SSP2024/2025 S.K.H. St. Benedict's School

School Information

District	:	Wong Tai Sin
Other District(s)	:	Kowloon City, Sha Tin
Supervisor / Chairman of School Management Committee	:	Rev. Lau Wing Kai
Principal (with Qualifications / Experiences)	:	Mr. Cheng Ming Keung (Bachelor or Science, Master of Education, Diploma in Education)
School Type	:	Aided
Student Gender	:	Co-ed
Area Occupied by the School	:	About 2700 Sq. M
Name of Sponsoring Body	:	Anglican (Hong Kong) Secondary Schools Council 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	:	0%
Religion	:	Protestantism / Christianity
Year of Commencement of Operation	:	1965
School Motto	:	TO SERVE, BUT 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	-	$340
Parent-Teacher Association Fee (Annual) ($)	：	$50
Student Union / Association Fee ($)	：	$30
Approved Charges for Non-standard Items (Annual)($)	：	School Based Management $300
Other Charges / Fees ($)	：	-

School Facilities

Number of Classroom(s)	:	24
School Facilities	:	School facilities include air-conditioned classrooms, special rooms for a number of subjects and the school hall. A STEM room has been set up and all classrooms are equipped with computers and LCD projectors to incorporate the use of information technology in classroom teaching and learning. To promote healthy lifestyles, a gym room with modern fitness equipment has been built.
Facility(ies) for Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs	:	Not provided.

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

Number of Teaching Posts in the Approved Establishment	:	47
Total Number of Teachers in the School	:	52
Qualifications and Professional Training	:	Percentage of Teaching Staff (%)
Had Received Teacher Training	:	73%
Bachelor Degree	:	100%
Master / Doctorate Degree or above	:	65%
Special Education Training	:	48%
Years of Experience	:	Percentage of Teaching Staff (%)
0-4 Years	:	27%
5-9 Years	:	8%
10 Years or above	:	65%

2024/2025 Class Structure

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

Subjects Offered

Subjects Offered in the 2024/2025 School Year	:	S.1 - S.3
Chinese as the Medium of Instruction	:	Chinese Language, Putonghua, Mathematics, Chinese History, Science, Geography, Citizenship, Economics and Society (S.1-S.2), Life and Society* (S.3), Business Studies* (S.3), Physical Education, Ethics & Religious Studies, Music, Computer and Technology, Visual Arts
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 2024/2025 School Year	:	S.4 - S.6
Chinese as the Medium of Instruction	:	Chinese Language, Mathematics, Citizenship and Social Development, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Geography, Economics, Health Management and Social Care, Physics, Chemistry, Chinese History, Physical Education (DSE), Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Biology, Ethics & Religious Studies, Music, 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 2025/2026 School Year	:	S.1 - S.3
Chinese as the Medium of Instruction	:	Chinese Language, Putonghua， Mathematics, Chinese History, Science, Geography, Citizenship, Economics and Society (S.1-S.3), Business Studies* (S.3), Physical Education, Ethics & Religious Studies, Music, Computer and Technology, Visual Arts*
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.4 - S.6
Chinese as the Medium of Instruction	:	Chinese Language, Mathematics, Citizenship and Social Development, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Geography, Economics, Health Management and Social Care, Physics, Chemistry, Chinese History, Physical Education (DSE), Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Biology, Ethics & Religious Studies, Music, 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 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 ).Our admission criteria and weightings for S1 discretionary places are as follows: Interview performance 40%, Academic achievement 30%, Conduct 20%, Extra-curricular activities 10%.
Orientation Activities and Healthy Life	:	Before the start of each school year, a Form One Induction Course and two Form One Information Sessions are conducted. To help the new Form One students adapt to school life, the ‘One Student One Job Scheme’ and adventure training activities are also in place. In addition, form teachers also encourage their students to participate in various inter-class activities. Form One students will stay after school on Monday, Wednesday and Friday to finish their homework under the supervision of teachers. The Moral & Civil and Health Education Committee is set up to promote the development of students’ physical and mental well-being during form teacher periods, presentations at weekly assemblies, teambuilding workshops, talks, visits and exchange tours.

School Characteristics

School Management
(1)School's Major Concerns	:	1. Organizing various activities to enhance students' national identity and foster the development of positive and healthy life. 2. Facilitating self-directed learning to nurture students’ motivation and engagement in learning. 3. Facilitating national education, strengthening students' sense of belonging and their national identity and understanding national security, hence to nurture student's motivation in caring national affairs.
(2) School Management Organisation	:	Our school-based management policy is overseen by our School Administrative Board who manages and coordinates school policy. To ensure the school adheres to the School Mission, the Teacher Advisory Council, Parent Teacher Association and Student Union have been established as oversight bodies within the school.
(3) Incorporated Management Committee / School Management Committee / Management Committee	:	The Incorporated Management Committee is composed of members from various professional bodies.
(4) School Green Policy	:	A task force has been set up to promote environmental conservation education and to formulate a local environmental protection policy for our school. There are guidelines for the use of air-conditioners and a recycling campaign is held.
Learning and Teaching Plan
(1) Whole-school Language Policy	:	Chinese is used as the medium of instruction in our school. To enhance students’ English language skills, students from all forms participate in English-medium Learning Extension Activities across all subjects and phonics is taught in class. Our school also provides plenty of opportunities for students to use English for purposeful communication both inside and outside the classroom through a wide range of activities, which include English assemblies, the Speech Festival, English song dedication and English speaking weeks. There is an English Self-learning Centre for students to improve their English performance through self-study.
(2) Learning and Teaching Strategies	:	1. Small class teaching is practised to cultivate and strengthen interpersonal skills in the classroom and enhance the support for individual students. 2. IT is used extensively in the teaching and learning experience to foster students’ motivation and better engage them in self-directed learning. 3. Previewing activities are designed to foster student motivation and cultivate a positive attitude towards learning. 4. Collaborative teaching strategies like peer observations and joint lesson planning to enhance the effectiveness of teaching. 5. Life-wide learning and project learning are implemented. Visits and field trips are also organised to enrich students’ knowledge and help them develop the nine generic skills. 6. To broaden students' horizons, study tours to Okinawa, Zhengzhou, Luoyang, Wuhan, Shaoguan, Xiamen and NanSha were organised, with over 200 students participating. Additionally, study tours to Tokyo, Chiang Rai, Taiwan, Guangzhou, Chaozhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan will be implemented during the academic year of 2024-2025. 7. A diversified school curriculum has been introduced in junior forms to develop a broad and comprehensive perspective for students.
(3) School-based Curriculum	:	1. Electives: 2X. Our school offers five elective subjects for both X1 and X2 and there are no fixed combinations. 2. Curriculum highlights: In junior forms, many subjects offer school-based curriculums to cater for our students’ learning needs. Tailor-made teaching materials on Career Planning and Moral and Civic Education are used in the Form Teacher Periods. In Senior forms, comprehensive learning is established to enrich students' learning experiences. The themes include "Environmental Education", "Career Planning", "Arts Education", "Financial Education", "STEM Education" as well as "Physical Education".
(4) Major Renewed Emphases in the School Curriculum	:	Moral, Civic and National Education: Our school fosters students' positive values and attitudes through the learning and teaching of various subjects and the provision of relevant learning experiences. Reading to Learn: Our school cultivates students’ reading habit through various activities and programmes such as the reading award scheme and teachers’ reading lists. Project Learning: Project Learning is conducted in Form 3. Information Technology for Interactive Learning: Chromebooks are used in class to assist audio-visual learning modalities and teachers can have a better understanding of students’ progress and give timely feedback.
(5) Life Planning Education	:	Life Planning Committee is dedicated to equipping our students with robust life planning skills so that they may be able to build a better future for themselves. Our school-based curriculum has been shaped to help students gain a better understanding of themselves and consequently establish goals and plan the steps to realize these goals. To furnish students with overseas education information, tours to Taiwan, China and Macau have been organized.
Student Support
(1) Whole School Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity	:	1.Tutorial classes are organized for junior form students to consolidate their learning and after-school support is provided for senior form students to prepare for the HKDSE. 2. Tailor-made teaching materials are designed to meet the needs of diverse learners.
(2) Whole School Approach to Integrated Education	:	Under the "Whole-School Approach" to integrated education, the Student Support Team has been formed to support students with special educational needs. On top of that, teachers attend relevant training events in order to enhance their ability to cater for individual differences. Thanks to the Learning Support Grant, NCS-SEN Grant and other available resources, a wide variety of support strategies are adopted to help students with special educational needs. Remedial classes, exam revision classes, social groups and interest classes are organized to cater for their needs when it comes to academic performance, social skills and life planning. At the same time, school-based speech therapy and funded services such as occupational therapy are provided for students that need them. Taking into account SEN students’ individual differences, teachers endeavour to enhance their learning outcomes through curriculum design, diversified teaching, differentiated learning materials as well as homework and exam modifications. To facilitate early identification, members of the Student Support Team will meet all the S1 students and their parents during S1 registration. Their first semester test results and class performance are also closely monitored. The school works closely with the school-based educational psychologist to conduct meetings and assessments on a regular basis. Individual Education Plans are developed for students in need and there are review meetings to evaluate their effectiveness. Importance is also attached to home-school cooperation. Parent workshops will be conducted so that the school and parents can join hands in supporting students’ learning and growth.
(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	:	On top of the exam in each term, summative assessments such as homework assignments and projects are administered to evaluate students learning. Guidelines on homework policy are distributed and e-homework lists are sent to all parents and students.
Home-School Co-operation and School Ethos
(1) Home-School Co-operation	:	The PTA is committed to working in partnership with parents to support and enrich the school life of our students. The PTA has fostered close ties between parents and teachers through a range of annual activities.
(2) School Ethos	:	Nurturing students to develop positive, compassionate and caring traits is our priority. We adopt a whole school approach to guidance and discipline to promote the moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic development of students within a harmonious and caring school culture. Students are also actively encouraged to support charities and take part in voluntary work both in school and in our local communities in accordance with the School motto, ‘To serve but not to be served’.
Future Development
(1) School Development Plan	:	1. Our school is dedicated to strengthening values education, enhancing students' national identity, and instilling positive values through organizing various activities. 2. Our school is committed to fostering a positive attitude towards studying in students, while nurturing their motivation and confidence in learning. 3. By implementing national education, our school aims to strengthen students' national identity, deepen their understanding of national security and cultivate a love for our country.
(2) Teacher Professional Training and Development	:	Our school aims to organize three professional development days for all staff annually. Besides, all school committees and departments will provide professional development opportunities for their members to enhance teachers’ professional knowledge and enrich their teaching practice.
Life-wide Learning (Including Five Essential Learning Experiences to be Provided through Key Learning Areas, Extra-curricular Activities, Co-curricular Activities, etc.)	:	There are over 20 school clubs to help students achieve the aims of whole–person development. This year, Form 1 students can experience a new range of sporting, art and musical activities. These have been designed to give students the opportunity to explore their interests and strengths as well as enhance their confidence. Meanwhile, Form 4 students will participate in a range of career experiences such as nursing, fashion, personal grooming, funeral services, hospitality and baristas. This initiative is designed to help them develop a clearer direction for career planning.
Others	:	Great emphasis has been put on all round education. To achieve this, we have organized different kinds of extra-curricular activities, study tours and educational visits for our students so as to help broaden their horizons and encourage them to participate in community services. Our students have been awardees of the Wong Tai Sin District Outstanding Students' Selection. In addition, our school girl guides have attained "The Outstanding Unit" and "Unit Highest Service Hours Award".
Direct Public Transportation to School	:	Our school is located at the nexus of public transport interchanges. The Choi Hung bus interchange is minutes away as is the Choi Hung MTR station. Access to both these transport nodes are by covered walkways.
Remarks	:	Students in junior forms participate in English-medium Learning Extension Activities in all subjects (except Chinese, Putonghua and Chinese History).

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Last revision date: 5/12/2024

Address:	No.11, Lam Chung Avenue, Choi Hung Estate, Kowloon
Phone:	23200011	Email:	info@skhsbs.edu.hk
Fax:	23204470	Website:	http://www.skhsbs.edu.hk