WESTERN PACIFIC KINDERGARTEN
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
Kindergarten:11 indicators apply, 2 matched
🎓 Teacher Qualifications
🎯 Mission
To exploit children's potentials & lay for them the foundation of life long learning through sharing the joy of studying & teaching.
📚 Approach & Strategies
"Thematic, project learning & whole language teaching approaches are adopted. Each class is conducted by non-Chinese & Chinese teachers. Students learn through various theme activities, play, storytelling and role playing, etc.. Working with others via group plan activities and playing cooperative games help students experience and understand the importance of team work and thoughtfulness, thus, resulting in a sense of joy and success. Activities include field trips & visits."
💛 SEN Support
Joining the On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation Services.
📋 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 | refer to the school website |
| title_of_school_supervisor | MADAM |
| title_of_school_principal | MS |
| no_of_registered_classrooms | 6 |
| outdoor_playground | No |
| indoor_playground | Yes |
| music_room | Yes |
| other_special_rooms_or_areas | Multi-purpose activity hall |
| working_hd_30000_or_below | - |
| working_hd_30001_to_40000 | - |
| working_hd_40000_above | - |
| working_hd_remarks | No teaching staff |
| working_wd_30000_or_below | 77% |
| working_wd_30001_to_40000 | 15% |
| working_wd_40000_above | 8% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_below_4_yrs | 46% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_from_4_to_7_yrs | 23% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_above_7_yrs | 31% |
| summer_uniform | 300 |
| winter_uniform | 687 |
| school_bag | 120 |
| tea_and_snacks | 1,260 |
| textbooks | 856 |
| exercise_books_or_workbooks | 356 |
| stationery | No such item |
| bedding_items | No such item |
| salary_of_principal_and_teaching_staff | 49% |
| non-teaching_staff_salary | 17% |
| rent_management_fees_rates_and_government_rent | 22% |
| teaching_resources | 2% |
| staff_training_and_professional_development | <1% |
| other_expenses | 10% |
| expenditure_information_based_on_audited_account | Yes |
| curriculum_planning | Curriculum is designed according to children's developmental needs, daily experiences & learning interests. Through interactive learning, children develop cognitive skills, good characters & positive learning attitudes. 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 & comprehensive assessment in cognitive, language, physical, self-care, social, emotional & aesthetic developments. |
| support_to_students | Free English & Chinese enrichment courses on Saturdays for all students. Three adaptive weeks for new students. Transition program for K3 students. |
| parent_teacher_association | No |
| other_activities_or_communication_with_parents | Parents' day, parent-child picnic, parent lesson observation, parent-child reading scheme, seminars & workshops, voluntary work in school activities. |
| 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; engage NCS parent volunteers to enhance communication between school and parents; create an enriched language environment for mastery of the Chinese language; create an inclusive learning environment to facilitate students' integration; collaborate with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to create an inclusive learning environment; 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; Participate in ''C-for-Chinese@JC'' Project 2.0 |
| nursery_classes_not_writing | ✓ |
| total_no_of_permitted_accommodationof_classrooms_in_use | 176 |
| teacher_to_pupil_ratio_remarks | No |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_degree | 8 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_non_degree | 3 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_c_ece_or_above | 11 |
| 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/324264.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/WesternPacific.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/tc/edu-system/preprimary-kindergarten/quality-assurance-framework/qr/qr-report/WesternPacific.pdf</a> |
| quality_review_result_and_report_eng | Not applicable |
| child_care_service_for_aged_under_2 | - |
| child_care_service_for_aged_2_to_3 | - |
| no_for_enrolment_aged_2_to_3 | 0 |
| cc_service_fee_level_annum_hd | - |