School Report 2018/2019
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Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West Kowloon) School Report 2018/2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2018/2019 Page 1. Our School School Vision 3 School Mission 3 School Values 3 School Motto 3 Major Concerns of the Year 2018/2019 3 Curriculum 4 Medium of Instruction 5 School Management Committee 5 2. Our Students Class Organization 6 Students’ Nationalities 6 Students’ Attendance 6 Exit Pathways of S.6 Graduates 7 3. Our Teachers Staff Strength 8 Teachers’ Qualifications 8 Teaching Experience of Teachers 8 Language Proficiency Requirement 9 Teachers’ Professional Development 9 4. Our Learning and Teaching Number of School Days 10 Percentage of Lesson Time Allocated to the Eight Key Learning Areas 10 School Mission 5. Performance of Our Students Academic Achievements and Public Examination Results 11-12 School Values Scholarships & Special Awards 13-14 Inter-school Activities and Awards Won 15-18 School Motto 6. Major School Functions and Events 19 Major Concerns of the Year, 2017/2018 Curriculum Medium of Instruction 1 School Management Committee 7. Reports of Programme Plans Academic Promotion Committee 20 Career Education Committee 21-23 Discipline Committee 24-25 Environmental Education Committee 26-27 Extra-curricular Activities Committee 28-29 Guidance Committee 30-31 Health & Sex Education Committee 32-34 Moral & National Education Committee 35 Promotion of Reading Committee 36 Service Education Committee 37-39 Student Support for SEN Committee 40 Parents-Teachers’ Association 41-43 8. Achievements and Reflections on Major Concerns Major Concern 1: Excelling Effective Learning and Teaching 44-47 Major Concern 2: Excelling Students’ Core Values and Potential 48-55 Major Concern 3: Excelling Teachers’ Professional Development 56-60 9. Reports on the Use of Various Grants Capacity Enhancement Grant (CEG) 61 Diversity Learning Grant for Applied Learning (DLG-APL) 62-63 Diversity Learning Grant for Other Languages (DLG-OL) 64 Diversity Learning Grant for Other Programmes (DLG-OP) 65-66 Learning Support Grant for SEN (LSG) 67-68 One-off Grant for the Promotion of Chinese History and Culture 69-71 Pilot Scheme on Promoting Interflows between Sister Schools in Hong Kong and 72-73 the Mainland Grant School-based After-school Learning and Support Grant (SALSG) 74-75 STEM Education Grant 76 Support Grant for Enhanced Chinese Learning and Teaching for NCS Students 77-80 2 Our School School Vision Appreciating the cultural diversity of the students and reflecting on the changing demands of the modern world, the school aims at the holistic development of all students in order to enable them to become lifelong learners, and valuable members of the local and global community. School Mission To develop in our students: 1. all-roundedness and multiple intelligences 2. respect for others and other cultures 3. a sense of social awareness and responsibility School Values Synergy Enthusiasm Kindness Self-discipline Service Wisdom Knowledge School Motto Carpe Diem– Seize the Day Every day promises new hopes, new horizons and new opportunities Major Concerns of the Year 2018-2019 1. Excelling Effective Learning and Teaching 2. Excelling Students’ Core Values and Potential 3. Excelling Teachers’ Professional Development 3 School Curriculum 1. Our students have different aptitudes and needs, and so our curriculum is well designed with choices and options to support all our students in making progress towards their secondary graduation. 2. To cater to the needs and interests of our students, a diverse curriculum is designed for all levels. Level S.1 S.2 S.3 S.4 S.5 S.6 Subject English Chinese (HKDSE / Chinese for NCS students) Putonghua Basic Spanish Basic French Basic Hindi (S1 – S3)/ Hindi (Cambridge International Exams – AS level) (S4 – S6) Basic Urdu (S1 – S3)/ Urdu (Cambridge International Exams – AS level) (S4 - S6) Mathematics Mathematics (Extended Parts – Modules 1 or 2) Liberal Studies Life and Society Integrated Science Biology Chemistry Physics Economics Geography Tourism & Hospitality Studies Business Fundamentals Business, Accounting and Financial Studies Computer and Information Technology Information & Communication Technology Home Economics Music Visual Arts (S1 – 3) / (HKDSE) (S4 – S6) Physical Education (General) (S1 – S6) / (HKDSE) (S4 – S6) Aesthetic Education Applied Learning (Students attend lessons offered by various government- approved institutes outside school) 4 Medium of Instruction To cater for the need of students of different nationalities, English is the major medium of instruction. Chinese Language (S.1-S.6) and Putonghua (S.1-S.3) are core subjects. Local Chinese students are streamed into groups adopting English or Chinese as a medium of instruction according to students’ language abilities. School Management Committee For the implementation of school-based management, a School Management Committee has been set up since September 1999 to increase the transparency and accountability of the school administration. The School Management Committee (2018/2019), chaired by Mr. CHAN Fu-man (PEO HK & K), is composed of nine members: Chairperson: Mr. CHAN Fu-man (PEO HK & K) Independent Members: Mr. G.S. Batra Mr. YU Kwok-chu Parent Members: Mrs. CHAN Violeta Domondon Mrs. GALANG Rachel Cereno Alumni Representative: Mr. NACHIAPPAN Thirupathi Teacher Representatives: Mr. LIN Chi-heng Mr. PRASAD Manoj Kumar School Principal: Mrs. YEUNG KWONG Mong-ha 5 Our Students Class Organization There are 26 classes and the total number of students enrolled as at September 2018 is listed as follows: Level S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 Total No. of Classes 3 4 4 5 5 5 26 Boys 42 49 50 56 44 50 291 Girls 22 30 40 50 52 41 235 Total Enrolment 64 79 90 106 96 91 526 Students’ Nationalities Others 16% Nepalese Indian 26% 10% Chinese Pakistani 19% Filipino 15% 14% Students’ Attendance 6 Exit Pathways of S.6 Graduates (2018/2019) Response Rate 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E Total Number of Responses 21 19 20 8 9 77 Number of Students in Class 24 21 22 11 12 90 Response Rate 87.5% 90% 91% 73% 75% 85.6% General Overview Further Education Total no. of Hong Kong Employment Responses Degree Asso HD FD Repeat Overseas Degree 77 18 3 12 7 23 3 11 100.00% 23.38% 3.90% 15.58% 9.09% 29.87% 3.90% 14.29% S.6 Graduate’s Exit Pathways Survey 2018/2019 Degree 4% Employment 23% Associate Degree 16% Repeat S.6 Higher Diploma 4% 9% Overseas Study 14% Foundation Diploma 30% 7 Our Teachers Staff Strength There are 91 members of staff in our school: the Principal, two Assistant Principals, 59 teachers, 1 teacher- librarian, 6 clerical staff, 2 laboratory technicians, 2 technical support services officers, 7 teaching assistants, 9 janitor staff and 2 semi-skilled workers. Teachers’ Qualification 2 teachers (3%) possess a Doctoral Degree. 25 teachers (40%) possess a Master's Degree. 34 teachers (55%) possess a Bachelor's Degree. 59 teachers (95%) were formally trained in teaching. There is a total of 12 teachers teaching English. ALL teachers have met the Language Proficiency Requirement for English. The Native English teacher is exempted from the exercise. There is a total of 4 teachers teaching Putonghua. 2 teachers have met the Language Proficiency Requirement for Putonghua. Teaching Experience of Teachers 35 33 30 25 20 15 No. No. of Teachers 10 8 7 6 5 5 4 0 < 2 2 to 5 6 to 10 11 to 15 16 to 20 > 20 Years 8 Percentages of Teachers Meeting Language Proficiency Requirement Teachers’ Professional Development 50 46 45 40 35 30 25 20 No. of No. Teachers 15 10 10 5 5 2 0 50 hours or below 51 - 100 hours 101 - 150 hours greater than 150 hours Hours 9 Our Learning and Teaching Number of School Days There were 190 active school days in 2018/2019. Percentage of Lesson Time Allocated to the Eight Key Learning Areas Eng - English Language Education Chi - Chinese Language Education Math - Mathematics Education Sci - Science Education PSHE - Personal, Social & Humanities Education Tech - Technology Education PE - Physical Education AE - Arts Education 10 Performance of Our Students Academic Achievements and Public Examination Results 2018-2019 1. Academic Achievement In the HKDSE 2019, there were 90 students sitting the examination obtaining a total of 3 Level 5*, 5 Level 5 and 33 Level 4. The best result went to THAPA ROBIN (S.6A) with 1 Level 5*, 2 Level 5, 1 Level 4 and 1 Level 3. English was the best performing subjects, recording 88.9% passing rate which is 10.3% higher than whole Hong Kong school. Hindi and Urdu recorded 87.5% and 62.5% of Level 2 or above respectively. 23 students took the examination for Applied Learning subjects with 39.1% attaining distinctions. 2. HKDSE 2019 Results Category A subjects: HKDSE 2019 SEKSS(WK) & HK Schools BAFS CHI ENG MATHS M1 LS ICT BIO CHEM PHY ECON PED THS VA HINDI URDU ACCT No. Entered 12 90 90 4 90 39 14 22 18 10 10 8 32 12 10 11 No. of Sat 12 81 71 4 80 30 10 18 15 9 9 6 27 10 8 8 SEKSS(WK) 58.3 88.9 21.1 50 48.8 30 20 38.9 53.3 44.4 22.2 50 18.5 70 87.5 62.5 Passing % HK Schools 86.2 78.6 80.8 87.1 90.7 90.6 82.7 90.4 87.5 90 85.8 71.7 77.1 87 87.5 86.4 Passing % 11 Category B Subjects: (%) (%) (%) No. Entered Fulfilled Attendance Attained with Distinction Attained 23 73.9 39.1 34.8 Category C Subjects: Subject SEKSS(WK) HK Schools No. No. (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) Entered Sat A B or above C or above D or above E or above E or above Hindi 10 8 25 25 62.5 62.5 87.5 87.5 Urdu 11 8 25 25 37.5 62.5 62.5 86.4 Speaking Endorsement Grade Subject SEKSS(WK) (%) (%) (%) No.