Kiangsu-Chekiang College (Shatin) is one of the four schools established by the Kiangsu Chekiang And Shanghai Residents (H.K.) Association (the Association). For forty-seven years since its establishment, the school has upheld the spirit of the school motto “Be Orderly and Respectful”, adhering to the educational philosophy based on the following three principles: equal emphasis laid on learning Chinese and English, equal importance attached to arts and sciences as well as equal significance given to further education and career pursuits. Guided by these principles, the school strives to provide students with high-quality whole-person education that fosters balanced development in the moral, intellectual, physical, social, and aesthetic domains, and aspires to nurture a new generation of responsible and socially engaged citizens.
Having served at Kiangsu-Chekiang College (Shatin) for twenty-four years, I am deeply honoured to have been appointed as Acting Principal this academic year. I extend my sincere gratitude to our School Sponsoring Body for their trust and support, and pay the highest respect to all former principals. Their visionary leadership and dedication have laid a solid foundation for our school’s enduring success. Upholding and building upon this strong legacy, I will work collaboratively with all staff to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing era, and to nurture future leaders who possess sound character, proper values, global vision, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
In the 2024-25 academic year, the school has actively promoted whole-person development. In terms of physical and mental health, the school not only enhances students' fitness through the Physical Education curriculum and related activities, but also strengthens students' psychological resilience, social skills, and ability to cope with adversity through a school-based guidance programme and participation in activities organised by external agencies. In moral and values education, grounded in the school motto "Be Orderly and Respectful", the Ten Student Code, and the twelve priority values and attitudes advocated by the Education Bureau, the school has integrated a school-based moral curriculum that connects subject learning with life-wide learning activities, cultivating a positive campus culture and fostering the virtues of "KCCStars". In academic development, the school continuously refines learning elements across subjects, strengthens students' Chinese and English language proficiency to build cultural confidence, broadens students' knowledge horizons, and vigorously promotes life planning education. In addition, the school has organised and participated in diversified life-wide learning activities to nurture students' sense of national identity. In response to the era of innovation and technology, the school actively cultivates students to become responsible digital citizens and prioritizes innovation education; leading scholars have been invited, including Dr Yang Wei-ping of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to deliver "The Story of Genes," and Dr Dennis Ong, Advisor of the Precise Center at the University of Pennsylvania, to share "Generative Artificial Intelligence: Future Opportunities and Challenges", enabling teachers, students, and parents to grasp emerging technological developments while nurturing critical discernment and innovative thinking. Through systematic curriculum design and a rich array of activities, the school continues to enhance teaching effectiveness and promote students' balanced development in academics, character, and well-being.
To broaden students' Other Learning Experiences (OLE) and global perspectives, the school held an "OLE Week" in mid-April and organised Mainland and overseas exchange activities by form level. These included: Shenzhen Art and Culture Exploration Tour for S.1; Shenzhen Technology Study Tour for S.2; Singapore Cultural Exchange and Study Tour for S.3; Tour of History, Culture and Maritime Silk Road of Fujian Province for S.4; Zhongshan and Zhuhai Intangible Cultural Heritage Conservation Mainland Study Tour for S.5. Furthermore, in July and during the summer vacation, students joined the Affiliated School Teacher-Student Summer Camps in Kiangsu and Chekiang provinces, Hong Kong Youth Study Tour 2025 (Nanjing & Shanghai), the Dance World Cup (Spain) finals, and an English Summer Camp in the United Kingdom. The school firmly believes that these exchange activities effectively expand students' horizons and strengthen their cross-cultural and international communication skills.
In the HKDSE Examination, nearly 90% of our F.6 students attained "332A" or better in the 4 core subjects (English Language, Chinese Language, Mathematics, and "Citizenship and Social Development") every year. Approximately 85% of our F.6 graduates were offered bachelor’s degree programmes at universities, while close to 40% of these graduates were admitted to The University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and prestigious universities in Mainland China and abroad, e.g. Peking University, Fudan University, The University of Sydney, etc. With regard to Other Learning Experiences, the number of prizes and scholarships attained in open competitions and territory-wide student award schemes reaches a total close to 700 annually including almost 200 individual, team and overall championships, and other major awards, winning glory for the School and Hong Kong.
Stepping into the 2025-26 academic year, the school will continue to align with educational trends, societal developments and students' needs by setting school major concerns and formulating a series of corresponding measures to achieve the stated goals, enabling students to grow healthily and stretch their potential. The school's major concerns for this academic year are as follows:
As Hong Kong seizes upon the development opportunities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the city must nurture a new generation that brings together creativity with virtue and talent. With my professionalism and dedication, I will unite teachers, students, and parents in cultivating a proactive and positive learning atmosphere, carrying forward the spirit of whole-person education at Kiangsu-Chekiang College (Shatin), and equipping students to become courageous, service-minded, creative, and capable future leaders who contribute to society and the nation.
Leung Wing Yee
Acting Principal