Southern
Hong Kong Sea School
Address: 13-15 Tung Tau Wan Road Stanley
Tel: 28131561
Email: email@hkss.edu.hk
Fax: 28132587
URL: http://www.hkss.edu.hk
How to travel to Hong Kong Sea School
Bus: 260, 6, 6X, 63, 73, 314, 14, 273;
Minibus: 16M, 16X, 40, 52.
About
Hong Kong Sea School is a Aided Boys secondary school located in Hong KongThe school was founded in 1946. The school is located in Southern, and covers an area of approximately 20000 square meters. The supervisor/chairman of the school management committee is Cowen B.C. Chiu, MH Mr. ,And the principal is Chan To Pui Mr. (Master of Education, Teacher Certificate in Education). The sponsoring body of Hong Kong Sea School is The Hong Kong Sea School and is a non-religious school. The mission of the school: "The school aims to nurture our students to achieve their full potential through dynamic teaching approaches and activities. Whilst imparting knowledge and skills, our unique discipline training, water sports activities and boarding life cultivate in them strong sense of responsibility, devotion to duty, and good interpersonal skills for further scholastic endeavours, or developing careers in the maritime or other industries."School has Parent-Teacher Association,doesn't 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 Hong Kong Sea School encourages students to strive for excellence in academic, moral and personal growth.
Admission Information
Class Structure
Form 1: 2 classes. Form 2: 2 classes.
Form 3: 2 classes. Form 4: 2 classes.
Form 5: 2 classes. Form 6: 2 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 ).Academic Performance 30%
Extra-Curricular Activities 30%
Conduct and Attitude 20%
Interview Performance 20%
2022-2023
Orientation Activities and Healthy Living
2022-2023 Annual Fees
The tuition structure for Hong Kong Sea School 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 $0.
∎ Form 5: Tuition is $0/year, lecture fee is $0.
∎ Form 6: Tuition is $0/year, lecture fee is $0.
The PTA dues are $0 per year.
Student union fee: $0.
The approved charge for non-standard items is Boarding Fee (Annual): S.1 to S.3 $4,840; S.4 to S.5 $17,380; S.6 $17,379 per year.
Other charges/fees: Please see remarks..
^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, Hong Kong Sea School has a total of 37 teachers and 35 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: 97% of the school's faculty.
∎ Master's degree, doctoral degree or above: accounting for 73% of the total number of teachers in the school.
∎ Special education training: 53% 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 5% of the total number of teachers in the school.
∎ Teachers with 5-9 years of experience account for 14% of the total number of teachers in the school.
∎ Teachers with 10 or more years of experience account for 81% of the total number of teachers in the school.
These data show that Hong Kong Sea School 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 more than half of 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 81% 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 Hong Kong Sea School 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, Mathematics, Computer Literacy, Life and Society, Technology and Living, Physical Education, Maritime Studies, Integrated Sciences, Visual Arts, Assembly
English as the medium of instruction:English Language
Form 4 to Form 6:
Chinese as the medium of instruction:Chinese Language, Mathematics, Citizenship and Social Development (S.4, S.5), Liberal Studies (S.6), Physical Education, Information and Communication Technology, Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Physical Education (DSE), Maritime Studies, Visual Arts, Technology and Living (S.6), Health Management and Social Care (S.4 and S.5)
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, Chinese History, Mathematics, Computer Literacy, Life and Society, Technology and Living, Physical Education, Maritime Studies, Integrated Sciences, Visual Arts, Assembly
English as the medium of instruction:English Language
Form 4 to Form 6:
Chinese as the medium of instruction:Chinese Language, Mathematics, Citizenship and Social Development, Physical Education, Maritime Studies, Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Information and Communication Technology, Physical Education (DSE), Visual Arts, Health Management and Social Care
English as the medium of instruction:English Language
School Facilities (for Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs)
Our school occupies two hectres in land side. Besides teacher rooms, we have different special rooms, integrated Science and laboratory room, computer-equipped rooms, workshop, indoor and outdoor sport center, library, parade training sites and so on. Moreover, we have well-established water center, pier and helicopter platform so as to cope with the learning and curriculum needs of our students.
Accessible lift.
School Characteristics
School Management
School's Major Concerns:
1. Upgrade teaching support and enhance the effectiveness of learning and teaching.
2. Foster students in pursuit of positive character development.
3. Evolve and improve the school-based curriculum and construct a positive school culture and characteristics.
School Management Organisation:
Hong Kong Sea School was founded by the charity body, The Hong Kong Sea School. The educational policy of the School is steered by the HKSS Incorporated Management Committee (HKSS IMC), while the Principal, assisted by the Assistant Principal, is responsible for the leadership and overall operation of the school. Under him are the teaching and boarding sections. The school has also formed a school administration and development council with senior staff to determine school policies and goals; reflect the opinions of school stakeholders and make decisions on major issues; coordinate the work of various departments in school ; report to IMC regularly and promote school's development.
Incorporated Management Committee / School Management Committee / Management Committee:
The Incorporated Management Committee of Hong Kong Sea School
School Green Policy:
Support environmental protection, electricity generation from wind power, assisting the recycling of waste paper.
Details: http://www.hkss.edu.hk/
Learning and Teaching Plan
Whole-school Language Policy:
The medium of instruction is Chinese, but the school attaches great importance to English learning, we make use of small group teaching, and through drama to help students to learn English.
Learning and Teaching Strategies:
Our school is eager to promote all-round learning strategies with the collaboration of cross curriculum into the classroom teaching. Students also have all valuable chances to learn from different scenarios and jobs tasting in which they can have more personal career-oriented experience. Students can have more chances to grasp and review their careers’ intention and path through the course.
1. We stress the stimulation and cultivation of students potential capability, knowledge and skill creation so as to help them arm with different career-oriented skills in marine or other career fields.
Also, they will be widely trained in our school to be the ones with righteousness, responsibility, good interpersonal relationship for the contribution for our society.
2. The curriculum aims at strengthening students fluency and preciseness in reading, writing and calculation.
3. The adaptation of scenario and pragmatic learning modes for the promotion of students learning motivation and overall learning effectiveness.
We provide school-based curriculum to our students, and let them learn from reading. Also, reading groups in our school can help the promotion of reading and life learning culture in our school. Our school library corner provides different types of books, and assess students reading progress through both of qualitative and quantitative assessment as a way to encourage students to read more.
School-based curriculum:
1. Electives: 2X. Maritime Studies has developed school-based curriculum in both junior forms and senior forms.
2. Curriculum highlights: Seamanship Studies
Development of the Four Key Tasks:
Students of our school are required to read newspapers daily. Through the participation of adventure camps, sea expedition, cultural trips, topic-based project works to cultivate students’ positive moral value. We also indicate students’ strengths in this aspect through the use of telecommunication knowledge and skills.
Life Planning Education:
The Career Paths for Junior Forms (S.1 to S.3)
(S.1) To help students enhance their own recognition and build up positive life value and attitude.
(S.2) To enhance students recognition and cooperation for society.
(S.3) To help students grasp learning and career paths fit to their own needs.
The Career Paths for Senior Forms (S.4 to S.6)
We help S.4 students choose elective subjects to cater for their own needs. Through the map of career paths, from S.4 to S.6 students can know more about the importance of choosing suitable career paths which suit their own plans. We help students from S.4 to S.6 to sit for different continual examinations of Marine courses. We help our S.5 students to plan for their future careers, and help them to have job tasting chances for their favorable future careers. We help students prepare different documents and documentary procedures for the paths of their future careers.
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Student Support
Whole School Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity:
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Whole School Approach to Integrated Education:
Our school aims to cultivate peace and harmony, cater for student differences and provide children with multi-dimensional education opportunities in school-based level. Our support team, creating harmonious school life for students, includes professional committees: Special Educational Needs (SEN) coordinator, teachers with training in SEN, counselors and educational psychologists.
Our supports for students, like speech therapy, supplementary class, individual / group counseling service, social skills training and individual learning scheme, are offered through the school-based tailor-made curriculum, multi-dimensional teaching and learning strategies, optimizing tiered assignment and special examination arrangement to facilitate the effectiveness of teaching and learning. Continuing education courses as well as the most up-to-date information of which the focus is on catering for learning diversity are available for teachers, who are eligible for the training courses that help equip teachers with knowledge and skills for taking care of all students in school. Special examination arrangement in school-based examinations and public examinations are available for those students in need.
Educational Support for Non-Chinese Speaking Students:
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Measures to provide adaptation for Learning and Assessment:
- Our school adopts continual assessment policy.
- We adopt continual formative and summative assessment with 30% examination marks and 70% marks from daily assessment including classroom, continual assessments of students’ assessment, tests and project-based works in junior levels (S.1 to S.3) in the subjects of Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics, Life and Society, Integrated Science, Chinese History and Maritime Studies.
- We adopt continual formative and summative assessment with 40% examination marks and 60% marks from daily assessment including classroom, continual assessments of students’ assessment, tests and project-based works in junior levels (S.1 to S.3) in the subjects of Computer Literacy, Physical Education and Technology and Life.
- We adopt continual formative and summative assessment with 40% examination marks and 60% marks from daily assessment including classroom, continual assessments of students’ assessment, tests and project-based works in senior levels (S.4 to S.6).
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Home-School Co-operation and School Ethos
Home-School Co-operation:
With the whole-heart supports of parents to our school, they contribute their valuable opinions through the participation of our school activities.
School Ethos:
We emphasize the practice of disciplinary training educating our students. Through the drills, they are trained to be the ones with strong sense in discipline and obedience as the standard to fit the requirements on their outlook and attitude.
Teachers and Boarding Service Master/Mistress of our school are responsible for assessing and following up students performance on academic and conduct fields on regular and face-to-face basis. Also, Our Student Support Team is eager to promote the inclusive policies and inclusive education of EDB.
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Future Development
School Development Plan:
The School has been striving to optimize the campus and facilities to provide a holistic and all-rounded education for students. The Maritime Laboratory (Including a Ship Simulator and VR Cave) and Art Development Centre have been built last year. In order to provide careers and life education, internship opportunities, and extend students career paths, We have built up close cooperation relationship and communication with other institutions and organizations for our students.
Teacher Professional Training and Development:
We encourage and activate teachers’ participation in doing those workable researches on teaching methods, and enhance their teaching effectiveness, and import outer resources for enriching teachers’ professional development.
Life-wide Learning (including Five Essential Learning Experiences to be provided through Key Learning Areas, extra-curricular activities, co-curricular activities, etc.):
Sport activities: Magic, Fencing, Chess playing, telecommunication technology. Science, Culinary Art, First aid, Visual Arts, Movie club, Library club, Photograph, marching band and other ball games activities.
Water activities: Sailing, Windsurfing, Canoeing, Life Saving, Rowing and Dragon Boating.
Special Characteristics Events: Tug-of-War, Heaving Line. Students join the adventure camp or Sea Expedition every year. For those potential students, they can have every opportunity to join local and international competition including overseas-sponsored boat racing.
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Others
- Our school provides scholarship to students with good performances in academic, sports and conduct fields, and great encouragement to students who show performance with excellence in school-modelling discipline.
- Our school encourages students' participation in different inter-school based and international competitions, and subsidizes them for the competitions and inter-communication activities overseas.