on. We regularly distribute up-to-date information about integrated education t…
🎨 Whole-person Learning
本校設有30多個學會及興趣小組，分為宗教、服務、學術、興趣、藝術及體育六大類別。每年均舉辦領袖訓練營、境外遊學團及其他學習活動，鼓勵學生積極參與，培養學生的不同興趣。
📋 School Data
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| title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc | Mr. |
|---|---|
| title_of_principal | Mr. |
| principal_qualifications_experiences | (Master of Education) |
| imc | Established |
| training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chair_members | 93 |
| school_size | 6166 |
| sponsoring_body | The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong |
| school_motto | Care, Justice, Grit, Vigilance |
| parent_teacher_association | Yes |
| student_union_association | Yes |
| school_alumni_association | Yes |
| tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts | 55 |
| tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training | 88 |
| tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above | 40 |
| tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training | 75 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 | 21 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 | 25 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above | 54 |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3 | Chinese Language, Chinese History, Citizenship, Economics and Society (S.1 & S.2), Computer Literacy, Geography (S.1 & S.2), History (S.1 & S.2), Integrated Humanities (S.3), STEAM, Music, Physical Education, Putonghua, Religious & Ethics Education, Visual Arts, Life Education |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3 | English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6 | Chinese Language, Mathematics, Citizenship and Social Development, Chinese History, History, Information and Communication Technology, Geography, Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Music, Physical Education, Ethics and Religious Studies, Religious & Ethics Education, Visual Arts, Economics, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Life Education |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6 | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3 | Chinese Language, Chinese History, Citizenship, Economics and Society, Computer Literacy, Geography, History, STEAM, Music, Physical Education, Putonghua, Religious & Ethics Education, Visual Arts, Life Education |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3 | English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6 | Chinese Language, Mathematics, Citizenship and Social Development, Chinese History, History, Information and Communication Technology, Geography, Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Music, Physical Education, Ethics and Religious Studies, Religious & Ethics Education, Visual Arts, Economics, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Life Education |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6 | English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics |
| 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 | $315 |
| sc_tong_fai_s5 | $315 |
| sc_tong_fai_s6 | $315 |
| sc_pta_fee | $50 |
| sc_student_union_association_fee | $10 |
| sc_charges_for_non_standard_items | - |
| 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 ).S.1 admission assessment criteria: the ranking of Rank Order List and academic result in primary school (50%); interview (20%); conduct (10%); connection with our school (10%); extra-curricular activities (including physical and aesthetic) and intramural and/or extramural services and awards (10%). |
| oa_orientation_activities_n_healthy_life | Orientation: S.1 Orientation Day and bridging programmes are held in August every year to help S.1 students better adapt to the new school environment. Besides, our school curriculum and activities are meticulously designed to incorporate healthy living, for instance, Positive Education and Life Education lessons, in order to raise students' awareness of healthy living. Moreover, our school regularly organises diversified extra-curricular activities to help students to establish a positive living attitude towards healthy living. |
| school_management_url | https://www.lkcss.edu.hk/ |
| school_major_concerns_url | https://www.lkcss.edu.hk/zh_tw/site/view?name=%E5%85%A8%E5%B9%B4%E9%97%9C%E6%B3%A8%E4%BA%8B%E9%A0%85 |
| school_major_concerns | 1. To foster students to become proactive and motivated learners.<br>2. To promote healthy living, preserve Chinese culture and nurture globally-minded individuals based on Catholic education. |
| school_organisation | To adopt school-based management, which governs the school administration and policy-making, the Incorporated Management Committee (IMC) has been formed. It comprises clergy, the principal, parents, alumni, teachers, educators and independent community member(s). |
| imc_smc_mc | The Incorporated Management Committee consists of 15 members: 7 members from School Sponsoring Body, School Supervisor, Principal, independent managers, teacher managers, parent managers and alumni manager. |
| school_green_policy | A committee has been set up to implement power-saving and waste-reducing policies, cultivating students' environmental awareness. We encourage waste classification for recycling, electronic notice and teaching materials for saving paper. |
| language_policy | 1. Our school makes great effort to promote bi-literacy and tri-lingualism. We emphasise English learning and aim to enhance students’ English language proficiency. Medium of instruction is chosen according to students’ learning ability in English. <br>2. Mathematics and Integrated Science are taught in English in junior forms. <br>3. Extensive reading schemes and e-learning platforms are implemented to promote self-directed learning and enhance students' language competency. <br>4. The English Department organises a variety of life-wide learning activities to boost students' English proficiency. They include morning assembly speeches, Reading Aloud Programme, English Thursdays, Starfish publications, English activities held during Overseas Exchange Tours, Speech Festival, etc. |
| school_based_curriculum | 1. Electives: 2X and 3X. We offer 14 elective subjects and Mathematics extended modules for students to choose from. They can choose to study 2-3 elective subjects according to their interests and abilities.<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: (a) The core values of Catholic education are incorporated into all subjects to strengthen values education. (b) Through a variety of teaching methodologies, curriculum adjustments and tiered assignments, students' learning diversity can be better catered for. (c) STEAM lessons at junior secondary levels help inspire students' STEAM potential. |
| major_renewed_emphases_in_the_school_curriculum | 1. Strengthening values education (covering cross-curricular domains such as moral education, civic education, national education including Constitution, Basic Law and national security education), healthy education (such as anti-drug education), sex education, media and information literacy education. <br>2. IT in Education: Promoting information literacy for years. Different subjects have contineously developed and optimized e-learning platforms to enhance self-directed learning. “Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)” Programme allows e-Learning to be conducted inside and outside the classrooms. <br>3. Development of Reading Habit: A reading session is arranged every morning to develop students' reading habit. We have structured reading for Chinese, English and other subjects. Implementing "Bring Your Own Device", our school provides students with abundant online reading materials. Student Reading Ambassadors would also recommend books and share their experience with their schoolmates. Besides, book sharing sessions, author talks, book fairs and various competitions are organised to promote self-directed learning through reading.<br>4. Project Learning: STEAM education is provided at junior secondary levels to allow students to conduct cross-curricular projects, so as to enhance their creativity, collaboration and problem-solving skills.<br>5. Moral and Civic Education: To promote moral and civic education, we incorporate Life Education lessons and Ethics and Religious Education lessons into our curriculum. In addition, we organise various voluntary services with other organisations. Through these community services, students are cultivated to have a sense of responsibility. Apart from that, we organise various local and overseas trips and competitions to enhance students’ social awareness and broaden their horizons. |
| life_planning_education | For life planning, we adopt the whole-school approach. Apart from incorporating life planning education into our regular curriculum for all forms and offering a Life Planning lesson specifically for S.6, we also organise various activities for our students, such as, Alumni Career Sharing Seminars, visits to universities and company visits. All these provide opportunities for students to understand themselves better and to strengthen their understanding towards different workplaces and study paths, which help our students to set their career goals throughout their secondary education. |
| whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity | Our school is a caring school. To cater for the needs of different students, our school organises various student support programmes every year such as individual and small-group peer counselling schemes. We also encourage students to join various intramural and extramural activities about life experience. We hope students of different abilities can be properly taken care of. Besides, we can help to develop their potential and boost their self-confidence so that positive values and perspective of life can be further fostered and enhanced. |
| 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.; and organising activities to create an inclusive learning environment in the school. |
| adaptation_for_learning_and_assessment | Two standard tests, two examinations as well as various planned continuous assessments are conducted for all subjects throughout the academic year in order to assess the holistic development of students. |
| home_school_co_operation_url | https://www.lkcss.edu.hk/ |
| home_school_co_operation | Our Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) was established in 1999. Parents have actively participated in school affairs and activities. Parent representatives are invited to be the managers of the Incorporated Management Committee as a way to strengthen the cooperation between our school and our parents. |
| school_ethos | We have a positive school ethos and culture, emphasising on students' growth. We provide students with comprehensive values education, social activities and positive life attitude so as to help them realise their potential and build up good interpersonal relationship.<br><br>Our whole-school participation approach supports the work of different committees: discipline, counselling, life education, life planning, extra-curricular activities and other learning experiences. We strive to cater for the different needs of students so that they can grow up happily in a healthy school full of love, trust and respect. |
| future_development_url | https://www.lkcss.edu.hk/ |
| school_dev_plan | 1. To foster students to become proactive and motivated learners.<br>2. To promote healthy living, preserve Chinese culture and nurture globally-minded individuals based on Catholic education. |
| teacher_pro_training_and_dev | We have participated in School-based Professional Support Services and Gifted Education School Network run by the Education Bureau. We connect different sectors in society to create a learning community within school, promoting professional exchanges. Our teaching team's achievement has also been recognised by the education sector, and has consistently received teaching awards over the years. |