Our school is one of the four schools founded by Kiangsu Chekiang and Shanghai Residents (Hong Kong) Association. Upholding the school motto, “Be Orderly and Respectful” and abiding by the education philosophy of attaching equal importance to both Chinese and English languages, arts and science subjects, and both further education and career pursuits, our school has been committed to the provision of quality whole-person education to students ever since the establishment of the school 45 years ago.
In the 2022-23 school year, the COVID-19 pandemic gradually receded, students in all forms were able to have continual whole-day face-to-face lessons on campus. In addition, the school organized the 41st Graduation Ceremony in early December, inviting the then Deputy Commissioner of Transport Department (now the Director of Water Supplies Department), Mr. Yau Kwok Ting, Tony, JP, to be our honourable guest giving a keynote speech. More than a hundred parents, alumni, guests witnessed together with all teachers and students the important milestone of our graduates in their academic careers. To add gaiety to the ceremony, an original English Musical—“In Harmony with Nature” was performed on stage after two years of suspension. Another major event following the Graduation Ceremony was the School Information Day. Over 1,600 Primary 5 and 6 students and their parents in and outside of the district participated in the diversified activities held on campus and these included a talk on the secondary school selection, students’ sharing and English musical performance, campus tour, subject exhibition, game booths, demonstration by student teams, taster lessons, etc. They were able to understand our school mission, education characteristics and student performance from multiple perspectives.
Along with the relaxation of various anti-epidemic measures at schools by the Education Bureau (EDB) in phases at the beginning of this year, the school normalcy was fully resumed with holding the 34th Athletics Meet in late April and the F.3 Four-day Singapore Cultural Exchange and Study Tour as scheduled, as well as the restoration of the Territory-wide System Assessment (F.3) at school. Moreover, under the guidance of our teachers, F.5 students joined the “Economic Development of Nansha, Guangzhou and Qianhai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong/Guangdong Co-operation” Mainland Study Tour organized by the EDB in late June, to gain first-hand experience in the national conditions and the latest development of our motherland, to enhance the understanding and appreciation of the Chinese Culture, and to boost their sense of national identity.
Keeping abreast of the development trend of education and further optimizing the learning and teaching environment, our school successfully applied for the Quality Education Fund and subsidies from the school sponsoring body amounting to HK$2,233,200 in total for the implementation of the cross-curricular “STREAM Project Learning Programme” starting from June 2023 and the “InnoTech Education Centre” has been set up. Furthermore, the school participated in the EDB School-based Support Services─“Catering for Learning Diversity” to further strengthen the effectiveness of catering for students’ different learning needs in class. In early May, the school’s Civic Education Co-ordinator, Mathematics Panel Head and a Mathematics teacher were invited by the EDB to organize “National Security Education Learning Circle” activities on campus so as to facilitate the professional sharing and interflows among education co-workers.
It is worth mentioning that under the challenges brought by the pandemic lasting for over three years, our students have fully demonstrated the spirit of “Be a Person of Integrity and Always be Eager to Learn” and “Never Give Up” as stated in the school’s Student Code, and performed excellently in both academic and non-academic aspects.
In the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE) 2023, our students’ results were far better than the Hong Kong averages. On the whole, 90% of our F.6 graduates attained “3322” or better in the four core subjects (English Language, Chinese Language, Mathematics and Liberal Studies) while the Hong Kong average was 37%. A total of five students attained 33 marks or higher for their best six subjects. The highest scorer attained 33 marks in his best five subjects and there were no more than 0.6% of all candidates attaining this or better results this year. Through the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS), the School Nominations Direct Admission Scheme (SNDAS) and the Scheme for Admission of Hong Kong Students to Mainland Higher Education Institutions, over 87% of F.6 students were offered bachelor’s degree or dual degree programmes. Among them, about 40% were admitted to The University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology as well as the renowned Fudan University in Mainland China.
In regard to Other Learning Experiences, our students actively engaged in Other Learning Experiences activities and obtained a record high of 599 awards and scholarships in different open competitions and student award schemes, including 131 individual, team and overall championships, gold, grand, excellent, first-class, outstanding and best performance awards. It is particularly encouraging that our Dance Team won the Second Place in the leading international dancing event “Dance World Cup Final 2023 (Portugal)”, winning glory for the school and Hong Kong. The brilliant attainments of our students are a perfect reflection of the concerted effort of all the school stakeholders.
Regarding the F.1 intake in 2023, over 98% of our Pre-F.1 students belong to the first allocation band and nearly half of them are among the top 20% of Primary 6 students in Hong Kong in terms of academic ability, which is a clear indication of parents’ recognition of the school’s education philosophy and quality.
Stepping into the school year of 2023-24, the school has drawn up major concerns to align with the trend of education and development of society, as well as cater for the needs of our students. In response to the major concerns, our school has formulated and will implement an array of measures to achieve the goal set so as to foster students’ wellbeing and unleash their potential. The major concerns for the current school year are as follows:
Entering the post-pandemic era of normalcy, all our school staff will continue to strive for extending diversified and inspiring learning opportunities for students, caring for students’ needs of growth and promoting the whole-person development of students so as to lead our students to achieve fruitful learning results continuously.
Chan Nga Lai
Principal