Salesians of Don Bosco Ng Siu Mui Secondary School
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
Secondary:10 indicators apply, 5 matched
🎯 Mission
We hope that the campus is filled with love, freedom and trust of the gospel. Students' whole-person growth is cultivated in three aspects: religious belief, benevolent care, and rational teaching. In the spirit of "Preventive Education", through different activities, students are induced to improve themselves, so that students can develop their potential, cultivate a good learning attitude, and establish a positive, happy, optimistic, enterprising and innovative attitude towards life and become a good citizen.
📚 Approach & Strategies
School-based curriculum design and a wide range of strategies to cater for learner diversity are adopted on subject basis. The implementation of "diversity assessment" can let students of different abilities and talents showcase their learning outcomes. Cross-curricular learning activities enable students to apply what they have learned from various subjects and construct knowledge. To arouse students’ learning motivation and to maximize learning outcomes, is initiated. Teachers of Science, Design and Technology and Information Technology, Visual Arts, and Mathematics collaborate to organize cross-curricular school-based STEAM activities. The school has established the Future Talent Academy to aggregate and deploy different resources to discover and nurture the unique talents of the stude…
💛 SEN Support
The Student Support Team is composed of the Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) and teachers, an educational psychologist, a speech therapist, a counselor, school social workers, subject teachers, and support staff. It provides services such as literacy training, social skills training, attention training, speech therapy, and counseling for students with special learning needs. The school also organizes seminars for parents and establishes parent support groups to provide learning support information and gather parental feedback, thereby enhancing communication and collaboration between the school and families. Educational psychologist and school-based speech therapist are invited to provide training for teachers to improve their effectiveness in supporting students with special…
🎨 Whole-person Learning
全人健康學習經歷、校隊及專項訓練、學生會及四社獲香港賽馬會慈善信托基金資助「幸福校園實踐計劃」,建立「心臨Soul Suite」、「心動」(貓舍)、「心程」(花園)及「心寧」(靜觀室)等空間,培養師生身、心、靈及社交健康。學校每週進行「全人健康學習經歷」(WLE)小組活動。學生於每一個學年可參與兩個不同的活動,建立全人健康。學校亦會招募學生成為貓義工,從照顧貓隻中學習培養責任感及尊重生命。學校設有不同學生組織,包括學生會、四社、領袖生、學生服務大使、貓義工等,各有不同職能,培養學生的責任感、團隊合作、奉獻精神等。學校設有多個校隊及專項訓練,範疇包括運動、音樂、藝術、科技、職業技能等,並由本校教師或聘任教練任教,讓學生可以持續發展興趣及技能。本組將校隊、專項訓練及學生組織與生涯規劃教育連結,期望學生在發展潛能及參與學校和社區事務。
📋 School Data
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| title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc | Rev. Fr. |
|---|---|
| title_of_principal | Mr. |
| principal_qualifications_experiences | (Bachelor Degree of Social Work, Master of Social Sciences in Counseling, Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, PGDE with Teaching of Music in Specification, Registered Social Worker) |
| imc | Established |
| training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chair_members | 27 |
| school_size | 7400 |
| sponsoring_body | Salesians of Don Bosco |
| school_motto | DBTS" are the initials of four Latin words "Delectatio Bonitatis Thesaurus Sapientiae". These four words "pleasure, goodness, treasure, wisdom" bear the meaning of "Being glad to do good is a rich source of wisdom". |
| parent_teacher_association | Yes |
| student_union_association | Yes |
| school_alumni_association | Yes |
| tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts | 47 |
| tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training | 67 |
| tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above | 43 |
| tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training | 66 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 | 32 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 | 18 |
| tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above | 50 |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3 | Ethics / religious education, Chinese language, Mathematics, Citizenship, Economics and Society, Integrated Humanities, Integrated Science, Design and Information Communication Technology, Chinese History, History, Geography, Putonghua, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Music, Moral and Civic Education, Well-being learning Experience. |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3 | English<br>Using English as the medium of instruction for Non-Chinese Speaking Students: Ethics / religious education, Mathematics, Citizenship, Economics and Society, Integrated Humanities, Integrated Science, Design and Information Communication Technology, Chinese History, History, Geography, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Music, Moral and Civic Education, Well-being learning Experience.<br> |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6 | Ethics / Religious Studies, Chinese Language, Chinese History, Mathematics, Mathematics Extended Module, Citizenship and Social Development, Moral and Civic Education, Physical Education, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Health Management and Social Care, Design and Applied Technology, DSE P.E., Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Multi-Media Story-Telling, Well-being Learning Experience.<br> |
| 2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6 | Ethics / Religious Studies, English Language, Chinese Language, Mathematics, Mathematics Extended Module, Citizenship and Social Development, Moral and Civic Education, Physical Education, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Health Management and Social Care, Design and Applied Technology, DSE P.E., Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Urdu, Well-being Learning Experience. |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3 | Ethics / religious education, Chinese Language, Mathematics, Citizenship, Economics and Society, Integrated Humanities, Integrated Science, Design and Information Communication Technology, Chinese History, History, Geography, Putonghua, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Music, Moral and Civic Education, Well-being learning Experience. |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3 | English Language<br>Using English as the medium of instruction for Non-Chinese Speaking Students: Ethics / religious education, Mathematics, Citizenship, Economics and Society, Integrated Humanities, Integrated Science, Design and Information Communication Technology, Chinese History, History, Geography, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Music, Moral and Civic Education, Well-being learning Experience. |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6 | Ethics / Religious Studies, Chinese Language, Chinese History, Mathematics, Mathematics Extended Module, Citizenship and Social Development, Moral and Civic Education, Physical Education, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Health Management and Social Care, Design and Applied Technology, DSE P.E., Biology, Chemistry, Multi-Media Story-Telling, Well-being Learning Experience.<br> |
| 2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6 | Ethics / Religious Studies, English Language, Mathematics, Mathematics Extended Module, Citizenship and Social Development, Moral and Civic Education, Physical Education, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Health Management and Social Care, Design and Applied Technology, DSE P.E., Biology, Chemistry, Urdu, Well-being Learning Experience. |
| current_year_no_of_class_s1 | 3 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s2 | 3 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s3 | 3 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s4 | 3 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s5 | 3 |
| current_year_no_of_class_s6 | 3 |
| 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 | $340 |
| sc_tong_fai_s5 | $340 |
| sc_tong_fai_s6 | $340 |
| sc_pta_fee | $40 |
| sc_student_union_association_fee | $30 |
| sc_charges_for_non_standard_items | 300 |
| 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 ).We welcome applications for discretionary places. The selection of applicants will base on their: 1. Conduct (30%), 2. Academic Results (15%), 3. Interview Performance (language competence, teamwork, neat and tidy) (15%) and 4. Extra-curricular Activities & Services (40%). |
| oa_orientation_activities_n_healthy_life | During the summer vacation, we organize a Summer Counseling Program for new Form 1 students. This program helps students familiarize themselves with secondary school life, build positive relationships with peers and teachers, and develop a sense of belonging to the school. The curriculum includes self-awareness, mental health and well-being, safety and health, understanding the school environment, team-building, core subject learning experiences, and familiarization with routines and classroom modes.<br>The school promotes a healthy and active lifestyle through morning runs, open gym sessions, and various specialized training activities for school teams. Students are encouraged to participate in sports outside of class to establish healthy habits. Additionally, we have established the “Wai Yin Association emPower Station for the elderly” programme allowing students to engage in physical activities while also contributing to social service, fostering a caring attitude towards society.<br>The school has a professional counseling team, including social workers, counselors, speech therapists, and educational psychologists, who work closely with teachers to support students' comprehensive growth through diverse activities and counseling.<br> |
| school_management_url | http://www.sdbnsm.edu.hk |
| school_major_concerns | Major Area of Concern 1: Students are fostered to be global citizens with creativity and grit.<br>Major Area of Concern 2: Based on the core values of Catholic education, students are fostered to be global citizens with positive values and the abilities to apply their learning. |
| school_organisation | The IMC Committee is composed of the sponsoring body, principal, teachers, parents, alumni and independent individuals. School Executive Committee helps implement school policies. The Learning & Teaching Committee sets up policies enhancing the learning effectiveness of students and teacher professional development and implements the policies by different working groups. The school emphasizes an all-round development of students and pays great effort to nurture students' self-discipline. The National Security Education Committee is responsible for the overall planning and coordination of the work, formulating and implementing measures related to the national security education of the whole school. |
| imc_smc_mc | The school is led by Incorporated Management Committee. |
| school_green_policy | 1. Received the "Devotion of Promotion of SD Honours Award" from the Environment and Ecology Bureau in the 2023-2024 academic year, recognizing the school’s contributions to promoting sustainable development concepts. <br>2. Established a smart agricultural technology laboratory equipped with an intelligent hydroponic system, allowing students to engage in hands-on farming within the school’s indoor smart hydroponic system. <br>3. Installed a total of 32 solar panels, integrated with STEAM and environmental education, enabling students to gain in-depth knowledge of renewable energy, practicing low-carbon living habits. <br>4. Installed smart sensors in classrooms for automated lighting and air conditioning control, reducing energy waste. <br>5. Classrooms upgraded with T5 lighting equipment, lowering electricity consumption. <br>6.Converted a smart container into an EcoLab to facilitate environmental education. |
| learning_and_teaching_plan_url | http://www.sdbnsm.edu.hk/ |
| language_policy | To cater for students’ diverse abilities and learning needs, the school implements the whole-school language policy. Both Cantonese and English are adopted as the mediums of instruction (MOI) in different classes. The school has hired two native English-speaking teachers (NET) to carry out lunchtime and after-school activities such as English essay contest, story speech contest and drama contest to encourage students to use English and create an English learning environment. The school regularly arranges diversified extracurricular language learning activities to broaden the learning experience of students and increase the opportunities for students to practice biliteracy and trilingualism. |
| school_based_curriculum | 1. Electives: 2X. Two elective subjects (2X) are offered in senior secondary level, and the option to take Mathematics Extended Module 2 (M2) or Applied Learning Course “Multimedia Storytelling” or Enrichment courses of Chinese, English, and Mathematics<br> 2. Curriculum highlights: The school’s School-based DICT and STEAM school-based courses: The school’s STEAM development has three objectives, namely to help others solve problems, to help improve the lives of the elderly, and to make the world a better place through different inventions. Based on the three objectives, the students develop different products and contribute to the community. Among them, junior form students invented "Smart Flower Pot", "Medicine Sorter" and “Smart Medicine Recognizer” and have achieved good results in local and overseas invention competitions. The school will continue to design different products based on these three objectives to serve the community. Design and Technology subject: Design and Technology set up school-based curriculum in response to the different learning abilities of the junior form students. The teaching content is carefully adapted for teaching students the important basic knowledge of design, technology and computer. The teaching mode is based on context and topics, and focuses on helping student to apply the knowledge learned to solve real life problems. |
| major_renewed_emphases_in_the_school_curriculum | 1. The school adopts a whole-school approach to organize teachers and students to participate in social services together. Through interdisciplinary collaboration and practical service learning, students can apply what they have learned and serve the society. 2. Learning through reading. 3. Project-based learning. 4. Interactive learning using information technology. |
| life_planning_education | The Career Planning and Multiple Intelligence Development Group helps implement matters related to career planning education, students can understand their character, interests, abilities and aspiration, which can also be the basis for the school to provide suitable activities and individualized career counselling. According to the different characteristics and learning needs of the students, we provide life planning courses, individual or group professional counseling, and a variety of workplace experience and learning activities to cultivate students' different levels of life planning knowledge, skills and attitudes, so that students can be equipped to plan their own lives. |
| whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity | Our school has a comprehensive student support and counseling system, along with a three-tier prevention mechanism aimed at addressing the needs of every student. Through whole-school, group, and individual counseling programs, we enhance the learning, emotional, and social performance of students with special educational needs. We also provide specific support for non-Chinese speaking students with special educational needs (SEN), ensuring they receive adequate assistance.<br>Our professional team, including teachers, social workers, counselors, educational psychologists, clinical psychologists, and speech therapists, ensures that students receive timely help when issues arise. To accommodate learning differences, the core subjects of Chinese, English, and Mathematics are taught in small groups based on students' abilities, enabling each student to thrive in a suitable environment. |
| 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 hiring additional manpower and/or translation/interpretation services to facilitate the communication with parents of NCS students. |
| adaptation_for_learning_and_assessment | There are two internal examinations. The responsible group provides students with examination adaptation with reference to expert suggestions and implements layered stratified assessment papers in junior high schools to enhance their learning motivation. There are Uniform Tests in the middle of each semester in S4 and S5 to foster assessment for learning continuously. Continuous assessment is adopted. Daily marks composing of class and assignment performances are integral to the term score. Corresponding adaptation strategies have been adopted by the subjects to cater to the diversity of students’ learning. With a view to fostering students’ learning and monitoring students’ learning progress. |
| home_school_co_operation_url | http://staff.sdbnsm.edu.hk/~nsmpta/ |
| home_school_co_operation | The Parent-Teacher Association of our school is dedicated to strengthening communication and collaboration between parents and the school through various activities, including parent-child seminars and workshops, visits to higher education institutions and workplace experiences, skill workshops, volunteer services, and different forms of parents, child and teachers gatherings. These initiatives aim to help parents better understand the school's situation and gain deeper insights into various educational issues. |
| school_ethos | Our school embodies a genuine spirit, dedicated to nurturing every student to become a good citizen who is well-rounded, honest, and willing to serve others. Our classmates and teachers have a common mission:1. Make Progress Every Day.2.Be a Better Man.3.Make the World a Better Place. |