Wan Chai
Hong Kong Tang King Po College
Address: 25&27 Kennedy Road
Tel: 25272427
Email: school@hktkpc.edu.hk
Fax: 25285954
URL: http://www.hktkpc.edu.hk/
How to travel to Hong Kong Tang King Po College
Mini bus: Route 28
MTR: Wan Chai Station Exit D (10-minute walk from Wanchai Station, via 17th Floor of Hopewell Center) Tram and bus routes also reach the vicinity of our school
About
Hong Kong Tang King Po College is a Aided Boys secondary school located in Hong KongThe school was founded in 1965. The school is located in Wan Chai, and covers an area of approximately 2000 square meters. The supervisor/chairman of the school management committee is Cheung Koon Wing, Joseph Bro.,And the principal is Wong Ka Ming, Tracy Ms. (B.Soc.Sc., B.Rs, M.Ed). The sponsoring body of Hong Kong Tang King Po College is Society of St. Francis De Sales and is a Catholicism school. The mission of the school: "Succeeding the Mission of St. John Bosco, the founder of Salesian Society, the school educates young people with the Preventive System, which is based on reason, religion and love. We are called to cultivate an educational environment as a family filled with love and affection. We are dedicated to nurturing the students to be Harmonious, Knowledgeable, Trustworthy, Kind, Perseverant and Competent youngsters."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 Hong Kong Tang King Po College Adhering to the school motto of DILIGENTER DIRIGOR , 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 Secondary One Discretionary places admission criteria and weighting are as follows:
1) Academic performance (P.5-P.6 Chinese, English and Mathematics) 40% 2) Position in the Rank Order List provided by the EDB 10% 3) Conduct (P.5-P.6) 10% 4) Non-academic achievement (Music, Physical Education, Art, Service, etc.) 10% 5) Performance at Interview 30%
2022-2023
Orientation Activities and Healthy Living
1. S.1 Bridging Course and school tour
2. Oxbridge English Summer Camp
3. S.1 Parents' Day: the school motto, school policies and PTA will be introduced. Parents will also meet the class teacher of their son. Concerned about students' physical, mental and spiritual health, the school aims at helping students develop a healthy living style. In order to help students get used to a healthy eating habit, the school has chosen a food caterer that provides a healthy and nutritious menu. The School also cares about students' development in sports and different interests. Students are encouraged to set aspirations, make good use of leisure, and embrace themselves in learning. The school provides religious, spiritual and moral education to instill correct values in students. All these have made students able to distinguish right from wrong, resist temptation, choose the right course and follow it.
2022-2023 Annual Fees
The tuition structure for Hong Kong Tang King Po 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 $320".
∎ Form 5: Tuition is $0/year, lecture fee is $320".
∎ Form 6: Tuition is $0/year, lecture fee is $320".
The PTA dues are $120" per year.
Student union fee: $50".
The approved charge for non-standard items is $270 (Miscellaneous fees & I.T. fee) per year.
Other charges/fees: $0.
^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 Tang King Po College has a total of 58 teachers and 58 approved teacher positions. The qualifications and professional training of teachers are as follows:
∎ Diploma of Education: 100% 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 53% of the total number of teachers in the school.
∎ Special education training: 38% 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 17% of the total number of teachers in the school.
∎ Teachers with 5-9 years of experience account for 16% of the total number of teachers in the school.
∎ Teachers with 10 or more years of experience account for 67% of the total number of teachers in the school.
These data show that Hong Kong Tang King Po College 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 67% 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 Tang King Po 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, Computer Literacy, Chinese History, Geography (S.1), Life and Society (S.1), Music, Physical Education, Religious Education, Visual Arts, Business Fundamentals, Putonghua
English as the medium of instruction:English Language, Mathematics (S.1), Science (S.1)
Form 4 to Form 6:
Chinese as the medium of instruction:Chinese Language, Citizenship and Social Development (S.4 and S.5), Liberal Studies (S.6), Geography, Economics, Chinese History, Health Management and Social Care, Information & Communication Technology, Ethics and Religious Studies, Visual Arts, Physical Education
English as the medium of instruction:English Language, Business, Accounting & Financial Studies, Mathematics Extended Part Module 1 or 2
Subjects proposed for the 2023-2024 school year
Form 1 to Form 3:
Chinese as the medium of instruction:Chinese Language, Computer Literacy, Chinese History, Geography (S.1 and S.2), Life and Society (S.1 and S.2), Music, Physical Education, Religious Education, Visual Arts, Business Fundamentals, Putonghua
English as the medium of instruction:English Language, Mathematics (S.1 and S.2), Science (S.1 and S.2)
Form 4 to Form 6:
Chinese as the medium of instruction:Chinese Language, Citizenship and Social Development, Geography, Economics, Chinese History, Health Management and Social Care, Information & Communication Technology, Ethics and Religious Studies, Visual Arts, Physical Education
English as the medium of instruction:English Language, Business, Accounting & Financial Studies, Mathematics Extended Part Module 1 or 2
School Facilities (for Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs)
The air-conditioned and Wi-Fi covered campus features a Multi-media Learning Centre and a multi-function activity room.
An elevator is available to provide access to all floors of the campus.
School Characteristics
School Management
School's Major Concerns:
Diversity Learning Empowers Your Mind; Virtues and Beauty Enrich Your Life; Do all through love, nothing through constraint
School Management Organisation:
1. The school supervisor is the head of the Incorporated Management Committee. School policies are discussed within the executive committee, then reviewed among the teacher body, and finally sent to the IMC for approval.
2. A teacher appraisal system has been implemented.
3. The Finance and Human Resources Team has been set up to assist the approval of tenders, staff promotion, and the annual budget.
4. The School Improvement Team has been set up to facilitate school development and quality assurance.
5. The Parent-Teacher Association, Don Bosco Alumni Association, The Salesians of Don Bosco and various community groups maintain close co-operation to offer our school a wide spectrum of advice.
Incorporated Management Committee / School Management Committee / Management Committee:
The IMC is made up of 12 members, including priests from The Salesians of Don Bosco, the principal, teachers, parent, alumni and independent managers.
School Green Policy:
The whole school adopts the Environmental Protection Charter and has put into action the Action Blue Sky Campaign. We advocate love of the school environment, reduction of power consumption, greening the campus. Recycling bins have been installed to encourage reuse of materials and reduce waste.
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Learning and Teaching Plan
Whole-school Language Policy:
1. The School emphasises on "bi-literacy and tri-lingualism". We are committed to providing a language-rich learning environment for the students by adding extra learning materials and extended learning activities in English funded by EDB and Alumni. All our language teachers have met the Language Proficiency Requirement while the non-language teachers are qualified to teach in English. 2. Teaching methodologies are devised to meet students' diverse needs and to bridge the gaps between individuals' abilities and the demand of the NSS. Mathematics, Science, Geography and Life & Society are offered using English as the medium of instruction (MOI) in some classes at junior levels. Starting from the school year of 2022/23, all S.1 students will learn Mathematics and Science in English. 3. The School has enriched the language learning environment on campus through a series of activities, including tailored curricula, online learning platforms, enhanced reading schemes, extended learning activities in English, after-school extended activities and courses, whole-school English Days, and English Study Tour.
Learning and Teaching Strategies:
1. In order to match with the educational reform in diversified learning, each lesson lasts for 45 minutes. Diversified learning enables students to take part in the learning process through different learning strategies. For example group discussion, experienced learning, cooperative learning are used to build up knowledge and to develop critical thinking.
2. Problem-based learning and 'all-round learning' provide enrichment learning activities which cater to the need and the learning differences of learners.
3. A variety of teaching strategies, including group discussion, collaborative learning. e-learning flip classroom teaching are adopted to engage students in active learning.
4. E-learning platforms are established to facilitate students' learning and encourage better use of learning resources. Students are taught with note-taking skill, so that they can grasp an effective learning strategy.
5. The 'Lunchtime Reading Scheme' is implemented in our school. Through participating in the Chinese extensive reading scheme, English reading scheme, the online reading platforms 'Chinese i-Learner’ for junior forms, as well as ‘Language Fun and Star Page’ sections of Mingpao Education for senior forms, students develop their life-long learning skills.
6. The three areas, teaching, learning and assessment, are closely linked with each other. Real-time and continuous assessments promote learning.
7. Self-study room is provided to allow students to study after school. Remedial and enrichment classes of the three subjects, Chinese, English and Mathematics are arranged for students to cater for learner diversity.
School-based curriculum:
1. Electives: 2X and 3X. Students are to choose two to three electives among fourteen choices according to their interests and abilities.
2. Curriculum highlights: Tailored curricula and teaching methodologies are devised to meet students' diverse needs and to bridge the gaps between individuals' abilities and the demand of the NSS. The school-based curricula of Life & Society, Geography and Business Fundamentals serve to broaden students' horizons. Teachers adopt varied teaching methodologies including cooperative learning, field studies, to foster students' generic skills and enhance their participation. Split-class policy in language lessons has proven a success in boosting junior students' motivation. Regular musical instrument lessons are provided for junior form students to cultivate artistic talent. Besides Core and Elective Subjects, a wide range of Other Learning Experiences (OLE) is provided: The 'Art Pursuer' Scheme lets students dabble in diverse elements of art, expand on their creativity and appreciate different cultures and performing arts; students also have opportunities to take part in volunteer service training and practices. 3. S.4 and S.5 Life-wide Experiential Learning emphasizes learning in real contexts and authentic settings. Such learning helps students to achieve the aim of whole-person development and enables them to develop life-long learning capabilities that are needed in our ever-changing society.
Development of the Four Key Tasks:
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Life Planning Education:
Please see our school website for more details: www.hktkpc.edu.hk/zh-HK/students/career_lifeplanning
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Student Support
Whole School Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity:
Our school provides a variety of plans, adjustments and support strategies for students of diverse learning abilities and growing backgrounds. To cater for their needs and styles and stimulate learning outcomes, various teaching programmes, methods as well as assessment mechanisms are implemented.
We nurture students in a learning environment of multiple intelligences. Positive Education Programme aims at discovering individual strengths and potentials. Through collaborating with community resources, students are immersed in both on-and-off-campus activities of specialised fields in the hope that maximal opportunities are provided to trigger aspirations.
Whole School Approach to Integrated Education:
Our school is dedicated to create an inclusive and caring campus, adopting a ‘whole-school approach’ to support students with special educational needs. The Student Support Team (SST) is established and made up of the Principal, Vice Principal, Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO), core KLA Heads and teachers, support teachers, social workers and other supporting staff. Coordinating the efforts of professionals such as educational psychologists, clinical psychologists, and speech therapists, the SST maps out policies for inclusive education. With the joint implementation of the entire teaching staff, an integrated environment is created in order to cater for all students’ educational needs. According to students’ learning needs, our school provides students with curriculum and assignment adjustments, employing strategies like ‘group learning’, ‘collaborative learning’ and ‘information technology learning’, so that students with diverse abilities can actively participate in lessons and construct knowledge on their own initiative. In response to the diverse learning and developmental needs of students, we utilise the ‘Learning Support Grant’ to provide ‘add on’ intervention for students (for instance, social skills training groups, “Development of Executive Skills” (DOES) training, after-school remedial and pull-out programmes), so that students can receive adequate training and support.
Educational Support for Non-Chinese Speaking Students:
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Measures to provide adaptation for Learning and Assessment:
Focusing on students’ individual learning needs, our SENCO, KLA Heads and support teachers arrange timely meetings to make homework and curriculum adjustments with the intention of improving students’ learning effectiveness and boosting their confidence. To ensure students with special educational needs are equitably assessed, special rooms for tests and examinations are provided so that these students can receive assistance such as having extended assessment time, screen readers and timely reminders.
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Home-School Co-operation and School Ethos
Home-School Co-operation:
The PTA was founded in 1994 with the following aims:
1. To enhance the connection between the school and families, to foster parent-teacher relationship and parent-parent relationship, and to enhance teaching effectiveness.
2. To discuss important issues in order to help students achieve all-round development.
3. Parental education and school education fulfil complementary needs of education.
The PTA includes various teams such as editorial, recreation, development, contact, public affairs and meal inspection. Parents are willing to join and support school activities, aid learning activities and organise parent education courses. Parents attend different school activities and become a member of the IMC.
School Ethos:
1. ‘The Preventive System’ suggested by Don Bosco is based entirely on reason, religion and loving kindness which leads students to a positive development.
2. The school motto “Diligenter Dirigor” requires students to be hardworking, polite and positive.
3. With a pleasant school culture, the student-teacher relationship is harmonious and students have a sense of belonging.
4. School discipline emphasises autonomy in order to develop responsibility and self-esteem.
5. Discipline and counselling approaches are adopted when handling behavioural differences.
6. Students respect, care, tolerate and help each other. This enhances students’ confidence and sense of satisfaction and improves physical and mental well-being.
7. Bi-weekly moral topics to develop students’ awareness of the society and positive moral values, improve morals, academic performance and critical thinking.
8. Make good use of fruitful material in the community, broaden students’ horizons and take care of other people.
9. To sustain benevolence and love, students can always get professional guidance from school counsellors (from NAAC) as well as teachers.
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Future Development
School Development Plan:
For the academic years 2022-2025, our school has formulated a development plan which focuses on the two following areas:
1. Diversity Learning Empowers Your Mind
- Enriching students’ learning experience and raising their language proficiency through diversity learning
- Enhancing students’ learning effectiveness through self-directed learning
2. Virtues and Beauty Enrich Your Life
- Students can have a deeper understanding of positive values and have a caring and helpful heart
- Students can put into practice their positive values by doing social service
- A positive atmosphere will be strengthened to nurture positive values
Teacher Professional Training and Development:
High-quality teaching is vital for students’ success. We value professional development of teachers as a means of improving achievement of students. We are a group of professional teaching staff who are active, caring and reflective participants in the ever changing process of teaching and learning. (Over 50% of our teaching members are equipped with a master’s degree or above) With frequent participation in educational seminars, workshops, school-based professional training, collaborative lesson planning and peer observations, teachers can acquire and use new knowledge and skills in their lessons.
Life-wide Learning (including Five Essential Learning Experiences to be provided through Key Learning Areas, extra-curricular activities, co-curricular activities, etc.):
Extra-curricular activities
1. To foster students’ interest in participating in extra-curricular activities, to emphasize the importance of teamwork, devotion and dedication.
2. To broaden students’ horizons, stimulate their thinking and creativity, and promote diversified learning.
3. To establish harmonious teacher-student relationships and strengthen their sense of belonging.
4. The school runs more than thirty clubs and interest groups, classified into five groups including religious, academic, interest, service and sports.
5. Junior form students have to join at least one extra-curricular activity. Catholics in junior forms are required to take part in one religious group, thus boosting their religious beliefs.
6. There are a number of school teams, namely Putonghua Choral Speaking Team, Chinese Debate Team, English Choral Speaking Team, Maths Team, School Choir and various sports teams (soccer, basketball, handball, table-tennis, badminton, swimming) which enable students to unearth their potential.
7. Various subjects, boards and clubs motivate students to engage in inter-school competitions or activities as well as offering mainland or overseas study tours, thereby broadening students’ horizons.
8. Engaging in regular voluntary school service.
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Others
Various scholarships such as Madam Janet Tang Kwai Yuk Scholarship for student's Excellent all-around achievement, The Jubilee Scholarship and HKTKPC Don Bosco Past Pupils’ Association Scholarship, The Best Athlete Scholarship and Aesthetic Development Scholarship are provided to motivate students to strive for excellence in all aspects.
The Alumni has a variety of scholarships to recognise students' excellence in studies, language, social service, STEM, arts, music, religious studies, multi-learning and sports.
Students are encouraged to take part in inter-school competitions. Hong Kong Schools Music and Speech Festival, debate competition, essay writing competition and sports competitions are examples. Students have actively participated in the above competitions in the past and their performances have been outstanding.
Development of the Four Key Tasks:
1. Using information technology (IT) in learning: To enhance IT learning, the cultivation of information literacy, the use of E-learning management system and the continuous optimization of IT facilities are implemented to develop a student-centred learning mode. The optimum use of e-learning resources, together with full WiFi coverage on campus and portable IT equipment, helps facilitate both individual and group learning.
2. STEM education: STEM contents are incorporated into subjects including Integrated Science, Computer Literacy and Mathematics at the junior secondary level. Meanwhile, STEM-related activities are arranged after school, so that students can put theory into practice, which would nurture the spirit of innovation and expand their technological vision.
3. Project Learning: Students can participate in activities organized or co-organized by different subjects and groups. They can link their subject knowledge with their everyday life. Additionally, students can choose topics of their own interests and do in-depth explorations. Gradually and progressively, students can learn and apply different skills in Project Learning. In addition, curricular project learning is conducted: STEM education and Humanities.
4. Religious, Moral, Civic and National Education: Students are guided to understand Christian values and use them as judging criteria. Weekly assemblies, talks, life education, and other activities are used to cultivate active citizenship and moral discernment so that students can become rational and responsible youths instilled with correct values. Voluntary service is promoted to nurture students with the heart to care for minority groups. Training is provided so that students can put theories into practice in their service.
5. Reading to Learn: There is a 15-minute reading session every school day to encourage students to develop a reading habit. S.1 and S.2 students will sometimes listen to audio books in English. Teachers and students are invited to share their books in the Morning Assemblies. S1 and S2 students select books to read according to reading themes. They are given opportunities to share positive words of encouragement and books in their own class. For cross-curricular language learning (including reading) in junior forms, students will learn and apply reading strategies. They are encouraged to integrate their learning experiences in different subjects to improve their language proficiency, to construct new knowledge and broaden their horizons.