SSP2024/2025 Concordia Lutheran School

School Information

District	:	Wan Chai
Other District(s)	:	Central & Western, Eastern, Kwun Tong, Islands
Supervisor / Chairman of School Management Committee	:	Mr. Chu Yuen Wo
Principal (with Qualifications / Experiences)	:	Mr. Lee Kin Lim Larry (BBA, MA, Major: Professional Accounting)
School Type	:	Aided
Student Gender	:	Co-ed
Area Occupied by the School	:	About 6000 Sq. M
Name of Sponsoring Body	:	Lutheran Church - HK Synod Ltd.
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	:	Protestantism / Christianity
Year of Commencement of Operation	:	1968
School Motto	:	TO SERVE, NOT TO BE SERVED
Parent-Teacher Association	:	Yes
Student Union / Association	:	Yes
Past Students’ Association / School Alumni Association	:	Yes
4Rs Mental Health Charter	:	Yes
Whole School Health Programme	:	Pledged School

Chargeable Fees (2024/2025)

	School Fee ($)	Tong Fai ($)
S1	-	-
S2	-	-
S3	-	-
S4	-	$340
S5	-	$340
S6	-	$340
Parent-Teacher Association Fee (Annual) ($)	：	$50
Student Union / Association Fee ($)	：	$25
Approved Charges for Non-standard Items (Annual)($)	：	$300 (S.1-S.5); $200 (S.6)
Other Charges / Fees ($)	：	-

School Facilities

Number of Classroom(s)	:	25
School Facilities	:	There are two computer rooms and a drama lab. The school is equipped with optical fibre and broadband network. All classrooms, special rooms (STEM Lab, English Corner, Xiefengxuan, ConER Café), canteen and the hall are air-conditioned. There is also a gymnasium, an activity room, a playground and a covered playground.
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	:	34
Total Number of Teachers in the School	:	46
Qualifications and Professional Training	:	Percentage of Teaching Staff (%)
Had Received Teacher Training	:	62%
Bachelor Degree	:	100%
Master / Doctorate Degree or above	:	42%
Special Education Training	:	24%
Years of Experience	:	Percentage of Teaching Staff (%)
0-4 Years	:	49%
5-9 Years	:	18%
10 Years or above	:	33%

2024/2025 Class Structure

		Number of Classes
S1	:	2
S2	:	2
S3	:	2
S4	:	2
S5	:	2
S6	:	3

Subjects Offered

Subjects Offered in the 2024/2025 School Year	:	S.1 - S.3
Chinese as the Medium of Instruction	:	Chinese Language, Mathematics, Science, Citizenship, Economics and Society (CES), Chinese History, Integrated Humanities, Computer Literacy, STEAM (S.1-S.3), Physical Education, Visual Arts, Music, Ethics and Religious Studies, Junior Business Education (S.2, S.3)
English as the Medium of Instruction	:	English Language
Adopt a Different Medium of Instruction by Class or by Group / School-based Curriculum	:	English is adopted as medium of instruction for NCS students: Mathematics, Science, Citizenship, Economics and Society (CES), Integrated Humanities, Computer Literacy, Ethics and Religious Studies, Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education, STEAM (S.1-S.3), Junior Business Education (S.2, S.3)
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 One), Citizenship and Social Development (S.4-S.6), Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Chinese History, History, Geography, Economics, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Tourism and Hospitality, Information and Communication Technology, Ethics and Religious Studies, Physical Education, Physical Education (HKDSE), Visual Arts (HKDSE)
English as the Medium of Instruction	:	English Language
Adopt a Different Medium of Instruction by Class or by Group / School-based Curriculum	:	Use English as medium of instruction for NCS students: All subjects except Chinese Language and Chinese History.
Subjects to be Offered in the 2025/2026 School Year	:	S.1 - S.3
Chinese as the Medium of Instruction	:	Chinese Language, Mathematics, Science, Citizenship, Economics and Society (CES), Chinese History, Integrated Humanities, Computer Literacy, STEAM (S.1-S.3), Physical Education, Visual Arts, Music, Ethics and Religious Studies, Junior Business Education (S.2, S.3)
English as the Medium of Instruction	:	English Language
Adopt a Different Medium of Instruction by Class or by Group / School-based Curriculum	:	Use English as the medium of instruction for NCS students: Mathematics, Science, Citizenship, Economics and Social Development, Integrated Humanities, Computer Literacy, Ethics and Religious Studies, Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education, STEAM (S.1-S.3), Junior Business Education (S.2, S.3)
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 One), Citizenship and Social Development, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Chinese History, History, Geography, Economics, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Tourism and Hospitality, Information and Communication Technology, Physical Education (HKDSE), Visual Arts (HKDSE), Ethics and Religious Studies, Physical Education
English as the Medium of Instruction	:	English Language
Adopt a Different Medium of Instruction by Class or by Group / School-based Curriculum	:	Use English as medium of instruction for NCS students: All subjects except Chinese Language and Chinese History.

*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 ).Admission criteria and weighting for Secondary One Discretionary Places of SSPA: School results (30%); Conduct (30%); Co-curricular activities and Achievements outside school (20%); and Interview (20%).
Orientation Activities and Healthy Life	:	A summer orientation programme is organized for new Secondary One students. Offer learning activities that are richly infused with the distinctive characteristics of Christian international culture. Besides the orientation Day, talks are organized for both parents and students to let them know more about the school so as to enable students to integrate into our school life. Our school is a Healthy School of the QEF Thematic Network on healthy Schools. We have formulated some policies to establish a healthy school environment and promote students' personal health for better learning.

School Characteristics

School Management
(1)School's Major Concerns	:	1. Enhancing learning and teaching effectiveness; advocating self-directed learning. 2. Practising Christian education; living a proactive life. 3. Implementing national education; broadening global horizons.
(2) School Management Organisation	:	The Lutheran Church HK Synod has experience in education in Hong Kong for years. Under the leadership of Incorporated Management Committee, teachers and staff are realising the ideals of participative planning and administration of the school. Through the strong collaboration of departments, we are able to provide whole person education for our students.
(3) Incorporated Management Committee / School Management Committee / Management Committee	:	Incorporated Management Committee has been set up.
(4) School Green Policy	:	The school establishes a school-based environmental policy to promote 4R. We hold a range of activities like collecting waste paper for recycling and upcycling, etc. This helps to raise our students' awareness of environmental protection.
Learning and Teaching Plan
(1) Whole-school Language Policy	:	The school emphasizes the mastery of Chinese, English and Putonghua. While using mother language in teaching to enhance students' understanding of knowledge, we also strengthen our students' English proficiency by creating a language rich environment and offering them an authentic setting. The school regularly organizes lively and interesting English activities to arouse student's interest in English. In junior forms, we offers Putonghua classes to strengthen students' ability. The school also provides extra-support to Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) students to improve their language learning.
(2) Learning and Teaching Strategies	:	The curricula covers all Key Learning Areas. There are measures to facilitate curriculum integration, remedial teaching and small class teaching. Teachers are engaged in continuous professional development. We embrace a culture of lesson observation and collaborative lesson planning to enhance effectiveness of teaching and learning. In classrooms, teachers use stimulating questions to raise students' motivation. Our Life-wide Learning Programme aims at enriching our students' experience, enhancing their interest and motivation to learn. The school is exploring ways to facilitate Self-directed Learning to utilize students' role in learning.
(3) School-based Curriculum	:	1. Electives: 3X. X1: Chemistry/Geography/Chinese History/Business, Accounting and Financial Studies/Information & Communication Technology/Physical Education; X2: Biology/Physics/History/Economics/Tourism & Hospitality/Visual Arts; X3: M1; STEAM (S.1-S.3); Applied Learning Courses (Vocational English, Western Cuisine, Patisserie and Café Operations). 2. Curriculum highlights: Our school is committed to provide quality holistic education and nurtures students a balanced development of spiritual, moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic education. Through diversified teaching models and strategies, our school caters learning diversity of students, inspire students' potential, motivates students in active exploration and self-construction of knowledge. This aims to cultivate students' common competencies, develop good habits of self-directed learning, and equip students with an international perspective to face the world and the future. Our school offers "Key Development Programmes" in S.1 and S.2, which engage them in activities such as uniform teams, Chinese performing arts and STEAM activities. Through these hands-on experiences, students not only acquire practical knowledge but also achieve holistic development, enabling them to cultivate lifelong learning skills. Additionally, we offer Chinese cultural courses and self-enhancement courses from S.4, including specialized classes for IELTS preparation and Latte Art Class. These courses aim to explore and cater to students' different interests, abilities, and aspirations.
(4) Major Renewed Emphases in the School Curriculum	:	1. Emphasizing ‘Reading to Learn’: There is a morning reading session each week for students and teachers to read together so as to cultivate a reading habit. To create a reading atmosphere, we have implemented Extensive Reading Schemes and subject-based reading schemes to encourage diverse reading. We also organize reading activities such as Morning Reading Honour Roll, themed reading, vote for the best themed reading sharing, students & teachers book sharing, books recommendations, book fair etc. 2. Actively promoting ‘Values Education’: Elements of values education are embedded in our school curricula and Other Learning Experience, earning us awards in the Moral and Civic Education. 3. Multiple Intelligence Courses: We offer ‘Key Development Programmes’ in junior forms, as well as ‘Creative Business activities’ and ‘Innovative STEAM courses’ in senior forms. Students can extend their learning through experiential learning activities in different KLAs and curriculum areas beyond the classroom, so as to enrich the learning experiences of students to broaden their horizons, enhance their learning motivation and interest, and foster their whole-person development. 4. Advocating Key Learning Habits: Our school encourage students to prepare for lessons and jot notes during and after each lesson for revision and reflection, promoting self-directed learning and cultivating good learning habits. 5. Committed to Developing IT in Education: The whole school is covered with WiFi service and replacing smart whiteboards gradually to support interactive learning and teaching in the classroom.
(5) Life Planning Education	:	Our school emphasizes life planning, and holds various activities for different forms to cater for their needs. For Junior Forms, we have aptitude test, training camp, life planning talk, careers quiz, comics design and book report competition. We also adopt the Junior Form Life Planning textbook. We hope that students can have a better understanding of themselves and the job world so as to set their goals at an earlier stage. We equip our senior form students with the skills they need for further study or working in future. Aptitude test, careers talks, workshops, careers camp, overseas trip, job shadowing programmes, self-introduction writing class, English presentation class, personal counseling, job and university mock interview etc. are organized.
Student Support
(1) Whole School Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity	:	We care about every student's needs. A whole school approach is adopted to cater for students' diversity. Small class teaching is implemented for students with different foundations and learning abilities to make progress in different groups and activities, with different pace and assessments. We also organize special classes for remedial and enhancement purposes so that students can be engaged in meaningful school life.
(2) Whole School Approach to Integrated Education	:	Our school is committed to develop an inclusive culture through the whole school approach (WSA) to support SEN students. A student support team (SST) is established. Resources are deployed to provide appropriate and diversified support to students so as to enhance their learning and adjustment to the school life. The team members include guidance teachers, class teachers, school social workers, education psychologist, clinical psychologist, speech therapist, subject teachers and guidance assistants. Adapted learning materials, homework strategies and/or assessment accommodation are provided to students in need. Their learning progress are recorded and reported to the parents when appropriate. We also assist our students in applying public examination accommodation. Professional Groups are invited to conduct staff development and parents education programmes, including the WSA to support students with SEN, teaching strategies for students with special needs and theories on Invitational Education.
(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. Our school offers a school-based curriculum and various after school activities for our NCS students.
(4) Measures to Provide Adaptation for Learning and Assessment	:	We promote assessment for learning using more continuous assessment with diversified modes.
Home-School Co-operation and School Ethos
(1) Home-School Co-operation	:	The Parents and Teachers Association works closely with the school to provide a better education for our students.
(2) School Ethos	:	Since 2007, we have been promoting life education. Our students are well behaved and self-disciplined. Good school ethos is established. Two homeroom teachers are assigned for each class to look after students. In S.1, we have home visits to strengthen teacher-student relationship. We also have social workers, educational psychologists and speech therapist to help our students and parents. We also participate in the QEF Thematic Network on Healthy Schools, establishing a healthy environment and promoting students' personal health for better learning. We also got the caring school award for more than ten years.
Future Development
(1) School Development Plan	:	1. Enhancing learning and teaching effectiveness; advocating self-directed learning. 2. Practising Christian education; living a proactive life. 3. Implementing national education; broadening global horizons.
(2) Teacher Professional Training and Development	:	Our teachers are active in training, seminars and courses in and outside school to equip themselves for the latest development in education.
Life-wide Learning (Including Five Essential Learning Experiences to be Provided through Key Learning Areas, Extra-curricular Activities, Co-curricular Activities, etc.)	:	There are around 20 interest groups and clubs including academic interests, arts, sports and social services. They enable our students to apply the knowledge and skills they have learned. S.1-S.2 students are required to join uniformed groups such as The Boys' Brigade, Flag Guards and Fire & Ambulance Services Teen Connect.
Others	:	We are invited to be the professional development school by the EDB to form a school cluster to support catering for learner diversity.
Direct Public Transportation to School	:	Bus: 25, 25A, 85A, 85, 85P, 27, 41A, 108; Mini Bus: 49M (from Tin Hau MTR Station), 25M (from Paterson Street, Causeway Bay); MTR: Fortress Hill Station
Remarks	:	A wide range of Other Learning Experiences is offered at all levels. S.4 and S.5 students also have a chance to choose Applied Learning as one of their electives. Using additional resources, the school has split classes into smaller groups based on their abilities so as to take good care of each student and cater for diversity.

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Last revision date: 5/12/2024

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