Marymount Secondary School School Vision & Mission
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Contents A. School Vision and Mission 1 B. Features of MSS 2 - 11 C. Major Concerns and Programmes for 2006-2007 12 - 59 D. Student Achievements and Awards 60 - 66 E. Government Funds and School Funds 2006 - 2007 67 F. Major Concern for 2007-2010 68 G. Report on Capacity Enhancement Grant & Teacher Professional Preparation Grant 2006-2007 69 - 70 Appendix 1: School Organisation Chart Appendix 2: External and Internal Awards & Scholarships Appendix 3: Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival (English) Appendix 4: Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival (Chinese) Appendix 5: Hong Kong Schools Music Festival Appendix 6: Hong Kong Schools Dance Festival 0 Marymount Secondary School School Vision & Mission Our School aims to provide quality education. According to our Catholic and cultural traditions, we aim at the greater development of our students in moral, intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic and spiritual aspects. Through care and concern for each individual person, we seek to educate our students so that 1. their acquisition of knowledge and skills is joined to Christian values; 2. they become reflective and will accept their strengths and weaknesses; 3. they come to a knowledge of God and put Christian values into practice; 4. they are sensitive to the needs of others, especially the poor; 5. they fulfill a role in serving others to build a just and compassionate society. 1 B. Features of MSS 1. Brief History Our school is a well-established government aided school with a long history and fine traditions. It was founded by the Maryknoll Sisters from America in 1927. In the year 1978, the sponsorship was handed over to the Columban Sisters from Ireland. In 1996, the sponsorship of the school was transferred to the Christian Life Community (CLC), an international Catholic lay community associated with the Society of Jesus. The CLC has pledged to preserve the same school spirit, foster the fine traditions and continue to provide an all-round education to students of the school. Under the same sponsorship is Marymount Primary School (MPS), our feeder school. 2. School Culture We provide a broad and balanced curriculum and an environment conducive to enhancing students’ language competence, particularly English. Not only are we strong in the development of a culture of creative arts, we also had an early start in the development of an Information Technology culture and students are able to enjoy a wide range of creative arts and IT in teaching and learning. We have well established leadership training and extra-curricular activities for our students. In pastoral care, we attach great importance to values education. 3. Class Structure Class Structure of Secondary 1 - 7 S7 S6 S5 S4 S3 S2 S1 Number of classes at each level 2 We have four classes each in Secondary 1 to 5 and three classes each in Secondary 6 and 7. Under a symmetrical structure, once admitted to our school, students are able to proceed and enjoy schooling until Secondary 5 and a large percentage of students are able to continue their education with us in Secondary 6. 4. School Improvement Project (SIP) The first phase of the SIP was completed in August, 2006. Lessons and activities commenced in the new annex in September. This included the provision of : • Biology Laboratory • Chemistry Laboratory • Conference Room • Covered Playground • Gymnasium • Integrated Science Laboratory 1 & 2 • Physics Laboratory • Multi-purpose Room • Open Ball Court • Visual Arts Room The Staff Lounge and the Home Economics Room was also refurbished over the summer. The second phase of the SIP which involved the renovation and conversion of special rooms in the main building was completed by the end of October, 2006. This included the provision of : • Careers Mistress Room • Campus TV Room • Drama Room • Extra classrooms • Geography Room • LEAD Room • Liberal Studies Room • Music Room • Music Store Room • Student Activity Centre 3 5. Composition of School Management Committee (SMC) The SMC consists of representatives from the sponsoring body, the teaching staff, the alumnae, parents and the Principal. Composition of the School Management Committee (SMC) 7 77 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 04/05 05/06 3 06/07 1 2 11 1 111 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 School Alumnae Principal Teachers Independent Parents Sponsoring Members Body Members of the SMC 2006-2007 Members Representing Dr. Eadaoin K.P. Hui School Sponsoring Body Fr. Seán ÓCearbhalláin, S.J. School Sponsoring Body Ms. Amy Chan School Sponsoring Body Mr. Alfred Sit School Sponsoring Body Mrs. Jennie Chor School Sponsoring Body Ms. Lorraine Choi School Sponsoring Body Ms. Monica Ip School Sponsoring Body Ms. Barbara Chan Alumna Ms. Betty Choi Alumna Dr. Lydia Cheng Alumna Mrs. Mary Yew Teacher Manager Ms. Asha Sharma Parent Manager Ms. Veronica Ma School Principal (MSS) Mrs. Julie Ma Appointed non-voting Member (Principal of MPS) 4 6. Our Teachers On our staff establishment, we had a total of 53 full-time teachers (including the principal), 5 teachers and 1 administrative assistant employed through the Capacity Enhancement Grant (CEG) and 3 teachers employed through the Teacher Professional Preparation Grant (TPPG). Highest Academic Qualifications attained by Teachers * 2006-2007 Bachelor Degree 47% Master Degree or 53% above % of Professionally-trained Teachers * 100% 100 99 98% 98% 98 97 96 95 04/05 05/06 06/07 * Teachers on the staff establishment 5 % of Subject-trained Teachers * in the Core-three Subjects 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 83% 83% 80% 71% 60% Chinese English 40% Maths 20% 0% 04/05 05/06 06/07 % of Teachers * meeting the Language Proficiency Requirement (LPR) 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100 80 60 English 40 Putonghua 20 0 04/05 05/06 06/07 * Teachers on the staff establishment 6 We take pride in reporting that in line with our aim to cultivate students who are truly bilingual and fluent in English, Cantonese and Putonghua, all language teachers in our school have met the Language Proficiency requirements for teaching English and Putonghua. % of Teachers * with the stated years of Teaching Experience 100 77% 79% 80 70% 60 04/05 05/06 06/07 40 20% 15% 20 13% 8% 6% 6% 4% 2% 0% 0 0-2 yrs 3-5 yrs 6-10 yrs over 10 yrs * Teachers on the staff establishment 7 7. Our Students 926 students were enrolled in the school in September 2006. The majority of S1 students are from MPS, while the majority of S6 students were filled by students of S5 from our own school. Student Attendance 99% 99% 99% 98% 98% 98% 98% 98% 98% 98% 98% 98% 100 97% 96% 96% 97% 96% 96% 95% 94% 91% 50 Percentage 0 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 Class Level 04/05 05/06 06/07 % of Early Exit Students 2.38% 2.50 1.83% 2.00 1.50 0.88% 1.00 0.50 0.00 04/05 05/06 06/07 Over 90% of students who withdrew during the school term continue their studies overseas. 8 Destination of S5 Graduates 70 65% 63% 62% 60 04/05 05/06 50 06/07 40 31% 27% 30 25% 20 10% 7% 10 3% 3% 2% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0 S6 Course S5 Course Overseas Post S5 Employment Others Unknown Studies Destination of S7 Graduates 60 54% 50% 50 47% 04/05 37% 40 05/06 35% 34% 06/07 30 20 14% 14% 9% 10 4% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0 Local S7 Course Overseas Post S7 Employment Others Unknown university Studies 9 8. Our Partners in Education As our partners in education, the MSS Alumnae Association (MSSAA) and the MSS Parent-Teacher Association (MSSPTA) have been active in raising funds to support the MPS School Re-development and MSS School Improvement Projects. A joint MSSAA and MSSPTA Committee was also formed to raise funds and to prepare celebration activities for the 80th Anniversary of the school. Over the years, the two associations have also generously supported teachers and students in various educational programmes and scholarships. In addition to this, they have been most enthusiastic in supporting school functions like our Annual Sports Day and Swimming Gala. The MSS Alumnae Association This is the second year of the Mentorship Programme since its launching in December, 2005. Mentors shared with their mentees their experience and offered them advice on further studies and future careers. In some cases, visits to a workplace were arranged to enable mentees to know more about the profession. Other activities held include: • Visit to an Elderly Home • Annual Christmas Party • Mentor-Mentee Gathering • Fun Fair • Film Gala: Charlotte’s Web • Easter Egg Hunt • Welcome Form 5 Lunch Party • 80th Anniversary Grand Dinner The MSS Parent-Teacher Association This year the Values Education Workshops co-organized with the MPSPTA and facilitated by the Hong Kong International Institution for Educational Leadership continued to be very popular among parents of the two schools. In order to enable more parents from other schools to share the benefits of this programme, parents from Wah Yan College Hong Kong and St. Joseph’s Primary School were also invited to participate in this event. 10 Other activities held include: • Annual General Meeting • Ocean Park Halloween Bash • Talk on “Preparing Students for NSS Liberal Studies” by Dr. John Tan • S1 Parents Sharing Session • Sending Christmas Cakes to all Classes at Christmas Party • Outing to Sheung Shui Holiday Farm • Values Education Workshops & Evaluation Session • Court Visit for S2 students • Teacher Appreciation Lunch • Post Exam Skin Care Workshop for S1 students • Fun Fair “Safari” • 80th Anniversary Open Day • 80th Anniversary Grand Dinner • PTA Reading Scheme 11 C.