Shatin Pui Ying College Annual School Report 2017/2018 Contents A. School Vision and Mission 1 B. Our School 1 C. Major Concerns 1 D. Achievements and Reflection on Major Concerns 1. Implementing focused values education with a whole-school approach 2 2. Encouraging the professional development of teachers in the interest of enhanced learning 5 among students 3. Fostering life-planning education 7 4. Nurturing an international outlook and making better use of the global Pui Ying Network 9 E. Support for Student Development 11 F. Student Performance 13 G. Financial Report 1. School Financial Source 22 2. Teacher Relief Grant 22 3. Financial Summary 23 4. Capacity Enhancement Grant 25 5. Senior Secondary Curriculum Support Grant 26 6. Extra Senior Secondary Curriculum Support Grant 27 7. Report on Life Planning Education and Career Guidance Service 28 8. Report on the Use of Strengthening School Administration Management Grant 36 9. Programme Evaluation Report for DLG-funded Other Programme (Gifted Education) 38 10. Programme Evaluation Report for DLG-Applied Learning Courses (APL) (2017-19 Cohort) 43 11. Plan on One-off Grant for the Promotion of Chinese History & Culture 44 12. Work Plan on the Use of STEM Grant 46 13. School-based After-school Learning and Support Grant 48 H. Key Issues for the Coming Years 51 A. School Vision and Mission 1. Vision Statement Together we nurture the lives of our students Hand in hand we witness the Love of Christ 2. School Mission a. Our school has ‘holistic education’ as its philosophy, with ‘Faith, Hope, Love’ as its motto. We are committed to the provision of a comprehensive range of quality education services, which aims to promote the moral, intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic and spiritual development of our students. b. We help our students grow in physical fitness, self-discipline, responsibility, independent thinking, creativity, leadership and social skills. c. Seeking to nurture in our students positive attitudes and Christian values, we want to see them develop into good citizens, serving the community and contributing to our nation. B. Our School 1. Shatin Pui Ying College was established in 1978. 2. It is a Christian EMI secondary school fully subsidized by the government with 4 classes each for S1 to S4, 5 classes each for S5 to S6 with a total enrolment of 758 students. 3. All S1 freshmen in our district are Band 1 students. 4. We have a full establishment of 55 teachers (including 1 native-speaking English teacher), 3 IT technicians, 3 laboratory technicians, 1 librarian, 9 clerical and administrative staff and 13 janitors. In addition, there are 5 teachers appointed under other government grants. To relieve teachers of their non-teaching workload, 2 university students serve as part-time clerical staff. C. Major Concerns 1. Implementing focused values education with a whole-school approach 2. Encouraging the professional development of teachers in the interest of enhanced learning among students 3. Fostering life-planning education 4. Nurturing an international outlook and making better use of the global Pui Ying Network Shatin Pui Ying College / Annual School Report (2017-2018) / P.1 D. Achievements and Reflection on Major Concerns Major Concern 1: Implementing focused values education with a whole-school approach Achievements: The qualities of “SPYC” for student development were successfully introduced: The four core qualities of Pui Ying students “SPYC”– Servant Leaders, Passionate Learners, Youthful Seekers, and Compassionate Neighbours – were further developed and consolidated. An effective platform of leadership training was established to nurture our students to be Servant Leaders: Various leadership training programmes and courses were offered to students at the beginning of the term to equip them with necessary skills and qualities to better perform their roles and duties in different clubs, committees and school functions. Our school prefects, chairpersons and committee members, SPYC Student Ambassadors, and Christian leaders attended a series of workshops to arm themselves with team building and leading techniques in September 2017. Participants reflected that they were all better prepared and equipped with not only the skills but also the proper attitude of leadership through these experiences. The Life-Wide Learning Committee successfully organized an “MC Training Workshop” to improve our students’ oratorical and presentation skills. Thirty-nine students took part in a two-day “Servant Leaders Training Camp” jointly organized by the Life-wide Learning Committee and U-Hearts from 27th to 28th August 2018. Our students learnt to be responsible, obedient and humble servants through all these training opportunities. Students were encouraged to become lifelong Passionate Learners: As our students demonstrated great enthusiasm in science investigation, the STEM Academy was established to offer 16 systematic science enrichment courses on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to cater for the needs and interests of our students, to encourage the development of self-motivated scientific investigation and research, and to nurture more Passionate Learners in such fields as the extraction of human DNA, robotics, aerial photography, cryptography and game theory. More than 234 students enrolled in these credit-bearing courses on a voluntary basis. A certificate was presented to those who had excellent attendance and performance. According to the post-activity questionnaire, about 90% of the participants agreed that the STEM courses helped them understand the importance of STEM in the world; about 90% also agreed that these courses had improved their thinking skills, creativity and problem-solving skills; and 95% considered the courses valuable learning opportunities. Shatin Pui Ying College / Annual School Report (2017-2018) / P.2 The Academic Committee compiled the talent pool of junior form students according to the results of an updated survey so that teachers could recommend students of different strengths and gifts to participate in the most suitable external activities and competitions that would fully develop students’ potential. Various sharing sessions were held at school assemblies to widen our students’ horizons. Students could choose to attend a talk by our Science Research Team, an experience sharing by participants of an Aerospace Technology Exploration Tour, a sharing by Handball Team members on their exchange programmes to Indonesia and Sweden, or have a conversation with an exchange student to Italy. Feedback on these sharing sessions was very positive. Over 90% of the attendants agreed that these sessions had broadened their horizons, and had inspired them to explore more learning opportunities in the future. High-achieving students in the realms of mathematics, science, creativity and humanities were nominated to participate in various external competitions and gifted education programmes such as the Hong Kong Physics Olympiad, Hang Lung Mathematics Award, Secondary Schools Mathematics and Science Competition organized by Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Dual Programme, etc. Seven of our students were enrolled as members of the Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education to receive systematic and higher-level training according to their gifts. Activities organized this year aimed to instill in our students the core Christian morals of love and kindness, and educate them to be Compassionate Neighbours. Our students rendered a total of 5384 hours of voluntary service in 2017-2018. Our students took part in the “Young Leaders Volunteer Day” to visit elderly who lived alone and help senior citizens clean their flats. Our students were awarded the Prize for Schools with the Highest Number of Hours for Community Engagement Programme (Secondary and Post-secondary) by the Senior Citizen Home Safety Association to recognize their contribution to voluntary service. By organizing a fund raising programme for Obis, our students understood more about the difficulties faced by the visually-impaired. Participants understood the importance of equal opportunities and the elimination of discrimination in society through this activity. Student Ambassadors of our School raised $2930 for Orbis in the activity. The Student Union successfully organized a Dress Casual Day on 22nd December 2017 and the 40th Anniversary Charity Sale on 27th April 2018 to raise fund to assist disadvantaged high school students in impoverished mountainous areas in China complete their education, and abandoned animals of the Saving Cat and Dog Association respectively. Shatin Pui Ying College / Annual School Report (2017-2018) / P.3 Our School spent a great amount of effort in the promotion of environmental protection. We collected the Smart Power Award 2018 presented by Hong Kong Electric, and the Greening School Project Award 2017-18: Horticultural Maintenance (Merit) presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Ko Ching Long Lavitt (5E) and Cheung Shin Yan (5E) were selected by Yan Oi Tong to be Maritime Silk Road Ambassadors and went to Indonesia to learn about the ecosystem and conservation of tropical rainforests during the summer vacation of 2017. Lee Chung Kei (4A) was named a Giant Panda Junior Volunteer by Jockey Club and was given the opportunity to receive a year-long training and a visit to the Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan. He is now serving as an Ambassador in Ocean