ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH KINDERGARTEN
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
Kindergarten:11 indicators apply, 6 matched
🎓 Teacher Qualifications
🎯 Mission
"The curriculum adopts the heuristic activity teaching method. We integrate Christian love into our teaching, children gain development of morality, intelligence, physical ability, sociality, aesthetics and spirit in a happy and friendly environment."
📚 Approach & Strategies
"Through theme-based learning, project-based learning methods , teaching with picture book and different learning activities, we induce children's learning interests and strengthen exploration ability. Arrange outdoor activities according to the learning theme, such as visits, so that children can gain life experience and knowledge through personal exploration."
💛 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 | REV |
| title_of_school_principal | MS |
| no_of_registered_classrooms | 7 |
| outdoor_playground | Yes |
| indoor_playground | Yes |
| music_room | Yes |
| other_special_rooms_or_areas | Multi-function room, Reading room |
| 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 | 74% |
| working_wd_30001_to_40000 | 13% |
| working_wd_40000_above | 13% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_below_4_yrs | 12% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_from_4_to_7_yrs | 13% |
| working_exp_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_above_7_yrs | 75% |
| summer_uniform | 420 |
| winter_uniform | 775-787 |
| school_bag | 62 |
| tea_and_snacks | 550 |
| textbooks | 1,049-1,185 |
| exercise_books_or_workbooks | 120-240 |
| stationery | 260-340 |
| bedding_items | No such item |
| salary_of_principal_and_teaching_staff | 67% |
| non-teaching_staff_salary | 24% |
| rent_management_fees_rates_and_government_rent | 0% |
| teaching_resources | 1% |
| staff_training_and_professional_development | <1% |
| other_expenses | 8% |
| expenditure_information_based_on_audited_account | Yes |
| curriculum_planning | Child-centredness, catering for the growth and developmental needs of children, providing sensory and interesting learning experiences and let children learn through play and strengthen the element of exploration. 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 | Children’s performance and progress can be assessed by continuous observation and then reported back to parents by theme-base assessment, observation assessment and learning and development assessments. |
| support_to_students | The adaptation period for new students, University-School Support Programme: Helping Non-Chinese Speaking Children for learning Chinese, adaptation of primary school life, Pilot Scheme on On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation Services, Pilot Scheme on Social Work Service for Pre-primary Institutions and the cooperation with community organization are set up. |
| parent_teacher_association | No |
| other_activities_or_communication_with_parents | Measures for communications with parents by phone, whatsapp, students' handbook, notices, questionnaire, parents volunteer, school websites, facebook,Instagram(IG), parents' day, lectures, workshops, parent-child activities, parent-child picnic, sports day and parent-child design competition etc. |
| 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; 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 | 112 |
| teacher_to_pupil_ratio_remarks | No |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_degree | 7 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_non_degree | 1 |
| no_of_principal_and_teaching_staff_with_c_ece_or_above | 8 |
| 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/319813.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/StMatthewsCh.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/tc/edu-system/preprimary-kindergarten/quality-assurance-framework/qr/qr-report/StMatthewsCh.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/StMatthewsCh.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/edu-system/preprimary-kindergarten/quality-assurance-framework/qr/qr-report/StMatthewsCh.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 |
| cc_service_fee_level_annum_hd | - |