CARITAS KAI YAU NURSERY SCHOOL
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
Kindergarten:11 indicators apply, 6 matched
🎓 Teacher Qualifications
🎯 Mission
"Motto 'Be Faithful, Diligent and Stay Simple; Love God and One Another' We foster the balanced and full development of young children in social, intellectual, physical, moral, spiritual and aesthetic aspects. We hope our children to become the Loving, the Learning and the Leading."
📚 Approach & Strategies
"Individual, group and interactive team activities are organized. Whole Language Natural Learning Approach is adopted and children are encouraged to re-write stories and to create rhymes. Children also express their feelings and opinions through drawing to lay down a good foundation of language. Shared Reading Approach and Phonemic Awareness are also adopted which has strengthened children's English listening and speaking ability. The implementation of Project Learning Approach has nurtured children to learn spontaneously, to communicate with others in a friendlier attitude and to enhance their problem-solving skills and creative thinking. Situational learning activities are arranged to enrich children's daily life experience. Moreover, Orff music learning is applied and children are free…
💛 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 | throughout the year |
| title_of_school_supervisor | MS |
| title_of_school_principal | MS |
| no_of_registered_classrooms | 4 |
| outdoor_playground | No |
| indoor_playground | Yes |
| music_room | Yes |
| other_special_rooms_or_areas | Individual Learning 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 | 44% |
| working_wd_40000_above | 56% |
| 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 | 55 |
| winter_uniform | 65-250 |
| school_bag | 69 |
| tea_and_snacks | 0 |
| textbooks | 232-614 |
| exercise_books_or_workbooks | 0 |
| stationery | 0 |
| bedding_items | No such item |
| salary_of_principal_and_teaching_staff | 75% |
| non-teaching_staff_salary | 13% |
| rent_management_fees_rates_and_government_rent | 4% |
| teaching_resources | 3% |
| staff_training_and_professional_development | <1% |
| other_expenses | 5% |
| expenditure_information_based_on_audited_account | Yes |
| curriculum_planning | Curriculum is planned in regard to children's interest, physical and psychological development. The principle of ‘child-oriented’ is adopted and various learning domains, including Language, Self and Society, Early Childhood Mathematics, Art and Creativity, Nature and Living, Physical Fitness and Health. 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 throughout the school year is adopted. In reference to the age appropriateness of children, the learning progress of each child will be kept in the ‘Children Physical and Psychological Development and Learning Record’ and ‘Individual Learning Portfolio’. Regular individual meetings with parents to discuss the growth and learning plan of children will be conducted annually. |
| support_to_students | Moral education is emphasized. ‘Children Month’ and ‘Love and Care Campaign’ are launched annually in order to develop children's qualities of forgiving, respecting and loving. To facilitate children’s adaption to changing environment, mixed age activities, adaption programmes for newly admitted children and preparation to primary school life are organized. Moreover, various activities, individual guidance and play therapy are organized by the ‘Stationing School Social Service Project’ in order to support children and families in need. |
| parent_teacher_association | Yes |
| other_activities_or_communication_with_parents | Parents are invited to lead children activities at school and participate in individual parent interview. There are various ways to enhance parents’ better understanding on children’s learning progress. The establishment of Parent-teacher Association has also the roles in planning. |
| 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; 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 | 89 |
| teacher_to_pupil_ratio_remarks | Yes |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_degree | 7 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_non_degree | 0 |
| 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/566020.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/Caritas_KaiYau.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/tc/edu-system/preprimary-kindergarten/quality-assurance-framework/qr/qr-report/Caritas_KaiYau.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/Caritas_KaiYau.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/edu-system/preprimary-kindergarten/quality-assurance-framework/qr/qr-report/Caritas_KaiYau.pdf</a> |
| child_care_service_for_aged_under_2 | No |
| child_care_service_for_aged_2_to_3 | Yes |