Whole-school Language Policy:
(1) In junior forms, a majority of students learn major subjects in English except Chinese Language, Chinese History, Life and Society, Religious Education and Putonghua. In all junior forms, subjects taught in English in all classes include English Language, Mathematics and Science. (2) In senior forms, several subjects are continuously taught in English.

Learning and Teaching Strategies:
(1) Emphasize curriculum planning and building good interface in terms of knowledge as well as generic skills at different levels. (2) Actively employ the Metacognitive teaching strategies and Information Technology to promote self-directed learning. (3) Promote the design of self-study topics among subject departments to enhance students' self-learning ability. (4) Whole school approach to cater for learner diversity so as to uplift teaching effectiveness. (5) Emphasize extensive and intensive reading to enhance language proficiency and broaden world vision. (6) Make full use of the life-wide learning opportunities to enrich students’ learning experience. (7) Focus on career-planning and guide students to set goals and foster their aspirations and ambitions for the future. (8) Integrate Stem Education in learning activity or cross Key Learning Area project. (9) The ideas and practice of assessment for learning and assessment as learning are promoted on top of assessment of learning.

School-based curriculum:
1. Electives: 3X. Provide 3 elective subject combinations where a maximum of 3 elective subjects can be chosen from 16 NSS elective subjects.
2. Curriculum highlights: (1) With reference to the learning objectives, the curriculum is tailor-made to adapt to students' different abilities and needs.(2) Various bridging programmes are launched to help students to adapt to the changing learning needs at different stages. (3) Science subjects adopt subject-based STEM education project learning.

Development of the Four Key Tasks:
(A) Reading: 1. Emphasize reading to learn and run Reading Lessons in junior forms; 2. Implement Reading Programmes for the subject knowledge in not only Chinese and English but also other key learning areas; 3. Through a large scale book fair and varied reading activities to nurture students’ spirit of reading, buying, collecting and cherishing books. 4. All teaching staff participate in the 'Reading Man' broadcasting programme to promote the joy of reading. (B) Development of Language Across Curriculum at junior levels: 1. Collaboration between the English department and the other non-language content subjects to develop learning materials; 2. Professional exchange of teaching ideas through class visits so as to enhance teaching and learning effectiveness in English; 3. Building a language rich environment so as to allow more chances for students to use English Language. (C) Information Technology: 1. Focus on the development of e-learning; 2. Introduce online self-learning platforms for Language subjects. (D) Project Learning: Develop cross curriculum Project learning activities to train students’ self-study and presentation skills and to develop students' creative technology literacy with the goal of equipping students with the ability necessary for doing SBA at NSS level. (E) Moral and Civic Education: 1. Encourage students to learn beyond the school, serve the community, improve interpersonal communication skills, respect individual differences and develop multi-dimensional vision; 2. Organize various kinds of visits to the mainland to shape the awareness of national identity; 3. Promote ‘Whole person Development’ to foster students to follow the spirit of Jesus Christ.

Life Planning Education:
In 2018-2019, the school has used the Career and Life Planning Grant to employ a full-time English teacher to raise the capability of the careers team. Since the implementation of New Senior Secondary Curriculum in 2010, the school has allotted more resources on buying services from non-governmental organisations such as the life planning workshops run by Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, Hok Yau Club, and St James Settlement. The school has also been working with the Methodist Church of Hong Kong these few years to create specific career-related experiences for different forms. In the school, seminars on elective subjects, F.3 Parents’ Night and F.4-F.6 career lessons enable students to be informed of the latest developments of multiple pathways, local and overseas studies, and the job market. Career and Life Planning Committee (CLP) caters for the need of the diverse learners by inviting the Vocational Training Council and other tertiary institutes and professionals to set up booths on Parents’ Days to provide counselling services and updated information. The school also participated actively in Business-School Partnership Programmes provided by EDB and JJA to offer students more exposure to workplace environment.


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