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 2007-2008 12 - 65 D. Student Achievements and Awards 66 - 90 E. Government Funds and School Funds 2007 - 2008 91 F. Major Concern for 2007-2010 92 G. Report on Capacity Enhancement Grant & Teacher Professional Preparation Grant 2007-2008 93 - 95 Appendix : School Organisation Chart 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 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. 2 4. School Improvement Project (SIP) With the completion of the SIP in October, 2006, the new school annex as well as the renovated and refurbished rooms in the main building have been updated with modernized facilities to support teaching and learning activities proposed in the education and curriculum reforms of the New Senior Secondary. These include the following: Special rooms and facilities in the new annex: Science KLA: Biology Laboratory Chemistry Laboratory Physics Laboratory Integrated Science Laboratory 1 & Laboratory 2 Physical Education KLA: Ball Court Covered Playground Gymnasium Arts KLA: Visual Arts Room Others: Conference Room Multi-purpose Room Special rooms and facilities in the main building: Classrooms for split-class teaching Humanities KLA: Geography Room Liberal Studies Room Technology KLA: Home Economics Room LEAD Room Campus TV Room Arts KLA: Music Room Music Store Room Others: Classrooms for split-class teaching Student Activity Centre Careers Mistress Room Interview Room 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 05/06 06/07 3 2 07/08 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 2007-2008 Members Representing Dr. Eadaoin K.P. Hui School Sponsoring Body Fr. Seán ÓCearbhalláin, S.J. School Sponsoring Body Ms. Amy Chan School Sponsoring Body Ms. Lorraine Choi School Sponsoring Body Mrs. Jennie Chor School Sponsoring Body Ms. Flavia Hung School Sponsoring Body Ms. Monica Ip School Sponsoring Body Ms. Barbara Chan Alumna Dr. Lydia Cheng Alumna Mrs. Esther Poon 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 2 teachers and 1 teaching assistant employed through the Teacher Professional Preparation Grant (TPPG). Highest Academic Qualifications attained by Teachers * 2007-2008 Bachelor Degree Master Degree or 47% 53% above % of Professionally-trained Teachers * 100% 98% 98% 100 80 60 40 Percentage 20 0 05/06 06/07 07/08 * 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% 05/06 06/07 07/08 % of Teachers * meeting the Language Proficiency Requirement (LPR) 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100 80 60 40 English Percentage Putonghua 20 0 05/06 06/07 07/08 * 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% 70% 79% 80 60 05/06 06/07 07/08 Percentage 40 20% 20 15% 6% 9% 6% 8% 4% 4% 2% 0 0-2 yrs 3-5 yrs 6-10 yrs over 10 yrs * Teachers on the staff establishment 7 7. Our Students 911 students were enrolled in the school in September 2007. 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 96% 99% 99% 99% 98% 98% 98% 98% 98% 99% 98% 98% 98% 97% 97% 96% 97% 96% 94% 91% 100% 92% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% Percentage 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 05/06 06/07 07/08 Class Level % of Early Exit Students 2.38% 2.50 1.65% 2.00 1.50 0.88% 1.00 0.50 0.00 05/06 06/07 07/08 Over 90% of students who withdrew during the school term continue their studies overseas. 8 Destination of S5 Graduates 69% 70 65% 63% 60 05/06 06/07 50 07/08 40 31% 27% 30 26% 20 10% 10 4% 3% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 1% 0 S6 Course S5 Course Overseas Post S5 Employment Others Unknown Studies Destination of S7 Graduates 60 50% 50 47%47% 05/06 06/07 40 35% 07/08 34% 31% 30 20 14%14%14% 10 7% 4% 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 generously supported teachers and students in various educational field trips and excursions and sponsored scholarships. In addition to this, they have been most enthusiastic in supporting school functions like our Annual Sports Day, Swimming Gala and Fun Fair. The two associations have also been active in raising funds to support the MSS School Improvement Projects. The MSS Alumnae Association The Alumnae Association organises annual social events such as Christmas Party, Easter Egg Hunt and Welcome F.5 Lunch Party. This is the third year of the Mentorship Programme since its launching in December, 2005. 27 alumnae joined the programme and acted as mentors for our 53 S.6 students. 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. In March, 2008, a career planning and development workshop was also organised jointly with Wah Yan (Hong Kong) Past Students Association for the students of the two schools. The MSS Parent-Teacher Association This year the MSS PTA celebrated its 10th Anniversary and a banquet was held on 5 April, 2008. It was a joyful event where old and new PTA members shared happy and memorable moments of the development of the PTA between 1998 – 2008. Activities held during the year include: • Annual General Meeting • Ocean Park Halloween Bash • S1 Parents Sharing Session • Sending a Hamper to each of the 26 classes at Christmas Party • Values Education Workshops & Evaluation Session • Court Visit for S2 students • Post Exam Harp Performance and Beading Workshop for S1 students • PTA Reading Scheme 10 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, Raimondi College and Hennessy Road Government Primary School (p.m.) were also invited to participate in this event.