Caritas Chai Wan Marden Foundation Secondary School
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
Secondary：10 indicators apply, 2 matched
🎯 Mission
The school is committed to developing a caring, quality and whole-person education service to students regardless of their background, aptitude and learning abilities. It provides multi-intelligence curricula to enable students to develop their potential to the full and to cater for students' career needs.
📚 Approach & Strategies
1. We adopt student-centred pedagogy to cater for students' learning diversity. 2. We encourage interactive teaching and learning. We adopt Chinese as the medium of instruction and implement small-group teaching as well as the "school-based remedial teaching approach. 3. We advocate life-wide learning and incorporate EDB's curriculum reform. These approaches effectively developing students' potential and learning capabilities. Senior secondary students can select their subjects according to their interests and abilities. Besides this, we promote life-wide learning. We conduct reading lessons and project-based learning lessons to improve students' communication skills, critical thinking, creativity and self-learning abilities. 4. We adopt the small-class policy to facilitate learning and t…
💛 SEN Support
The Student Support Team facilitates small group or individual remedial support. 1. The members pay great effort in designing learning activities, supporting students in learning activities in classrooms, providing individual support on homework, training SEN students on the use of assistive aids and liaising with parents, etc.; 2. Our team collaborate with other professionals through hire of services; 3. Purchase teaching resources and aids; 4. Organise programmes on learning or inclusive culture so as to promote peer acceptance and support to SEN students; 5. Launch Individual Educational Program and Individual Support Program for SEN students; 6. Purchase services to support SEN students; 7. Organise Reading Program in order to enhance the presentation skills of SEN students; 8. Prov…
🎨 Whole-person Learning
多項活動，包括全方位體藝課、義工、境外交流團等。本校明心義工隊服務社區多年，屢獲好評。籃球隊更囊括多項校際、區際及學界比賽冠軍。第72屆香港學校朗誦節English Solo Verse Speaking（2021）冠軍及第74屆香港學校朗誦節English Solo Verse Speaking Non-Open S5-Girls（2023）冠軍；全港校園"戰勝Covid"及疫下護眼大行動「口罩救地球」口罩設計比賽中學組冠軍；「共融關愛，共創明天」壁畫創作填色比賽中學組冠軍。2022獲得香港學校朗誦節 二人朗誦（粵語）冠軍；香港島十大優秀學生（高中組）；分區優秀學生（初中組）（東區）；泰山功德會 孝道之星；社會福利署義工嘉許禮 優秀個人義工奬、優秀義工隊伍等。2024-25第六屆羅浮宮參展賽高中組銅獎；東區撲滅罪行Whatsapp貼圖設計比賽中學組冠軍。
📋 School Data
All raw fields from the Education Bureau school profile not shown above.
| title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc | Mr. |
|---|---|
| title_of_principal | Ms |
| principal_qualifications_experiences | (BEd (Hons), MEd (EdStudies & SpEd), HK Ten Outstanding Young Persons (2005)) |
| imc | Established |
| training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chair_members | 80 |
| school_size | 9975 |
| sponsoring_body | Caritas-Hong Kong |
| school_motto | Be Faithful, Diligent and Stay Simple<br>Love God and One Another |
| parent_teacher_association | Yes |
| student_union_association | Yes |
| school_alumni_association | Yes |
| tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts | 8 |
| tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training | 100 |
| tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above | 27 |
| tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training | 40 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 | 0 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 | 0 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above | 100 |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3 | No S1 to S3 |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3 | - |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_others_s1_to_s3 | - |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6 | Chinese Language, Mathematics, Citizenship and Social Development, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Physics, Biology, Information and Communication Technology, Health Management and Social Care, Physical Education, Ethics and Religion Studies (school based curriculum), Applied Learning Courses.<br>(Only S.6 in 2025/2026) |
| 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 | - |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3 | - |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_others_s1_to_s3 | - |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6 | - |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6 | - |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_others_s4_to_s6 | - |
| current_year_no_of_class_s1 | 0 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s2 | 0 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s3 | 0 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s4 | 0 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s5 | 0 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s6 | 2 |
| 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 | - |
| sc_tong_fai_s5 | - |
| sc_tong_fai_s6 | $290 |
| sc_pta_fee | $20 |
| sc_student_union_association_fee | $30 |
| 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 | Our school's sponsoring body decided not to participate in the Secondary School Places Allocation this cycle (including Discretionary Places stage and Central Allocation stage). |
| school_major_concerns | Whole-person development, healthy school, learning diversity, collaborative through-train program. |
| school_organisation | To implement "school-based management" and to realize the spirit of "whole-school participation", we have set up many committees to make plans and carry out various tasks such as school curricula, student affairs, information technology, higher education and careers guidance, student activities, general affairs, school social work, home-school co-operation through Parent-Teacher Association, etc. |
| imc_smc_mc | The incorporated management committee of Caritas Chai Wan Marden Foundation Secondary School, comprised of members of the school sponsoring body, the Principal, teacher representatives, parent representatives, alumni representative and the independents. The Incorporated Management Committee has been set up on 1st August, 2015 to ensure the smooth introduction and implementation of all school policies and measures. |
| school_green_policy | Promote the recycle programs, for example, LED Energy-efficient Lighting System, computer and paper recycling program, etc. |
| language_policy | Our school adopts Chinese as the medium of instruction, and emphasizes the education of Two Languages Three Dialects. There is a fine tuning arrangement for the medium of instruction. For the non-language subjects, the subject teacher will organize Extended Learning Activities in English (ELA) for the class. The English Teacher gives full support in all programs. For Chinese and English Language lessons, students are allocated to small groups according to their language abilities. |
| school_based_curriculum | 1. Electives: 3X. (include Applied Learning Courses)<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: Besides the Science Stream, Humanities and Commercial Stream and Technology Stream in senior secondary, students can also take Applied Learning courses such as Health Care Practice, Western Cuisine, etc. |
| major_renewed_emphases_in_the_school_curriculum | 1. In order to develop students with deeper understanding of the values embedded in Catholicism, our school endeavours to nurture students morally and spiritually. Our religious education also help students establish a positive attitude and value as well as a healthy view of life.<br>2. All our students are encouraged to participate in volunteering and national education related activities. These activities provide diverse experiences for students to learn to share, broaden their horizons and enhance students’ understanding of other country. Thus, students learn to respect for themselves and the others with a caring personality. The emphasis on moral education and this sustainable development envision the inheritance of the traditional practices of Caritas education. <br>(1) Reading to Learn: Subject teachers and librarians encourage students to borrow books from the library to facilitate their good habits of reading. Reading Award Schemes are implemented to students to their promote writing book reviews or reflections and share them as recorded in their reading booklets. <br>(2) Information Technology for Interactive Learning: All subjects are encouraged to make use of information technology to add value in teaching and learning, so that learning interests are boosted and learning effectiveness is enhanced.<br>(3) Project Learning: Involving in investigations of compelling problems, students get a more thorough picture towards the project. Through the lessons, they acquire the skills to gather information, think critically, summarize their solution ideas and present their learning outcomes to others.<br>(4) Moral and Civic Education: By holding seminars on different themes, inviting guest speakers to school, holding school assemblies and different kinds of activities, our school would disseminate effectively about the knowledge concerning moral and civic education to students. Students are expected to be cultivated as committed and responsible citizens. |
| life_planning_education | Students are fostered to become more self conscious and incline to individual planning, goal setting with a reflective mind. Through a range of career-focused activities such as seminars, visits, job expositions and overseas exchange activities, students inform themselves more about their future career paths and study options, in which an appropriate choice can be made to match with their abilities and interests. |
| whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity | SMART program held by experienced teachers and the school social worker provide adequate opportunities and help for students with SEN and learning difficulties. Besides, we give special care and focus in providing extra tuition for students to learn better languages (English and Chinese). |
| 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; and organising activities to create an inclusive learning environment in the school. |
| adaptation_for_learning_and_assessment | We adopt continuous assessments of students' course work and conduct tests and examinations for students' assessment. |
| home_school_co_operation | We give full support and encouragement to students through frequent communication with parents, e.g. Home visits, Parents' Day, PTA activities and meetings. Home visits are conducted at least once to all students during their junior forms and senior forms. Parents are invited to school functions, Sports Days, Christmas Party and School Anniversary. |
| school_ethos | Our school won the 2009 Caring School Award and Outstanding Volunteer Team. We give full support and care to all students. We provide 'Life Education' lessons and adventure-based counseling activities to nurture students' positive attitudes towards life as well as enhance the full development of their multiple intelligences. We give adequate opportunities for students in developing their potential through various co-curricular activities related to Other Learning Experiences (OLE) such as volunteer work, Students’ Union, being Librarians and School Prefects etc. Our school volunteer team got "the Outstanding Volunteer Project" and the "Star of Volunteers" award presented by the Social Welfare Department. Our Principal was awarded to be one of the Hong Kong Ten Outstanding Young Persons in 2005 for her contribution in social services and her influence among the youth. |