THE SALVATION ARMY PING TIN KINDERGARTEN
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
Kindergarten：11 indicators apply, 4 matched
🎓 Teacher Qualifications
🎯 Mission
"Aim: To nurture our students in emulating Christ’s example in demonstrating the spirit of honesty, trust, love, and diligence. Vision: Proclaim the love of Christ and a Christian Lifestyle, emphasizing an all-round education; to provide with an ideal learning environment, establish strong school ethos; bringing families and the community together as our partners."
📚 Approach & Strategies
"Implementation of child-centred curriculum for children through the learning process of observation, verification, analysis and problem-solving, where they can study and apply knowledge, master the ability to read, write and count, so as to develop their individual potential and build up confidence, and group life to help children establish good habits and character, laying the foundation for future learning and, development of multiple intelligence."
💛 SEN Support
"Joining the On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation Services. Support for students： The school provides “ Student Support Teacher” and “ Social Workers” to support children and parents in need. We offers ”On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation Services” for children with special needs. Through the inter-professional collaboration model (which includes special child care workers, speech therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists etc)we provide professional and appropriate training for children as well as supporting parents."
📋 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 | 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 | Physical room, Music room |
| working_hd_30000_or_below | 100% |
| working_hd_30001_to_40000 | 0% |
| working_hd_40000_above | 0% |
| working_wd_30000_or_below | 0% |
| working_wd_30001_to_40000 | 75% |
| working_wd_40000_above | 25% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_below_4_yrs | 49% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_from_4_to_7_yrs | 38% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_above_7_yrs | 13% |
| summer_uniform | 190-380 |
| winter_uniform | 185-545 |
| school_bag | 82 |
| tea_and_snacks | 600 |
| textbooks | 153-496 |
| exercise_books_or_workbooks | 29-89 |
| stationery | 0 |
| bedding_items | No such item |
| salary_of_principal_and_teaching_staff | 62% |
| non-teaching_staff_salary | 17% |
| rent_management_fees_rates_and_government_rent | 8% |
| teaching_resources | 6% |
| staff_training_and_professional_development | <1% |
| other_expenses | 7% |
| expenditure_information_based_on_audited_account | Yes |
| curriculum_planning | Focusing on teacher-student interaction , experience and through children’s own initiative to explore many types of learning which strives to achieve the goal of “oral, reading, listening and written language skills, the scientific spirit of exploration and evidence gathering, harmonious social and individual life attitude and flexible, creative aesthete.” 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 observation and assessment system has been established to provide children developmental assessments in various areas and promote holistic development in children mind and body. |
| support_to_students | We cater to needs of each child and parent in body, mind, spirit and life, including: New entrants’ adaptation, parent support, educational seminars and visits; school pastoral care and assistance. |
| parent_teacher_association | Yes |
| other_activities_or_communication_with_parents | We hold different kinds of parents activities such as parent lectures, parent-child activities to let parents get to know childcare skills of their children and the content of the school-based curriculum. |
| support_to_non-chinese_speaking_ncs_students | Create an enriched language environment for mastery of the Chinese language; create an inclusive learning environment to facilitate students' integration; participate in school-based professional support programmes organised by EDB. |
| nursery_classes_not_writing | ✓ |
| total_no_of_permitted_accommodationof_classrooms_in_use | 135 |
| teacher_to_pupil_ratio_remarks | Yes |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_degree | 6 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_non_degree | 1 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_c_ece_or_above | 7 |
| 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/523364.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/SA_PingTin.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/tc/edu-system/preprimary-kindergarten/quality-assurance-framework/qr/qr-report/SA_PingTin.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/SA_PingTin.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/edu-system/preprimary-kindergarten/quality-assurance-framework/qr/qr-report/SA_PingTin.pdf</a> |
| child_care_service_for_aged_under_2 | No |