Shanghai Alumni Primary School
✨ Happy Index
Composite score across the happiness indicators applicable to this school (0-100%)
Primary:11 indicators apply, 3 matched
🎯 Mission
We adopt the education goal of being a whole-day school for achieving a better learning environment of our students, guiding them to learn from social activities, nurturing their sense of judgment, mutual respect and acceptance so as to equip them with a positive and proactive view towards life.
📚 Approach & Strategies
1. Adjust class schedules to arrange thematic talks and outdoor visits, organize subject-specific learning days, host Artist-in-School Programme for teachers and students, and English Day activities. 2. Encourage students to actively explore and seek knowledge, develop their potential through hands-on experience, and cultivate a positive outlook on life and lifelong learning spirit in a pleasant atmosphere. 3. Encourage student self-evaluation. Students can achieve comprehensive development through diverse experiences including elderly home visits, adventure training, and public performances. 4. Collaborate with external organizations or tertiary institutions to enhance teaching and learning effectiveness and promote student learning.
💛 SEN Support
Student Support Team is established. Whole school approach is implemented in order to cater for student diversity and students with special educational needs. Assessment Accommodation, Remedial Learning Groups, Training on Social Skills, school-based speech therapy service, school-based educational psychology service, Pull-out Remedial Support Groups, Training on Attention Deficit, Parent-child Parallel Class, Individual Education Plan.
🎨 Whole-person Learning
Extra-curricular activities are organized by school, more than 180 items are led by external instructors. Activities cover areas of Chinese Orchestra, Western Orchestra, Ball Games, Athletic Sports, Martial Arts Team, Fencing, Drama, Dancing, Scouts, Swimming, Robotic Engineering Team, etc.
📋 School Data
All raw fields from the Education Bureau school profile not shown above.
| poa_school_net | 14 |
|---|---|
| school_type_1 | Aided |
| school_type_2 | Whole Day |
| imc | Established |
| training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chairperson_members | 75% |
| title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc | Dr. |
| title_of_school_head | Ms. |
| sponsoring_body | University of Shanghai Alumni Association of Hong Kong Limited |
| school_motto | Faith, Righteousness, Diligence, Love |
| school_size | 4000 |
| through_train_sec_school | - |
| feeder_sec_school | - |
| nominated_sec_school | Victoria Shanghai Academy |
| school_bus | Yes |
| nanny_van | - |
| parent_teacher_association | Yes |
| school_alumni_association | Yes |
| asc_school_fee | - |
| asc_tong_fai | - |
| asc_pta_fee | $80 |
| asc_charges_for_non_standard_items | - |
| asc_others | - |
| fac_no_of_classroom | 24 |
| fac_no_of_school_hall | 1 |
| fac_no_of_playground | 2 |
| fac_no_of_library | 1 |
| fac_special_rooms | 11 rooms ─ Visual Art Room, English Room, MakerSpace, Inno Lab, MetaSpace, Music Room, Musical Instrument Practising Room and Campus TV. |
| fac_others | PTA Resources Centre, School Garden, Conference Room, Multi-purpose Activity Room. |
| fac_support_for_specialedu | Ramp, Accessible lift and Accessible toilet. |
| previous_year_tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts | 47 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training | 100 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above | 34 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training | 67 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4 | 24 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9 | 16 |
| previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above | 60 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p1 | 4 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p2 | 4 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p3 | 4 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p4 | 4 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p5 | 4 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_p6 | 4 |
| previous_year_no_of_class_total | 24 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p1 | 4 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p2 | 4 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p3 | 4 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p4 | 4 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p5 | 4 |
| current_year_no_of_class_p6 | 4 |
| current_year_no_of_class_total | 24 |
| cs_mode_of_teaching | 4 levels (P.3-P.6) adopt the large class mode, i.e. with a class size of 30 students. The school switches to 25 students per class starting from P.1 in the academic year 2023-2024. Small class teaching is implemented in Chinese, English and Maths lessons from P.3-P.6 classes in order to lower the teacher-students ratio and to cater for students' needs in the lessons. |
| cs_remarks | Enrichment: 1. Maths Olympiad Training Class; 2. English Enrichment Programmes; 3. Chinese Writing Training Class; 4. Personal Growth Education Programme; 5. School-based Moral Education Programme;<br>6. Artists-in-School Programme; 7. STEAM+ Cross-Curricular Programme; 8. English Gifted Programmes.<br> |
| no_of_test_per_year_P1 | 0 |
| no_of_exam_per_year_P1 | 2 |
| replace_test_exam_P1 | Yes |
| no_of_test_per_year_P2-P6 | 0 |
| no_of_exam_P2-P6 | 4 |
| formulate_appropriate_school_based_assessment_assignment_policy_inform_parents_collect_views_from_teachers_students_parents_regularly | Yes |
| upload_school_assessment_policy_to_school_web | Yes |
| upload_school_assignment_policy_to_school_web | Yes |
| diversified_assessment | Evaluation of Project based learning, evaluation of physical fitness. Frequent and periodic progress evaluation, diversified mode of learning to encourage students to perform on-line web based self-evaluation. |
| avoid_test_exam_after_long_holidays | Yes |
| arrange_timetable_flexibly_tutorial_session_in_afternoon | Yes |
| streaming_arrangement | To cater for learners diversity, one class includes students with higher ability while the other three classes would be mixed ability classes. The streaming arrangement would start from Primary 3 according to students' academic performance. |
| no_of_school_days_per_week | 5 |
| no_of_periods_per_day | 9 |
| duration_of_each_period | 30 |
| school_starts_at | 8:10 |
| school_starts_at_AMPM | AM |
| school_ends_at | 3:00 |
| school_ends_at_AMPM | PM |
| lunch_start_time | 12:05 |
| lunch_end_time | 1:00 |
| lunch_arrangement | Provided by designated supplier and arranged by parents. |
| school_life_remarks | Moral Education Lessons, Extracurricular Activities and Multiple Intelligence Classes will be held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays afternoon. |
| school_management_url | http://www.sap.edu.hk/CustomPage/openInIFrame.aspx?webPageId=2&nnnid=3 |
| school_organisation | It contains the four main domains of 'Management and Organization', 'Learning and Teaching', 'Student Support and School Ethos' and 'Student Support'. The organization structures of the four main domains are listed as follows:<br>'Management and Organization': 'Planning and Administration Team' and 'School Improvement Team';<br>'Learning and Teaching': 'Curriculum Development Team' and 'STEAM Education Development Team';<br>'Student Support and School Ethos': 'Student Guidance and Discipline Team', 'Special Education Team', 'Support Services for Students with Special Needs Team' and 'Parent-Teacher Association';<br>'Student Support': 'Extra-curricular Activities Team' and 'School Administration Management System Team'. |
| imc_smc_mc | The School Incorporated Management Committee was set up in 2008. Members of the Committee comprise School Sponsoring Body Managers, Principal, Independent Managers, Teacher Managers, Parent Managers, and Alumni Managers. The School Incorporated Management Committee participates in decision-making and is accountable to key stakeholders, hence enhancing managing proficiency. |
| school_green_policy | 1. Incorporate environmental education elements into school-based curriculum activities; <br>2. Funding programmes: Solar Photovoltaic Panels, Green School Subsidy Scheme; <br>3. Other environmental education activities: "Cherish Water Campus" Integrated Education Programme - Primary School, GreenLink Environmental Education Support Programme; <br>4. Environmental Ambassador. |
| school_major_concerns | STEAM Education, Gifted Education, Biliteracy and Trilingualism Policy, IT in Education. |
| major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum | Strengthening values education (covering national education [including patriotic education, national security education], life education and sex education); making good use of learning time and creating space to promote balanced physical and psychological development; enriching life-wide learning experiences and fostering whole-person development; better catering for learner diversity; reinforcing STEAM education, and nurturing students’ media and information literacy; strengthening cross-curricular learning and reading across the curriculum to develop students' lifelong learning capabilities; and enhancing assessment literacy for promoting learning and teaching effectiveness |
| dev_of_generic_skills | School enhances students' communication skills by having listening and speaking activities, such as the English Day and Chinese Culture Day, and nurtures students' critical thinking skills via project learning activities in General Studies. |
| cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours | School develops school-based moral education programme which stresses and conveys different values such as diligence, responsibility, politeness, etc. School has participated in various programmes offered by university or institute. |
| student_support_url | https://www.sap.edu.hk/CP/pG/36/149/59 |
| whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity | Big Brothers and Big Sisters Counseling Programme, All-Around Counseling Programme. |
| curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation | School explores students' potential through implementation of School-based Curriculum, Curriculum for Gifted Students and STEAM Education Programme. Learning groups are set up to address the needs of students with diverse abilities and characteristics. |
| home-school_co-operation_url | https://www.sap.edu.hk/CP/pG/39/172/65 |
| home-school_co-operation | The PTA is committed to working with the school to nurture the children of SAPS so that they can grow up in love. PTA organizes a variety of activities, such as local and overseas parent-child trips, parent-child interest classes, parent-child seminars, etc. At the same time, we recruit parent volunteers to assist in school activities, and cooperate with social welfare organizations in our neighborhood, such as donating scarves, so that people outside the school can also feel the love of SAPS. |
| school_ethos | Devoted to developing uniform groups - Librarian, Prefects, Lunch Prefects, Cleaning Prefects, P.E. Prefects, IT Prefects, Campus Greening Team, Pianists, School Service Team, Flag Raising Team, Learning Ambassador, etc. |