Tsuen Wan
Ho Fung College (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen)
Address: 448 Wo Yi Hop Road Kwai Chung
Tel: 24253563
Email: info@hofung.edu.hk
Fax: 24259165
URL: http://www.hofung.edu.hk
How to travel to Ho Fung College (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen)
Bus: 32, 40X, 46X, 47X, 48X, 73X, 278X;
Mini-bus: 82, 94, 312, 403, 403A.
About
Ho Fung College (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen) is a Aided Co-ed secondary school located in Hong KongThe school was founded in 1974. The school is located in Tsuen Wan, and covers an area of approximately 7779 square meters. The supervisor/chairman of the school management committee is LAI Chak Sum Mr.,And the principal is SIU Chi Sun Mr. (B.Sc. (HKU), M.Ed. (CUHK)). The sponsoring body of Ho Fung College (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen) is Sik Sik Yuen and is a Others school. The mission of the school: "To adopt the spirit of Sik Sik Yuen: Promoting Philanthropy and Benevolence and provide quality education. The school focuses on a balanced development of students on top of cherishing promising academic performance and good conduct. Students are expected to make intellectual and physical achievements besides cultivating a good moral attitude."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 Ho Fung College (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen) Adhering to the school motto of To act benevolently and to teach benevolence, 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 ).1. Academic results: 40%;
2. Interview: 45%;
3. Extra-curricular activities, school or social services: 15%;
4. Conduct in school: B or above.
2022-2023
Orientation Activities and Healthy Living
In August, the school holds the Orientation for S.1 Intakes, which includes leadership training and different learning courses.
Our school encourages students to participate in various extracurricular activities to nurture their interests, develop their potentials and skills. The school also invites teachers and professionals to give health talks to promote health education to students. Besides, the school collaborates closely with PTA to monitor the services provided by the lunch box vendor. Lunch at school is mandatory for all S.1 students in the first term. The school tuck shop will offer a nourishing menu up to EDB standard for students to cultivate their healthy eating habit.
2022-2023 Annual Fees
The tuition structure for Ho Fung College (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen) 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 $310".
∎ Form 5: Tuition is $0/year, lecture fee is $310".
∎ Form 6: Tuition is $0/year, lecture fee is $310".
The PTA dues are $30" per year.
Student union fee: $25".
The approved charge for non-standard items is 310 per year.
Other charges/fees: S1: About $2,000/year (Including photocopying and other miscellaneous fees)<br>S2 to S6: About $1,500/year (Including photocopying and other miscellaneous fees).
^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, Ho Fung College (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen) has a total of 56 teachers and 52 approved teacher positions. The qualifications and professional training of teachers are as follows:
∎ Diploma of Education: 98% of the total number of teachers in the school.
∎ Bachelor's degree: 45% of the school's faculty.
∎ Master's degree, doctoral degree or above: accounting for 55% of the total number of teachers in the school.
∎ Special education training: 32% 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 23% of the total number of teachers in the school.
∎ Teachers with 5-9 years of experience account for 6% 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 Ho Fung College (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen) has an experienced team of teachers with diverse academic and professional training. more than 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 Ho Fung College (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen) 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, Chinese History, Putonghua, Visual Arts, P.E.
English as the medium of instruction:English Language, Mathematics, Science (S.1-S.2), Geography, History, Science (S.3 Physics, Chemistry, Biology), Life & Society, Business Fundamentals (S.3), Computer & Technology, Technology & Living, Music, STEM Education
Form 4 to Form 6:
Chinese as the medium of instruction:Chinese Language, Chinese Literature, Chinese History, Citizenship and Social Development (S.4,S.5), Liberal Studies (S.6), P.E., Moral
English as the medium of instruction:English Language, Mathematics, Mathematics Extended Part Module 1 (Calculus and Statistics), Mathematics Extended Part Module 2 (Algebra and Calculus), Liberal Studies (S.6), Economics, Geography, History, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Business, Accounting & Financial Studies, Information & Communication Technology
Subjects proposed for the 2023-2024 school year
Form 1 to Form 3:
Chinese as the medium of instruction:Chinese Language, Chinese History, Putonghua, Visual Arts, P.E.
English as the medium of instruction:English Language, Mathematics, Science (S.1-S.2), Geography, History, Science (S.3 Physics, Chemistry, Biology), Business Fundamentals (S.3), Life & Society, Computer & Technology, Technology & Living, Music, STEM Education
Form 4 to Form 6:
Chinese as the medium of instruction:Chinese Language, Chinese Literature, Chinese History, Citizenship and Social Development, Moral, P.E.
English as the medium of instruction:English Language, Mathematics, Mathematics Extended Part Module 1 (Calculus and Statistics), Mathematics Extended Part Module 2 (Algebra and Calculus), Economics, Geography, History, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Business, Accounting & Financial Studies, Information & Communication Technology
School Facilities (for Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs)
The new wing was completed in 2004. New facilities were installed. These include two computer rooms, a language laboratory, a student activity centre, two study rooms, a gymnasium, campus channel production room and the office of the Students' Association. The campus is air-conditioned as well.
Ramp, Accessible lift, Accessible toilet, tactile guide path, accessible public information / service counter and visual fire alarm system.
School Characteristics
School Management
School's Major Concerns:
1. To nurture proactive learners.
2. To promote students’ positive values and widen their horizon.
School Management Organisation:
Hierarchical Management Organization Structure: IMC- Principal - School Administration and Development Committee - various Middle Management Committees - Teachers
Incorporated Management Committee / School Management Committee / Management Committee:
The IMC is composed of one school supervisor, eight school sponsoring body appointed managers, five independent managers, one principal manager, one teacher manager, one parent manager and one alumni manager, a total of eighteen members.
School Green Policy:
Our school promotes the green school and environmental protection programmes. We are equipped with a greenhouse and a fish pond. Renewable energy devices like solar energy heaters and solar panels encourage students to carry environment protection projects. In 2015, we obtained the subsidies of Sik Sik Yuen to install solar water heaters, develop areas for outdoor cultivation and replace for energy-saving fluorescent lamps, etc., These new facilities can effectively promote education environmental protection and update energy-saving measures to move towards the campus sustainability. Our school promotes e-learning in learning and teaching which makes good uses of online resources to reduce paper usage.
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Learning and Teaching Plan
Whole-school Language Policy:
The school's medium of instruction is mainly English (please refer to the subjects offered in 2022/23 and subjects to be offered in 2023/24 for details). Most of the learning and teaching as well as co-curricular activities are conducted in English. Exchange students are admitted to help create an authentic environment for students to practice speaking in English and cultural exchange. The school also places great emphasis on nurturing in students the capabilities of bi-literacy and tri-lingualism. There are both Chinese and English debate teams to enhance students' linguistic training.
Learning and Teaching Strategies:
The school emphasizes an all-round education and students’ balanced development. On top of academic pursuit, students are actively engaged in sports, music and other co-curricular activities. Our students have good moral grooming and possess great leadership potential. Bi-literacy and tri-lingualism as well as sound mathematical training are focus of development. Students’ nine areas of generic skills are cherished through school lessons and co-curricular activities. A student-centred approach is adopted in school.
The Chinese and English Departments rigorously promote various extensive reading schemes to induce in students the habit of reading. The school library and different subject departments work in collaboration to enable students to make effective use of school library resources to enhance studying efficacy. The senior level curriculum offers an array of subject choices for different types of students. Students’ multiple intelligence is nurtured through sports, music and other co-curricular activities. The outstanding performances of our school’s Chinese and English Debate Teams have also been recognized with awards at various competitions. Career planning is another focus of development. Seminars, interflows, visits have been organized to allow students a clear understanding of their strengths, character and abilities so that they can scale new heights by fully utilizing their potential.
Also, STEM Education is promoted in junior forms, a view to enhancing students' interest in learning science, technology and mathematics; nurturing their abilities in the integration and application of knowledge and skills, creativity, collaboration and problem-solving capabilities.
School-based curriculum:
1. Electives: 3X. Students are required to opt for 3 electives.
2. Curriculum highlights: The school emphasizes an all-round education and students’ balanced development. Through the combination of formal and non-formal curricula, the school aims at nurturing students’ abilities of communication, problem-solving and self-management.
Development of the Four Key Tasks:
Extensive reading schemes are promoted. Morning reading periods are launched to enhance students’ reading habit. Class libraries have been set up and regularly the school library organizes book fairs, book promotion, reading sharing, reading talks by guest speakers etc. The school website regularly updates reading information to assist students to build a good reading habit. Off-lesson English broadcast is arranged to enhance students’ awareness of current issues and English listening proficiency.
Utilization of IT to promote interactive learning: our teachers are equipped with IT skills (from basic to advanced) stipulated by the Education Bureau. The school is equipped with eClass platform and tablets to facilitate learning and teaching. All classrooms and special rooms have been installed with computers and interactive touch panel. Wireless internet access is established in the campus to enable teachers to teach using IT.
Moral and Civic Education: The school includes Moral lessons in its curriculum to teach students ideas of Confucianism. Buddhism and Taoism, which helps to nurture students’ virtues. In off-lesson time, the Moral and Civic Education Section organizes a wide array of morning assemblies, seminars, visits, exhibitions and competitions to foster students’ civic awareness and good citizenship.
Life Planning Education:
A range of events are held to address the needs of students from different forms. The primary target in the junior form is the F.3 students. We organize activities such as workshops, talks and experience-sharing sessions to help them navigate their way through the transition from S.3 to S.4. As for the senior form students, our emphasis is placed on ‘life planning’ which is realized in various forms of activities: ‘Job Exploration’ workshop, JUPAS Talk, experience-sharing sessions by alumni and representatives from local universities and visits to local universities. We also help nurture career prefects by inviting them to participate in organizing various events and providing them with training courses. We hope that they will then contribute back to the school and impart their knowledge on the junior fellows.
The career guidance section also expands its scope and variety of activities so as to provide more custom-made programmes that cater to the needs of individual students. Our school offers each S.5 and S.6 student a tailored academic advising session mostly on individual basis. They will be provided with the latest information regarding their academic results and opportunities to discuss with career teachers different study paths. A mentorship programme “Life Buddies” has also been launched to benefit our students. Through this programme, our collaborators organize a variety of events, like career talk, site and company visits so that students can gain first-hand experiences in authentic work settings. But some of the scheduled events had to be cancelled last academic year because of the pandemic and class suspension.
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Student Support
Whole School Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity:
All S.2 and S.3 students are streamed according to their abilities. Remedial classes of Chinese and English are practised. In off-lesson time, subject teachers arrange enhancement classes for S.1 to S.6 students to tackle the issue of student diversity. Other learning programmes like leadership training, gifted students’ critical thinking workshops are launched to fully explore students’ potential. Teachers tailor their teaching strategies to meet the education needs of different students. A special committee has also been set up to handle SEN students.
Whole School Approach to Integrated Education:
Our school is committed to developing an inclusive culture to support students with Special Education Needs. The Student Support Team comprises of the Counselling Mistress, SEN coordinator, School Social Workers and School-based Education Psychologist. Diversified supporting measures are facilitated through the co-ordination between teacher in-charge of Academic Affairs, the student guidance teacher, class teachers, the school social worker, the EP, and subject teachers. We also treasure home-school cooperation and try to facilitate parents’ participation for early identification and the formulation of support strategies for students with SEN. Resources such as the Learning Support Grant are deployed to provide appropriate and diversified support to these students. To enhance their learning and adjustment to the school life, training workshops are conducted in collaboration with NGOs. School-based speech therapy service is hired to offer individual/group training/therapy sessions to students. To ensure the effective facilitation of supporting measures, teachers are deployed to attend professional training programs and seminars organized by EDB and school-based staff development activities.
Educational Support for Non-Chinese Speaking Students:
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Measures to provide adaptation for Learning and Assessment:
There are uniform tests and examinations in both school terms. Formative assessment is emphasized to enhance student learning.
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Home-School Co-operation and School Ethos
Home-School Co-operation:
The Ho Fung Parent Teacher Association hosts a series of parent-child and family education activities annually. The Association recruits parent volunteers who actively take part in social service projects.
School Ethos:
The school promotes an austere ethos. The Discipline Unit and Counselling Unit are concerned with students' character nourishment and personal growth, giving valid and timely advice to help them build a positive life outlook and correct values.
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Future Development
School Development Plan:
Our school recognizes and is committed to catering to the individual needs and differences of our students. Through ongoing multifaceted learning activities, we strive to motivate our students to develop positive attitudes, learning skills and lifestyles with the goal of improving students’ ability to acquire knowledge and use it in an efficient and effective way. Our focus is to develop independent learners who are ready for tertiary education and adult life.
In keeping with this focus, our school is continuously strengthening our students’ bi-literacy and tri-lingualism, as well as, placing a strong emphasis on curricular knowledge. We organize ‘learning beyond the classroom’ activities, which allow students to immerse themselves in the community and participate in exchange programmes to the Mainland and overseas. The objectives of these activities is to provide our students with the background needed to complete the Senior Secondary Education curriculum, broaden their horizons and develop a well-rounded knowledge base. We strive to facilitate our students’ establishment and pursuit of personal goals.
Teacher Professional Training and Development:
The school attaches great importance to the teachers’ professional training and development as to nurture quality students. Apart from the school’s and the joint schools’ staff development days, our school has organised teachers’ visits to the Mainland China, Taiwan and Japan in recent years. Subsidies are offered to teachers to encourage self-education. The teaching quality is enhanced through peer learning and collaboration, and thus school's sustainable development can be promoted.
Life-wide Learning (including Five Essential Learning Experiences to be provided through Key Learning Areas, extra-curricular activities, co-curricular activities, etc.):
To nurture students' critical thinking, our school has established both Chinese and English Debate Teams. Their outstanding performances have been recognized with awards at various competitions. Our English Debate Team attains the Overall Champion at the 34th Sing Tao Inter-School Debating Competition, the Overall Champions (S.2 and S.3 EMI Divisions) and the Second Runner-up (S.4 EMI Division) at the 20th HKPTU English Debating Competition, the Champions (NT S.2, NTW S.4 Senior Grand Final, NTW S.5 Senior Division I), the First Runner-up (NT S3 Junior Grand Final) at the HK Secondary Schools English Debating Competition 18-19 and the Best Performing Term Award and the Excellent Performance Award at the Mock Legislative Council Debate Competition. Our Chinese Debate Team attains the Overall Champion and NTW Champion at the 7th Si-Bian Inter-School Debate Competition, the HK First Runner-up (Mandarin) at the 18th Basic Law Cup for two consecutive years, the First Runner-up at the Foshan Debating Exchange Programme and the First Runner-up at the Asia Cup Debating Competition (Hong Kong Stop).
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Others
The school emphasizes students' multiple intelligence. Within a span of 16 years, our students have attained 13 HK championships in the programme Odyssey of the Mind. They have also represented Hong Kong to participate in the competitions in the US and got the Championship and First Runner-up in 2001 and 2016 respectively. Moreover, the school has been awarded the Outstanding Environmental Protection Award for 6 consecutive years and has won the HK Green School Bronze Prize and Merit Prize. To nurture students' critical thinking, our school has set both Chinese and English Debate Teams. Our teams' outstanding performances have been recognized with awards at various competitions. They have attained championships in the Basic Law Cup HK Secondary School and won the championships in the 16th and 17th NESTA Debating Competitions in 2015 and 2016.
Apart from the above-mentioned activities, our students have got numerous awards at various sports, music, dance, languages and mathematics competitions. Their academic achievements and outstanding performances in extra-curricular activities have been recognized with many awards including but not limited to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Outstanding Student Award, Top 10 Outstanding Youth Award of the Outstanding Youth Activity Commendation Scheme, I Love Hong Kong - 10 Model Teenagers, Hong Kong Outstanding Youth Volunteer Award, Outstanding Teens Award, Hong Kong Youth Service Leader Award (the best 3 schools) and HKSSF Grantham Outstanding Student Athlete Award.