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Sha Tin

Sha Tin Government Secondary School

Address: 11-17 Man Lai Road Shatin
Tel: 26914744
Email: stgss@stgss.edu.hk
Fax: 26091456
URL: http://www.stgss.edu.hk

How to travel to Sha Tin Government Secondary School

By Bus: 80M, 81M, 86, 89, 89B, 170, 182, 282;
By MTR: Get off at Che Kung Temple Station, Tai Wai Station or Sha Tin Station.

About

Sha Tin Government Secondary School is a Gov't Co-ed secondary school located in Hong KongThe school was founded in 1972. The school is located in Sha Tin, and covers an area of approximately 4500 square meters. The supervisor/chairman of the school management committee is LI CHOW Yeuk Lan, Conny Mrs.,And the principal is LAM Yuet Wah Janice Ms. (B.Sc, MA). The sponsoring body of Sha Tin Government Secondary School is HKSAR Government and is a non-religious school. The mission of the school: "School Vision: We inspire every student to learn, to think, to care and to achieve. It is our mission to provide the best opportunity for students to develop their potential to the full, to acquire knowledge, and to adopt a positive attitude towards work, life and their community in accordance with our school motto - LOVE, WISDOM & VIGOUR."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 Sha Tin Government Secondary School Adhering to the school motto of LOVE, WISDOM and VIGOUR, encourages students to strive for excellence in academic, moral and personal growth.

Admission Information

2022-2023

Class Structure

Form 1: 4 classes. Form 2: 5 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 ).Criteria for S.1 Discretionary Places: The school takes into consideration students' conduct (obtained good or excellent conduct in Primary 5 and Primary 6), the Rank Order from EDB, performance in extra-curricular activities, internal academic results and awards when admitting S.1 students. Students will be invited to attend an interview. For details, please refer to our school website http://www.stgss.edu.hk.

2022-2023

Orientation Activities and Healthy Living

Orientation Activities: To help S.1 students to adapt to the English learning environment, our school organizes the S.1 English Bridging Program in summer. There is also a wide variety of orientation programs, such as the S.1 Orientation Day and Welcoming S.1 Students Camp. The S.1 Parents' Day is also held to facilitate communication and create a close bond between parents and teachers.
The Health, Sex and Life Education Committee is set up to promote the idea of living healthily.

2022-2023 Annual Fees

The tuition structure for Sha Tin Government 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 $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 $50" per year.
Student union fee: $22".
The approved charge for non-standard items is (S.1 to S.5) $200 / (S.6) $150 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, Sha Tin Government Secondary School has a total of 54 teachers and 54 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: 98% of the school's faculty.
∎ Master's degree, doctoral degree or above: accounting for 46% of the total number of teachers in the school.
∎ Special education training: 26% 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 6% of the total number of teachers in the school.
∎ Teachers with 5-9 years of experience account for 19% of the total number of teachers in the school.
∎ Teachers with 10 or more years of experience account for 75% of the total number of teachers in the school.

These data show that Sha Tin Government Secondary School 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. Their PGCE and BA guarantee they have a good foundation in teaching. In addition, most of teachers have rich teaching experience, and 75% 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 Sha Tin Government 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:Chinese Language, Chinese History, Putonghua
English as the medium of instruction:English Language, Mathematics, Science (S.1 to S.3), Project-based Learning (S.3), History, Geography, Life and Society, Computer Literacy, Visual Arts, Music and Physical Education

Form 4 to Form 6:
Chinese as the medium of instruction:Chinese Language, Chinese History, Chinese Literature, Citizenship & Social Development (S.4, S.5) and Liberal Studies (S.6)
English as the medium of instruction:English Language, Mathematics, Mathematics Extended Part Module 1 and 2 (M1 and M2), Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Geography, Economics, Information & Communication Technology, Business, Accounting & Financial Studies, Visual Arts, Physical Education and Music (Senior Curriculum will be conducted in Arts and Technology Education Centre)

Subjects proposed for the 2023-2024 school year

Form 1 to Form 3:
Chinese as the medium of instruction:Chinese Language, Chinese History, Putonghua
English as the medium of instruction:English Language, Mathematics, Science (S.1 to S.3), Project-based Learning (S.3), History, Geography, Life and Society, Computer Literacy, Visual Arts, Music and Physical Education

Form 4 to Form 6:
Chinese as the medium of instruction:Chinese Language, Chinese History, Chinese Literature, Citizenship & Social Development
English as the medium of instruction:English Language, Mathematics, Mathematics Extended Part Module 1 and 2 (M1 and M2), Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Geography, Economics, Information & Communication Technology, Business, Accounting & Financial Studies, Visual Arts, Physical Education and Music (Senior Curriculum will be conducted in Arts and Technology Education Centre)

School Facilities (for Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs)

Projectors and audio-visual equipment are installed in all 34 classrooms. Lessons and student activities are also conducted in the four well-equipped laboratories and special rooms such as Computer Rooms and Lecture Theatre. The Music Room, Student Activities Room, English Room and Conference Room in the new wing are also in use.

Accessible lift and Accessible toilet.

School Characteristics

School Management

School's Major Concerns:
To develop students to be active learners and to promote students’ well-being through learning experiences to lead them a healthy lifestyle with positive values

School Management Organisation:
We are a government grammar school established on the basis of the policies devised by EDB. The School-Management Committee is set up and it endorses and fully supports the school policies and development plans.

Incorporated Management Committee / School Management Committee / Management Committee:
The School Management Committee of Sha Tin Government Secondary School consists of teachers, parents, alumni and independent members.

School Green Policy:
Environmental Education Committee is set up to promote environmental protection among students.

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Learning and Teaching Plan

Whole-school Language Policy:
English is used as the medium of instruction in all subjects except Chinese Language, Chinese History, Putonghua, Chinese Literature and Liberal Studies. Our school aims to train our students to become biliterate in English and Chinese, and trilingual in English, Putonghua and Cantonese.

Learning and Teaching Strategies:
With sophisticated computer network and facilities, our school actively promotes information technology in education. We also emphasize the training of students' self-learning skills, nurturing good virtues and manners, whole-person development and effective teaching and learning. The curricula and teaching syllabuses of various subjects in our school gear closely to the curriculum framework and key learning areas devised by EDB and CDC. School-based curriculum is implemented in our school and the training of students' generic skills is also incorporated in everyday lessons.

School-based curriculum:
1. Electives: 3X. A multitude of subject combinations are devised from different key learning areas postulated by Education Bureau.
2. Curriculum highlights:
Cross-curricula Collaboration.

Subject Choice of Senior Levels e.g. Students can choose electives from a combination of Science and Humanities Subjects.

There are S4 and S5 Reading Across Curriculum and Other Learning Experiences lessons.

Junior Levels:
S.1: Aquaponics (collaboration between Science and English)
S.2: Personal, Social & Humanities Education Project (collaboration between Geography, Life and Society, Chinese History and History)
S.3: Project-based Learning: Towards Integrating and Applying Knowledge and Skills across Disciplines

Development of the Four Key Tasks:
The school places great emphasis on promoting 'Reading to Learn' to our students. Headed by the Reading to Learn Committee, extensive reading schemes, book exhibitions, seminars and book review writing competitions are organized. The school also promotes I.T. in education. With Wifi fully installed across the school campus, eLearning which aims to boost students' interest in all subject areas is one of our major concerns. To enhance teaching effectiveness, teachers will incorporate a variety of eLearning elements in the curriculum. Students will also be guided to learn at their own pace according to their ability through self-exploring a profusion of eLearning materials. STEM education will be widely implemented not only in our key learning areas but also in activities within and outside the school, with the community to enrich students' knowledge of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Last but not least, reading, lesson preparation and learning across the curriculum will continue to be indispensable parts of our curriculum in consolidating students' foundation. Our school also puts great emphasis on life education. We promote students' well-being through learning experiences to lead them a healthy lifestyle with positive values. We also establish students' national identity and foster their personal development so that they can contribute themselves to the development of society.

Life Planning Education:
In order to strengthen career and life planning education, our school has implemented a school-based “Careers and Life Planning Scheme” for all junior form students. Students will be able to understand their career preferences and academic aspirations after completing aptitude tests, researching on university programs and participating in various career-related activities. Moreover, our school organizes Careers Expo to equip both senior form students and their parents with the knowledge of various study, career and training pathways. A wide range of career-related activities, such as workplace visit, career exploration workshop and work experience programmes, are also held to equip students with the knowledge, skills and attitude to make informed and wise choices in accordance with their interests, abilities and orientations.

Details: http://www.stgss.edu.hk/academic/subject.php

Student Support

Whole School Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity:
To cater for learner diversity, our school organizes after-school learning programs, assigns graded exercises to students of different abilities and employs different teaching strategies to match students' learning styles. Our school makes use of information technology to support students of diverse abilities to learn at their own pace after school. Group learning activities and discussions are held to enhance the effectiveness of teaching and learning. For S.1 Chinese, Mathematics and English lessons, the school has split classes to enhance learning effectiveness. Teachers give timely feedback to students regarding their learning tasks to consolidate their knowledge. Students also have to do self-evaluation on their studies.

Whole School Approach to Integrated Education:
We endeavour to foster integration and build a caring school community, offering students with special needs school-based support through home-school cooperation and resource allocation. Catering for the needs of individual student, our targeted and diversified support services will improve students’ learning effectiveness and communication skills, hence to ensure a more enjoyable integrated school life and healthier personal growth. We have set up a support group for students, members including our assistant principal, the SEN coordinator, teachers equipped with SEN training, our school social workers, teaching assistants, The Speech Therapist and the Education Psychologist from EDB. We and our subsidiary units keep close contact with the inspectors from Special Education Support Section, EDB as well as parents. We carefully assign a range of resources for SEN assistance, providing professional care services such as speech therapy and other skills’ training workshops. Our valued home-school cooperation and regular communication between parents and our group members or teachers bring forward our joint-effort in student support.

Educational Support for Non-Chinese Speaking Students:
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Measures to provide adaptation for Learning and Assessment:
There are one uniform mid-term test and one exam in each term. Project work forms part of the assessments. Continuous assessments is also introduced in S.1-S.6, which includes students' learning attitude in class and homework assessment.

Details: http://www.stgss.edu.hk/academic/subject.php

Home-School Co-operation and School Ethos

Home-School Co-operation:
The Parents-Teachers Association is set up with the aim to establish a close bond among parents, to facilitate communication and strengthen the tie between the school and the students' families. The Association also works closely with and fully supports the school for the betterment of students. Besides, two parent representatives are elected as members of the School Management Committee to help devise the school major policies and endorse the school budget.

School Ethos:
Our school has established a good reputation and we provide a harmonious environment for students to learn. Students have a strong sense of belonging to the school and there are committees providing various kinds of support to our students, including discipline, guidance, moral and civic education, health, sex and life education, environmental and media education, careers and extra-curricular activities Committees.

Details: http://pta.stgss.edu.hk

Future Development

School Development Plan:
We strive for excellence in learning and teaching through measures such as enhancing students' effective learning strategies, catering for learning diversity and implementation of New Senior Secondary Education. On top of these, the school also puts great emphasis on the Student Portfolio Scheme, Student Learning Profile, Project-based learning and Reading to Learn.

Teacher Professional Training and Development:
Teachers are encouraged to attend courses and seminars to broaden their professional knowledge. Our school organizes three Professional Development Days throughout the year and a mentor is assigned for every new teacher. The school arranges Collaborative Lesson Planning Sessions for professional development. Peer lesson observation and collaborative lesson preparation are frequently conducted among teachers to enhance the effectiveness of teaching and learning.

Life-wide Learning (including Five Essential Learning Experiences to be provided through Key Learning Areas, extra-curricular activities, co-curricular activities, etc.):
There are four houses and twenty-one interest clubs in our school. School clubs are divided into five types, including academic, arts, sports, interest and service groups. For all S.1 and S.2 students, we provide 'An Art/Sport for Life' Scheme.

Details: http://www.stgss.edu.hk/aboutus/pr.php

Others

The air-conditioned classrooms and the well-facilitated school premises provide a spacious and comfortable environment for various learning and extra-curricular activities.

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