Shun Tak Fraternal Association Tam Pak Yu College
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
Secondary:10 indicators apply, 2 matched
🎯 Mission
Based on Confucius' teaching principles namely literacy, ethics, devotion and truthfulness, our school mission is to nurture our younger generation into knowledgeable and intellectual people of good conduct and integrity who are responsible and accountable, willing to serve and contribute to the well-being of the community, the country and mankind.
📚 Approach & Strategies
1. Student-oriented approach is adopted and students are encouraged to set their own goals so as to foster learning to learn skills, to strengthen learning motivation and to enhance the pleasure in learning. 2. Subjects offered and curriculum are geared to preparing students for tertiary education as almost 100% of our students carry on with their academic pursuit at university. 3. Exchange programmes are run to enrich students' world knowledge and widen their horizons. 4. Ability-stretching and remedial programmes are held to cater to learner diversity.
💛 SEN Support
Student Support Team, consisting of the Special Educational Needs Coordinator, the Student Counselling In-charge, the Discipline Mistress, the School Counsellor, the Social workers as well as the Educational Psychologist, is established to provide assistance to students with special educational needs. Its major works include identification and referrals of SEN cases as well as liaison between subjects and departments to provide specific exam and study accommodations to the students concerned. The Learning Support Grant is used to employ a school counsellor to provide support to the SEN students. If deemed necessary, learning groups with different focuses like social skills, after-school tutoring and also speech therapy will be organized. With the aim to build effective partnership with pa…
🎨 Whole-person Learning
多元化課外活動:與各學科相關之學術性之學會;興趣學會,如:戲劇學會、橋牌學會、攝影學會、辯論學會;服務團體,如:少年警訊、紅十字會青年團、童軍、女童軍;體藝訓練班,如:合唱團、管樂團、舞蹈;校隊:射箭隊、游泳隊、田徑隊及各類球隊等十數項;境外交流:順德學術交流、國內體驗;義工服務:清潔小先鋒、動物義工、賣旗;中、英、數聯課活動;各式的領袖訓練;中一輔導計劃;其他:聖誕聯歡、旅行日、陸運會、全校歌唱比賽等。
📋 School Data
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| title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc | Mr. |
|---|---|
| title_of_principal | Mr. |
| principal_qualifications_experiences | (M.A.) |
| imc | Established |
| training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chair_members | 100 |
| school_size | 4000 |
| sponsoring_body | Shun Tak Fraternal Association |
| school_motto | Please refer to the Chinese version |
| parent_teacher_association | Yes |
| student_union_association | Yes |
| school_alumni_association | Yes |
| tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts | 54 |
| tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training | 98 |
| tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above | 42 |
| tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training | 61 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 | 24 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 | 23 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above | 53 |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3 | Chinese Language, Citizenship, Economics and Society (S.1, S.2) Life and Society (S.3), Chinese History, History, Life and Society (Economics), Geography, Business Fundamentals (S.3), Home Economics, Design and Technology, Visual Arts, Music, PTH, PE |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3 | English Language, Mathematics, Science, Physics (S.3), Chemistry (S.3), Biology (S.3), Computer and Information Technology |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_others_s1_to_s3 | - |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6 | Chinese Language, Citizenship and Social Development, Geography, History, Chinese History, Economics, Visual Arts, PE |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6 | English Language |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_others_s4_to_s6 | Mathematics (Compulsory Part), Mathematics (Extended Part Module 2), Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Information and Communication Technology, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3 | Chinese Language, Citizenship, Economics and Society, Chinese History, History, Geography, Business Fundamentals (S.3), Home Economics, Design and Technology, Visual Arts, Music, PTH, PE |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3 | English Language, Mathematics, Science, Physics (S.3), Chemistry (S.3), Biology (S.3), Computer and Information Technology |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_others_s1_to_s3 | - |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6 | Chinese Language, Citizenship and Social Development, Geography, History, Chinese History, Economics, Visual Arts, PE |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6 | English Language |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_others_s4_to_s6 | Mathematics (Compulsory Part), Mathematics (Extended Part Module 2), Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Information and Communication Technology, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies |
| 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 | $310 |
| sc_tong_fai_s5 | $310 |
| sc_tong_fai_s6 | $310 |
| sc_pta_fee | $30 |
| sc_student_union_association_fee | $25 |
| sc_charges_for_non_standard_items | School Maintenance Fee $100 (S.1-S.5) $50 (S.6)<br>Printing Fee $100 |
| 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 ).Interview: 40%<br>Academic results: 40%<br>Extra-curricular activity achievement and awards: 20% |
| oa_orientation_activities_n_healthy_life | English Bridging Courses, English Induction Programme, Science and Mathematics Bridging Courses, and S.1 Students and Parents Orientation Conference are held. |
| school_management_url | https://www.tpyc.edu.hk/ |
| school_major_concerns_url | https://www.tpyc.edu.hk/ |
| school_major_concerns | 1. To promote the “TPYCian Spirit”: Students have a love of self and benevolence to all people and things. They also care about the society.<br>2. To build students' national identity: Students' understanding about Chinese culture and the progress of our nation is deepened through the optimization of the curriculum, which is achieved by utilizing a range of strategies. |
| school_organisation | Management is school-based and people-oriented whilst organisation is streamlined and transparent. Under the School Administrative Team made up of the school principal and vice principals seeing to school finance and policy are six administrative committees namely Academic Development, Academic Affairs, General Affairs & I.T., Student Development, Extra-curricular Activities & OLE and Student Support. For cross-curriculum liaison, department heads meetings are called regularly by the Academic Development Committee; for smooth coordination of student affairs, form teachers meetings are held by the Student Development Committee. There are also School Affairs Committee and Self-evaluation Committee. |
| imc_smc_mc | Incorporated Management Committee was set up in 2006. Upholding the same vision and mission in education, the committee is endowed with the authority and responsibility to lay down the school policies, manage and supervise the running and operation of the whole school, and protect our cultural heritage, based on the managerial belief of building a people-oriented, loving and caring, creative and innovative, professional and collaborative, united organization. |
| school_green_policy | Environmental protection education is incorporated and embedded into the curriculum and the school life in the hope of raising students' awareness of the need and importance of conservation and preservation. To this end, various measures have been implemented. For example, air-conditioning is available only when the temperature reaches 26 degrees Celsius. Nearly all internal documents have been digitized and uploaded to the intranet for internal and future reference. To save paper, internal circulars are circulated via email. |
| language_policy | S.1-S.3: Subjects taught in English include Mathematics, Science, Physics(S3), Chemistry(S3), Biology(S3) and Computer and Information Technology.<br>S.4-S.6: To cater to learner diversity, students are allowed to choose Chinese as their MOI to learn subjects such as Mathematics, Information and Communication Technology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies.<br><br>While the school prides itself on the remarkable attainment in the Chinese Language in public examinations, the school spares no effort to raise students' English proficiency and sharpen their English language ability. With ample resources devoted to English learning and teaching, the English Zone has long been set up to enhance the English environment. Outside the class time, various measures are adopted to maximize students' exposure to the target language. There are Summer English Enhancement Course, Overseas Study Tour, S.1 Summer Induction Programme, English Fun Week, Morning Reading Sessions, Book Sharing Morning Assembly, English Speaking Day, to name but a few to promote and enhance English learning. |
| school_based_curriculum | 1. Electives: 3X. Elective Subjects: Mathematics (Extended Part Module 2), Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Chinese History, Economics, Geography, Information and Communication Technology, Visual Arts, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: Information Technology Education.<br>Through the Education Bureau's "Pilot Scheme on Other Languages for Junior Secondary Students," the school will offer basic Japanese courses for junior secondary students after school. Funded by the Education Bureau's "Diversity Learning Grant for Senior Secondary Students," senior secondary students can also take other language courses (Japanese) for the HKDSE through inter-school programs. |
| major_renewed_emphases_in_the_school_curriculum | 1. Learning through reading: Extensive Reading Scheme is implemented for both Chinese and English language learning; one morning reading session is set aside each for the two language subjects every cycle; two morning assemblies every cycle are scheduled for English and Chinese book sharing.<br>2. Interactive learning through information and communication technology: Each classroom is installed with a computer and a smart TV, which ensures accessibility to the Internet to facilitate teaching and learning.<br>3. Starting from the 2026-27 school year, the "BYOD" policy will be implemented for S1 students, allowing them to bring tablets to school for learning. This policy will be gradually expanded to other levels in subsequent years.<br>4. Learning through project work: The nine generic skills are developed through project learning.<br>5. Moral and Civic Education: Ethics and values are built up among students through formal and informal instruction like speeches during morning assemblies, whole school activities, junior form class teacher periods and senior form weekly assemblies. |
| life_planning_education | Please refer to the school's website (Annual School Plan). |
| whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity | With whole-school and integrated approach to guidance and discipline, class teachers are the frontline counselors and guardians taking care of the whole-person development of students. When it comes to special needs of individual students, school social workers and well-trained guidance teachers have a crucial role to play. When individual students confront difficulties in their school work, there are the individual attention of teachers and the homework tutorial classes. |
| adaptation_for_learning_and_assessment | There are two examinations and two common tests for the whole school year.<br>Assignments and project work are also counted and go into students' academic results. |
| home_school_co_operation | Home-school cooperation is needed to ensure the healthy development of students: <br>1. Parent-Teacher Association<br>2. Parent-Form Teacher Sharing sessions<br>3. Monthly newsletter<br>4. Greeting calls from Junior Form Form Teachers at the start of the school year<br>5. Parents' Day<br>6. Parents Talks and Seminars for S.3 and S.6 |
| school_ethos | 1. Whole-school Approach to the integration of guidance, discipline and teaching;<br>2. Cultivate self-discipline and courtesy among students and develop school ethos of simplicity;<br>3. Develop self-empowering students who keep striving for improvement and excellence;<br>4. Offer a wide range of activities including academic events, sports and arts, school teams and uniform groups helpful and conducive to the full development of students' potentials so as to nurture the future leaders of the society; <br>5. Improve and enhance extensive reading facilities and support: the school library is open all year round except on public holidays to promote reading;. <br>6. Build up a close relationship and have good communication with PTA to induce active participation of parents in school functions and to put home-school cooperation to the greatest benefit of our students. |
| school_dev_plan | 1. To promote the “TPYCian Spirit”: Students have a love of self and benevolence to all people and things. They also care about the society.<br>2. To build students' national identity: Students' understanding about Chinese culture and the progress of our nation is deepened through the optimization of the curriculum, which is achieved by utilizing a range of strategies. |