SSP2022/2023 Lui Ming Choi Lutheran College

School Information

District	:	Tsuen Wan
Other District(s)	:
Supervisor / Chairman of School Management Committee	:	Rev. Fung Wai Cheung
Principal (with qualifications / experiences)	:	Ms. Ma Yuk Kuen (BA Hons, PGDE, MEd)
School Type	:	Aided
Student Gender	:	Co-ed
Area Occupied by the School	:	About 5000 Sq. M
Name of Sponsoring Body	:	Lutheran Church - HK Synod Ltd.
Incorporated Management Committee	:	Established
Religion	:	Protestantism / Christianity
Year of Commencement of Operation	:	1978
School Motto	:	The truth will make you free
Parent-Teacher Association	:	Yes
Student Union / Association	:	Yes
Past Students’ Association / School Alumni Association	:	Yes

Chargeable Fees (2022/2023)

	School Fee ($)	Tong Fai ($)
S1	-	-
S2	-	-
S3	-	-
S4	-	$330
S5	-	$330
S6	-	$330
Parent-Teacher Association Fee (Annual) ($)	：	$20
Student Union / Association Fee ($)	：	$20
Approved Charges for Non-standard Items (Annual)($)	：	$100 (Secondary Six $50)
Other Charges / Fees ($)	：	-

School Facilities

School Facilities	:	Our school facilities include Computer Room, Innovation Room, Campus TV, Wi-Fi, Student Activity Center, English Base, English Self-access Learning Center, Reading Corners, School Hall, Library, Ceramics Gallery and Garden, Covered Playground, Volleyball Court, Basketball Court, Indoor Sports Area and Tuck Shop. All classrooms and special rooms are equipped with IT teaching facilities.
Facility(ies) for Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs	:	Ramp.

Teaching Staff Information (including School Head) in the 2022/2023 School Year

Number of Teaching Posts in the Approved Establishment	:	56
Total Number of Teachers in the School	:	62
Qualifications and Professional Training	:	Percentage of teaching staff (%)
Teacher's Certificate / Diploma in Education	:	92%
Bachelor Degree	:	98%
Master / Doctorate Degree or above	:	55%
Special Education Training	:	21%
Years of Experience	:	Percentage of teaching staff (%)
0-4 years	:	11%
5-9 years	:	15%
10 years or above	:	74%

2022/2023 Class Structure

		Number of classes
S1	:	3
S2	:	4
S3	:	4
S4	:	4
S5	:	4
S6	:	4

Subjects Offered

Subjects Offered in 2022/2023 School Year	:	S.1 - S.3
Chinese as the medium of instruction	:	S.1-S.3: Chinese Language, Chinese History, Mathematics, Integrated Science, Religious Studies, Computer Literacy, Visual Arts, Design And Technology, Music, Physical Education, Integrated Humanities, Home Economics S.1-S.2: Putonghua
English as the medium of instruction	:	English Language, Language Arts in English
Adopt a different medium of instruction by class or by group / school-based curriculum	:	-
Subjects Offered in 2022/2023 School Year	:	S.4 - S.6
Chinese as the medium of instruction	:	Chinese Language, Mathematics, Citizenship and Social Development (S.4 & S.5), Liberal Studies (S.6), Religious Studies, Chinese History, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Economics, Business, Accounting & Financial Studies, Geography, History, Information & Communication Technology, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Technology and Living (S.6), Life Education (S.4 & S.5)
English as the medium of instruction	:	English Language
Adopt a different medium of instruction by class or by group / school-based curriculum	:	-
Subjects to be Offered in 2023/2024 School Year	:	S.1 - S.3
Chinese as the medium of instruction	:	S.1-S.3: Chinese Language, Chinese History, Mathematics, Integrated Science, Religious Studies, Computer Literacy, Visual Arts, Design And Technology, Music, Physical Education, Integrated Humanities, Home Economics S.1-S.2: Putonghua
English as the medium of instruction	:	English Language, Language Arts in English
Adopt a different medium of instruction by class or by group / school-based curriculum	:	-
Subjects to be Offered in 2023/2024 School Year	:	S.4 - S.6
Chinese as the medium of instruction	:	Chinese Language, Mathematics, Citizenship and Social Development, Religious Studies, Chinese History, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Economics, Business, Accounting & Financial Studies, Geography, History, Information & Communication Technology, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Life Education
English as the medium of instruction	:	English Language
Adopt a different medium of instruction by class or by group / school-based curriculum	:	-

Secondary One Admission, Orientation Activities & Healthy School Life

Secondary One Admission	:	Our school will accept discretionary places. Our school will participate in the Secondary School Places Allocation System through central allocation stage (Applicable for admission to S.1 in September 2023 ).Conduct 40%; Association with the College 10%; District of Residence 10%; Academic and Non-academic Performance 40%. To better understand the applicants, interviews will be conducted.
Orientation Activities and Healthy Life	:	Supporting S.1 students to face the new challenges of secondary school life with ease, a bridging programme is organized in mid-August for all S.1 students. The programme aims at guiding students to adapt to secondary school life and introducing the school-based activities to them. Parents are invited to attend the S.1 Parents' Night at the end of the programme. All S.1 students may attend "English Vacation Bible School" held by volunteers from American Lutheran Church. Students can learn more about Christianity and improve their English by communicating with American volunteers. Big Brothers and Big Sisters Programme is organized to help S.1 students to adapt to secondary school life with support from students in upper forms. Physical fitness training is included in the P.E. lessons. To foster students' interest in sports, they are offered plenty of opportunities to take part in various sports activities.

School Characteristics

School Management
(1)School's Major Concerns	:	To learn with endeavour To live with benevolence and justice 1. To enhance learning and teaching efficiency with Positive Psychology. 2. To reinforce life education with the "PERMA" Model of Positive Psychology.
(2) School Management Organisation	:	The School Management Committee manages, directs and monitors the school to realize the Christian whole person education. Under the leadership of the Principal, Vice-Principals, Assistant Principals and chairpersons of different committees manage the daily operation of the school.
(3) Incorporated Management Committee / School Management Committee / Management Committee	:	Members of the Incorporated Management Committee include the Lutheran Church Hong Kong Synod, parents, alumni, the Principal, teachers and individual members of society.
(4) School Green Policy	:	In order to create an environmentally friendly campus, students are provided with reusable cutlery and recycled paper is used for printing. Energy saving strategies are implemented on campus. Civic Education Team cooperates with different subjects and departments to promote environmentally-friendly message through various activities.
Learning and Teaching Plan
(1) Whole-school Language Policy	:	Chinese is adopted as the medium of instruction in most subjects with Extended English Learning Activities in specific subjects. A school-based curriculum is conducted for enhancing students' language competence. Our school has held the 'International Interface Programme' of Lutheran Church to collaborate with the volunteers from the U.S.A. to create an English learning atmosphere at school. Chinese Language lessons will be instructed in Putonghua according to the needs of specific classes and the teaching objectives of the unit(s). The school aims at enhancing students' proficiency in Chinese Language (Cantonese and Putonghua) and English Language.
(2) Learning and Teaching Strategies	:	＊ To align with the Curriculum Guide of Education Bureau and to foster students' independent learning, our curriculum includes Chinese Language Education, English Language Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Technology Education, Personal, Social and Humanities Education, Arts Education, Physical Education, Religious Education, Civic Education and Life Education. To better cater for learner diversity, a tailor-made school-based curriculum is adopted in junior forms. ＊ Reading Schemes in Chinese and English are conducted in all forms. To align with the school development initiatives, online reading and book review writing awarding schemes are organised by the school library, together with subject-based thematic reading programmes and cross-curricular reading activities. These programmes aim at encouraging students to read e-books and share their thoughts on reading. Reading Sessions are built into the school morning assembly and, in junior forms, they are also integrated into Life-wide Learning periods to foster students' reading habit by reading together with teachers and classmates. ＊ E-learning, "Bring Your Own Device(BYOD)" and STEM learning activities are carried out regularly. ＊ Striving for Excellence Awarding Scheme, Self-enhancement Scheme and Whole-class Enhancement Scheme are organized throughout the school year. School-based counselling programmes and workshops on personal growth and life planning are implemented in junior forms to enhance students' learning ability. Parents can better understand their children's learning progress with the continuous assessment reports.
(3) School-based curriculum	:	1. Electives: 2X. Chinese History, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Economics, Business, Accounting & Financial Studies, Geography, History, Information & Communication Technology, Visual Arts, Technology and Living, Tourism and Hospitality Studies 2. Curriculum highlights: Language Arts in English lessons are implemented in junior forms to enhance students' English language proficiency. Other Learning Experiences (OLE) classes are given to S.4 and S.5 during the Life-wide Learning periods. A school-based Life Education class is implemented in S.4 and S.5 this school year.
(4) Development of the Four Key Tasks	:	Reading to learn, information technology for interactive learning, project learning, moral and civic education have been incorporated in the formal curriculum to align with the senior secondary curriculum.
(5) Life Planning Education	:	Career and Life Planning Education is provided in a whole-school approach through a school-based programme and cooperation with other organizations. A wide variety of learning activities are offered to help students build positive values. We support students in the planning of their career prospects according to their own aspirations, interests and abilities and to learn the attitude, knowledge and skills required. To better prepare students to take up the challenges of working life and to make contributions to society, we provide students with corresponding counselling programmes at different phases of personal development.
Student Support
(1) Whole School Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity	:	To cater for learner diversity, students are streamed into different classes/ groups with reference to their academic abilities. Pragmatic learning and teaching goals together with corresponding learning activities and assessments are set for students. Meanwhile, school-based teaching and learning materials of the core subjects have been developed to cater for different students' needs. Based on the school-based curriculum, students are provided with separate Chinese classes and after-school English tutorials systematically. A three-tier support framework has been established. "Learning Support Grant" and "Learning Support Grant for Non-Chinese Speaking SEN Students" are used to support the learning of students with special educational needs.
(2) Whole School Approach to Integrated Education	:	Led by the SENCO and the Vice-principal (Student Affairs) as the consultant, the Student Support Committee consists of the SENSTs, Education Psychologist, school social workers and senior teachers. Through an established system, teachers, parents, school social workers, speech therapist and education psychologist cooperate to identify and support the students with specific educational needs. Student support measures are implemented in a whole-school approach with the government’s Learning Support Grant and various resources. There are regular exchanges with parents to provide them with Summary of Support for Students showing the support they have received. Our school places great emphasis on catering for learner diversity and hence provides students with versatile learning support. For instance, students are supported with small-group Chinese lessons in junior forms, hired speech therapy service, Life Education reading texts, Multiple Intelligence Lessons of Chinese Language, adjustments in the school-based curricula of Chinese Language, English Language and Mathematics. Remedial support for school internal examinations like additional assessment time, screen reader software, speech-to-text software and Brailler are provided. To take care of students’ personal growth, counselling groups of social skills training, board games and life planning are organized to build a harmonious and inclusive ambience on campus. To create an inclusive environment at school, the Joyful Buddy Programme, which includes leadership training, voluntary services and activities to promote an inclusive culture, is organized in order to educate students to communicate and support the students with diverse learning needs.
(3) Education Support for Non-Chinese Speaking(NCS) Students	:	Our school provides additional support for NCS students to facilitate their learning of Chinese: providing after-school support programmes in learning Chinese; appointing additional teacher(s)/teaching assistant(s) to support NCS students’ learning of Chinese; arranging intensive Chinese learning and teaching mode(s), e.g. pull-out learning if necessary, split-class/group learning, etc.; developing school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting learning and teaching materials; organising cultural integration activities; and hiring additional manpower and/or translation/interpretation services to facilitate the communication with parents.
(4) Measures to provide adaptation for Learning and Assessment	:	Both formative assessment and summative assessment are adopted with two examinations at the end of each term. Class participation and the assessment of daily assignments are also emphasized to facilitate assessment for learning.
Home-School Co-operation and School Ethos
(1) Home-School Co-operation	:	Parents' Day, Parents' Nights and the other PTA activities such as seminars, talks, outings and community services are regularly organised. Parents may communicate with the school through the Internet. Daily homework record of junior forms is posted on the school website. S.1 Parents' Handbook, Student Diary, Student Handbook, letters to parents and school newsletters are published for better home-school communication.
(2) School Ethos	:	Healthy School Programme, Peer Support Scheme and Respect Teacher Campaign are organized in order to develop a caring and inclusive school culture and to build up a harmonious campus.
Future Development
(1) School Development Plan	:	Based on Christian education, students are taught to learn with endeavour and to live with benevolence and justice. Supporting students to engage in learning with positive attitudes, our school develops students' confidence and compassion to live an active and healthy life.
(2) Teacher Professional Training and Development	:	To align with the EDB's Enhanced Training for In-service Teachers, training objectives are set for teachers and a school-based teacher professional training programme is implemented. To further enhance the professional capacity of teaching staff, three Teacher Professional Development Days are organized for teachers to explore effective pedagogies catering for our students' needs and to discuss specific educational topics with the teachers of the other schools of Lutheran Church (Hong Kong Synod). Department heads and panel chairpersons encourage members to participate in professional development programmes.
Life-wide Learning (including Five Essential Learning Experiences to be provided through Key Learning Areas, extra-curricular activities, co-curricular activities, etc.)	:	Over 30 academic, sports, arts, social services and interest groups offer extra-curricular activities to students. Other Learning Experiences (OLE) lessons on different interests and skills are arranged for S.4-S.5 students to choose and join. Students in junior forms are coached in the Cross-curricular Project Learning Programme, which aims at developing their generic skills. S.1 and S.2 students are required to participate in the Uniform Teams.
Others	:	A wide range of awards on academic performance, sports, art and community services have been obtained by our students. Ceramic art education has been developed in our school for years and this culture is still flourishing on campus with the Ceramic Art for All Programme, where all students will be given a chance to experience ceramic art. International Interface Programme provides our students with precious opportunities for cultural and academic exchange with the American volunteers every year. Cross-boundary learning activities organized by different subjects not only broaden students' horizons but also their learning experiences. The S.6 graduates of this year have been admitted to local universities like the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University, City University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University through the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS). Our graduates also further their studies at local and overseas tertiary institutes to pursue their dreams.
Direct public transportation to School	:	Bus: 32, 32M, 36, 43X, 234C; Green Mini-bus: 312, 94; Red Mini-bus: Cheung Shan Estate.
Remarks	:	In order to ensure a balanced and whole-person development of students, a range of Other Learning Experiences (OLE) are offered to students to broaden their horizons. In S.4-S.6, students have a greater freedom to select their subjects from different streams (e.g. arts, science, commerce, etc.).

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Last revision date: 6/12/2022

Address:	Cheung Shan Estate Tsuen Wan
Phone:	24920195	Email:	llc-mail@llc.edu.hk
Fax:	24172394	Website:	http://www.llc.edu.hk