SSP2024/2025 Ng Yuk Secondary School

School Information

District	:	Sha Tin
Other District(s)	:
Supervisor / Chairman of School Management Committee	:	Mr. Mo Sik Keung Gilbert (Consultant Counsel and Former Deputy Law Draftsman, Department of Justice, HKSAR)
Principal (with Qualifications / Experiences)	:	Ms. Fung Yun Yee (Master of Education, Master of Buddhist Studies)
School Type	:	Aided
Student Gender	:	Co-ed
Area Occupied by the School	:	About 4000 Sq. M
Name of Sponsoring Body	:	Ng Yuk Secondary School Governing Board Limited
Incorporated Management Committee	:	Established
Percentage of School Supervisor and Managers / Chairperson and Members of School Management Committee (SMC) of Government Schools Fulfilling the Training Targets	:	Not Applicable
Religion	:	Not Applicable
Year of Commencement of Operation	:	1978
School Motto	:	Nurturing oneself so as to reach out to others
Parent-Teacher Association	:	Yes
Student Union / Association	:	Yes
Past Students’ Association / School Alumni Association	:	Yes
4Rs Mental Health Charter	:	-
Whole School Health Programme	:	Pledged School

Chargeable Fees (2024/2025)

	School Fee ($)	Tong Fai ($)
S1	-	-
S2	-	-
S3	-	-
S4	-	$340
S5	-	$340
S6	-	$340
Parent-Teacher Association Fee (Annual) ($)	：	$30
Student Union / Association Fee ($)	：	$15
Approved Charges for Non-standard Items (Annual)($)	：	$450
Other Charges / Fees ($)	：	-

School Facilities

Number of Classroom(s)	:	30
School Facilities	:	In recent years, our teaching facilities have been fully optimised. Apart from the installation of interactive whiteboards in the classrooms and special rooms, there is also a large-sized LED screen in the hall to facilitate students' learning. The 'i-Sport Health Training and Learning Centre' with advanced technological fitness equipment and facilities has been set up in the covered playground to promote the physical fitness development of students through information technology. Aside from the computer-assisted teaching room, multi-media self-access learning centre, English Corner and Design and Technology modules learning area, we also have a library, multi-media language laboratory, life planning resources centre and student activity centre in the school annex. Our school puts much emphasis on the creation of a Green School. Therefore, a 30th Anniversary garden was built and the roof top was also turned into an eco-garden, enabling students to grow different types of plants. In 2021, our school joined the Solar Harvest and installed a solar energy generation system in the rooftop garden.
Facility(ies) for Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs	:	Ramp, Accessible lift and Accessible toilet.

Teaching Staff Information (Including School Head) in the 2024/2025 School Year

Number of Teaching Posts in the Approved Establishment	:	63
Total Number of Teachers in the School	:	69
Qualifications and Professional Training	:	Percentage of Teaching Staff (%)
Had Received Teacher Training	:	78%
Bachelor Degree	:	100%
Master / Doctorate Degree or above	:	30%
Special Education Training	:	23%
Years of Experience	:	Percentage of Teaching Staff (%)
0-4 Years	:	27%
5-9 Years	:	22%
10 Years or above	:	51%

2024/2025 Class Structure

		Number of Classes
S1	:	4
S2	:	4
S3	:	4
S4	:	5
S5	:	4
S6	:	4

Subjects Offered

Subjects Offered in the 2024/2025 School Year	:	S.1 - S.3
Chinese as the Medium of Instruction	:	Chinese Language, Putonghua (S.1 and S.2), Mathematics, Information and Communication Technology, Integrated Science (S.1 and S.2), Physics (S.3), Chemistry (S.3), Biology (S.3), Chinese History, History, Geography, Economics and Business (S.1 and S.3), Citizenship, Economics and Society (S.1), Life and Society (S.2 and S.3), Technology and Living (S.1 and S.2), Design and Applied Technology, Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education, Assembly, 'One Sport/Science/Art Item for Each' Curriculum
English as the Medium of Instruction	:	English Language
Adopt a Different Medium of Instruction by Class or by Group / School-based Curriculum	:	'S.1 and S.2: History, Geography, Technology and Living, Design and Applied Technology, Visual Arts, Music S.1: Mathematics, Integrated Science S.2: Information and Communication Technology* (Chinese Language taught in Putonghua in some junior secondary classes)
Subjects Offered in the 2024/2025 School Year	:	S.4 - S.6
Chinese as the Medium of Instruction	:	Chinese Language, Mathematics, Mathematics Extended Part (Module 1) (S.4), Mathematics Extended Part (Module 2), Information and Communication Technology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Chinese History, History, Geography, Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Economics, Citizenship and Social Development, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Design and Applied Technology, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Reading to Learn (S.4 and S.5), School-based Arts Education Curriculum, Assembly
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 2025/2026 School Year	:	S.1 - S.3
Chinese as the Medium of Instruction	:	Chinese Language, Putonghua (S.1 and S.2), Mathematics, Information and Communication Technology, Integrated Science (S.1 and S.2), Physics (S.3), Chemistry (S.3), Biology (S.3), Chinese History, History, Geography, Economics and Business (S.1 and S.3), Citizenship, Economics and Society (S.1 and S.2), Life and Society (S.3), Technology and Living (S.1 and S.2), Design and Applied Technology, Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education, Assembly, 'One Sport/Science/Art Item for Each' Curriculum
English as the Medium of Instruction	:	English Language
Adopt a Different Medium of Instruction by Class or by Group / School-based Curriculum	:	'S.1 and S.2: History, Geography, Technology and Living, Design and Applied Technology, Visual Arts, Music S.1: Mathematics, Integrated Science S.2: Information and Communication Technology* (Chinese Language taught in Putonghua in some junior secondary classes)
Subjects to be Offered in the 2025/2026 School Year	:	S.4 - S.6
Chinese as the Medium of Instruction	:	Chinese Language, Mathematics, Mathematics Extended Part (Module 1) (S.4 and S.5), Mathematics Extended Part (Module 2), Information and Communication Technology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Chinese History, History, Geography, Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Economics, Citizenship and Social Development, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Design and Applied Technology, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Reading to Learn (S.4 and S.5), School-based Arts Education Curriculum, Assembly
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 2025 ).The criteria for accepting discretionary places are as follows: academic results: 50%; conduct and attitude: 15%; interview performance: 15%; extra-curricular activities: 10%; consensus with our school rationale: 5%; parental support 5%.
Orientation Activities and Healthy Life	:	In order to provide support for S.1 students and their parents, an Induction Programme for S.1 students is conducted in July and August each year including: (1) A Forum for S.1 New Students’ Parents: Parents and students can understand more about our school’s vision and mission, curriculum and strategies in nurturing students; (2) S.1 Learning Experiences Day: Students are led by the Peer Counsellors to explore what their life would be like in school and experience ‘Self-directed Learning’, which is intended to help them cope with the new environment more easily; (3) S.1 Sports Experiences Day: Students get a taste of the colourful sports culture of the school. (4) Mathematics and English Foundation Programme: Students acquire the Mathematics and English knowledge required in junior forms.

School Characteristics

School Management
(1)School's Major Concerns	:	Since 2011, our school has been an active member of Project WeCan and we have been granted the funding of $12,000,000 from Wheelock Properties Limited and Wharf Limited. We also liaise with experts from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Education University of Hong Kong to nurture NgYukers with the 3Cs Spirit, namely: Confidence, Care and Commitment.
(2) School Management Organisation	:	Our School Sponsoring Body is Ng Yuk Secondary School Governing Board Limited. Our school managers consist of notables and professionals from various fields supporting the work of teachers wholeheartedly. We established the Incorporated Management Committee in 2008, inviting teaching staff, parents and alumni to be our school managers. To strengthen communication with students, a consultative committee made up of student representatives is set up. The Principal meets with class representatives regularly to solicit students’ views on school policies.
(3) Incorporated Management Committee / School Management Committee / Management Committee	:	Our Incorporated Management Committee was established in 2008 and comprises Sponsoring Body Managers, Independent Managers, Teacher Managers, Alumni Managers, Parent Managers and the Principal.
(4) School Green Policy	:	To create a sustainable green campus and to nurture environmentally-friendly citizens, students actively participate in environmental conservation activities. We are privileged to be awarded Chairman's Award in Green Building Award 2014, Gold Award in Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence (HKAEE) 2015, the Gold Award in Hong Kong Green School Award 2019, Championships (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) and Third Runner-up (2023) in Innovative Energy Project Design Competition, First Runner-up in Green Flame Project – Smart Energy Competition organised by Towngas (2023), as well as Championships in Hong Kong Electric Happy Green Campaign (2023/24).
Learning and Teaching Plan
(1) Whole-school Language Policy	:	Our school places great emphasis on developing students’ biliteracy and trilingualism and Extended Learning Activities (ELA). This year, some topics in History, Geography, Technology and Living, Design and Applied Technology, Information and Communication Technology, Visual Arts, Mathematics, Integrated Science and Music lessons are conducted in English in some junior form classes. To enhance students' English language proficiency, our students have an exchange programme with international school students after school. Through the joint-school exchange programme, students can increase their confidence and ability in using English. Our English Day is held every Wednesday, on which English ambassadors host the morning assembly and a wide range of English activities to enhance the atmosphere of English learning on campus. Through the use of English as the medium of instruction and a variety of English learning activities, students' English proficiency and self-confidence are effectively enhanced.
(2) Learning and Teaching Strategies	:	Through joining the School-based Support Programme of Education Bureau and collaborating with the Hong Kong Association of the Heads of Secondary Schools, our school has been promoting Self-directed Learning and e-Learning by taking full advantage of Small Class Teaching. Students engage in systematic pre-learning by completing guided study materials and showcasing their pre-learning outcomes. All teachers are equipped with tablet computers and all the classrooms and special rooms are equipped with an 86-inch Interactive Whiteboard to enhance students' learning efficacy. There is a Class Library in each classroom and various kinds of reading activities are in place to cultivate the reading culture in school. A subject-based reading programme is implemented to increase students’ exposure to different reading genres and subject knowledge. Besides, students’ reading habit is developed and general knowledge is constructed through the morning reading programme and different kinds of book sharing activities. A Reading to Learn lesson is in place in S.4 and S.5 to improve students' Chinese and English reading and writing abilities. To foster STEAM education, students are provided with ample opportunities to take part in various inter-school activities and competitions.
(3) School-based Curriculum	:	1. Electives: 3X. In addition to taking the 4 core subjects, senior form students can choose from 12 electives according to their own interests. Various elite programmes of Chinese, English, Mathematics, and other subjects are conducted on Saturdays to cater for students' interests and needs. 2. Curriculum highlights: (1) Mastering two languages and three dialects; (2) Equipping students with broad knowledge base; (3) Developing multiple intelligences; (4) Building a healthy lifestyle; active participation in school activities; (5) Cultivating a vision in life-planning; nurturing a positive learning attitude; (6) Becoming a civic-minded citizen; nurturing oneself so as to reach out to others.
(4) Major Renewed Emphases in the School Curriculum	:	The theme of the Three-Year School Plan (2024-27): Foster true insight through diverse learning; Empower potential with optimism and action （1） Enhance Learning and Teaching Effectiveness （2） Promote a Healthy and Positive Lifestyle To enhance learning and teaching effectiveness, our school promotes Self-directed Learning and e-Learning to broaden students’ horizons and enhance their learning motivation. Every Monday, S.1-3 students have a cross-curricular learning period after school. Each year, the two Life-wide Learning Days and subject-based co-curricular activities such as workplace visits, S.1 excursion to Central and Sheung Wan, S.2 and S.5 Cross-border Learning Trips as well as Study Tours for Outstanding Students provide enriched opportunities for students to apply their knowledge and skills in community work. With the support from Project WeCan of Wharf Limited, our students are actively involved in a whole array of inter-school and territory-wide competitions, have a strong quest for knowledge and strive for academic excellence. All these endeavours facilitate the creation of a promising future.
(5) Life Planning Education	:	To foster students’ life planning, a Life Planning Resources Centre has been set up and Career Planning Week has been organised to help students identify personal development goals. In collaboration with different subjects and departments as well as various organisations, a whole array of career and life planning activities like Career Planning Camp and Vocational Education Experience are arranged to enable students to undergo diversified learning experiences and set personal goals for further studies and career development. Through Project WeCan, students participate in a whole series of life planning activities including Workplace Visits, Mentorship Scheme and Job Tasting Programme. Through the summer internship programme at the subsidiaries of Wheelock Properties Limited and Wharf Limited, our students can grow and learn as well as gain a better understanding of the daily operation of business.
Student Support
(1) Whole School Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity	:	To strengthen support for student diversity and enhance learning efficacy, we implement small class and student streaming policy from S.1 to S.6. To facilitate the implementation of Self-directed Learning, students are grouped together according to their learning ability. Learning efficacy is thus maximized through systematic lesson preparation, group discussion, e-Learning, sharing and collaboration.
(2) Whole School Approach to Integrated Education	:	Our Student Support Team provides support for students with Special Educational Needs. Through various kinds of support such as counselling activities and speech therapy, students with Special Educational Needs can receive appropriate training to facilitate the proper growth and development of students.
(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; 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	:	There are formative and summative assessments in all subjects. For summative assessment, there is one uniform test and there are two end-of-term exams per academic year. Students will be given special exam arrangements based on experts’ evaluation reports.
Home-School Co-operation and School Ethos
(1) Home-School Co-operation	:	It has been 47 years since the establishment of the Parents' Association. A general meeting is held regularly with the presence of the Principal, Vice Principal and members of the Community Liaison Team. In the general meetings, school affairs are discussed and school improvement policies are formulated for the creation of a more favourable learning environment. Every year, the Parents' Association organises a wide variety of activities such as S.1 Parents' Orientation, Parents-Appreciate-Teachers-Day and Chinese New Year Gathering. The Parents' Association also cooperates with our Counselling Team and social workers to organize a series of voluntary work activities for parents. Through these activities, it is our objective to raise parents' concerns on children's school life and development, thus fostering the parent-child relationship and family harmony. Apart from this, the Parents' Association also plays an active role in various school development tasks to strengthen 'Home-School Cooperation', for instance, helping with the promotion work of Shatin Secondary School Tours, sponsoring scholarships and taking part in the tendering of the school's tuck shop and catering service.
(2) School Ethos	:	To nurture NgYukers with 'Confidence, Care, and Commitment', our school conducts various activities to realise the school motto of 'Nurturing oneself so as to reach out to others'. Our school promotes a 'positive and thanksgiving culture'. A dual class teacher and dual form teacher system in junior forms is in place to provide better pastoral care for students. By fostering students’ moral values and promoting life education as well as various award and punishment schemes, students can learn to tell the rights from wrongs, build proper self-values, and establish a positive and optimistic attitude towards life. We have strengthened the training of our student leaders through workshops and training camps to cultivate the spirit of taking responsibility and teamwork. Through the One-Person-One-Job programme, we develop students' self-discipline and autonomy so as to realize the objective of 'Nurturing oneself' in the school motto. To actualise the spirit of 'Reaching out to others', all S.2 and S.4 students also serve the elderly by staging performances and conducting home visits. Meanwhile, the message of ‘Foster true insight through diverse learning; Empower potential with optimism and action’ is emphasized in assembly periods, lunchtime and Friday afternoon learning activities.
Future Development
(1) School Development Plan	:	It has been our privilege to be one of the participating schools in Project WeCan since 2011. Students are granted the opportunity to undergo diversified learning experiences. The school development plan consists of the following eight items: (1) Reinforcement of Self-directed Learning (2) Development of creative education (3) Enrichment of after-school learning (4) Scholarship of Wheelock Properties Limited (5) Fostering holistic education (6) Arts and sports nurturing (7) Corporate-School Life Path Mapping Programme (8) Teachers' professional development In 2021, one extra class was created in S.1, enabling us to nurture even more NgYukers. In 2024, the Education Bureau conducted an External School Review in our school and positive feedback was given to our holistic approach to education. As pointed out in the report, our school took great enthusiasm in promoting Self-Directed Learning, e-Learning and Reading to Learn. Our dedication to creating a caring school culture, nurturing students’ leadership skills and cultivating students' serving spirit was also recognized and commended in the report.
(2) Teacher Professional Training and Development	:	Teachers' continuous professional development, technological development and improvement of teaching strategies are prerequisites of successful education. For years, our school has been supported by renowned experts of various subjects from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Education University of Hong Kong, who have been involved in our discussions on lesson study, Self-directed Learning, peer lesson observation and peer book inspection, to enhance learning efficacy inside and outside classrooms. Besides attending Joint-School Teachers' Professional Development Day organized by Project WeCan, we also opened our classrooms and conducted sharing sessions in the 'Self-directed Learning Network - Teachers' Development Week' launched by the Hong Kong Association of Heads of Secondary Schools to explore ways of raising the effectiveness of Self-directed Learning. Our school regularly organizes various information technology workshops to help teachers adapt to changes in the teaching environment and meet the learning needs of students. These workshops aim to improve teaching practices and nurturing strategies, enabling our school to effectively cater to students' needs, provide appropriate support, and assist them in healthy, joyful, and fulfilling growth.
Life-wide Learning (Including Five Essential Learning Experiences to be Provided through Key Learning Areas, Extra-curricular Activities, Co-curricular Activities, etc.)	:	For students' sustainable development physically and artistically, our school has designed a programme called One Sport/Art Item for Each for all S.1 students since 2008. To further broaden students’ horizons, we also launched the ‘Nurturing programme for S.2 and S.3 students on Sports and Art' in 2010 and 2012 respectively. The programme covers musical instruments, skills of various ball games, rock climbing, cycling, AR, STEAM, rope skipping, yoyo, mindfulness, gardening, variety entertainment, balloon twisting and so on. Since 2013, all S.1 to S.3 students take part in a sport or art programme after school to develop life-long interests. After years of nourishment and students' endeavours, the diverse talents and potentials of our students and teachers are best demonstrated in the prizes and awards gained. Our students were presented with the Youth Arch Top 10 Student Improvement Awards for 11 years since 2011. Our English, Cantonese and Putonghua choral speaking teams have been awarded championships in Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival over the past few consecutive years. Other prizes achieved in territory-wide competitions last year include: Bronze medal in the Asian International Mathematical Olympiad Open; First Runner-up in the 2nd Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Music Competition (Hong Kong and Macau); Second Prize in Junior Forms and Third Prize in Senior Forms in Fun Science Competition 'Just Right There' 2023; Watsons Hong Kong Student Athlete Award; First Runner-up in Shatin and Sai Kung District Inter-school Boys Grade A Handball Competition; Championship in Boys Grade B and Second Runner-up in Boys Grade C in Shatin and Sai Kung District Inter-school Volleyball Competitions; Gold Medal in Hong Kong Young Children's Musician Competition Chinese Drum Competition; Championship in Hong Kong Arts and Culture Youth Festival Clarinet Competition; Gold Medal in Youth Children's Creative Painting Competition Youth Category, etc.
Others	:	In the past years, not only did Project WeCan sponsor students in different activities both in and outside of school, but also set up Wheelock Scholarship and Outstanding Awards for Students' Arts and Sports Achievements, commending students with outstanding achievements. In addition, the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Wheelock Properties Limited, Mr. Ricky Wong, has even led his team of elites to form partners with our teaching staff in organizing numerous meaningful activities for our students, providing unforgettable learning experiences for students at Ng Yuk. Our students were given the chance to take part in Job Tasting Programme, Business Bliss Bazaar, interview at Metro Finance and press conference announcing annual results of Wheelock Properties Limited, nurturing NgYukers with Confidence, Care and Commitment.
Direct Public Transportation to School	:	Bus routes: 46X, 72A, 80K, 81C, 82K, 85, 85B, 86A, 86C, 87B, 88K, 89B, 170, 182, 281B, 249X, 278X, 286X; MTR: 5-minute walk from Tai Wai Station
Remarks	:	To promote the development of Self-directed Learning and e-Learning, various e-Learning platforms are fully utilised. In addition, the policy of Small Class Teaching is implemented and the teacher-student ratio is adjusted. One extra class is created in each form to better cater for learner diversity and provide a more favourable learning environment.

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School Building
Project WeCan
Self-Directed Learning
Video of school life

Last revision date: 5/12/2024

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Phone:	26921870	Email:	email@nyss.edu.hk
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