SSP2023/2024 Lai Chack Middle School

School Information

District	:	Yau Tsim Mong
Other District(s)	:	Sham Shui Po, Kowloon City
Supervisor / Chairman of School Management Committee	:	Mr. Lau Kwok Wai, Simon
Principal (with qualifications / experiences)	:	Mr. Lee Kit Ming
School Type	:	Aided
Student Gender	:	Co-ed
Area Occupied by the School	:	About 4000 Sq. M
Name of Sponsoring Body	:	Lai Chack Middle School Limited
Incorporated Management Committee	:	Established
Percentage of School Supervisor and Managers Fulfilling the Training Targets	:	100%
Religion	:	Protestantism / Christianity
Year of Commencement of Operation	:	1929
School Motto	:	Striving for yours
Parent-Teacher Association	:	Yes
Student Union / Association	:	Yes
Past Students’ Association / School Alumni Association	:	Yes

Chargeable Fees (2023/2024)

	School Fee ($)	Tong Fai ($)
S1	-	-
S2	-	-
S3	-	-
S4	-	$320
S5	-	$320
S6	-	$320
Parent-Teacher Association Fee (Annual) ($)	：	$50
Student Union / Association Fee ($)	：	$25
Approved Charges for Non-standard Items (Annual)($)	：	-
Other Charges / Fees ($)	：	-

School Facilities

Number of Classroom(s)	:	36
School Facilities	:	There are Chapel, Tea House, Multi-Media Learning Center, STEM Lab, Mac Lab, Computer Room, Multi-purpose Room, Campus TV, Library, Studio, Remote Learning Room, Study Room, Counselling Room, Career and Guidance Room, English Center, Teaching Resources Room, School Hall and Sky Garden. The whole school is air-conditioned with campus Wi-Fi system. All classrooms are equipped with wireless microphone system, speakers, visualiser, computers, touch-screen television and LCD projectors. There are several iPad, notebook computers and mobile LCD projectors.
Facility(ies) for Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs	:	No facilities for supporting students with Special Educational Needs.

Teaching Staff Information (including School Head) in the 2023/2024 School Year

Number of Teaching Posts in the Approved Establishment	:	46
Total Number of Teachers in the School	:	54
Qualifications and Professional Training	:	Percentage of teaching staff (%)
Teacher's Certificate / Diploma in Education	:	84%
Bachelor Degree	:	100%
Master / Doctorate Degree or above	:	46%
Special Education Training	:	50%
Years of Experience	:	Percentage of teaching staff (%)
0-4 years	:	29%
5-9 years	:	2%
10 years or above	:	69%

2023/2024 Class Structure

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

Subjects Offered

Subjects Offered in the 2023/2024 School Year	:	S.1 - S.3
Chinese as the medium of instruction	:	Chinese Language, Putonghua, Mathematics, Science, Chinese History, Geography, History, Life and Society*, Religious Studies, Life Technology, Civic and Moral Education, Music, Visual Arts, Physical Education
English as the medium of instruction	:	English Language
Adopt a different medium of instruction by class or by group / school-based curriculum	:	-
Subjects Offered in the 2023/2024 School Year	:	S.4 - S.6
Chinese as the medium of instruction	:	Chinese Language, Mathematics, Citizenship and Social Development, Chinese Literature, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography, Chinese History, Tourism and Hospitality Studies, "Business, Accounting and Financial Studies", Health Management and Social Care, Applied Learning Courses (Child Care and Development, Digital Media and Radio Production) (DSE Subjects), Civil and Moral Education, Religious Studies, Physical Education, Arts Education (Non-DSE Subjects)
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 the 2024/2025 School Year	:	S.1 - S.3
Chinese as the medium of instruction	:	Chinese Language, Putonghua, Mathematics, Science, Chinese History, Geography, History, Life and Society*, Religious Studies, Life Technology, Civil and Moral Education, Music, Visual Arts, Physical Education
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 the 2024/2025 School Year	:	S.4 - S.6
Chinese as the medium of instruction	:	Chinese Language, Mathematics, Citizenship and Social Development, Chinese Literature, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography, Chinese History, Tourism and Hospitality Studies, "Business, Accounting and Financial Studies", Health Management and Social Care, Applied Learning Courses (DSE Subjects), Civil and Moral Education, Religious Studies, Physical Education, Arts Education (Non-DSE Subjects)
English as the medium of instruction	:	English Language
Adopt a different medium of instruction by class or by group / school-based curriculum	:	-

*Subjects with extended learning activities (ELA) in English

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 2024 ).Performance in interview 20%, Academic results in school 25%, Conduct 25%, Co-curricular activities 15%, Awards 15%. Priority considerations may be given to children or siblings of our students and alumni.
Orientation Activities and Healthy Life	:	Parents' Day and Orientation Camp are organized to help parents and students understand the school better and adapt themselves to the new learning environment. Parents' Day and Orientation Camp also help students to set their goals for the new school year, which begins earlier in the second half of August. Religious Day Camp is conducted for all S.1 students. The camp aims to introduce students to the faith and core values of Christianity. The school brings students into the love of God, which helps cultivate loving and supportive attitudes among students. Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) Annual General Meeting, A Parent's Night is held every year to enhance the communication and co-operation between parents and teachers. It is to construct a quality learning platform for the students. Different aspects will be focused in order to promote a healthy school life: 1. Dieting: To install drinking fountains, monitor water quality regularly and organise Joyful Fruit Day. 2. Environment: To disinfect all classrooms on a regular basis and to launch an inter-school cleaning competition. 3. Physique: To start each day with a morning prayer and to hold an annual athletic meet for all students and a long-distance running race for graduates.

School Characteristics

School Management
(1)School's Major Concerns	:	Learn to move forward. Commit to doing. Manage to understand. Strive to be better every day. (Please refer to our school website.)
(2) School Management Organisation	:	We are a Christian secondary school sponsored by Lai Chack Middle School Limited. We have a director board and a Incorporated Management Committee consisted of alumni and elites from the society.
(3) Incorporated Management Committee / School Management Committee / Management Committee	:	Incorporated Management Committee (IMC) was set up on 30 August 2008. School affairs will be conducted in accordance with charter of IMC, education ordinance and code of aid.
(4) School Green Policy	:	Green Policy and Guidelines are set to help monitor and make adjustments to the air-conditioning settings in classrooms and energy consumption. The school also encourages students and teachers to eliminate and reduce the use of paper, reuse and recycle used materials. ECO Cutlery Sets are introduced. Our school has an ecological garden where organic planting is carried out to showcase real environmentally friendly life experiences. Environmentally friendly messages are integrated into various courses from multiple perspectives. For instance, junior high school geography, high school general education and other subjects all have environmental topics. This will help our students understand the importance of improving the environment and securing sustainable development for our future generation. Overall, our students’ awareness is further enhanced through OLE (Other Learning Experiences).
Learning and Teaching Plan
(1) Whole-school Language Policy	:	Since the school was founded, Chinese has been adopted as the medium of instruction to achieve the best teaching and learning results. At the same time, much emphasis has been put on enhancing our students' English proficiency and Putonghua has been included in the formal curriculum to enhance our students’ biliterate and trilingual abilities.
(2) Learning and Teaching Strategies	:	Our school has Chinese as the medium of instruction to equip students with a balanced development in moral, intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic and spiritual aspects. Through the study of different subjects, students' knowledge is enriched and their abilities to think, appreciate and create are enhanced. With the campus wide wireless LAN system, teaching and learning efficiency can be promoted. In accordance with EDB's guidance, we design curriculum that suit the standard of our students to ensure that they can put what they have learnt into practice. The school strives to foster students’ abilities to learn independently and proactively and "Flipped Classroom approach" has been adopted, together with the implementation of learning reflection, self-directed and extended learning. Different learning and teaching strategies are implemented and adjusted according to learners’ diversity, so as to maximise learning efficiency and effectiveness. Reading culture is promoted to encourage self-directed learning: 1. Platforms are prepared for students to read electronically. 2. Cross-curricular Reading: students are exposed to readings of different subjects and domains, so as to widen their horizons and foster their abilities to apply knowledge acquired. 3. Different activities are organised for students to cultivate their reading habits. 4. Students are also invited to join activities outside schools to broaden their horizons, such as Metro Broadcast’s “Basic Law Broadcast Production Program for Secondary Student”, Ming Pao's "Little Writers Training Program", Leisure and Cultural Services Department’s “School Culture Day Scheme”, etc.
(3) School-based curriculum	:	1. Electives: 3X. Our school collects secondary three students' opinion on the HKDSE electives through seminars and surveys. Students can choose three electives since 2021 from a variety of subjects and also can choose 1 Applied learning to study. 2. Curriculum highlights: The school follows closely its mission of "providing a holistic education for all students" and we encourage them to develop self-discipline and self-learning skills, widen their knowledge scope, realize their potentials and have a balanced development.
(4) Major Renewed Emphases in the School Curriculum	:	The Reading Team is set up to foster the whole school approach reading programme. Online learning and tests are provided by different departments to help students acquire a self-learning habit. Moral and civic education is developed by Guidance Committee for the purpose of students' holistic development and life education.
(5) Life Planning Education	:	Seminars, activities, workshops and morel education lessons are organized to help students in junior forms begin a self-discovery journey to find out their interests, strengths and weaknesses. On the other hand, students in senior forms learn more about various paths to further their education and possible career prospects. Students learn to set personal goals and plan for their life. To provide students with real-life experience, our school also arranges workplace visits according to students’ abilities and interests. Parents are invited to attend career talk conducted by the school so as to be well-informed of students’ current education and career prospects.
Student Support
(1) Whole School Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity	:	Students' diverse learning needs are to be addressed by providing courses for individuals and small groups. This aims at enhancing learning and strengthening interpersonal skills. A caring culture is promoted to enable teachers and students enjoy a harmonious school life. Our school strives to fully utilize resources by providing extra classes to help students’ consolidate their learning. For instance, Enhancement Programme, Induction Programme, Homework Support as well as Gifted Programme are introduced and provided to elite and remedial students after school and on Saturdays.
(2) Whole School Approach to Integrated Education	:	When it comes to Integration, Lai Chack Middle School adopts a whole-school approach to help students with special educational needs. All school personnel, including the school principal, teachers, school's social worker, teaching assistant, non-teaching staff, cooperate to help students with special needs. In order to enable curriculums and methodologies to meet the needs of all students, professional training and talks are provided to our teachers regularly, enhancing professional knowledge among teachers, as well as encouraging other school personnel to share responsibilities in looking after students’ individual differences and special needs. Students with special educational needs are integrated into mainstream class, whilst also occasionally withdraw for special tutoring. Dialogue between parents and the school is frequent to facilitate students’ learning. It is also our goal to ensure that our school’s assessment mechanism is fair to all students, including students with special educational needs. Hence, a harmonious environment with a caring, supportive and inclusive school culture is established in Lai Chack.
(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.; and organising activities to create an inclusive learning environment in the school.
(4) Measures to provide adaptation for learning and assessment	:	Measures to provide accommodation for Learning and Assessment. We have one exam in each term and one uniform test in the 2nd term. Students' daily performances are also included as part of assessment.
Home-School Co-operation and School Ethos
(1) Home-School Co-operation	:	The PTA was established in 1999. It aims to enhance quality education through co-operation and effective communication between parents and the school. It also facilitates policies which benefits the welfare of the students.
(2) School Ethos	:	The Discipline and Guidance Committee set up rules and regulations to train students to be self-disciplined at all times. The Guidance Committee and school social workers further help students to have a better understanding of themselves and to have positive values and world views.
Future Development
(1) School Development Plan	:	1. Innovative learning, stimulate students motivation in self-directed learning. 2. Clear objectives, utilizing yours strengths, reinforcing positive education and making your contribution to society.
(2) Teacher Professional Training and Development	:	A Professional Development Team is set up to be responsible for the trainings concerned. Teachers are encouraged to enhance their professionalism through collaborative lesson planning and peer lesson observation. Teachers also join sharing sessions and seminars organized by local and overseas universities and secondary schools.
Life-wide Learning (including Five Essential Learning Experiences to be provided through Key Learning Areas, extra-curricular activities, co-curricular activities, etc.)	:	There are 30 societies and clubs providing a wide range of extra-curricular activities for our students to realise their potential, to develop leadership and sense of responsibility and to enhance social interaction. Among the extra-curricular activities, students perform the best in academically related activities with numerous awards. The focal activities are: 1. Overseas Exchange Tours, Exchange groups from around the world (Japan), Shenzhen STEM inspection group, Sichuan Sports, Ecological study group, Chinese culture inspection group 2. Student Leaders Cross-border Training 3. Student Union’s Greater Bay Area Education Service Exchange Group 4. 'We love, We care, We share' Yau Tsim Mong Music and ArtsInter-school Singing Contest 5.Inter-school reading workshops 6. Citizenship and Social Development and Humanities Week, Religious Week, Chinese Week, English Week, STEAM Week 7. English Day, Putonghua Day, Liberal Studies Day, Science Day and Religious Day 8. Fun Day
Others	:	In order to align with the New Senior Secondary (NSS) Academic Structure and foster whole-person development of each student, our school has further extended two campuses, Yat Fan Campus and Yeuk Chiu Campus. These well equipped campuses can provide our students with an ideal learning environment, and a lot of green elements which have been incorporated into the Yeuk Chiu Campus so that it can blend with the existing Kowloon Park harmoniously. The new annex has an assembly hall, a library, an indoor playground and a rooftop garden. It provides a better teaching and learning environment for our students.
Direct public transportation to School	:	MTR (Austin Station, Exit F; Jordan Station, Exit C2) Bus: 12, 203C, T270, 110, 260X, 268B, 269B, 215X, 259B, 281A, 296D, 973P, 973, E21X Green Minibus: 77M, 78, 78A, 3, 6
Remarks	:	As to further enhance learning outcomes, a symmetrical class structure is adopted. There are four classes in each form for S.1 to S.6.

School Map

Yat Fan Campus
e-Learning
School Professional development exchange in partnership with Beijing
Introducing Lai Chack

Last revision date: 5/12/2023

Address:	180 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Phone:	27213086	Email:	info@lcms.edu.hk
Fax:	27215946	Website:	https://www.laichack.edu.hk