Address: | 51 Tin Wah Road, Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long, N.T. | |||
Phone: | 24482960 | Email: | enquiries@mkpc.edu.hk | |
Fax: | 24471924 | Website: | http://www.mkpc.edu.hk |
School Mission
With the school belief of "All are Educable" and the effort in working on the principles of "ACTIVE Education", we aim at providing a caring environment for students.
District | : | Yuen Long |
Other District(s) | : | |
Supervisor / Chairman of School Management Committee | : | Prof. Tam Man Kwan |
Principal (with qualifications / experiences) | : | Mr. Wong Wing Tung |
School Type | : | DSS |
Student Gender | : | Co-ed |
Area Occupied by the School | : | About 7000 Sq. M |
Name of Sponsoring Body | : | Man Kwan Educational Organisation Limited |
Incorporated Management Committee | : | Established |
Percentage of School Supervisor and Managers Fulfilling the Training Targets | : | Not Applicable |
Religion | : | Not Applicable |
Year of Commencement of Operation | : | 1954 |
School Motto | : | Truth, Goodness, Beauty |
Parent-Teacher Association | : | Yes |
Student Union / Association | : | Yes |
Past Students’ Association / School Alumni Association | : | Yes |
School Fee ($) | Tong Fai ($) | ||
S1 | $6000 | - | |
S2 | $6000 | - | |
S3 | $6000 | - | |
S4 | $6000 | - | |
S5 | $6000 | - | |
S6 | $6000 | - | |
Parent-Teacher Association Fee (Annual) ($) | : | $30 | |
Student Union / Association Fee ($) | : | $20 | |
Approved Charges for Non-standard Items (Annual)($) | : | - | |
Other Charges / Fees ($) | : | - |
Number of Classroom(s) | : | 32 |
School Facilities | : | Inno-Tech Building which helps strengthen STEAM teaching and learning in our school. There are advanced STEAM special designed rooms and lecture theatre. Setting up WiFi Network to cover the whole campus. Students learn IT everywhere. Our campus has a variety of facilities such as the InnoTech Centre, AI ENG LAB, AI ENG STUDIO, radio station, Dream Studio, Geo Lab, ACTIVE Learning Centre, AIoT Lab. |
Facility(ies) for Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs | : | Accessible lift and Accessible toilet. |
Number of Teaching Posts in the Approved Establishment | : | 0 |
Total Number of Teachers in the School | : | 72 |
Qualifications and Professional Training | : | Percentage of teaching staff (%) |
Teacher's Certificate / Diploma in Education | : | 63% |
Bachelor Degree | : | 100% |
Master / Doctorate Degree or above | : | 32% |
Special Education Training | : | 18% |
Years of Experience | : | Percentage of teaching staff (%) |
0-4 years | : | 61% |
5-9 years | : | 3% |
10 years or above | : | 36% |
Number of classes | ||
S1 | : | 4 |
S2 | : | 4 |
S3 | : | 4 |
S4 | : | 4 |
S5 | : | 4 |
S6 | : | 4 |
Subjects Offered in the 2023/2024 School Year | : | S.1 - S.3 |
Chinese as the medium of instruction | : | Chinese Language, Mathematics, Geography, Chinese History, History, Integrated Science, Computer & Information Technology, Putonghua, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Drama, Music |
English as the medium of instruction | : | English Language |
Adopt a different medium of instruction by class or by group / school-based curriculum | : | EMI Class: English Language, Mathematics, Geography, History, Integrated Science, Computer & Information Technology, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Music |
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, Economics, BAFS, Geography, History, Chinese History, Information and Communication Technology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Applied Learning, Youth Leadership Training Program |
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, Mathematics, Geography, Chinese History, History, Integrated Science, Computer & Information Technology, Putonghua, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Drama, Music |
English as the medium of instruction | : | English Language |
Adopt a different medium of instruction by class or by group / school-based curriculum | : | EMI Class: Mathematics, Geography, History, Integrated Science, Computer & Information Technology, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Music |
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, Economics, BAFS, Geography, History, Chinese History, Information and Communication Technology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Applied Learning, Youth Leadership Training Program |
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 | : | 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 ).Applicants are required to attend interviews. Academic results (30%), interview performance (20%), performances in competitions outside school / extra-curricular activities (20%) and conduct (30%) will also be assessed. |
Orientation Activities and Healthy Life | : | S.1 bridging programme will be held for S.1 and all transfer students during the 3 weeks summer holidays. The aims of the programme are to emphasize students' life planning, goal setting and to build up their confidence. |
School Management | ||
(1)School's Major Concerns | : | 1. To enhance the literacy of students in a comprehensive way by the creation of a language rich learning environment. 2. To deepen students’ deep learning competencies by the enhancement of teaching effectiveness in STEM Education. 3. To build up students’ confidence and a sense of achievement by the implementation of the school motto 'Truth, Goodness and Beauty’. |
(2) School Management Organisation | : | Our school management team is divided into five divisions (Academic Development Department, Student Development Department, School Development Department, Information Technology and Innovation Development Department and Quality Assurance Department). We also have a joint school Quality Assurance Committee to create habits of observing lessons of each other in order to raise the quality of teaching and learning. |
(3) Incorporated Management Committee / School Management Committee / Management Committee | : | School management committee includes: Prof. Tam Man Kwan (Supervisor), Mr. Li Yuet Ting (C.B.E., J.P., Former Director of Education), Prof. Lam Chi Chung (Adjunct Professors, Faculty of Education, CUHK), Mr. Choi Chee Cheong (Former Secretary General of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority), Prof. Man Yee Fun (Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, CUHK), Dr. Lam Ka Ka (Professional Consultant, Faculty of Education, CUHK), Mr. Lee Shiu Fung (Former Principal Inspector (Guidance & Discipline), Education Bureau), Ms. Yung Lai Chun (Experienced professional educators), Mr. Tam Yuk Fai (Professional) |
(4) School Green Policy | : | To further strengthen students’ awareness on environmental protection, large-scaled school greening environmental protection functions are organised. Our school was also the Champion of 'Your School, Dream Green' Competition, which is organised by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. |
Learning and Teaching Plan | ||
(1) Whole-school Language Policy | : | To emphasize the importance of writing and reading, we have Morning Study Period, split classes on both Chinese and English writing in senior forms, and speaking classes conducted by NETs. |
(2) Learning and Teaching Strategies | : | 1. With the school-based EITP programme, students are taught how to design digital games, Apps, robotics and coding in order to raise students’ creativity. 2. Language and diversity learning scheme is implemented. Reading and writing are emphasized. Split classes on writing are arranged in Senior Forms. 3. Deep Learning Day lets all students learn outside the classroom and covers various learning areas to encourage students' exploration and collaboration. 4. CLAP-Tech: The school was granted $2 million, belonging to one of the five pilot schools in HK. The school designed innovative technology course with Hong Kong Baptist University. |
(3) School-based curriculum | : | 1. Electives: 2X and 3X. Economics, BAFS, Geography, History, Chinese History, Information and Communication Technology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Youth Leadership Training Program, ApL 2. Curriculum highlights: Extra classes on Science Innovation will be offered after school in order to promote STEAM education. Drama education is provided for our all junior forms which enhance students' language ability and communication skill. |
(4) Major Renewed Emphases in the School Curriculum | : | 1. To promote STEAM learning, our school emphasizes Education on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Extra classes on Science Innovation will be offered after school in order to promote STEM education. 2. Implementation of E-learning in whole school, using i-Pad as major learning device. 'Flipped-classroom' will be promoted and teaching will be more student-oriented. 3. Whole-person Education and Life Planning are offered to students. Voluntary service is emphasized in order to give students opportunities to build up their responsibility. 4. Study Tours are provided. Students have visited Britain, America, Australia, Mainland China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. |
(5) Life Planning Education | : | 1. Students can obtain information about life-planning and career guidance comprehensively through participation in various activities including whole-person development sessions, life-planning workshops, thematic career talks and visits to different higher education institutions and organizations. 2. The life-planning for junior form students aims at helping them develop self-understanding and interpersonal skills. Meanwhile, the life-planning for junior form students aims at broadening their visions in life planning. 3. To promote 'Life-planning' scheme, we will invite our alumni to serve as mentors so as to provide positive direction and instructions for the development of our students. 4. Establish a database for students' development. The strength, prize award and aptitude of students are recorded so that teachers can provide appropriate support to the students. 5. Through establishing partnership with various education organisations and universities abroad, our students will have more choices for future studies. 6. Developing students’ 6C competence. |
Student Support | ||
(1) Whole School Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity | : | Elite Programme: We provide supplementary classes for elite students. School-based Support Scheme: We provide supplementary classes and enrichment lessons for less able students of junior forms. We also have two student counselors to help follow the progress of students. |
(2) Whole School Approach to Integrated Education | : | 1. Set up Student Support Team to assist in planning, coordinating and implementing the Whole School Approach to IE in order to further cultivate an inclusive school culture and enhance the effectiveness of the support given to students with special educational needs. 2. Supportive measures include teaching adaptation and assessment accommodation, the arrangement on remedial learning groups, training on social skills and speech therapy services. 3. We also arrange regular meetings with parents to monitor the learning progress of our students and to establish individual education plan for them. |
(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; and organising activities to create an inclusive learning environment in the school. |
(4) Measures to provide adaptation for learning and assessment | : | Apart from examinations, continuous assessments are adapted to assess students' academic performance. Interdisciplinary projects are also included. |
(5) Fee Remission | : | Our school offers full school fee remission or 1/2 school fee remission. Needy students, including those from families receiving the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) and students receiving financial assistance provided by the Student Financial Assistance Agency (SFAA) could apply for fee remission. - Please visit the web-link in our school’s website for details of school fee remission scheme, including the family income limits. |
Home-School Co-operation and School Ethos | ||
(1) Home-School Co-operation | : | We endeavor to create a love culture in our school by contacting parents in order to set the same goal. Therefore, the operation of Parent and Teacher Association will be focused, which is a media between parents and school and through which parents will have a role in school administration. Moreover, we are establishing the Parents' Learning Centre which will organise various talks, seminars and activities for our parents so as to enhance the interaction between parents and their children as well as a better understanding of the school. |
(2) School Ethos | : | 1. We believe that the Heart Education is the key to education, while we put our eyes on the relationship between teachers and students. A series of guidance programmes and moral education have been provided to cater the needs of students to let them grow up healthily. 2. In order to encourage students to participate in extra-curricular activities as well as social services more actively, ‘Star Award Scheme’ , hence, has been carried out. |
Future Development | ||
(1) School Development Plan | : | 1. Appointed as "School of Distinction", our school assists in promoting the development of Science and Technology. 2. To promote STEAM learning, our school emphasizes Education on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. All form one students will be equipped with Microbit to learn programming. 3. AI for the Future: The school was granted $1.5 million, belonging to one of the six pilot schools in HK. The school co-designed a 3-year artificial intelligence course with the School of Engineering and the School of Education in CUHK. |
(2) Teacher Professional Training and Development | : | Teacher mentorship strengthening the support for teachers does help create an atmosphere of cooperation among teachers. Regular joint-school teacher development days are provided to let teachers know the social trend as well as the innovative ways of teaching. Reward and Merit System are available to teachers. |
Life-wide Learning (including Five Essential Learning Experiences to be provided through Key Learning Areas, extra-curricular activities, co-curricular activities, etc.) | : | Our school has offered more than 30 different types of activities to students such as unicycle, sport stacking, fencing, a cappella, dancing, drama, track and field and rope skipping etc. For our junior forms, they have to join one of the uniform teams such as marching band, Road Safety Patrol, The Boys' Brigade, Scouts, Girl Guides and Flag-raising Team. We encourage all students to take part in voluntary services for at least 10 hours every year. |
Others | : | We have a Comprehensive Development Awarding Scheme, including: Man Kwan Pak Kau Stars in Academic, Man Kwan Pak Kau Stars in Social Service, Man Kwan Pak Kau Stars in Sports, Man Kwan Pak Kau Stars in Arts, Man Kwan Pak Kau Stars in Science Innovation, Man Kwan Pak Kau star in Self-improvement and Man Kwan Pak Kau Star for Excellent performance. |
Direct public transportation to School | : | Bus Routes: K73, 265B, 265M, 276B, 269B, 269C, 269M, 967, 969; LRT: 705, 706. |
Remarks | : | School fee is $600 per month in each form. Fee remission scheme and scholarships will be offered. For further details, please visit our school website: http://www.mkpc.edu.hk/fee-remission/ |
Last revision date: 5/12/2023