Yuen Long
Pui Shing Catholic Secondary School
Address: 9 Tin Ho Road, Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long, N.T.
Tel: 24450800
Email: info@puishing.edu.hk
Fax: 24452018
URL: http://www.puishing.hk
How to travel to Pui Shing Catholic Secondary School
Light Rail Transit:705, 706, 761P (Tin Yiu Station); MTR Bus:K75, K75A, K76; CityBus: 969, 969B, 969C, 969X, N969; Kowloon Bus:69M, 69X, 269B, 269C, 269D, 276, 276A, B1, N269; Long Win Bus:E34A, N30, N30S; New Lantau Bus:B2P; Minibus:34A, 77, 77B, 610S
About
Pui Shing Catholic Secondary School is a Aided Co-ed secondary school located in Hong KongThe school was founded in 1963. The school is located in Yuen Long, and covers an area of approximately 5500 square meters. The supervisor/chairman of the school management committee is Li Chi Yuen Rev.,And the principal is Kwok Fu Wah Mr. undefined. The sponsoring body of Pui Shing Catholic Secondary School is The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong and is a Catholicism school. The mission of the school: "Pui Shing Catholic Secondary School is committed to academic excellence in teaching and service, and to whole-person development in all these endeavours compatible with Catholicism. Students are nurtured to learn actively, think independently, pursue excellence and cultivate self-discipline ability, leading to be responsible citizens."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 Pui Shing Catholic Secondary School 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 ).Our school strives to develop our students' multiple intelligence, we evaluate students' performance in four areas: interview, academic results, conduct and extra-curricular activities. The scoring criteria of each area are as follows:
1. EDB Rank Order (40%), 2. Extra-curricular activities (15%), 3. Conduct (20%), 4. Interview performance (15%), 5. Connection with PuiShing: e.g. Siblings previously or currently studying at school/Studying in Catholic primary school (10%)
2022-2023
Orientation Activities and Healthy Living
The school’s S.1 Orientation and Parent Day aims at depicting a clear picture of the school life, requirements of the school and the organization of school activities. By participating in welcoming activities, students have opportunities to know more about other students, which facilitate their smooth integration into the school. Students are also introduced with activities held in community centres which enable them to enrich their experience and to raise standards and participation in extra-curricular activities. The S.1 Orientation Week aims at boosting students’ sense of belonging to school through class cultivation activities, interest group activities and an introduction of school policy. To raise students’ awareness of having a healthy life, the Department of Physical Education organises health-related activities (such as exhibitions, visits, physical fitness training, etc.) every year. Students are also reminded of the importance of personal hygiene and doing regular physical activity of moderate intensity through questionnaires as well as promotion at assemblies and posters. All teachers and students are headed in the direction of a “Healthy Campus”. Starting from last year, the school has joined the “Healthy School Programme” organised by Narcotics Division, Security Bureau for three years. This year, our school has launched a new physical fitness training plan at all school forms to help students in cultivating a healthy living habit.
2022-2023 Annual Fees
The tuition structure for Pui Shing Catholic Secondary 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 $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 $40" per year.
Student union fee: $25".
The approved charge for non-standard items is $310 Fee for improvement of school environment, $60 NSS Student Learning Portfolio fee (F.1),<br>$180 VA Stationery (F.1) per year.
Other charges/fees: Exam fee $60, House fee $25, E-class App $27, Student Smart Card $10 (F.1 & F.4), English Web Reading Scheme $120 (F.1-F.3), Chinese I-Learner $46.5 and Graduation Certificate with transparent plastic folder $61 (F.6).
^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, Pui Shing Catholic Secondary School has a total of 67 teachers and 63 approved teacher positions. The qualifications and professional training of teachers are as follows:
∎ Diploma of Education: 91% 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 52% of the total number of teachers in the school.
∎ Special education training: 51% 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 39% 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 48% of the total number of teachers in the school.
These data show that Pui Shing Catholic Secondary 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, many teachers have rich teaching experience, and 48% 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 Pui Shing Catholic Secondary 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:F.1 to F.3: Chinese Language, Mathematics, Chinese History, Geography, History, Information and Communication Technology, Ethics and Religious Studies, Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Life and Society.
F.1 only: Integrated Arts
F.1 and F.2: Integrated Science, STEM.
F.3 only: Physics, Biology, Chemistry.
English as the medium of instruction:English Language
Form 4 to Form 6:
Chinese as the medium of instruction:Chinese Language, Mathematics, Citizenship and societies development (S.4, S.5) Liberal Studies (S.6), Mathematics Extended Part (M2), Biology, Physics, Chemistry, History, Chinese History, Economics, Geography, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Information and Communication Technology (Web Application Development (S.4)) (Multimedia Production (S.5 and S.6), (Information and Communication Technology (Algorithm and Programming (S.4)) (Web Site Software Development (S.5 and S.6)), Japanese Language, and Ethics and Religious Studies
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:F.1 to F.3: Chinese Language, Mathematics, Chinese History, Geography, History, Information and Communication Technology, Ethics and Religious Studies, Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Life and Society.
F.1 only: Integrated Arts
F.1 and F.2: Integrated Science, STEM.
F.3 only: Physics, Biology, Chemistry.
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, Mathematics Extended Part (M2), Biology, Physics, Chemistry, History, Chinese History, Economics, Geography, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Information and Communication Technology (Web Application Development (S.4 and S.5)) (Multimedia Production (S.6), (Information and Communication Technology (Algorithm and Programming (S.4 and S.5)) (Web Site Software Development (S.6)), Japanese Language, and Ethics and Religious Studies
English as the medium of instruction:English Language
School Facilities (for Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs)
There are 30 air-conditioned regular classrooms, 18 special rooms and 1 student activity room at school. Each classroom is equipped with 75" interactive TV, computer equipment and amplifiers for teaching purposes. 18 special rooms include Biology laboratory, Physics laboratory, Chemistry laboratory, Integrated Science laboratory, music room, Visual Arts room, STEM Makers' room, Humanities room, Information Technology self-learning centre, multi-media learning centre, computer room, English Corner, Religion room, office for social workers, office for education psychologist, band room, dance room and library. A platform is installed in the student activity centre to facilitate teaching and to hold special events such as parent night and small-scale talks, etc. Student lockers are placed in every floor for the sake of student convenience.
Ramp, Accessible lift and Accessible toilet.
School Characteristics
School Management
School's Major Concerns:
Student development: enhance the counselling service to our students in local and overseas further study, encourage our students to participate in outside school's competitions actively, and create a healthy school campus. Academic development: propose a better reading atmosphere at the school campus, promote “Academic Weeks”, strengthen Chinese and English languages and foreign languages training, paving the way to an “Integrated Learning” school. Administrative improvement: review and ameliorate current procedures and administrative policy.
School Management Organisation:
The school has established the IMC and School Council. The school’s mission is made based on regular evaluation of student performance and stakeholders’ opinions. Other committees including Academic Affairs Committee, Student Development Committee, and School Affairs Committee are set up to develop strategies. 22 functional teams including Language Across Curriculum, Makers’ and Gifted Education Team, School-based Learning Support Team, Disciplinary Team, etc. are responsible for the implementation of such policies.
Incorporated Management Committee / School Management Committee / Management Committee:
"Pui Shing Catholic Secondary School Incorporated Management Committee" was established on 4th February, 2014. Teachers, parents, alumni representatives and professionals in society are invited to join the Incorporated Management Committee to discuss school’s development.
School Green Policy:
Having concept of environmental protection is one of the distinctive features of students at Pui Shing. The promotion of environmental protection teaches students to cherish what they have, resulting in making contribution to themselves, families, the school and even the society. The school actively participates in community environmental protection campaigns and recycling schemes. Serving "eco-friendly" lunches aims at teaching students to treasure food and reduce non-environmentally-friendly utensils and kitchen waste. In 2020 , We successfully obtained the Gold Green School Award in HKGSA.
Details: http://www.puishing.edu.hk/schoolweb/
Learning and Teaching Plan
Whole-school Language Policy:
The school adopts Chinese as the medium of instruction in order to raise students’ learning interests. With the employment of a native-English speaking teacher and teaching assistant, and the establishment of the English Corner, it is hoped that it will enhance the English learning environment and atmosphere. Moreover, a variety of language-related activities including Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French courses are held every year to expose students to a diversified language environment.
Learning and Teaching Strategies:
1. Focus on "Learning to Read": Students are encouraged to read comprehensively, to think creatively, to share and to broaden their interests and visions.
2. Students’ language proficiency, communication skills and learning will be greatly uplifted by reading more.
3. Chinese and English reading lessons and class teacher reading lessons are incorporated into the curriculum to train students’ writing skills and raise their awareness of social issues.
4. The online reading platform "Chinese i-Learner" is adopted which allow students to read books online and to complete HKDSE reading comprehension exercises. This aims to increase their reading speed and comprehension ability as well as fostering self-learning habit.
5. Hong Kong Reading city and HYREAD platform provide a large number of electronic books adopting the reading taste of students. Students’ book report results are counted in examinations to foster comprehensive reading at school.
6. Students are encouraged to subscribe to a self-learning English online platform "English Builders" and "Moodle" to upgrade English proficiency. English morning sharing and morning reading assembly can help students to improve English vocabulary.
7. Various subsidies and funding are provided. For example, School-based Learning Support Scheme is carried out to increase less-able students’ learning ability while "Life-wide Learning Grant" is used to assist students in need to join curricular activities such as field trips, overseas exchange tours and overseas study etc.
School-based curriculum:
1. Electives: 2X. Elective Subjects: The school provides students with 14 electives for students to choose from. Each student can choose 2 elective subjects. (Students can choose up to 2 out of 14 elective subjects.)
2. Curriculum highlights: To cater for learner diversity, students are streamlined into different classes according to their learning abilities. Small-class teaching is also adopted. Each form has five classes, except S.4, which has four. Different teaching materials are tailor-made to suit each of the classes. Modified curriculum and examination regulations are established for SEN classes.
Development of the Four Key Tasks:
Four key learning items including: reading to learn, making use of information technology to conduct interactive learning, project learning, and citizenship and civic education are the school’s sustainable and progressive developing directions.
Life Planning Education:
Our Career and Life Planning team assists students in self-assessment, personal development, goal setting and reflection skills as well as giving advice on various career and learning paths. Services:
1. Events, Information Provision, Facilitation and Counselling.
2. Render support and guidance to students for further studies in Hong Kong or overseas.
3. Student Recommendation.
4. Graduate Employment Survey.
5. Counselling Service. 6. Networking.
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Student Support
Whole School Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity:
To achieve establishing the culture of inclusion, we set up the student support team which comprises SENCo, three SEN Support Teachers, School based Education Psychologist, one Speech therapist, two school social workers, and one teaching assistant.
It is hoped that different professions can help the students by dint of their specifications in different dimensions. Form masters, subject teachers, as well as other staff in the school can offer assistance in accordance with the proposals made by the Student Support team.
Whole School Approach to Integrated Education:
Apart from routine works, we have inter-group meetings monthly which consist of two Vice Principals for learning and teaching as well as student development. In addition, Team Heads including Head of Career Guidance, Head of Discipline and Counselling, etc. are invited to the meeting. In order to reinforce the support to the SENs, we also hold meetings as platforms for both teachers and the team to exchange their experience. Apart from employing extra teaching staff, we organize different training programme and activities for SENs. We efficiently spend the Learning Support Grant to purchase extra supporting services, namely speech therapy. Communication between our team and parents is also our concern. Thus, we organize different meetings with parents for different purposes so as to let parents know more about their children’s academy and development.
Educational Support for Non-Chinese Speaking Students:
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Measures to provide adaptation for Learning and Assessment:
There are two terms in an academic year and one examination in each term. Formative assessments including assignments, quizzes and uniform tests are conducted throughout the whole term. The SEN team collects and analyses data about “assessment adjustment" regarding SEN students at the beginning of each term to provide suitable arrangements for them. Those measures include assessment for examination time extension, enlargement of word forms, and special seating arrangement. For those students whose academic results are below average, the school provides them with summer-holiday tutorial classes and re-assessments. It is hoped to prepare students with poor academic results for a new academic year. If students still fail in the re-assessments, they need to repeat.
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Home-School Co-operation and School Ethos
Home-School Co-operation:
The school and Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) work closely together to better the operation of the school. On top of offering scholarships, PTA committee members earnestly participate in school activities such as school opening prayer, annual sports day, inauguration ceremony etc. PTA also organizes a variety of activities like "Parents-Also-Appreciate-Teachers-Drive", Christmas party, picnic, and DIY workshop, etc. Apart from joining voluntary services, parents take up the role as coordinators and even tutors in different events. This greatly enhances their sense of belonging to school. The school updates parents with information about school development and projects to be implemented through monthly school newsletter, preparing parents’ readiness for the participation in school affairs. The school and parents work together as partners in education.
School Ethos:
As a Catholic Diocesan School, we uphold and actualize core values including love, justice, truth, life and family, emphasizing the cultivation of proper moral and character. Our school is marked by the culture of simplicity. We strengthen students’ sense of belonging to school and consolidate teacher-student rapport by implementing policies such as staying at school for lunch, lunch-time activities, opening after-school self-study facilities, etc. Moreover, the school has imposed strict requirements over students’ uniforms, appearance and personal connotation to actualize the qualities of a Pui Shing student, i.e. hardworking, responsible, neatness, obedient and eco-friendliness. The school also encourage cultural integration, mutual care and support studying environment, and tolerate of different cultures in hope of building a "love and inclusive" campus.
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Future Development
School Development Plan:
In the years, 2022 – 2025, the school will implement a new three years plan. The "Learning & Teaching team", "Students' Development team" and the "Executive Affair team" each of them will have one goal to achieve:
"Learning and Teaching team "is to enhance learning effectiveness and add the value of learning performance by stimulating students’ interest with the use of information technology.
"Students' Development team" will strive to Cultivate positive values and attitudes to create an active and affective school.
"Executive Affair team" will focus on teachers' professional development.
Teacher Professional Training and Development:
The school is keen on teacher professional development, apart from staff development days, cross-curricular meetings on pedagogy are encouraged to promote the learning culture among teachers. Facilitating teachers’ spiritual education is another area of concern which includes teachers’ mental, physical and spiritual health development. Teachers are given space to enhance subject knowledge. Moreover, peer observation plan aims to raise teachers’ techniques of using information and technology in teaching. Teachers are also reminded of the importance of good classroom management skills. Through lesson observation conducted by the Principal and subject panel heads, teachers’ teaching skills in various aspects including effective teaching and learning, applying IT technique in teaching and classroom management can be boosted.
Life-wide Learning (including Five Essential Learning Experiences to be provided through Key Learning Areas, extra-curricular activities, co-curricular activities, etc.):
In recent years, the school has enhanced the leading roles of Student Union Chairpersons, Head Prefects, House Captains and Monitors to unleash their potential. The following clubs and teams are set up.
- 5 physical and acting training teams: drama, dance, judo, badminton and band;
- 9 school P.E. teams: athletics, cross-country, basketball, soccer, volleyball, swimming, bowling, dodge ball and archery;
- 10 interest groups: First-aid, photography, art group, editorial, English theatre, Reading club, Japanese, Korean, French and Spanish interest class;
- 5 unions: scouts, prefects cum Junior Police Call, librarians and Community Youth Club, Butterfly Garden;
- 2 religion groups: Catholic society and religious choir; and
- 7 academic clubs: Chinese, English, Mathematics, STEM, Computer Studies, Humanities and Tourism Subjects.
Not only do students focus on academic performance, they can develop interests in sports and arts activities. Team activities can also train students’ discipline. The school not only encourages students to participate in voluntary services such as flag-selling, tree planting, etc., but also establishes service learning curriculum to provide students more opportunities to serve the community and to organise activities in different venues such as the elderly home, hospital, kindergarten, community centre and rehabilitation centre, etc. Students can experience the meaning of "giving is more of a blessing than receiving".
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Others
The school sets up "Li Yao Bor Scholarship" recognizing students’ achievement in academic. Hong Kong Catholic Education Office also presents the "Religion Award" to praise students who gain phenomenal results in Religious Studies.
The School Alumni Association sets up “School Alumni Scholarship" including "Extracurricular Activities Award" and "Outstanding Student with Good Academic Result and Conduct Award". In addition, "Study Abroad Subsidy and Award Scheme" are set up to encourage students to study overseas. The school continues to implement "master-friend scheme" for the purpose of helping students to gain an understanding of different careers and bonding relationship between alumni and current students.
The Alumni sets up "Yuen Wing Keung Scholarship" recognizing students’ achievement in academic performance in each form, and reward students with outstanding results in Chinese History or History subjects. Alumni Mr. Poon Heng Kei donated scholarships to two best improved students in each form. Alumni Mr. Lau Wai also donated a grant to assist S.6 Graduate to study aboard. The Parent-Teacher Association sets up "Excellent Conduct and Academic Award" to encourage students to perform better and to pursuit "qualities of Pui Shing students" as personal learning targets. "Senior History Scholarship" and "Senior Geography Scholarship" are set up to reward students with outstanding results in respective subjects in HKDSE. In order to broaden students’ international vision, the school organizes exchange programmes with different colleges and universities from various countries including America, Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan etc.