Annual Report 2012 1

Munsang College 民生書院 Annual Report 2012 – 2013 8 Dumbarton Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong Web Site: http://www.munsang.edu.hk E-mail: info@ munsang.edu.hk Contents Page Mission Statement, School Goals and School Major Concerns 3 Introduction 4-6 School Layout and Facilities 7-8 Administration Organization 9-13 Administration Structure Incorporated Manangement Committee Staff of the College Qualifications and Teaching Experience of Our Teaching Staff Executive Committee Working and Standing Committees Subject Departments Report on Academic Affairs 14-17 Curriculum 2012 – 2013 Class Structure Number of School Days (Including Form Test and Examination) Lesson Time for 8 Key Learning Areas for F.1 – F.3 Unfilled Places in the Classes Students’ Attendance Percentage of Early Exit Students in the School Year Financial Summary 18-20 Financial Summary 2012 – 2013 (Pending) Use of Capacity Enhancement Grant (Pending) Use of Diversity Learning Grant Students’ Performance 21-22 F.6 Graduates Enrolled in Tertiary Institutes (2013) External Examination Students’ Achievements 2012 – 2013 23-41 External Scholarships Internal Scholarships Inter-school Activities and Competitions Reports of Committees 42-101 Reports of Subject Departments 102-175 Evaluation of Major Concern 2012 – 2013 176-197 Major Concern 2013 – 2014 198 2 Mission Statement We adopt “Light And Life” and “All For One, One For All” as our school motto, and our commitment is to offer to students a holistic education upon Christian principles and nurture in them a positive outlook on life, so that they can be self-motivated, resolute, devoted to making valuable contributions to the community, and prepared for the sublime state of life. School Goals 1. Nurturing academic excellence with a view to becoming life-long learners 2. Cultivating exemplary conduct, correct values and high moral standards 3. Advocating a strong sense of unity and social responsibility 4. Developing enlightened and dynamic leadership quality School Major Concerns 1. Green Education (a) Green School (2011 / 2012) Cultivating among the stakeholders an awareness of the Four Principles of Waste Reduction – “Reduce”, “Reuse”, “Recycle” and “Replace” (Principles of 4Rs) and incorporating them into the learning and teaching activities. (b) Green Life (2012 / 2013) Encouraging the stakeholders to implement the “Principles of 4Rs” in their daily life and adopt a cleaner and greener lifestyle for Environmental Conservation. (c) Green Community (2013 / 2014) • Promoting healthy, eco-friendly and sustainable living as well as butterfly conservation to the community. • Instilling in stakeholders a commitment to the environment and social responsibility through the activities and interaction with the community. 2. Assessment for Learning Students being able to apply (a) peer assessment for learning (b) self-assessment for learning Teachers being able to (a) incorporate peer assessment and self-assessment into their teaching (b) further their professional growth on assessment for learning 3. Cultivating Students’ Whole-person Development Framework F.1 Value Education F.2 Personal Development: Reflective Storytelling (Aesthetic/Physical Development) F.3 Life Planning F.4 Personal Development: Reflective Storytelling (Serving Others/Moral and Civic Education) F.5 Leadership and Service Training 3 Introduction Academic Calendar The school year is divided into two school terms, September to January and February to July. Although there are no summer sessions, there is a great variety of activities organized during the summer vacation. Enrollment Secondary Section Form 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Number of Classes 5 5 6 6 (*7) 6 6 34 * Six classes being splitted into 7 groups The normal class size is 23 to 39 students in each class. Facilities The school campus has eight principal buildings with a total building area of approximately 19,100 m2, a spacious sports ground of 5,500 m2, a gymnasium, a new Innovative Learning Centre, a swimming pool, a lecture theatre, a bible-study court, a chapel and archives. All of the rooms on campus are air-conditioned. Medium of Instruction The medium of instruction in the Secondary Section is English, except for Chinese, Chinese History and Putonghua. Admission Form 1 entrants are allocated through a centralized system monitored by the Government of Hong Kong. Under the feeder system, about 85% of the places, after deducting the 30% discretionary places, are reserved for our own students from Primary 6. Administration Munsang College is a non-profit private institution run by the College Council. The Hong Kong Government accorded the Secondary Section of the College the status of an “aided” school in 1978. The Principal is appointed by the College Council and approved by the Government of Hong Kong. The Council is a self-perpetuating body incorporated under a Hong Kong Government Ordinance. The College Supervisor is elected from among its members annually. The Council gives policy advice and general guidance to the school. Student Support Services The Student Affairs Office is responsible for the provision of “Student Support Services”. The Discipline Committee implements various measures to train students to be well-behaved and to foster their sense of responsibility. The Counseling Committee and the school social workers closely cooperate with the community to help students in need and to hold various counseling activities, talks and growth development services. The Careers Committee offers students lots of career-related information and talks. Through the Student Association, six houses, and clubs and societies, the Co-curricular Activity Committee helps developing students' organization and leadership skills. To cater for students with special educational needs (SEN), the medical history of students is collected in the beginning of the school year. The students with SEN are identified and followed by the working committees and school social workers. Referrals are made to the Educational Psychologist of the Education Bureau (EDB) when necessary. Cross-disciplinary case conferences are held with the Educational Psychologist accordingly. With the Learning Support Grant of 2012 – 2013, teaching assistants were hired to provide additional support to the students. A workshop for developing studnts’ executive skills was held in May and June 2013 with the assistance of the Educational Psychologist of the EDB. Co-curricular Activities Students are encouraged to participate in various co-curricular activities intended to build character and develop personality. It is also in this belief that Munsang College places special attention on religious activities such as Christian fellowship meetings, Monday prayer, devotional and bible classes, etc. Other 4 activities include basketball, football, badminton, volleyball, tennis, fencing, field training, swimming, gymnastics, dance class, orchestra, choir and so forth. There are clubs for art, drama, and debate as well as clubs for the academic subjects such as English Language and Fench and Mathematics. Students take part in Scouts & Guides activities, Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, St. John Ambulance Brigade Cadets and St. John Nursing Cadets. Munsang College believes that platform for students to organize various large scale activities could develop their leadership potential and the heart of service. Student Association is responsible for organizing the annual singing contest, teacher-student tournament, basketball and football competition, the themetic activity of the year and so forth. The six Houses also lead their fellow members to compete in numerous inter-house activities. In the post-exam period, the senior form students would organize a carnival-like activity, Fun Day, for the junior form students to enjoy, relax and have fun. Service tour to different parts in Mainland China provides a platform for students to show their love and care to the needy. Teams are organized to take part in inter-school science exhibitions, computer activities, athletics meets, swimming competitions, music festivals, speech festivals and the like. 5 Curricula While a unified curriculum was offered to students of Form One to Form Three, the New Senior Secondary (NSS) has been in place for the Form Four students, with English Language, Chinese Language, Mathematics and Liberal Studies being the 4 core subjects. Besides, all Form Four to Form Six students must choose 2 to 3 electives out of the given eleven (as in the table below). Form 1 Form 4 Form 5 Form 6 and Form 3 (NSS 1) (NSS 2) (NSS 3) Form 2 English * * * * * Chinese * * * * * Chinese History * * * * * Mathematics * * * * * Mathematics Extended Part * * (Module 1: Calculus and Statistics) Mathematics Extended Part * * (Module 2: Algebra and Calculus) Liberal Studies * * * * * Physics * * * * Chemistry * * * * Biology * * * * Science * Information and Communication Technology * * * * * History * * * * * Geography * * * * * Business and Economics * Economics * * * Business, Accounting and Financial Studies * * * Music (HKDSE) * * * Visual Arts (HKDSE) * * * Biblical Knowledge / Ethics (OLE) * * * * * Physical Education. (OLE) * * * * * Music (OLE) * * * * Visual Arts (OLE) * * * * Putonghua * * Other Languages: NSS French * Other Languages: NSS Japanese * Munsang Alumni Association The association was founded in 1939. It has a close relationship with the College and has contributed greatly to its development. 6 School Layout School Facilities For the Secondary Section, there are four main blocks: 27 Classrooms Butterfly Garden

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