KING’S COLLEGE
School Report
2019 / 2020
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Annual School Report 2019/2020
Index 1. Our Mission, Goals and Values ...... 3 Our Mission ...... 3 Our Goals ...... 3 Our Values ...... 4 2. Our School ...... 5 School Management Committee ...... 5 3. Our Students ...... 5 Class Organization ...... 5 Unfilled Places ...... 5 Students’ Attendance...... 5 Students’ Early Exit ...... 6 Destinations of S.6 Graduates ...... 6 4. Our Teachers ...... 7 Teachers’ Qualifications ...... 7 Teaching Experience ...... 7 Teachers’ Professional Development ...... 7 5. Achievements and Reflections on Major Concerns ...... 8 Major Concern 1: To enhance students’ language competency and capability in learning ... 8 Major Concern 2: To nurture righteous and self-fulfilling students ...... 15 6. Our Learning and Teaching...... 23 Lesson Time for Junior Secondary Classes (S.1-S.3) ...... 23 Lesson Time for Senior Secondary Classes (S.4-S.6) ...... 23 Overview ...... 24 7. Support for Student Development ...... 27
8. Performance of Students ...... 29 HKDSE ...... 29 Student Participation in Social Services ...... 29 Student Participation in Overseas or Mainland Exchange Programmes/ Study Tours ...... 30 9. Students’ Major Achievements in International and Territory Competitions ...... 31 International Level ...... 31 Territory Level ...... 32 10. Financial Summary (1.9.2019 - 31.8.2020) ...... 35
11. Feedback for Reflections ...... 38
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12. Appendix ...... 40 Report on School-based After School Learning & Support Programme 2019-2020 ...... 40 Report on the Use of Life-wide Learning Grant 2019-2020 ...... 41 Evaluation Report on the Use of Grants for Manpower 2019-2020 ...... 52 Evaluation Report on Other Programme (Gifted Education) funded by Diversity Learning Grant 2019-2020 ...... 55 Report of Enhanced Chinese Learning and Teaching for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students 2019-2020 ...... 59 Report on the Use of Grant for Sister School Scheme 2019-2020 ...... 60 Report on the Use of the Promotion of Reading Grant 2019-2020 ...... 62 Report on the Use of Student Activities Support Grant 2019-2020 ...... 64
2 1. Our Mission, Goals and Values
Our Mission
To help each student discover and develop his potential fully, to promote his development as a whole person by providing a balanced education in the moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic spheres and by providing a learning environment that is disciplined, stimulating and forward-looking.
Our Goals
1. To promote the learning of knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to meet the challenges of a changing world.
2. To broaden minds and to promote awareness that learning is a life-long process.
3. To develop an inquiring mind and the ability to find, evaluate and use information to solve problems and to encourage independent thinking and creativity.
4. To promote self esteem, positive attitudes and sound physical and mental health.
5. To promote respect for others and constructive interpersonal relationships.
6. To promote better understanding of the forces that shape modern society, at the local, national and world levels, and to encourage a caring attitude and greater civic awareness.
7. To develop interests and talents and to promote appreciation of man’s natural and cultural heritage.
8. To promote the on-going professional development of staff and to encourage a developmental culture within the school.
9. To seek to achieve the above goals by stressing active, first-hand learning experiences, by setting systematically planned, forward-looking policies and by working closely with parents and with the community.
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Our Values
We share and seek to promote the following values and attitudes:
Initiative and self-motivation in learning.
Self discipline, respect for law and order and responsible behaviour.
Self respect, respect for the right of others and appreciation of