📚 Secondary ・ Sai Kung
Creative Secondary School
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
60
High
Secondary：10 indicators apply, 6 matched
📚
Creative Secondary School
Sai Kung ・
Secondary ・ Est. 2006
📍 Address
3 Pung Loi Road, Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung
📞 Phone
23360233
📠 Fax
27013277
✉️ Email
admin@css.edu.hk
⛪ Religion
Not Applicable
👩🏫 Principal
Hindes, Stephen Maxwell
📅 Founded
2006
🏷️ School Type
DSS
👫 Gender
Co-ed
🎯 Mission
We recognize that all students are uniquely talented. Within our exceptionally supportive community, students develop positive relationships and relish the opportunity to realise their individual potential to the full. Learning at CSS is highly student-centred, engaging and inquiry based. Through a broad range of experiences in and beyond school, students become confident, optimistic, compassionate and internationally-minded young adults, ready to find their place in the world.
📚 Approach & Strategies
Small class size – not more than 26 students for all classes, and not more than 20 in F.5 & F.6 classes. Highly favorable 1:8 teacher-student ratio to cater for student diversity and individual needs and talents. Learning and Teaching – students learn through inquiry via MYP units of study driven by guiding questions, global contexts, inter-disciplinary links and standards-based assessment tasks. Teaching is consciously multi-level in order to provide appropriate challenge and support to different students. Both English and Chinese reading habits are promoted through a number of ways including: 1. A strong emphasis on literature in both Chinese and English curricula, involving the study of several set texts for both languages; 2. An extensive library easily accessible to all students, b…
💛 SEN Support
The school has a clear ethos of inclusive education. We have a Learning Support Department that includes a SEN Coordinator (SENCo), learning support teachers, an educational psychologist and speech therapists. With principles and consideration regarding the deployment of additional resources (e.g. Learning Support Grant, Grant for Supporting Non-Chinese Speaking Students with Special Educational Needs), the Learning Support department adopts a range of strategies to support both local and non-Chinese speaking students with special educational needs, helping them integrate into our school. These strategies include, but are not limited to, support groups, individual academic counselling sessions, co-teaching with subject teachers, school-based speech therapy, parent education, and education…
🎨 Whole-person Learning
(1) Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) CCAs are vital to the all-round development of students. They help them to acquire healthy, well-balanced lifestyle and a positive attitude to life. Every year, students are offered over 50 activities, clubs and societies for students to choose from. Students can take full advantage of these opportunities to broaden their horizons, excel in interest areas and to develop leadership skills. The school also organizes various camps and excursions to extend students' learning beyond the classroom. CCAs take place outside of class during lunchtimes and after school. (2) Creative Week One of our key highlights of experiential learning is the Creative Week. During spring time each year, classes would not take place for one week in the classroom but away from th…
📋 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 | (BSc (Human Bio), PGCE, Exec. M. Int. Sch. Leadership & Change) |
| imc | Not Applicable |
| training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chair_members | - |
| school_size | 8000 |
| sponsoring_body | Creative Education Foundation Limited |
| school_motto | Through this place, we thrive, we serve and find our place in the world. |
| parent_teacher_association | Yes |
| student_union_association | Yes |
| school_alumni_association | Yes |
| tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts | - |
| tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training | 93 |
| tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above | 47 |
| tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training | 45 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 | 42 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 | 19 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above | 39 |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3 | Chinese Language (Putonghua)<br>Chinese Language (NCS, Putonghua)<br>Chinese History (Cantonese)<br>Chinese History (NCS, Cantonese)<br> |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3 | English, Mathematics, Science (Integrated Sciences), Technology (Design and Technology (DT), Information &Communication Technology (ICT), Food Technology (FT), Core Computing (CC) (F.1)), Personal, Social & Humanities (Individuals & Societies, Citizenship, Economics and Society, Chinese History (NCS, English)), Arts (Drama, Music, Visual Arts), and Physical Education |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_others_s1_to_s3 | Spanish |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6 | Chinese Language (Cantonese / Putonghua) |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6 | HKDSE - English Language, Mathematics, Citizenship and Social Development, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Business, Accounting and Finance Studies (BAFS), Design and Applied Technology (DAT), History, Geography, Economics, Visual Arts, Music, Information & Communication Technology (ICT), Technology and Living (T&L), Mathematics Extension Part M1 (Calculus and Statistics) and 2 (Algebra and Calculus)<br>IBDP - Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Business Management, History, Geography, Economics, Environmental Systems and Society, Theatre, English, Visual Arts, Music, Design Technology, Psychology, Theory of Knowledge |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_others_s4_to_s6 | Spanish Ab Initio (Spanish and English) |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3 | Chinese Language (Putonghua)<br>Chinese Language (NCS, Putonghua)<br>Chinese History (Cantonese)<br>Chinese History (NCS, Cantonese) |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3 | English, Mathematics, Science (Integrated Sciences), Technology (Design and Technology (DT), Information &<br>Communication Technology (ICT), Food Technology (FT), Core Computing (CC) (F.1)), Personal, Social & Humanities (Individuals & Societies, Citizenship, Economics and Society, Chinese History (NCS, English)), Arts (Drama, Music, Visual Arts), and Physical Education |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_others_s1_to_s3 | Spanish |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6 | Chinese Language (Cantonese / Putonghua) |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6 | HKDSE - English Language, Mathematics, Citizenship and Social Development, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Business, Accounting and Finance Studies (BAFS), Design and Applied Technology (DAT), History, Geography, Economics, Visual Arts, Music, Information & Communication Technology (ICT), Mathematics Extension Part Modules 1 (Calculus and Statistics) and 2 (Algebra and Calculus)<br>IBDP - Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Business Management, History, Geography, Economics, Environmental Systems and Society, Theatre, English, Visual Arts, Music, Design Technology, Psychology, Computer Science, Theory of Knowledge |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_others_s4_to_s6 | Spanish Ab Initio (Spanish and English)<br> |
| current_year_no_of_class_s1 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s2 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s3 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s4 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s5 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s6 | 5 |
| sc_school_fee_s1 | $96250 |
| sc_school_fee_s2 | $96250 |
| sc_school_fee_s3 | $102110 |
| sc_school_fee_s4 | $101125 |
| sc_school_fee_s5 | $106255 |
| sc_school_fee_s6 | $106305 |
| 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 | - |
| sc_charges_for_non_standard_items | - |
| sc_others | - |
| sc_remarks | The school awards scholarships to students who demonstrate outstanding performance, and families with financial need may apply for tuition fee remission.<br> |
| oa_s1_admission | 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 ).Admission criteria for S.1 are considered holistically: 1) Communication skills in English and Putonghua; 2) General academic standard across all subjects; 3) Range and quality of activities reflecting creativity and the arts, sports and action, leadership and service; 4) Conduct at previous school; 5) Performance at admission interview. |
| oa_orientation_activities_n_healthy_life | A one-week summer orientation is organized during the summer holiday to prepare students in the months before the start of the new school year. An induction programme is set up for new S.1 intakes and their parents.<br><br>The school canteen provides more than 4 well-balanced menu choices. No canned drinks are on sale on the premises. Students have access to high-quality filtered water. <br> |
| school_management_url | https://www.css.edu.hk/leadership-team |
| school_major_concerns | 1. To further enhance effective learning and teaching which is locally rooted and globally focused.<br>2. Support and promote student individualized academic and pastoral growth throughout their schooling.<br>3. Align and strengthen school culture. |
| school_organisation | The School's Executive Leadership Team (ELT) consists of the Principal and the Assistant Principals. |
| imc_smc_mc | Creative Secondary School Management Committee Limited" (Incorporated as a Company Limited by Guarantee and not having a Share Capital, on 9 May 2006) |
| school_green_policy | The canteen does not use disposable plastic cutlery and serving trays. Inter-house competitions and Student Council led recycling campaigns are held to encourage energy conservation and the preservation of a clean, inviting school environment. |
| language_policy | Holistic Language Policy – English, Putonghua and Cantonese are all strongly promoted across the school through performances, reading and other language-enhancing activities. The school considers that the continued development of students' mother tongue supports their successful acquisition of additional languages. All teachers are teachers of language, and this drives the school's recruitment of a language-rich, culturally diverse teaching team (42% native-English speaking and overseas-returned bilingual). Teaching staff come from all 6 continents bringing cultural and linguistic diversity to the school which matches our student body. |
| school_based_curriculum | 1. Electives: 2X and 3X. Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Business, Accounting and Finance Studies (BAFS), Design and Applied Technology (DAT), History, Geography, Economics, Visual Arts, Music, Information & Communication Technology (ICT), Technology and Living (T&L), Mathematics Extension Part Modules 1 (Calculus and Statistics) and 2 (Algebra and Calculus)<br><br> 2. Curriculum highlights: Unique Curriculum Policy – the only school to implement the new HK secondary school curriculum through the IB Middle Years Programme (www.ibo.org/myp), and providing students with the option of applying to study the IB Diploma, recognized throughout the world as one of the top qualifications for university entrance, or if choosing to continue with HKDSE. |
| major_renewed_emphases_in_the_school_curriculum | Our school integrates four key programmes into the school-based junior secondary curriculum and two diploma programmes (HKDSE and IBDP). |
| life_planning_education | Creative Secondary School has a comprehensive Careers and Life planning programme which caters for students' individual needs. The Careers and Life planning programme provides curriculum, guest speakers, sharing sessions, and university fair for all students at CSS. Furthermore, the school provides the unique opportunities for work placements where students have opportunity to work in a particular industry depending on student's interest and aspiration. |
| student_support_url | https://www.css.edu.hk/student-development |
| whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity | The school welcomes students from a wide range of linguistic, cultural and social backgrounds, well supported by our scholarship and fee remission schemes. The internationally-minded IB curriculum caters very effectively for students coming from diverse backgrounds. It provides for 1st and 2nd language learning courses and we offer these courses for both English and Chinese. There is also a Centre for Academic Language Proficiency to improve students’ language skills to access the English-medium curriculum, whilst our CLACH (Chinese Language, Literature, Arts & Chinese History) programme provides an inter-disciplinary approach to strengthen students' Chinese learning skills, activities and knowledge. We offer many co-curricular activities to expand students’ horizons and to promote their individual interest in the arts, sports, service, STEAM, culture and leadership. |
| 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 our school uses Putonghua to teach Chinese in all classes / groups at all levels with extra support as appropriate, e.g. pull-out/small-group classes, learning and teaching resources with Pinyin, etc. |
| adaptation_for_learning_and_assessment | The school follows the IB Middle Years Programme curriculum framework of criterion-based assessment, inquiry-based learning and inter-disciplinary studies. (see www.ibo.org/myp for details). |
| fee_remission | Our school offers full school fee remission, 3/4, 1/2 or 1/4 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. <br>- Please visit the <a href='<a href="https://www.css.edu.hk/copy-of-fee-remission-scheme'" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.css.edu.hk/copy-of-fee-remission-scheme'</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_url | https://sites.google.com/a/css.edu.hk/pta/ |
| home_school_co_operation | The CSS PTA was established in November 2008. A CSS Parents Educational Institute is set up and courses for parents began in 2009. Parental views are surveyed each year. Student-teacher-parent conferences are also held to discuss student progress in school throughout the year. |
| school_ethos | Support for students – This is provided through the house system. House tutors offer 1 to 1 and small group tutorials to review students' overall progress. ESL and learning support is targeted at identified students. In addition, the school has a full-time guidance counselor to support students' needs. |
| school_dev_plan | (1) Enhance students' approaches to learning and improve their attainment.<br>(2) Deepen students' learning opportunities, broaden choice, and strengthen their participation in determining future pathways.<br>(3) Develop teaching effectiveness through capacity building and professional development.<br>(4) Align and strengthen stakeholder support and development structures to match school values.<br>(5) Align and strengthen core school values, practices and culture.<br>(6) Reinforce and further develop high calibre quality assurance and self-evaluation strategies, policies, practices and procedures. |
| teacher_pro_training_and_dev | Teachers' Professional Development – all teachers benefit from school-based learning through collaborative curriculum planning, sharing of good practice, as well as attendance at EDB, IE and IB workshops. |
| fac_no_of_classroom | 30 |