📚 Secondary ・ Kwun Tong
Maryknoll Secondary School
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
60
High
Secondary：10 indicators apply, 6 matched
📚
Maryknoll Secondary School
Kwun Tong ・
Secondary ・ Est. 1966
📍 Address
27 On Sau Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hon…
📞 Phone
27583102
📠 Fax
27557634
✉️ Email
admin@maryknoll.edu.hk
⛪ Religion
Catholicism
👩🏫 Principal
CHENG Ying Kai
📅 Founded
1966
🏷️ School Type
Aided
👫 Gender
Co-ed
🎯 Mission
Nurtured under Catholicism, students' different potentials are fully developed, including their thinking abilities, scope of knowledge and skills as well as a righteous character. A positive life philosophy is formed, which results in a balanced development of students' spirituality, virtues, physical fitness, intelligence, social communication skills and aesthetic abilities.
📚 Approach & Strategies
At junior forms, split-class teaching mode is adopted in the main subjects. Teaching assistants are also employed to enhance students’ learning efficiency. At senior forms, based on their own academic performance, students can chose which elective subjects they like and the number of these subjects. We also office the X3 courses, including Language Enhancement, M2, Applied Learning. More options of learning are offered to help students further their education.
💛 SEN Support
The SEN Support Team has been set up in our school to comprehensively assist students with special learning needs. Teachers are also arranged to attended related courses to enhance their teaching efficiency and professionalism. With the grant and subsidies given by the government, lots of programmes and activities launched by the outside organizations are adopted to offer the right support for such students, including career-oriented services and clinical psychiatric services.
🎨 Whole-person Learning
為培養學生對課外活動的興趣，以及豐富學生的其他學習經歷，本校提供不同類型的學生活動，讓學生自由參與，當中包括：初中活動課、學科周、班際比賽、學生會活動、四社比賽、領袖訓練活動、輔導小組活動、各種音樂小組及社區義工服務團等，藉以發展學生的多元智能及領導才能，並期望學生身心得到均衡發展。
📋 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 | (B.Sc (Maths), Mphil(Maths), M.A (IT Edu)) |
| imc | Established |
| school_size | 7500 |
| sponsoring_body | Hong Kong Catholic Diocese |
| school_motto | Benevolence and Diligence |
| parent_teacher_association | Yes |
| student_union_association | Yes |
| school_alumni_association | Yes |
| tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts | 61 |
| tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training | 100 |
| tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above | 53 |
| tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training | 68 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 | 18 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 | 13 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above | 69 |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3 | Chinese Language, Mathematics*, Science (S.1-S.2), Science (S.3 Physics, Chemistry, Biology), Chinese History, Visual Arts*, Computer Literacy, Design and Technology, Music, Physical Education, Home Economics, Ethnics and Religious Studies, Geography, Citizenship, Economics and Society (S.1-S.2), Life & Society (S.3), Entrepreneurial Spirit (S.3) |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3 | English Language |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_others_s1_to_s3 | - |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6 | Chinese Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics, (Business, Accounting and Financial Studies), Chinese History, Geography, Information and Communication Technology, Design and Applied Technology, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Mathematics Extended Part Module 2, Ethics and Religious Studies, Applied Learning Courses |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6 | English Language |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_others_s4_to_s6 | - |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3 | Chinese Language, Mathematics*, Science (S.1-S.2), Science (S.3 Physics, Chemistry, Biology), Chinese History, Visual Arts*, Computer Literacy, Design and Technology, Music, Physical Education, Home Economics, Ethnics and Religious Studies, Geography, Citizenship, Economics and Society |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3 | English Language |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_others_s1_to_s3 | - |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6 | Chinese Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics, (Business, Accounting and Financial Studies), Chinese History, Chinese Literature, Geography, Information and Communication Technology, Design and Applied Technology, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Mathematics Extended Part Module 2, Ethics, Religious Studies, Applied Learning Courses. |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6 | English Language |
| 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 | $320 |
| sc_tong_fai_s5 | $320 |
| sc_tong_fai_s6 | $320 |
| sc_pta_fee | $50 |
| sc_student_union_association_fee | - |
| 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 ).The criteria and weightings for the S.1 Discretionary Places of SSPA are as follows: Academic achievement 30%, Interview performance 30%, Conduct 20%, Extra-curricular activities participation 10%, Comments from Primary School Principal or Teachers 5% and Alumni, Baptized Catholic, daughter/ sons of faculty members or relatives attending the school 5%. Students with outstanding sports achievements can apply to our school through the Talented Student Athletes Admission Scheme. |
| oa_orientation_activities_n_healthy_life | Orientation programmes include the Assembly for F.1 new students’ parents, F.1 Bridging Courses on Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics, Religious Education, STEAM and E-learning, F.1 Sports Training, F.1 Group Activities as well as the F.1 Self-Development Camp.<br>To cultivate a healthy life style among students is one of the major concerns of the school. Talks and activities are run by Counseling Team, Sport and Health Education Group, Environmental Education Group and Physical Education Panel for this purpose. Emphasis is put on promoting healthy eating, intake of nutritious food, as well as wholesome development of physical health and mental health. |
| school_management_url | http://www.mssch.edu.hk/info/oc.pdf |
| school_major_concerns | 1. Continuously update and optimize courses to promote students' diversified development.<br>2. Promote students' physical, mental and spiritual development and establish a confident and healthy life. |
| school_organisation | Based on the principle of school-based management, supervisor, school management board and teachers are involved in the process of setting goals, policies, self-evaluation system and decision-making of the school. |
| imc_smc_mc | The Incorporated Management Committee (IMC) is currently consisted of 15 members, including the School Supervisor, the School Principal, representatives from school sponsoring body, parents and teachers of our school, an alumnus and an independent member. |
| school_green_policy | The Environmental Education Committee (EEC) is set up to promote student-oriented activities related to environmental protection. |
| language_policy | Our school aims at promoting biliteracy and trilingualism among our students. To comply with the Fine Tuned Language Policy of EDB, various types of English learning related activities are run after lessons. Besides, to enhance students' language abilities, a NET is employed and lots of English activities are launched or promoted, like Inter-school Speech Festival, English morning assemblies twice a week, one weekly Putonghua morning assembly, Chinese Culture Week, English Week, English Campus TV, etc. |
| school_based_curriculum | 1. Electives: 2X. Besides the 4 core subjects, out of the 12 elective subjects provided by our school, students can choose 2 elective subjects. Student can also choose X3 subjects, including, digital comic design, sports science and physical fitness, and there is also an extended part in Mathematics. The students can choose a maximum of three elective subjects, including M2 and Applied Learning Courses.<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: Curriculum Tailoring has been implemented in our school and certain proportions of both easy and difficult questions are set for test and exam papers so that the learning needs of students with diversified abilities can be catered for. Besides, to increase learning effectiveness, continuous assessment is generally adopted in most of the subjects, including students' daily performance, quizzes, project learning and book reports. |
| major_renewed_emphases_in_the_school_curriculum | Optimising Senior Form Subjects:<br>X3 courses are launched, including Language enhancement, M2 and applied learning to take care of student diversity.<br><br>Service-Learning: it is implemented in Form2 to allow students to learn and grow through planning, execution, reflection and evaluation of their service experiences. <br><br>Environmental Education Path: Integrate environmental protection knowledge into the curriculum, understand environmental protection concepts in daily school life, and apply what you have learned. In addition, community education is promoted through cross-disciplinary team collaboration. <br><br>Campus TV: The content of multimedia production skills in related subject courses strengthens students' creativity and technology application capabilities. In addition, students can participate in campus television and backstage work. STEAM education: Through the integration of junior high school STEAM courses, more innovative technology elements, such as programming, aerial photography technology, 3D printing and artificial intelligence, etc., are added to enhance students' hands-on abilities. <br><br>National security education: Promote national security education through classroom teaching and all-round learning activities to enable students to gradually understand the country’s history, culture and development, as well as the Constitution and the Basic Law. and assist students in understanding the importance of national security. <br><br>Values education: Cultivate students’ positive values and attitudes by incorporating different value elements into the curriculum. <br><br>Reading promotion: Our school is committed to promoting a reading culture and allowing students to develop good reading habits. Every year, the school holds author lectures, book exhibitions, teacher-student reading sharing sessions, etc.; we also lead students to visit bookstores and teach students to choose books. |
| life_planning_education | 1. Through a variety of activities, we assist students in making well-informed choices regarding their future—whether in further studies, vocational training, or employment—based on their individual interests, abilities, needs, and aspirations.<br><br>2. Through school-based resources and individual/group counseling, we cultivate students' career awareness, helping them to establish goals, formulate plans, and realize their potential. |
| whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity | A Whole-school approach is adopted to create a harmonious and inclusive environment for students with special learning needs. Comprehensive and diversified support services are provided for the students with special education needs so that they can make progress in their learning and enhance their self-image. |
| 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; 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 | At junior forms, split-class teaching mode during English, Chinese and Mathematics lessons is arranged. Policies on curriculum tailoring and different teaching strategies for students with diverse needs are well established. Besides, adjustments related to homework and assessments are also set up so that the content can cover different levels of difficulties and areas in order to cater for learning diversities and enhance learning efficiency. |
| home_school_co_operation_url | http://www.mssch.edu.hk/pta/ |
| home_school_co_operation | Our Parent-Teacher Association aims to build up a close partnership between parents and the school through constant communication and cooperation work. Parents can also get a fuller picture of our school's mission and operation through the PTA so that a satisfactory learning environment can be created by both parties. |
| school_ethos | Mutual love and respect between teachers and students prevails in our school, which forms the basis of evangelical preaching for our students. With the fun and energy gained in the school life, both teachers and students learn to actualize the real meaning of life. |
| school_dev_plan | 1. Continuously update and optimize courses to promote students' diversified development.<br>2. Promote students' physical, mental and spiritual development and establish a confident and healthy life. |
| teacher_pro_training_and_dev | Three Staff Development Days are arranged each year. Through various kinds of activities, teachers' professionalism is enhanced. Teachers are encouraged to attend different seminars, workshops and visits to update their teaching efficiency. Information on different training programmes or courses is provided to promote life-long learning and professional development among the teaching staff. Peer class observation and cross-curricular class observation among teachers are part of our school culture, providing more opportunities for professional knowledge exchange among teachers. |