Address: | Wu King Estate, Tuen Mun, NT | |||
Phone: | 24645220 | Email: | mail@shd.edu.hk | |
Fax: | 24614724 | Website: | http://www.shd.edu.hk |
School Mission
We do our best to build a happy and harmonious home that enables our students to develop their abilities and potentials. We firmly believe in the school motto: "Diligence, Frugality, Loyalty and Faithfulness" as the guiding principle in the moral and intellectual development of our students.
District | : | Tuen Mun |
Other District(s) | : | |
Supervisor / Chairman of School Management Committee | : | Mr. Ong Ka Lueng Peter |
Principal (with Qualifications / Experiences) | : | Mr. Li Chi Man (BSc, PCEd, MEd (Child and Adolescent Development), MEd (Science Education)) |
School Type | : | Aided |
Student Gender | : | Co-ed |
Area Occupied by the School | : | About 4000 Sq. M |
Name of Sponsoring Body | : | Tung Wah Group of Hospitals |
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 | : | 1981 |
School Motto | : | Diligence, Frugality, Loyalty and Faithfulness |
Parent-Teacher Association | : | Yes |
Student Union / Association | : | Yes |
Past Students’ Association / School Alumni Association | : | Yes |
School Fee ($) | Tong Fai ($) | ||
S1 | - | - | |
S2 | - | - | |
S3 | - | - | |
S4 | - | $340 | |
S5 | - | $340 | |
S6 | - | $340 | |
Parent-Teacher Association Fee (Annual) ($) | : | $50 | |
Student Union / Association Fee ($) | : | $20 | |
Approved Charges for Non-standard Items (Annual)($) | : | $360 (S.1-S.5), $180 (S.6) | |
Other Charges / Fees ($) | : | - |
Number of Classroom(s) | : | 27 |
School Facilities | : | Our school is equipped with diverse facilities to provide a multifaceted environment for auxiliary teaching. Indoor facilities include STEAM maker spaces, a language laboratory, a multimedia learning centre, a fitness room, campus TV stations, and rock climbing walls. In addition, we have outdoor spaces such as playgrounds, basketball courts, and garden platforms, providing students with additional areas for learning and activities. Air conditioning systems have been installed in classrooms, special rooms, covered playgrounds, and the hall throughout the entire school. In addition to our commitment to creating a smart campus, we also have laid fiber optics and installed smart boards throughout the school. We are actively involved in the "Green School 2.0: Solar Harvest" program, with multiple solar panels installed on the school rooftop to support environmental sustainability. Furthermore, we continuously introduce other advanced equipment, such as exercise books vending machines, aquaponic systems, hydroponic systems, and eKeys, to enhance our facilities. |
Facility(ies) for Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs | : | Working closely with specialists, SEN students and parents, Student Support Team offers help in purchasing supporting learning equipment for students in need, e.g. Desk-top/Portable Video Magnifier. |
Number of Teaching Posts in the Approved Establishment | : | 55 |
Total Number of Teachers in the School | : | 55 |
Qualifications and Professional Training | : | Percentage of Teaching Staff (%) |
Had Received Teacher Training | : | 95% |
Bachelor Degree | : | 100% |
Master / Doctorate Degree or above | : | 60% |
Special Education Training | : | 65% |
Years of Experience | : | Percentage of Teaching Staff (%) |
0-4 Years | : | 16% |
5-9 Years | : | 15% |
10 Years or above | : | 69% |
Number of Classes | ||
S1 | : | 4 |
S2 | : | 4 |
S3 | : | 4 |
S4 | : | 4 |
S5 | : | 4 |
S6 | : | 4 |
Subjects Offered in the 2024/2025 School Year | : | S.1 - S.3 |
Chinese as the Medium of Instruction | : | S.1: Chinese Language, Chinese History, Life and Society, Putonghua, Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Design & Technology, Technology & Living, Computer Literacy, Geography and Science* S.2: Chinese Language, Chinese History, Life and Society, Putonghua, Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Design & Technology, Technology & Living, Computer Literacy, Geography and Science* S.3: Chinese Language, Chinese History, Life and Society, Putonghua, Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Design & Technology, Technology & Living, Computer Literacy, Business Fundamentals, Geography and Science* |
English as the Medium of Instruction | : | English Language, Mathematics |
Adopt a Different Medium of Instruction by Class or by Group / School-based Curriculum | : | S.1-S.3: History* (Teaching of the subject will be supplemented with Extended Learning Activities (ELA) for classes using Chinese as the medium of instruction.) |
Subjects Offered in the 2024/2025 School Year | : | S.4 - S.6 |
Chinese as the Medium of Instruction | : | Chinese Language, Citizenship and Social Development, Chinese History, History, Economics, Geography, Information and Communication Technology, Physical Education, Visual Arts and Other Learning Experiences |
English as the Medium of Instruction | : | English Language, Mathematics (Compulsory Part), Mathematics Extended Part Module 2, Physics and Chemistry |
Adopt a Different Medium of Instruction by Class or by Group / School-based Curriculum | : | Biology and Business, Accounting and Financial Studies |
Subjects to be Offered in the 2025/2026 School Year | : | S.1 - S.3 |
Chinese as the Medium of Instruction | : | S.1: Chinese Language, Chinese History, Life and Society, Putonghua, Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Design & Technology, Technology & Living, Computer Literacy, Geography and Science* S.2: Chinese Language, Chinese History, Life and Society, Putonghua, Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Design & Technology, Technology & Living, Computer Literacy, Geography and Science* S.3: Chinese Language, Chinese History, Life and Society, Putonghua, Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Design & Technology, Technology & Living, Computer Literacy, Business Fundamentals, Geography and Science* |
English as the Medium of Instruction | : | English Language and Mathematics |
Adopt a Different Medium of Instruction by Class or by Group / School-based Curriculum | : | S.1-S.3: History* (Teaching of the subject will be supplemented with Extended Learning Activities (ELA) for classes using Chinese as the medium of instruction.) |
Subjects to be Offered in the 2025/2026 School Year | : | S.4 - S.6 |
Chinese as the Medium of Instruction | : | Chinese Language, Citizenship and Social Development, Chinese History, History, Economics, Geography, ICT, Physical Education, Visual Arts and Other Learning Experiences |
English as the Medium of Instruction | : | English Language, Mathematics (Compulsory Part), Mathematics Extended Part Module 2, Physics and Chemistry |
Adopt a Different Medium of Instruction by Class or by Group / School-based Curriculum | : | Biology and Business, Accounting and Financial Studies |
*Subjects with Extended Learning Activities (ELA) in English
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 ).S.1 Discretionary places admission: EDB Rank Order: 50%; P.5 & P.6 Conduct: 15%; Extracurricular Activities and Awards: 15%; Interview Performance 20%. (Note: Applicants having outstanding performance in sports or arts may be selected in the S.1 Discretionary Places Admission even if they are not ranked the top according to the above criteria. However, the total number should not exceed 10% of the quota of the allocated discretionary places.) |
Orientation Activities and Healthy Life | : | Our school provides the following orientation programmes: 1. Summer Bridging Programme on LAC subjects 2. English Orientation Programme 3. Team Building Training 4. Orientation Day 5. Talks and seminars 6. Class visits by social workers 7. Academic Ambassadors Scheme - All these programmes aim at helping our secondary one students adapt to the secondary school life. Our counselling team consists of Education Psychologist from Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and social workers from Caritas. All these professionals work with our teachers to provide continuous support for our students’ growth and development and to establish a caring and loving school. Healthy School Team has also been established to promote a drug-free culture on campus and foster the healthy development of students’ lifestyles. Various anti-drug activities are carried out throughout the year to foster healthy attitudes among students. |
School Management | ||
(1)School's Major Concerns | : | 1. Enhancing students' learning competence. 2. Nurturing students' to develop qualities of 'SUNNERS', and broadening their horizons. |
(2) School Management Organisation | : | The school is steered by the IMC, Administration Board, Academic, Student Affairs and Campus Affairs Committees headed by the School Supervisor, Principal and Vice-principals respectively. There are functional unit heads, KLA coordinators and subject panel chairs who implement administrative duties and monitor academic development of the school. Regular meetings of the committees and panels are held for discussion, development as well as evaluation of different aspects of school development. 7 staff meetings for all teaching staff and 2 conduct meetings per year group are organised every school year. |
(3) Incorporated Management Committee / School Management Committee / Management Committee | : | The Incorporated Management Committee has been established since February 2006. The members include the representatives from the School Sponsoring Body, the Principal, teacher representatives, parent representatives, alumni representatives and independent manager. |
(4) School Green Policy | : | It allows students to apply knowledge of environmental protection and conservation in their school life to cultivate a lifestyle of sustainable development. |
Learning and Teaching Plan | ||
(1) Whole-school Language Policy | : | Our school aims to nurture our students to be biliterate and trilingual, with great emphasis on enhancing students' English proficiency. In junior forms, English is adopted as the medium of instruction (MOI) in the learning of Mathematics from S.1 to S.3. Some S.1 and S.3 classes adopt English as the MOI in History lessons. Moreover, extended learning activities in English are included in the curricula of some Chinese medium subjects to develop students' ability to use English later in their study pathways. To expose students to an English-rich learning environment, the following measures are put in place: (1) S.1 to S6 split-class English language teaching has been adopted. Different ability groups of students are split into smaller groups to cater for learner diversity. Our Native English-speaking teacher conducts oral/Language Arts classes in junior forms and whole-school English activities to enhance listening and speaking skills. (2) Various English remedial classes are arranged, including P.6-S.1 bridging courses, S.1-S.3 English tutorial classes and post-exam/summer lessons. (3) An S.1 Orientation Programme focusing on Language across the Curriculum (LaC) is arranged for S.1 newcomers while booklets with subject-based vocabulary lists including key vocabulary and phrases of all LaC subjects are designed and distributed. (4) Students are encouraged to participate in a wide variety of English activities, including English Days, Drama Club, Speech Festivals, LaC activities such as 'LAC Fun Day', Book Sharing, Afternoon Concerts and the publication of MagaSun, our school-based English magazine, to apply their language skills in a language-rich environment. (5) Morning assemblies on Tuesdays are conducted in English to expose students to the use of daily English. All students are required to take part in Morning Reading every Monday, during which students are required to read books or materials in English. (6) Lots of valuable learning materials can be downloaded from Self-Directed learning Platform. |
(2) Learning and Teaching Strategies | : | The school is committed to all-round development of our students where we help them understand the importance of 'learning for life' and being 'biliterate and trilingual' through the provision of a congenial learning environment. All administration units and subject panels strive to offer students different learning opportunities with a focus on the school major concerns. For junior classes, we offer not only the academic subjects, but also other subjects like Technology & Living, Computer Literacy and Putonghua. For senior formers, apart from basic humanities and science subjects, other subjects like BAFS, VA as well as ICT are also provided. To strengthen students' competitiveness in their studies, they have to take two to three electives. A variety of after-school programmes is offered for students of different abilities to cater for their learning needs. The school has been working with different institutes providing gifted programmes for students of higher ability and enrolling students to internationally recognised examinations. |
(3) School-based Curriculum | : | 1. Electives: 2X and 3X. All senior formers are to study 2 or 3 electives. Students who wish to take extra programmes offered by other educational institutes such as Applied Learning could apply for it with the support from school. 2. Curriculum highlights: There are weekly assemblies to nuture positive values and attitudes. |
(4) Major Renewed Emphases in the School Curriculum | : | To train students' generic skills, we provide a Project Learning Programme in a multi-disciplinary mode for all S.1 to S.3 students. Our school implements the Sun Hoi Reading Award Scheme, the Extensive Reading Schemes for English and Chinese Language. There are Morning Reading Sessions on Monday & Wednesday to promote reading. Through theoretical and practical classes of Technology & Living, students can learn about food science and sewing knowledge and develop students' comprehensive and applied STEAM subject knowledge and skills. |
(5) Life Planning Education | : | Sun Hoi has adopted a whole-school approach to promote Career and Life Planning. Careers Unit has been working closely with different subjects and administrative units to provide high-quality career and life planning education. S1 students learn to understand themselves and set goals; S2 students are exposed to Value Education including self-worth and self-respect; S3 students are introduced to multiple pathways and career choices after graduation. Senior formers and provided with talks, workshops on various topics like career trends, and visits to local and mainland tertiary institutions and workplaces. Teachers are equipped with updated life planning information through class teacher periods and hall assemblies. |
Student Support | ||
(1) Whole School Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity | : | The school adopts the three-tiered support mode of whole school approach in catering for learners’ diversity. Subject-based measures, curriculum and homework accommodation and differentiated teaching strategy have been formulated to provide quality teaching in regular classroom to support students with transient or mild learning difficulties, add-on intervention to students assessed with continuous learning difficulty, and intensive individualized support to students with severe learning difficulty. |
(2) Whole School Approach to Integrated Education | : | The Student Support Committee headed by the Principal, with members including vice-principals, the Heads of concerned units and Subject Panels, Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo), SEN Support Teacher (SENST), Education Psychologist, Speech Therapists and school social workers, is responsible for the formulation of Inclusive policy, cultures and practices to fulfill the principal of early identification, referral and support. Through a flexible use of the Learning Support Grant, the school supports students’ learning and personal growth, including school-based speech therapy and occupational services, counselling or clinical psychologist services, after-school tutorials, social skill training, student development scheme, career exploration and inclusion activities. Individual Education Plans (IEP) and special examination arrangements have been tailor-made based on students’ needs and advice from multi-disciplinary professionals, with evaluation and follow-up through various meetings with stakeholders. We treasure home-school cooperation by establishing regular communication channels with a “Summary of Support for Student”. |
(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; organising activities to create an inclusive learning environment in the school; and hiring additional manpower and/or translation/interpretation services to facilitate the communication with parents. |
(4) Measures to Provide Adaptation for Learning and Assessment | : | There are two terms each year. One uniform test and one examination are held in each term which focus on students’ learning and their generic skills. Evaluation on assessment outcome is conducted with big data collected. |
Home-School Co-operation and School Ethos | ||
(1) Home-School Co-operation | : | In the belief that Good Home-School co-operation enhances students' achievement, the PTA promote home-school co-operation through the following aspects: 1. Fostering home-school communication via Parents’ Day, Students’ Progress Reports, Parents' Night, Home-school Gala Night and Day Tour. 2. Enhancing a sense of belonging via different kinds of activities. 3. Developing support network via regular meetings and workshops at school. 4. Organising parent education activities to enrich and strengthen parents’ knowledge of parenting and teenage issues. 5. Promoting school policies via formal discussions and meetings with school administrative committees. |
(2) School Ethos | : | To foster our students' personal growth, we provide them with services from professionals such as education psychologist from Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and social workers from Caritas, as well as from student teams ranging from prefects and Student Union to house and club committees. To help students cope with difficulties in their school life and develop good personal qualities, we hold the S.1 Summer Bridging Programme, S.1 Guidance Programme and S.1 Team Training. Besides the above, small groups are formed to enhance whole-person development of students through challenging activities, volunteer services. The "Outstanding Chart" aims to praise students who have good academic achievements. We also have different enhancement classes to help students who are in need. To support student development, the role of class teacher is stressed. Class teachers are involved in the promotion of class spirit, counselling need and monitoring support. |
Future Development | ||
(1) School Development Plan | : | 1. Enhancing students' learning competence. 2. Nurturing students' to develop qualities of 'SUNNERS', and broadening their horizons. |
(2) Teacher Professional Training and Development | : | Teachers are encouraged to attend different education seminars/ courses/ workshops and acquire new knowledge and theories which are related to their subjects and administrative duties. There are 3 in-house seminars for teachers annually. All teaching staff are encouraged to join all sorts of seminars and workshops for the New Senior Secondary Education. The school expects that each teacher should be able to attain 150 hours of CPD within three consecutive school years. |
Life-wide Learning (Including Five Essential Learning Experiences to be Provided through Key Learning Areas, Extra-curricular Activities, Co-curricular Activities, etc.) | : | Our school provides a wide range of extracurricular activities. Students have remarkable achievements in Sports and Arts. All S1 students are encouraged to join one Uniformed Group. It definitely helps to train students' mental and physical strength. The Chinese Orchestra and the Pop Music Band have been established for years. We also have lots of leadership training and outreach programmes. Besides, we provide a Project Learning Programme in a multi-disciplinary mode for all S.2 and S.3 students so as to create a more interactive and motivating learning atmosphere. Our students have remarkable achievements in inter-school ball games, dance competitions, athletic competitions, English drama and English CLIP-IT competitions. By participating in different community services, our students are able to build up a sense of belonging to society. |
Others | : | Our School sets up different scholarships to award students with outstanding academic results, leadership skills, talents in music, art and sports and those who are willing to serve the school and the community. We also help students to apply for external scholarships. They include: 1. Applied Learning Scholarship 2. Dr S.W. Law Scholarship 3. Cheng Yat Ching Scholarship 4. Chu Wing Ting Memorial Scholarship 5. Concord Fortune Charity Fund 6. Link’s First-Generation University Student Scholarship 7. Outstanding Youth and Outstanding Youth Activity Commendation Scheme Award 8. Sir Edward Youde Memorial Prizes 9. 80-81 Scholarship Fund, H.K. Commercial Bank Scholarship Fund, Hang Seng Bank 10. Sir Robert Black Trust Fund Grants for Talented Students in Non-academic Fields 11. Sun Hoi Directors’ Scholarship 12. Tuen Mun District Outstanding Student Award 13. Tuen Mun District Student Award Scheme 14. Tung Wah Student of the Year (ECA) 15. Tung Wah Student of the Year 16. TWGHs Chan Yiu Chong Scholarship 17. TWGHs Dr. Ina Chan Un Chan Scholarship 18. TWGHs Dr. Tse Yuen Man Memorial Scholarship 19. TWGHs Li Shiu Chung Memorial Scholarship 20. TWGHs Wong’s Kong King Int’l (Holdings) Ltd. Scholarship 21. Upward Mobility Scholarship 22. Ng Teng Fong Scholarship 23. Multi-faceted Excellence Scholarship 24. Federation of Hong Kong Guangdong Community Scholarship 25. Golden Bauhinia Women Entrepreneur Association Scholarship |
Direct Public Transportation to School | : | Bus: 59M, 59X, 59A, 259D, 962, 962X; MiniBus: 44; LRT: Tuen Mun Ferry Pier. |
Remarks | : | Our school also offers a diversified curriculum to match students’ interests and aptitudes through the provision of Applied Learning and Other Programmes through DLG funding. |
Last revision date: 5/12/2024