Kowloon City
STFA Seaward Woo College
Address: 22 Perth Street Homantin
Tel: 27621183
Email: office@stfaswc.edu.hk
Fax: 27114743
URL: http://www.stfaswc.edu.hk
How to travel to STFA Seaward Woo College
At Mong Kok MTR Station, take a minibus or bus.
Argyle Bus Station (from Mong Kok): 2A, 9, 13D, 16, 24, 27, 95, 98C, 98S, 203E, 213D, 296C, 796C.
Argyle Bus Station (from San Po Kong): 2A, 9, 13D, 16, 98C, 98S, 203E, 213D, 296C, 796C.
About
STFA Seaward Woo College is a Aided Co-ed secondary school located in Hong KongThe school was founded in 1975. The school is located in Kowloon City, and covers an area of approximately 5000 square meters. The supervisor/chairman of the school management committee is Ng Jing Yee Mr.,And the principal is Cheung Chun Cheong Mr. undefined. The sponsoring body of STFA Seaward Woo College is Shun Tak Fraternal Association and is a non-religious school. The mission of the school: "Our school is dedicated to providing quality education through a responsive and flexible curriculum, developing students' interpersonal skills which they need in the changing world and nurturing our students to be conscientious 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 STFA Seaward Woo College Adhering to the school motto of Erudition, Propriety, Commitment and Honesty, 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 school’s admission criteria:
(a) EDB’s Rank Order 40% (b) Conduct 20% (c) Performance in extra-curricular activities 20% (d) Interview performance 20%
Information Day for Secondary One Admission
Date: 10-12-2022 – School Tour and S.1 Admission Talk
2022-2023
Orientation Activities and Healthy Living
Orientation Activities:
F.1 Parents' Day, F.1 Orientation Day
Healthy life:
In the subject of Healthy Living, we introduce Chinese and Western recipes in order to let students learn cooking skills, and also encourage them to prepare a balanced diet and eat smart in their daily life.
As to Physical Education, Archery, Indoor Rowing and Fitness Training are adopted to arouse students’ interest in sports. We also encourage students to establish a healthy lifestyle by organizing various intra-school activities and participating in inter-school competitions.
2022-2023 Annual Fees
The tuition structure for STFA Seaward Woo 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 $300".
∎ Form 5: Tuition is $0/year, lecture fee is $300".
∎ Form 6: Tuition is $0/year, lecture fee is $300".
The PTA dues are $80" per year.
Student union fee: $10".
The approved charge for non-standard items is $0 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, STFA Seaward Woo College has a total of 59 teachers and 55 approved teacher positions. The qualifications and professional training of teachers are as follows:
∎ Diploma of Education: 95% 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 48% of the total number of teachers in the school.
∎ Special education training: 25% 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 22% of the total number of teachers in the school.
∎ Teachers with 5-9 years of experience account for 7% 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 STFA Seaward Woo College 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 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 STFA Seaward Woo 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, Putonghua (S.1, S.2), Life and Society, Chinese History, Computer Literacy, Design & Technology, Music, Visual Arts, P.E., Life Education, Geography (S.3), History (S.3), Healthy Living (S.1, S.2), Business Studies
English as the medium of instruction:English Language, Mathematics
Form 4 to Form 6:
Chinese as the medium of instruction:Chinese Language, Citizenship and Social Development (S.4, S.5), Liberal Studies (S.6), Chinese History, Design and Applied Technology, History, Geography, Information and Communication Technology, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Visual Arts (HKDSE), Music (OLE), Visual Arts (OLE), P.E. (OLE), Economics (S.4, S.5)
English as the medium of instruction:English Language, Mathematics, Biology (S.6), Chemistry, Physics
Subjects proposed for the 2023-2024 school year
Form 1 to Form 3:
Chinese as the medium of instruction:Chinese Language, Putonghua (S.1, S.2), Life and Society, Chinese History, Computer Literacy, Design & Technology, Music, Visual Arts, P.E., Life Education, Geography (S.3), History (S.3), Healthy Living (S.1, S.2), Business Studies
English as the medium of instruction:English Language, Mathematics
Form 4 to Form 6:
Chinese as the medium of instruction:Chinese Language, Citizenship and Social Development, Chinese History, Design and Applied Technology, History, Geography, Information and Communication Technology, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Visual Arts (HKDSE), Music (OLE), Visual Arts (OLE), P.E. (OLE), Economics
English as the medium of instruction:English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics
School Facilities (for Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs)
The school building consists of 24 standard classrooms, 17 special rooms, a library, STEM Room, English Room, a computer room, a school hall, a fitness room, an open playground and a covered playground. A high speed computer network has been installed on campus to facilitate student learning and school administration. Computers and LCD projectors have been installed in all classrooms, special rooms and laboratories.
Ramp, Accessible lift and Accessible toilet.
School Characteristics
School Management
School's Major Concerns:
1. Strengthen the curriculum planning, introduce e-learning, establish the culture of communication, enhance the efficiency of teaching and learning.
2. Through positive education and cooperate with classroom management, create the culture of caring and love. Strengthen students’ sense of belonging to school.
3. Promote National Security Education, strengthen students the idea of National Security, develop students’ law-abiding spirit and empathy.
School Management Organisation:
The school management unit, formed by principal and three vice-principals, manage and promote the school development. The unit leads the 13 committees including academic committee, teacher development committee, information technology and Websams committee, career guidance committee, guidance committee, discipline committee, extra-curricular activities committee, moral and civil education committee, general affair and repair committee, alumni and parents affair committee, administrative support committee, external affair committee, student support team.
Incorporated Management Committee / School Management Committee / Management Committee:
Our Incorporated Management Committee includes elected parent managers, teacher managers, alumni manager and independent managers.
School Green Policy:
Our implementation starts with subject knowledge and an investigative approach to stimulate our students' thinking about the effects of personal behavior to our environment, which help them set up rules to protect the environment. Students will enrich their knowledge in environmental education and assist the school in carrying out environmental activities (e.g. recycling work, green school scheme etc). Having the experience in carrying out activities, our students are ready to join a cross-regional study tour and activities like simple life camp, dog doctor, environmental protection talks.
Details: http://www.stfaswc.edu.hk
Learning and Teaching Plan
Whole-school Language Policy:
Most students allocated to our school possess the ability of learning through English. Our school uses English as medium of instruction in teaching various subjects in some classes in the junior forms including Integrated Science (S.1 and S.2), Geography (S.1 and S.2), History (S.1 and S.2), Physics (S.3), Chemistry (S.3), Biology (S.3). Mathematics is taught in English in all junior forms. English subject results will be the chief factor to allocate students to different classes. Students have opportunities to be admitted into different classes (using mainly Chinese or mainly English as medium of instruction) at different levels. Our school has set up this mechanism, and will explain it to parents of junior form students. If S.3 students need to change MOI when promoting to S.4, our school will arrange supporting programmes. Our Native English-Speaking Teacher plays a crucial role in arousing students' interest in learning English and increasing their confidence and ability to communicate in English. Public speaking in morning assemblies, School Reading Award Scheme, inter-class or inter-group language activities are employed to enhance the language proficiency of students. Both Chinese and English Ambassador Teams have been set up to promote language learning in our school. A debating team has been set up to enhance students’ communication skill and other generic skills. Teachers of Chinese Language, English Language and Putonghua always train students to prepare for various internal and external competitions.
Learning and Teaching Strategies:
Our school improves the curriculum & teaching strategies through teacher professional development, collaborative lesson planning, school-based support scheme, and etc. We also encourage teachers to use different levels of teaching materials to cater for the diversities of students. Our school strengthens the requirements of classroom regulations to enhance students' learning habits. Subject teachers design learning guides to train students through self-learning, collaborative learning and peer-learning to build up self-regulated learning skills.
This year, our English department has joined the “Language Learning Support Section” by the EDB. This will further facilitate the communication and collaboration between us and our counterparts in Hong Kong in the course of curriculum reform towards “learning to learn”. On-site visits will also be carried out by the EDB Language Support Officers to assist our team with the refinement of our syllabus and the improvement of our teaching and learning.
School-based curriculum:
1. Electives: 2X and 3X. Our school offers about 30 different combinations of electives to senior-form students.
2. Curriculum highlights: Our school provides a diversified curriculum. Junior-form subjects include Life and Society, Design and Technology, etc. Many subjects develop their own school-based curricula and teaching materials. The HKDSE examination subjects in senior-forms involve multiple key learning areas such as Design and Applied Technology, and Visual Arts.
Development of the Four Key Tasks:
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Life Planning Education:
Career guidance and life planning has been one of the primary concerns in our school. Activities for career education have been conducted with the collaboration of Career and Guidance Committee, Life Education Panel and class teachers. These activities are designed with different themes to tailor the needs of students of different forms in order to foster students’ understanding of themselves, the range of study opportunities and careers possibilities. Currently, a series of school-based career life planning programs has been put forward through setting up the Career Ambassador Team, organizing visits to universities and government offices and launching summer internship program, etc. Individual and group counselling sessions are provided to all senior students to help them explore their potential in studies and life roles. With strong alumni network, our school also develops Mentorship Scheme, which allows our students to learn from successful alumni.
Details: http://www.stfaswc.edu.hk
Student Support
Whole School Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity:
A whole school approach is adopted in our school to cultivate a caring and collaborative culture in order to cater for students’ diversity. Making good use of the LSGSS, we employ professionals from the outside to develop special tailor-made measures and guidance services for individual students who have special learning needs.
Whole School Approach to Integrated Education:
The Student Support Team, comprising experienced language teachers from counselling and discipline committees, the school social workers and the educational psychologist, addresses the needs of students with special educational needs.
Our school is committed to providing quality education through special exam arrangement, tailor-made curricula, remedial classes, after-school tutorials, speech therapy, a range of supportive programs to enhance students’ learning and to ease their stress whenever possible emotional and behavioral problems arise.
We believe that effective home-school cooperation is very important in quality education. Therefore, we have regular parent-teacher contact and consultation in order to enhance our students’ learning and development.
Educational Support for Non-Chinese Speaking Students:
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Measures to provide adaptation for Learning and Assessment:
Our school employs continuous assessment to evaluate student performance. There are two terms in each academic year (one term for S.6). Each term conducts one examination and one uniform test. Tailored arrangements and/or exemptions are given to SEN students.
Details: http://www.stfaswc.edu.hk
Home-School Co-operation and School Ethos
Home-School Co-operation:
A closer tie and cooperation between the school and parents is the cornerstone of healthy development of teenagers. To enhance mutual understanding, parent seminars, parent days and talks are organized regularly so that parents can understand the needs of their children better. Moreover, our PTA organises different activities, such as "Cooking Mama", to facilitate home-school cooperation. Besides, PTA also sets up a fund to subsidize poor students or outstanding students to participate extra-curricular activities with an aim to broaden their horizons.
School Ethos:
Different functional parties design programmes to cater for students' needs, and moral-value reinforcement is conducted during hall assemblies and normal class periods. Our "Big Brothers and Sisters Scheme" assists junior form students to adapt to the school environment and helps them when they come across difficulties in various aspects.
Details: http://www.stfaswc.edu.hk
Future Development
School Development Plan:
1. Promote e-learning to enhance teaching and learning effectiveness
2. Promote class management and nurture a caring school culture
3. Implement STEM education and unleash students’ potential in innovation
4. Promote national security education and nurture students as good law-abiding citizens
Teacher Professional Training and Development:
The Staff Development Committee helps to provide professional development for teachers and peer lesson observation to enhance teaching effectiveness. Besides, the school also encourages teachers to actively participate in external professional training and peer lesson observation. By building up a network of professional contacts, we hope to strengthen teachers’ vision and mission.
Life-wide Learning (including Five Essential Learning Experiences to be provided through Key Learning Areas, extra-curricular activities, co-curricular activities, etc.):
To strengthen students' interpersonal skills and develop their potentials, the ECA Committee provides a wide range of extra-curricular activities which cover academic, physical, aesthetic activities and community service.
Details: http://www.stfaswc.edu.hk
Others
A. Hong Kong First Mask Fragrance Diffuser Pattern Design Competition 2021
• S1-S6 Group Excellence Award
B. 65th Festival of Sport – Archery Tournament
• Champion in Recurve Boy Beginner (Open Division) category
C. HK Island & Kowloon Secondary Schools Competition BOCHK Archery Cup
• Girls B Grade 1st runner-up
• Girls Overall B Grade 1st runner-up
D. 2021-2022 Kowloon City Outstanding Student Leader Award Scheme
• Outstanding Student Leader (Junior Secondary)
• Merit Award (Senior Secondary)