ST. JAMES CATHOLIC KINDERGARTEN
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
Kindergarten：11 indicators apply, 7 matched
🎓 Teacher Qualifications
🎯 Mission
"We are dedicated to the all-round education based on the spirit of Christ, and actively follow the example of our patron St. James the Apostle in his spirit of absolute service to the Lord, his perseverance, and his pursuit of truth and courageous determination by staying committed to our mission to spread the Gospel, and train our fine next generation to be healthy, independent thinking, positive, proactive and friendly."
📚 Approach & Strategies
"We pursue an independent learning model in which a diversified learning area provides children the opportunity to plan and conduct their personal learning activities to inspire independent learning, develop generic skills and incorporate balanced spiritual, physical, intellectual, language, emotional, sociability and creativity development. Group learning and lively engaging instruction to enhance young children’s learning ability and effectiveness of the English and Putonghua. We use picture books to design experiential learning activities, nurturing children to develop good reading habits from an early age."
💛 SEN Support
Joining the On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation Services. School Social Worker
📋 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 | not available |
| application_period_type | not available |
| title_of_school_supervisor | MS |
| title_of_school_principal | MS |
| no_of_registered_classrooms | 6 |
| outdoor_playground | Yes |
| indoor_playground | Yes |
| music_room | Yes |
| other_special_rooms_or_areas | hall, function room, dancing room, garden and church |
| working_hd_30000_or_below | 100% |
| working_hd_30001_to_40000 | 0% |
| working_hd_40000_above | 0% |
| working_wd_30000_or_below | 24% |
| working_wd_30001_to_40000 | 63% |
| working_wd_40000_above | 13% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_below_4_yrs | 0% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_from_4_to_7_yrs | 0% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_above_7_yrs | 100% |
| summer_uniform | 349 |
| winter_uniform | 743 |
| school_bag | 118 |
| tea_and_snacks | 800 |
| textbooks | 948-1,094 |
| exercise_books_or_workbooks | 4-13 |
| stationery | 136-242 |
| bedding_items | No such item |
| salary_of_principal_and_teaching_staff | 57% |
| non-teaching_staff_salary | 16% |
| rent_management_fees_rates_and_government_rent | 1% |
| teaching_resources | 7% |
| staff_training_and_professional_development | <1% |
| other_expenses | 19% |
| expenditure_information_based_on_audited_account | Yes |
| curriculum_planning | A child-oriented curriculum that incorporates comprehensive and balanced teaching elements. We aim to trigger children's learning motivation and curiosity through games, visits and experimental activities. Emphasis on moral education through “life education” and “''environmental and ecological education'' that teaches children to love others, respect for life , care for the environment and actively build positive values and outlook on life. 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 | Continuous assessment based on different areas of learning, and timely adjustment in response to need, also accompanied by effective examples for illustration for parents to fully understand their children’s capacity development and learning process. |
| support_to_students | We organise “Campus Experience Day for New Entrants'' and ''Flexible Adaptive Schedule'' for children to gradually adapt to campus life and build confidence. On the individual differences in children's learning ability, we adopt a flexible mode of learning to cater them; with appropriate support and intervention provided for children and parents with special needs. |
| parent_teacher_association | Yes |
| other_activities_or_communication_with_parents | Parents assist in teaching activities, art and creative workshops, home-school networking events, parents sharing forums, parents’ hobbies classes, class observations, parent-child tree planting and reading incentive scheme. Parent volunteers are also involved in charity and service campaigns, and support to those in need within the community. |
| support_to_non-chinese_speaking_ncs_students | Received Grant for Support to NCS Students; 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. |
| nursery_classes_not_writing | ✓ |
| total_no_of_permitted_accommodationof_classrooms_in_use | 117 |
| teacher_to_pupil_ratio_remarks | No |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_degree | 6 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_non_degree | 4 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_c_ece_or_above | 10 |
| 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/325708.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/StJames_Catholic.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/tc/edu-system/preprimary-kindergarten/quality-assurance-framework/qr/qr-report/StJames_Catholic.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/StJames_Catholic.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/edu-system/preprimary-kindergarten/quality-assurance-framework/qr/qr-report/StJames_Catholic.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 |