Wan Chai
Buddhist Wong Fung Ling College
Address: 11 Eastern Hospital Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Tel: 25779485
Email: bwc-mail@bwflc.edu.hk
Fax: 28810148
URL: http://www.bwflc.edu.hk
How to travel to Buddhist Wong Fung Ling College
Bus: Direct access by 5B & 8H, plus many others with stops along Causeway Road and Tung Lo Wan Road;
MTR: Tin Hau, Causeway Bay MTR Stations / Others: tram, minibus
About
Buddhist Wong Fung Ling College is a Aided Co-ed secondary school located in Hong KongThe school was founded in 1959. The school is located in Wan Chai, and covers an area of approximately 4600 square meters. The supervisor/chairman of the school management committee is Sik Yin Chi Ven.,And the principal is Lee Wai Shing Mr. (Bachelor of Arts, Master of Education, Postgraduate Diploma in Education and Certification for Principalship). The sponsoring body of Buddhist Wong Fung Ling College is Hong Kong Buddhist Association and is a Buddhism school. The mission of the school: "Being sponsored by Buddhist Association, our college is run on the teachings of Buddha and upholds the principles of 'Enlighten with Wisdom, Manifest with Compassion' as the school motto. The school strives for the provision of quality education and the nurture of life-long learning as well as whole-person development among students."School has Parent-Teacher Association,has student union,doesn't has IMC,has old students/alumni associations, the existence of these organizations promotes the cohesion and cooperation of the school community. The motto of Buddhist Wong Fung Ling College Adhering to the school motto of Enlighten with Wisdom, Manifest with Compassion, encourages students to strive for excellence in academic, moral and personal growth.
Admission Information
Class Structure
Form 1: 4 classes. Form 2: 4 classes.
Form 3: 4 classes. Form 4: 4 classes.
Form 5: 4 classes. Form 6: 4 classes.
^It is important to note that these class numbers may change over time, so students and parents should check with the school for the most up-to-date class structure when applying for admission.
2022-2023
Secondary One Entrance
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 2023 ).The selection criteria are as follows:
1. Rank Order of the applicants' academic record (50%);
2. Conduct grade, extra-curricular activities, service, awards, interview performance and others (50%).
2022-2023
Orientation Activities and Healthy Living
A 2-week summer bridging program incorporating core subject knowledge, English Presentation and adaptation skills to prepare students for upcoming challenges of secondary education is in place. Newly arrived students are targeted for quick settling in S.1 through a program titled "My new world—summer page". S.1 Parents' Day to disseminate the directional plan of school development and expectation on new students run regularly in every summer. An IT workshop for parents of new students to raise awareness of information technology education in the school is organized. S.1 orientation and Assembly Etiquette workshops in conjunction with Moral Training Camp to boost the communication skills, resilience and social interaction of students are school routines. Physical Fitness Check for S.1 and First Aid courses for all junior form students to enhance their adaptability are run as usual. Class streaming, Self-regulatory revision class, Enrichment and Remedial courses to boost students' learning capacity are developmental policies.
2022-2023 Annual Fees
The tuition structure for Buddhist Wong Fung Ling College is as follows:
∎ Form 1: Tuition is $0/year, lecture fee is $0.
∎ Form 2: Tuition is $0/year, lecture fee is $0.
∎ Form 3: Tuition is $0/year, lecture fee is $0.
∎ Form 4: Tuition is $0/year, lecture fee is $340".
∎ Form 5: Tuition is $0/year, lecture fee is $340".
∎ Form 6: Tuition is $0/year, lecture fee is $340".
The PTA dues are $100" per year.
Student union fee: $20".
The approved charge for non-standard items is $0 per year.
Other charges/fees: Printing charges, equipment maintenance and repair expenses: $100.
^Please note that the above prices and charges are for reference only and may change over time. Students and parents should check with the school for the latest tuition and related fee details when applying for admission.
2022-2023 Faculty Profile (Including Principal)
Based on 2022/2023 data, Buddhist Wong Fung Ling College has a total of 63 teachers and 60 approved teacher positions. The qualifications and professional training of teachers are as follows:
∎ Diploma of Education: 94% of the total number of teachers in the school.
∎ Bachelor's degree: 100% of the school's faculty.
∎ Master's degree, doctoral degree or above: accounting for 40% of the total number of teachers in the school.
∎ Special education training: 35% of the total number of teachers in the school.
In terms of seniority of teachers, the data are as follows:
∎ Teachers with 0-4 years of experience account for 16% of the total number of teachers in the school.
∎ Teachers with 5-9 years of experience account for 13% of the total number of teachers in the school.
∎ Teachers with 10 or more years of experience account for 71% of the total number of teachers in the school.
These data show that Buddhist Wong Fung Ling College has an experienced team of teachers with diverse academic and professional training. nearly half of teachers hold master's, doctoral or above degrees, which will help to provide more in-depth and professional educational content.Also, there are there are many of teachers trained in special education, which shows that the school cares about and is committed to students with special educational needs. Their PGCE and BA guarantee they have a good foundation in teaching. In addition, most of teachers have rich teaching experience, and 71% of teachers have 10 or more years of seniority. This means that they have accumulated rich experience and professional knowledge in the teaching field, and can better guide and support the growth of students.These teacher profiles reflect that Buddhist Wong Fung Ling College has a team of strong and experienced teachers who provide a high quality education to their students.
Subjects offered in the 2022-2023 school year
Form 1 to Form 3:
Chinese as the medium of instruction:Chinese Language, Putonghua, Buddhist Moral and Value Education, Chinese History, Computer Studies*, Visual Arts*, Physical Education*, Music*, STEM Education*
and
S.1: Life and Society*, History*; S.2: Life and Society*,Geography*; S.3: History*, Geography*
English as the medium of instruction:English Language
Form 4 to Form 6:
Chinese as the medium of instruction:Chinese Language, Citizenship and Social Development (S.4 & S.5), Liberal Studies (S.6), Buddhist Moral and Value Education, Ethics and Religious Studies, Chinese History, History, Geography, Economics, Information and Communication Technology, Business, Accounting and Finance Studies, Visual Arts, Aesthetic Studies, Physical Education
English as the medium of instruction:English Language
Subjects proposed for the 2023-2024 school year
Form 1 to Form 3:
Chinese as the medium of instruction:Chinese Language, Putonghua, Buddhist Moral and Value Education, Chinese History, Computer Studies*, Visual Arts*, Physical Education*, Music*, STEM Education*
and
S.1: Life and society*, History*; S.2: Life and society*, Geography*; S.3: History*, Geography*
English as the medium of instruction:English Language
Form 4 to Form 6:
Chinese as the medium of instruction:Chinese Language, Citizenship and Social Development, Buddhist Moral and Value Education, Ethics and Religious Studies, Chinese History, History, Geography, Economics, Information and Communication Technology, Business, Accounting and Finance Studies, Visual Arts, Aesthetic Studies, Physical Education
English as the medium of instruction:English Language
School Facilities (for Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs)
Upon completion of various improvement projects, the school is now a serene place with modern facade that facilitates student’s facing up to the challenges of the 21st century. Apart from English Corner, there is the Interactive Laboratory, Piety Auditorium, Meditation Centre, STEM Resource Centre, VR Learning Centre and Hydroponics Garden. Digitized library facilities, as well as rich stocked with books of all kinds while Study Room, Reading Room plus Careers and Studies Corner are further advantages, not to mention more than 300 computers and full IT-scaled classrooms for e-learning and STEM Education to kick off.
Accessible lift and Accessible toilet.
School Characteristics
School Management
School's Major Concerns:
To optimize curriculum reform while perfecting the sustainable framework of Fung Ling Spirit
School Management Organisation:
School Administrative Committee is set up as subordinate of Incorporated Management Committee to oversee developmental strategies of the school. About 25 functional committees are in place to implement school policies. The interests of different stake-holders are well communicated through various channels for self-improvement and pursuit of excellence.
Incorporated Management Committee / School Management Committee / Management Committee:
IMC was founded in 2008 to realize school-based management and the spirit of school motto of "Enlighten with Wisdom, Manifest with Compassion", complemented by whole-person development. All stake-holder managers play critical roles in formulating developmental plans and strategies from macro-perspective angles.
School Green Policy:
Horticulture Corner, rooftop garden and hydroponic Garden set in place. Produce of organic farming is given out to the needy aged who live alone during charitable visits. Won considerable number of awards in various contests like The Best Category Award of Secondary School Section in 2014 Charitable Planting Competition, 1 champion 1 1st runners-up and 3 2nd runners-up in HK Schools Green Potted Plant Contest in 2015 Blue Sky Green Land HK Contest. In the HK Flower Show (Secondary Category) held by Leisure and Cultural Services Department, it won numerous awards from 2017 to 2019.
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Learning and Teaching Plan
Whole-school Language Policy:
1. All language teachers are well-versed with relevant qualifications for subject specialization to boost students’ bilingual and tri-dialect competence. The deployment of Native English Teacher also makes possible a wide array of activities Through English Across Curricular initiatives, junior form students are taught in English in specific topics of chosen subjects. Rich English campus atmosphere is cultivated through school based e-learning platform. Apart from routine academic weeks like English Week, Chinese Culture Week and Putonghua Days, the school is also actively coaching students for Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival, Writing Contest and Story Telling Competitions, and has seen years of excellent achievements.
2. Students were eager to join various language activities in public arena and the total number of awardees from 2015 to 2019 amounted to 659 in 252 categories involving 834 head counts, among which 74 champions, 56 1st runners-up and 74 2nd runners-up. Students were conferred with the Class A Award of Hengyuanxiang Writing Star and Silver Award (Junior Forms) Glorious Sun Writing Star with their excellent writings in 2015/16 and 2017/18, the most Creative Writing Award in Writing contest held by Asia Child Education Association. Performance in the 73rd Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival (2021) was excellent with 2 champions, 4 2nd prizes, 7 3rd prizes, 41 certificates of Merit and 16 certificates of proficiency.
Learning and Teaching Strategies:
1. Both Enrichment and Remedial classes to prepare senior-form students for public examination while after-school tutorials and summer bridging courses to help S.1 students settle in are well in place.
2. Focused Inspection Report 2020 gave positive recognition to the materialisation of self-review culture in that structural planning based on existing mechanism to support students' home learning and all-round development as well as follow-up measures upon resumption of lessons during COVID-19. Students' learning motivation was well kept along side the promotion of on-line teaching and learning.
School-based curriculum:
1. Electives: 2X and 3X. Students can choose 2 to 3 electives from a pool of 11 subjects in accordance with their ability and interest.
2. Curriculum highlights: School-based curriculum designed by teachers is set for junior form STEM Education to keep abreast with the education reform as well as respond to students' learning needs. In respect of the need for writing up of Student Learning Portfolio and whole-person development, the School takes effort in nominating suitable students of senior forms for doing Applied Learning.
Development of the Four Key Tasks:
1. For Reading, DEAR, Drop Everything And Read, is the school’s morning reading philosophy. Extensive reading and School-based e-learning are major projects launched by the two Language subjects. Library Sharing Corner, Book Recommendation, and Reading Week are example activities. Students also won in successive years the Harvard Book Merit Prize held by Hong Kong University Alumni Association. The library also reaped The Quality Library Commendation Award commissioned by Quality Library Network in 2019.
2. To keep abreast with time, the school promotes AR/VR to widen reading experience.
3. A cross-KLA Project Learning targeted at junior forms weaving a holistic coverage of generic skills like collaboration, communication and application. Our teachers are also awarded The Best Tutor by Consumer Council who works in conjunction with the school.
4. For IT, the school is keen on promoting STEM education and sees success in different renowned contests alongside the establishment of it as one of the formal school-based subjects in junior forms.
5. For Civic and moral education, good virtues like politeness, sense of responsibility, caring and appreciations, are fostered through well-planned morning assembly talks, weekly assembly, civic education activities and moral education lessons.
Life Planning Education:
Life-planning is done on a 6-year basis. Self-management workshop held for S.1 to nurture ideal learning habits and value; S.2 and S.3 commence the "I can Make It" programme to help students with goal-setting; APL Briefing for S.4 and Road to University class teacher period plus Aptitude Test Workshop for Future Jobs are structured programmes to boost students' understanding of job interview skills for responsible life planning. For S.6, group counselling to help students sharpen their outlook for their future. To facilitate a better understanding of their path of life, students are put in various workplace experiential activities hosted by different commercial and social welfare organisations (The Fire Services Department being included). 2 students won Excellent Works Prize in Share your Experience in Airport Visit Contest 2014/15 while 3 students got awards for Excellence in a Day as An Engineer Project Report Contest. In 2016/17, 6 students attended Mentoring Programme for Job Placement. Other activities included a 2-day field trip to Foshan and University Entrance Examination Experience Day to expose students to careers and studies on the Mainland and in Taiwan through cultural studies trip.
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Student Support
Whole School Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity:
Streaming and split-class teaching are in tandem with graded materials and after-school learning activities to cater for learners' diversity while exemplifying the value of peer learning and inclusive mindset. Individual learning needs are well catered for through the ethos of mutual respect and acceptance.
Whole School Approach to Integrated Education:
The School is keen on building inclusive culture through whole-school approach to cater for the need of SENs. SEN teachers and SEN TAs are also hired to facilitate the cooperative learning of SENs, and provide group and individual guidance. To this end, the school makes good use of Learning Support Grant and community resource to raise the learning effectiveness of students through diversified support programmes. Examples include Multiple Intelligence Happy Learning Project, Social skills/Emotion Management and Concentration Training Groups, Fun to Read and Write Workshop, Occupational Therapy Team, Speech Enhancement Team. The School also runs a series of summer programmes and Self-care Camp activities to make possible personal growth through happy learning. Regular meetings are held among professionals to devise feasible and concrete support and adjustment plan regarding the learning, homework design and assessments of SENs in need. The School solicits for support from parents through some well-set communication channels through which effective intervention strategies and skills can be sought for the best interests of their child. Two parents Meetings will be held annually for review of learning progress with Team Leaders on top of Parents Talk and Parent-Child Workshops to equip Parents with helping techniques as well as enhance interaction with their child.
Educational Support for Non-Chinese Speaking Students:
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Measures to provide adaptation for Learning and Assessment:
Annual result is the summative report of uniform tests, examination and various coursework. Continuous assessment of and for learning is the focus of school. Both pre- and whilst-test/examination revision classes are run for S.1 students new to the school.
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Home-School Co-operation and School Ethos
Home-School Co-operation:
1. Parent representatives are official members of Purchase and Procurement Committee and work for the sole interest of students through harmonious co-operation with the school.
2. Parent-Teacher Association is enthusiastic in organizing various activities. Projects include Parent’s Appreciation of Teachers Day, Evening Music Concert and various theme-based talks.
School Ethos:
1. The school was the invited guest speaker of Showcase of Discipline and Counselling Work at School–Teachers Experience Sharing Day 2013 held by Education Bureau, as well as the 2014 Spiritual Education Sharing co-hosted by Hong Kong University of Education and Spiritual Education Centre.
2. Commendable behaviours are credited through programmes like Saurus Award and Discipline/Cleanliness Competitions. Around 570 students (89.9%) awarded a dazzling 4296 commendation stamps, among which 158 got gold, 116 silver, 109 bronze and 98 purple in 2019-2020, generating very positive response from parents.
3. The school honours simplicity and austerity, and hence students' dress-code, punctuality and assembly etiquette can all live up to expectation.
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Future Development
School Development Plan:
In alignment with the school motto of 'Enlighten with wisdom and Manifest with Compassion', materialize curriculum reform while perfecting the sustainable framework of Fung Ling Spirit.
1. To consolidate sustainable framework of Fung Ling Spirit to the end of smooth succession among generations.
2. To materialize senior secondary curriculum reform to cater to learners' diversity as well as to facilitate self-directed learning built on cross-curricular language learning and e-learning.
3. To nurture positive values amongst our students for making contribution to the School and society as a whole.
Teacher Professional Training and Development:
Teachers' skills of counseling, teaching and IT are enhanced and updated to keep abreast with new situations through various professional development activities. The School is eager to opt for School Support Services to advocate E-learning and STEM Education as shown in being one of the pilot schools to promote reading through AR/VR application and a handful of teachers being invited to share good practices in various subjects such as STEM "seed" projects, junior secondary Chinese History support scheme for pilot schools, plus Ethics and Religious Studies school-based teaching material development. Our PE panel received the Outstanding Coach Award held by Hong Kong Coaching Committee. To strengthen exchanges between teachers and students between HKSAR and Mainland China, the School is also actively joining the HK-Guangdong Sisters Project.
Life-wide Learning (including Five Essential Learning Experiences to be provided through Key Learning Areas, extra-curricular activities, co-curricular activities, etc.):
1. Encouragement of service learning: Students are encouraged to give service. Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, Red Cross, Community Youth Committee, Volunteer Teams and Fung Ling Youth Committee are organizations with this end for establishment.
2. Volunteer Team was honoured Gold Awards for both Team and Group prizes. 1 student was conferred Gold Award of Community Service, 9 of the Silver Award and 13 of the Bronze Award in Volunteer Movement commissioned by Social Welfare Department. The Volunteer Team also reaped The Commendation Award of Outstanding Volunteers in the Creative Social Service Contest of Service Anyway Programme in 2018/19.
3. The School CYC won 3 Gold and 1 Bronze prizes in the Theme Event (Wanchai) held by CYC commissioned by EDB since 2015. Our students won the Best Team Award and Gold Award in Wanchai Themed-activities for 4 successive years, as well as chosen as representative of Wanchai District to do overseas sharing. Girl Guide was also placed in the top 10 Best Sales in the Raffle Ticket Fund-raising Event in 2017/18 & 2018/19 while advancing to the top 5 in 2018. It was also awarded the Best Girl Guide.
4. School promotes outside school service, a total of 244 students from different forms gave service of more than 2800 hours in 2018/19.
5. A total of 777 counts of head were conferred awards, certificates and commendation prizes in 137 categories, covering 202 headcounts in 85 academics, 75 in 10 physical education, 76 in 15 aesthetics, 424 in 27 others plus scholarship categories during 2018/19.
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Others
1. Mass Media Sharing: Both teachers and students were eager to attend public seminars and activities as well as share teaching/learning experience : STEM Seeding Project sharing, AR/VR Reading Promotion Pilot Experience sharing, School Support Experience Sharing by Chinese History and Mathematics.
2. Study Tour Beyond the Border: a total of 28 study tours were run from 2013 to 2019, destinations include Shanghai, Nanjing, Hanzhou, Wuhan, Fujian, Beijing, Shenyang, Bangkok (Thailand), Vietnam, Taiwan, Seoul (South Korea), etc. 5 local tours to scenic spots like Tai O, Ap Chau, Crooked Island, Tung Ping Chau, etc. were held during the pandemic from 20-22.
3. STEM Education: Students reaped Silver Medal in VEXIQ Challenge 2017 held by Asian Robotics League, the most Energetic Award and 3rd-Class Award in 2017 Robotics Elite Invitation Contest (Guangzhou-HK, Macau), Class-C Award in Creative Technology Contest (Chinese University of HK), Merit Prize in 2018 Underwater Robot Contest. Students got The Best Performance Award (Secondary Section) in HK Schools IT Elite Challenge Meet VEXIQ Robotics Contests both in and outside HK, prizes include My favourite Parade fleet (Senior Section) in 2019 Robofest HK Challenge, the 1st runner-up of HK Adjudicator Challenge Meet 2019 VEXIQ, Class C Award in HK-Macau Youth Invitational Robotics Challenge, Gold Award of Robot League and Most Creative Award of 12th HK Robotics Meet.
4. Exploration into Mathematics and Science: the School won bronze Medal in 15th & 16th International Problem-solving Contest, Class C Award in 36th HK Math Contest co-held by HK Education University and Education Bureau Math Section.
5. Media Innovation: 1st runner-up of 2014 Creative Micro-film for Basic Law Contest run by Wanchai District Board. The School also got the Greenest Video Clips of HK Schools Contest (2016) held by Environment Protection Unit. Merit prize of ProjectNET Innovation Literacy Clip Contest held by HK Youth Federation.
6. Music and Artistic Talent: Musical Instrument for All Programme is launched in junior forms. One student was awarded 1st runner-up in 8th Asian-Pacific Youth Piano Contest (Junior Elite) and Merit prize of Diploma Open Class. The School's Chinese Orchestra reaped Silver Award in Joint School Music Contest 2018 while School Choir and Brass Band got Brass Ensemble Bronze Award, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze meal in the 5th Asian Pacific Youth Piano Contest. Second place and Merit Prize of Tsui Wah 50th Anniversary Day Dream Contest.
7. Leadership Training: Towards Success in Leadership Workshop. Leadership Training Programme like Day Camp and Training Camp are there to help polish leadership skills of Senior Secondary Students. A total number of 66 students successfully enrolled with 18 overseas study tours like “Mainland China Exchange Program of Prefects” between 2014/15 and 2018/19.
8. Outstanding Students: A total of 8 students got Outstanding Youth Award in Wanchai Outstanding Youth Election hosted by Wanchai Youth Committee between 2014 and 2021. Students also made to the U.S. Exchange Programme titled ‘Yes I Can!’ in 2016 and LI Lokying Scholarship.
9. Scholarships: Multitude of scholarship conferred by external body is common, the total sum of scholarship amounts to more than 30 thousand. 5 students were conferred with scholarship awards by Project WeCan hosted by The Wharf (Holdings) in 2019.