📚 Secondary ・ Eastern
St. Mark's School
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
30
Average
Secondary：10 indicators apply, 3 matched
📚
St. Mark's School
Eastern ・
Secondary ・ Est. 1949
📍 Address
18 Oi Yin Street Aldrich Bay Shaukeiwan
📞 Phone
25601262
📠 Fax
25675809
✉️ Email
stmarks@stmarks.edu.hk
⛪ Religion
Protestantism / Christianity
👩🏫 Principal
Chan Sze Yan
📅 Founded
1949
🏷️ School Type
Aided
👫 Gender
Co-ed
🎯 Mission
We aspire to be an outstanding Christian school. Basing upon the ethos of Christian whole-person education as propounded by the Anglican Church, the School shall nurture individuals by offering a caring environment for academic endeavour, active exploration, cultural development, social interaction, and physical activity.
📚 Approach & Strategies
Our goal is to create a learning environment conducive to the development of social awareness, a sense of responsibility and community spirit. Teaching is learner-centred, aiming to raise students' critical thinking skills, creativity and the ability to learn to learn. A broad and balanced curriculum covering the eight key learning areas is provided for the students in Forms 1 to 3. Students in Forms 4 to 6 follow the senior secondary curriculum, taking the 4 core subjects and 3-4 electives. There is a variety of subjects to suit their interests, abilities and future studies. Learning diversity is well taken care of by the curriculum at various levels. Students also learn to learn through group projects, presentations and educational visits both within Hong Kong and beyond. Opportunities …
💛 SEN Support
The school’s Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) leads the Student Support Team and formulates policies with professionals (such as Educational Psychologist, Speech Therapist and school social workers, etc.) and teachers in an effort to identify and cater for students with special educational needs. The school utilizes extra resources in providing academic support and counselling services to the students with special educational needs. The school organizes programmes such as training sessions on social skills, board games communication skills workshop and training sessions on executive function skills to facilitate students’ effective learning and foster their physical and psychological growth.
🎨 Whole-person Learning
為體現「全方位學習」的精神，本校組織了多元化的課外活動，培養學生良好的嗜好及興趣，享受校園生活的樂趣，並建立強烈的歸屬感。本校「星社」制度歷史悠久，目的是訓練學生的領袖技巧，並提供機會，讓高年級學生學懂照顧低年級同學。本校的學會，以啟發學生思維、探討中學課程以外的知識及建立終身學習的理念為目標。本校學生經常參加寫作、音樂、朗誦、數學及體育校際比賽，每年皆獲獎無數。制服團隊及社會服務團均積極參與學校及社會服務。學校亦為學生安排國內及海外的文化交流、語言沉浸課程等，擴闊學生的視野。
📋 School Data
All raw fields from the Education Bureau school profile not shown above.
| title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc | Dr. |
|---|---|
| title_of_principal | Ms. |
| principal_qualifications_experiences | (BA (1st Hon) , PGDE (Distinction) , MEd , MSSc) |
| imc | Established |
| training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chair_members | 100 |
| school_size | 5700 |
| sponsoring_body | Anglican (Hong Kong) Secondary Schools Council Limited |
| school_motto | Straightway |
| parent_teacher_association | Yes |
| student_union_association | Yes |
| school_alumni_association | Yes |
| tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts | 58 |
| tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training | 84 |
| tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above | 50 |
| tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training | 44 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 | 41 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 | 14 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above | 45 |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3 | Chinese Language, Chinese History, Religious Education, Putonghua, Physical Education* |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3 | English Language, Language Arts (S.1 & S.2), Literature In English (S.3), Mathematics, Citizenship, Economics and Society (S.1 & S.2), Life and Society (S.3), Integrated Science (S.1 & S.2), Physics (S.3), Chemistry (S.3), Biology (S.3), History, Geography, Business Fundamentals (S.3), Computer Literacy, Technology and Living (S.1 & S.2), Music, Visual Arts |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_others_s1_to_s3 | - |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6 | Chinese Language, Chinese Literature, Chinese History, Christianity and Ethics, Physical Education* |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6 | English Language, Mathematics Compulsory Part, Mathematics Extended Part Module 1, Mathematics Extended Part Module 2, Citizenship and Social Development, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Literature In English, Geography, History, Economics, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Information and Communication Technology, Visual Arts, Music (S.4 & S.5) |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_others_s4_to_s6 | - |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3 | Chinese Language, Chinese History, Religious Education, Putonghua, Physical Education* |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3 | English Language, Language Arts (S.1 & S.2), Literature In English (S.3), Mathematics, Citizenship, Economics and Society, Integrated Science (S.1 & S.2), Physics (S.3), Chemistry (S.3), Biology (S.3), History, Geography, Business Fundamentals (S.3), Computer Literacy, Technology and Living (S.1 & S.2), Music, Visual Arts |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_others_s1_to_s3 | - |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6 | Chinese Language, Chinese Literature, Chinese History, Christianity and Ethics, Physical Education* |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6 | English Language, Mathematics Compulsory Part, Mathematics Extended Part Module 1, Mathematics Extended Part Module 2, Citizenship and Social Development, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Literature In English, Geography, History, Economics, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Information and Communication Technology, Visual Arts, Music (S.4 & S.5) |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_others_s4_to_s6 | - |
| current_year_no_of_class_s1 | 4 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s2 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s3 | 4 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s4 | 5 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s5 | 4 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s6 | 5 |
| 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 | $370 |
| sc_tong_fai_s5 | $370 |
| sc_tong_fai_s6 | $370 |
| sc_pta_fee | $80 |
| sc_student_union_association_fee | $30 |
| sc_charges_for_non_standard_items | Non-standard Items: $470 |
| sc_others | - |
| sc_remarks | Small class teaching is implemented in English Language and Chinese Language. |
| 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 ).Admission Criteria: 50% on academic performance - the applicant's primary school internal academic results and his/her position in the "DP Rank Order List" supplied by the Education Bureau; 50% on Interview - consideration will be given to the student's ability to communicate in English. Credit will be given for good conduct, awards, extra-curricular activities and services. |
| oa_orientation_activities_n_healthy_life | A bridging program is organized in the summer holidays for new Form 1 students to help them adapt to the English medium of instruction and secondary school life. There is also a New Students Orientation Day for new students and their parents. A balanced diet, healthy eating and regular exercise are introduced in the lessons of Technology and Living and Physical Education. |
| school_major_concerns | 1. To elevate students’ confidence and affection in life-long learning;<br>2. To nurture students’ positive values and promote healthy lifestyles. |
| school_organisation | Adopting school-based management, we have set up different committees to look after various aspects of operation and development. Communication channels among different stakeholders of the school are effectively established and utilized. |
| imc_smc_mc | Members of the Incorporated Management Committee include representatives of the school sponsoring body, teachers, parents, alumni and independent professionals. |
| school_green_policy | 1. Air conditioning: air conditioning may be used when the morning temperature is 26 degrees Celsius or above.<br>2. LED are adopted in most area of the school campus to save energy.<br>3. In many classrooms, laboratories and the staff room, windows are covered by solar control window films.<br>4. Recycling bins are put on the playgrounds and in the staff room.<br>5. Solar panels are installed on the rooftops of the school campus.<br>6. Water dispensers are installed on each floor to reduce plastic waste.<br>7. The student body, the Environmental Ambassadors, actively implements green projects on the school campus. |
| language_policy | The school adopts English as the main medium of instruction in all classes. |
| school_based_curriculum | 1. Electives: 3X and 4X. Students based on their interest and ability to choose three/four elective subjects.<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: At the junior secondary level, the curriculum not only aligns with the Education Bureau's objectives in Key Stage 3 but also includes school-based enrichment courses such as Language Arts, Literature in English and Business Fundamentals. These subjects facilitate a smooth transition to the senior curriculum. Furthermore, in light of advancements in STEAM and AI, cross-disciplinary and real-world application learning elements have been integrated into the teaching and learning process. |
| major_renewed_emphases_in_the_school_curriculum | 1. To nurture positive values and attitudes like "Perseverance", "Respect for Others", "National Identity", and "Law-abidingness" in students through assemblies and form teacher periods.<br>2. To nurture students to develop a habit and an interest in reading through reading lessons and other reading activities organized by different KLAs.<br>3. To develop their generic skills and interpersonal relationships through project learning.<br>4. To enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of learning and teaching through e-Learning. |
| life_planning_education | The School aims to facilitate students’ understanding of their own strengths and interests, so as to devise their career and life planning goals. Through the career curriculum and various career-related activities inside and outside school, students are equipped with the key knowledge and attitude in self-understanding, career exploration and career planning and management. Small group and individual career guidance services are in place to address the individual needs of students. |
| whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity | The curriculum at the junior levels is restructured to cater for learning diversity and students' future career needs. Additional teachers are recruited to facilitate teaching and learning. In order to enhance learning effectiveness and strengthen students' language foundations, split classes, enrichment programs and after-school tutorials are implemented to provide support and foster individual growth. |
| 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; 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. Additional school-based support will be provided to non-Chinese speaking students to help them to integrated into the local curriculum. |
| adaptation_for_learning_and_assessment | Besides examinations, continuous assessment is carried out, including regular assignments, tests, reading activities and group projects. These exercises enable students to develop their potentials in different areas, and teachers to find out the students' strengths and weaknesses. Assessment is both of and for learning. |
| home_school_co_operation | The Parent Teacher Association organizes various activities, e.g. BBQ, picnic, used book sales and seminars. The school works closely with parents to nurture the growth of students through different channels such as Parents' Nights and Parents' Day. |
| school_ethos | The school works to cater for the uniqueness of the school and individual students, further enhancing development beyond the scope of academic achievements. Two full-time social workers from the YMCA and a school-based educational psychologist and a school-based speech therapist provide services for both parents and students. Extra-curricular activities, careers guidance, religious education and, in fact, all sectors of the school collaborate to nurture students to become well-behaved and polite individuals, taking them to the farthest they can go in all aspects. |