CHINESE YMCA KWAI CHUNG KINDERGARTEN
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
Kindergarten:11 indicators apply, 7 matched
🎓 Teacher Qualifications
🎯 Mission
"Adhering to the principle of ''not to be served, but to serve'', the school provides well-rounded early childhood education. Laying a foundation for the future, the school nurtures ''spiritual growth'' by instilling children’s steadfast beliefs, values, and interpersonal skills, emphasizes ''intellectual growth'' by developing children's language and critical thinking for expression and problem-solving, and fosters “physical growth” through music and fitness activities for coordination and self-care."
📚 Approach & Strategies
"Our child-centered curriculum combines the Education Bureau's six learning areas with thematic projects, nurturing exploration and four core skills: language, problem-solving, confidence, and communication. Hands-on learning promotes holistic development, assessed through ongoing observation."
💛 SEN Support
Joining the On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation Services. The school provides on-site training and support services for students assessed and identified as having special educational needs.
📋 School Data
All raw fields from the Education Bureau school profile not shown above.
| joining_kg_edu_scheme | Joining |
|---|---|
| received_grant_for_support_to_ncs_students | ✓ |
| application_form_type | refer to the school website |
| application_period_type | throughout the year |
| title_of_school_supervisor | MR |
| title_of_school_principal | MS |
| no_of_registered_classrooms | 7 |
| outdoor_playground | No |
| indoor_playground | Yes |
| music_room | Yes |
| other_special_rooms_or_areas | activities room |
| working_hd_30000_or_below | 100% |
| working_hd_30001_to_40000 | 0% |
| working_hd_40000_above | 0% |
| working_wd_30000_or_below | 55% |
| working_wd_30001_to_40000 | 18% |
| working_wd_40000_above | 27% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_below_4_yrs | 13% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_from_4_to_7_yrs | 20% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_above_7_yrs | 67% |
| summer_uniform | 300-400 |
| winter_uniform | 500-600 |
| school_bag | 92 |
| tea_and_snacks | 1,540 |
| textbooks | 700-800 |
| exercise_books_or_workbooks | 300-400 |
| stationery | 100-150 |
| bedding_items | No such item |
| salary_of_principal_and_teaching_staff | 66% |
| non-teaching_staff_salary | 19% |
| rent_management_fees_rates_and_government_rent | 11% |
| teaching_resources | <1% |
| staff_training_and_professional_development | <1% |
| other_expenses | 4% |
| expenditure_information_based_on_audited_account | Yes |
| curriculum_planning | Our school’s child-centered curriculum blends the Education Bureau’s six learning areas with thematic projects to foster exploration. It focuses on four core skills: language, problem-solving, self-confidence, and communication. Learning through play and hands-on experiences ensures holistic growth, with progress tracked through ongoing observation. We will follow the “Kindergarten Education Curriculum Guide” (2017) to plan curriculum. Children of nursery classes will not be asked to write, and there will not be mechanical copying exercises and drills on calculation. |
| assessment_of_children_learning_experiences | The school assesses students' performance and developmental progress through ongoing observation across key areas: Physical Development and Health, Language, Early Mathematics, Nature and Living, Self and Society, and Arts and Creativity. To keep parents informed and updated, the school utilizes various channels, including daily communication, comments in student handbooks, bimonthly distribution of Thematic Unit Assessments, and parent-teacher conferences - twice annually for K2-K3 classes and three times per year for K1 classes. |
| support_to_students | New Student Orientation Week ,visit to primary schools help students prepare for the transition to primary school. |
| parent_teacher_association | No |
| other_activities_or_communication_with_parents | The annual Parent-Teacher Association, parent-teacher conferences, parent classroom observations, parent activities, parent education courses, parent-child events, and a parent volunteer team. |
| support_to_non-chinese_speaking_ncs_students | Received Grant for Support to NCS Students; appoint additional teaching staff / teaching assistants to support NCS students learning Chinese; arrange interpretation/translation services; create an enriched language environment for mastery of the Chinese language; create an inclusive learning environment to facilitate students' integration; facilitate professional development for teachers to develop effective strategies to help NCS students learn Chinese; participate in school-based professional support programmes organised by EDB. |
| nursery_classes_not_writing | ✓ |
| total_no_of_permitted_accommodationof_classrooms_in_use | 167 |
| teacher_to_pupil_ratio_remarks | No |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_degree | 11 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_non_degree | 3 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_c_ece_or_above | 14 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_qualified_kg_teachers | 0 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_other_teacher_trainings | 0 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_qualified_assistant_kg_teachers | 0 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_others | 0 |
| fees_certificate | http://applications.edb.gov.hk/schoolsearch/schoolfee/564680.pdf |
| quality_review_result_and_report_chi | Meeting the standards <a href="https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/tc/edu-system/preprimary-kindergarten/quality-assurance-framework/qr/qr-report/CYMCA_KwaiChung.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/tc/edu-system/preprimary-kindergarten/quality-assurance-framework/qr/qr-report/CYMCA_KwaiChung.pdf</a> |
| quality_review_result_and_report_eng | Meeting the standards <a href="https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/edu-system/preprimary-kindergarten/quality-assurance-framework/qr/qr-report/CYMCA_KwaiChung.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/edu-system/preprimary-kindergarten/quality-assurance-framework/qr/qr-report/CYMCA_KwaiChung.pdf</a> |
| child_care_service_for_aged_under_2 | - |
| child_care_service_for_aged_2_to_3 | - |
| no_for_enrolment_aged_2_to_3 | 0 |