Academic
Under the senior secondary (SS) academic structure introduced in 2009, all students will study a three-year senior secondary curriculum after completing the three-year junior secondary curriculum. They will then sit for the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE), which was introduced in 2012 to replace the former Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination and Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination. Subject to satisfactory performance in the HKDSE, students will continue their studies at local universities for four years.
The College adopts English as the medium of instruction. All subjects are to be taught in English with the exception of Chinese Language, Chinese as a Secondary Language, Chinese History and Chinese History for Non-Chinese Speaking Students.
Citizenship and Social Development are offered to S4 to S6 students in either Chinese or English. Students are free to choose their preferred medium of instruction, which will be taken as the language to be used in the public examination.
The College attaches equal importance to both Chinese and English languages, and wherever appropriate and feasible, will use both in its written communications with parents. As the spoken language of Hong Kong is Cantonese, it is understood that Cantonese will predominate as a social language inside and outside of the College. For this reason, it is not always feasible to expect that guest speakers or others from outside the College are as comfortable in using English to the extent that we may be. Therefore, it is likely that parent briefing sessions, presentations by guest speakers and other activities hosted by external parties will be conducted in Cantonese, with simultaneous interpretation provided.
Subjects offered to Junior Forms aim to consolidate students’ knowledge base and prepare them for the Senior Secondary Curriculum.
Subjects offered in S1 – S2:
English Language, Chinese Language, Chinese as a Second Language*, French*, Mathematics, Citizenship, Economics and Society, Chinese History, Chinese History for NCS Students*, History, Geography, Integrated Science, Information and Communication Technology, Home Economics, Music, Visual Arts, Health and Physical Education, STEAM and Global Competency Education
Subjects offered in S3:
English Language, Chinese Language, Chinese as a Second Language*, French*, Mathematics, Citizenship, Economics and Society, Chinese History, Chinese History for NCS Students*, History, Geography, Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), Information and Communication Technology, Home Economics, Music, Visual Arts, Health and Physical Education and Global Competency Education
Remarks: * Subjects offered to non-Chinese speaking students only
Students in Senior Forms are required to study four core subjects, i.e. English Language, Chinese Language / Chinese as a Second Language, Mathematics and Citizenship and Social Development, plus three electives from a fairly wide variety of subjects. These include Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Information and Communication Technology, Economics, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies (Accounting Module / Business Management Module), Geography, History, Chinese History, Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Literature in English, Mathematics Extended Part Modules (M1 &M2), French, Visual Arts, Physical Education and Music.
The College believes in providing an all-rounded education and has always encouraged students to participate in a wide range of extra-curricular activities so that they can learn beyond the classroom. Department Days and whole-school co-curricular activities are held within the formal timetable. These activities form an integral part of school life and contribute to students’ other Learning Experiences.
The College has implemented a system of keeping a formal record of students’ achievements in the form of Student Learning Portfolios. To facilitate proper record keeping, we have upgraded our computer system so that we can keep a track record of individual students’ achievements in electronic form.
School-based Assessment (SBA) refers to assessments conducted by the school as part of the teaching and learning process, with students being assessed by their subject teachers. The marks awarded will count towards students’ HKDSE results.
The College has, since its inauguration in 2000, been using internal continuous assessment tools to assess students’ academic performance. The experience and skills so acquired have proved very useful in fulfilling the requirement of SBA under the NSS curriculum.
