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Ma Tau Chung Government Primary School

POA School Net：34

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school_name	Ma Tau Chung Government Primary School
district	Kowloon City
school_address	1 Fuk Cheung Street, Tokwawan, Kowloon
school_type_1	Gov't
school_type_2	Whole Day
medium_of_instruction	Chinese
school_tel	27115548
school_fax	27144258
school_email	mtcgps@edb.gov.hk
school_website	https://www.mtcgps.edu.hk
school_motto	Please refer to the Chinese version.
school_mission	We endeavour to create the best learning environment for our students with a view to achieving a balanced education which places equal emphasis on moral education, intellectual growth, physical education, social development and aesthetic education. It is our mission to excel students' abilities, cultivate in them an indomitable spirit and develop their civic mind.
sponsoring_body	Government
student_gender	Co-ed
commencement_of_operation_year	1962
religion	Not Applicable

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poa_school_net	34
imc	Not Applicable
training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chairperson_members	100%
name_supervisor_chairman_of_mc	NGAN Man Kit, Andrew
title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc	Mr.
name_of_school_head	Chan Yim Chuk
title_of_school_head	Ms.
school_size	2300
nominated_sec_school	Queen Elizabeth Secondary School, Homantin Government Secondary School and Jockey Club Government Secondary School
school_bus	Yes
parent_teacher_association	Yes
school_alumni_association	Yes
asc_pta_fee	"$80"
fac_no_of_classroom	30
fac_no_of_school_hall	1
fac_no_of_playground	3
fac_no_of_library	1
fac_special_rooms	Computer Room, IT Learning Centre, Art Room, Performance Room, Apps TV Station, Library, Music Rooms, Activity Rooms, Muti-functional Room etc.
fac_others	MTC Literature Garden, a Historical Gallery and Hall.
fac_support_for_specialedu	Ramp, Accessible lift and Accessible toilet.
previous_year_tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts	54
previous_year_tsi_total_no_of_teachers	55
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training	100
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_bacherlor	100
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above	35
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training	66
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4	2
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9	9
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above	89
previous_year_no_of_class_p1	5
previous_year_no_of_class_p2	5
previous_year_no_of_class_p3	5
previous_year_no_of_class_p4	5
previous_year_no_of_class_p5	5
previous_year_no_of_class_p6	5
previous_year_no_of_class_total	30
current_year_no_of_class_p1	5
current_year_no_of_class_p2	5
current_year_no_of_class_p3	5
current_year_no_of_class_p4	5
current_year_no_of_class_p5	5
current_year_no_of_class_p6	5
current_year_no_of_class_total	30
cs_mode_of_teaching	1. Small Class Teaching is mainly used in lessons. 2. Elite training courses are provided for students with exceptional potentials in English, Mathematics starting from Primary 2. 3. Remedial Teaching Programme is conducted to cater for students who are relatively weak in some aspects.
no_of_test_per_year_P1	0
no_of_exam_per_year_P1	0
replace_test_exam_P1	Yes
no_of_test_per_year_P2-P6	1
no_of_exam_P2-P6	2
formulate_appropriate_school_based_assessment_assignment_policy_inform_parents_collect_views_from_teachers_students_parents_regularly	Yes
upload_school_assessment_policy_to_school_web	Yes
upload_school_assignment_policy_to_school_web	Yes
diversified_assessment	We aim at stimulating the students' motivation of learning and enhancing their learning effects through formative assessments.
avoid_test_exam_after_long_holidays	Yes
arrange_timetable_flexibly_tutorial_session_in_afternoon	Yes
streaming_arrangement	1. Primary 1 to Primary 3 levels are mixed abilities. 2. Elite classes (A & B) are practised from Primary 4 to Primary 6 levels according to the academic results and the rest will be allocated to C, D and E classes.
no_of_school_days_per_week	5
no_of_periods_per_day	9
duration_of_each_period	35
school_starts_at	7:55
school_starts_at_AMPM	AM
school_ends_at	3:00
school_ends_at_AMPM	PM
lunch_start_time	12:10
lunch_end_time	1:10
lunch_arrangement	Provided by designated supplier and arranged by parents.
healthy_school_life	1. Participate in "SportACT" programme. 2. MVPA60. 3. Health Promoting School Programmes, such as the "EatSmart@school.hk" Campaign (ESSS), Joyful Fruit Month and Bright Smiles School Campus promoted by the Health Department. 4. 4Rs Mental Health Charter. 5. "No homework day" once a month. 6. Promote Moral and Civic Education.
school_life_remarks	High quality professionals are employed to provide a wide range of physical, artistic and musical training programmes for students on a self-paid basis. Some courses are arranged within the homework guidance p.m. session. At present, we have a great variety of programmes exceeding 100. Opportunities are provided to develop their potential such as Music, Sports, Language, Drama, STEAM etc.
life_wide_learning	Library lessons, personal growth education, moral education lessons and interests group activities are implemented on alternate Wednesdays and Saturday afternoons. Various interests group activities including Boy scouts, Girl Scouts, magic, balloon twisting, juggling, storytelling, cooking, Japanese, English DIY, computer programming, drones, percussion band, choir, ball games, swimming, athletics, reading, handicrafts, calligraphy, etc. Also, we have more than a hundred of self-paid talented classes of talented courses being held every week.
school_management_url	https://www.mtcgps.edu.hk/it-school/php/webcms/public/index.php3?refid=1424&mode=published&nocache&l
school_organisation	As a government primary school, the school is managed by the School Management Committee (SMC). Under SMC, there are headmistress, deputy heads, senior teachers, subject teachers, a librarian, social workers and native-speaking English teachers. Clerical staff, teaching assistants and computer technicians support the administrative work of the teaching staff. The SMC has been established to manage, administer and operate the School, ensuring that fair, open and formal systems and procedures are in place.
imc_smc_mc	The School Management Committee is chaired by Principal Assistant Secretary of Education Bureau. Other committee members include the headmistress, teacher representatives, parent representatives, alumni representative and representative from the community.
school_green_policy	Through launching a great variety of activities, we aim at raising our students' awareness of environmental protection, such as saving energy, planting, conserving water and practicing the 4Rs (Refuse, Reuse, Recycle and Reduce).
school_major_concerns	(2024-2027) School's Major Concerns: 1.To enrich learning experiences through natural connections, and inspiring diverse intelligences both inside and outside the classroom; 2.To foster positive values and promote holistic well-being of the mind, body and spirit.
learning_and_teaching_plan_url	https://www.mtcgps.edu.hk/it-school/php/webcms/public/index.php3?refid=1400&mode=published&nocache&l
learning_and_teaching_strategies	The education theme is formulated every year and the learning target and activities are set up in each subject in line with the education theme. Our teachers skillfully adopt the activity approach to teach students, and the campus TV produces programmes for various subjects to enhance the learning interest of students. To stress the importance of the holistic development, we provide daily classes with various arts and sports training activities to help students to develop good interests and confidence.
major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum	1. Strengthen positive value education(covering national education [including patriotic education, national security education], life planning); 2. Enrich all-round learning experience and promote whole-person development; 3. Strengthen care for the diversity of students; 4. Strengthen STEAM education and training Students' media and information literacy; 5. Strengthen cross-curricular learning and reading, and develop lifelong learning capabilities; 6. Establish a healthy living style and strengthen environmental protection education; 7. Enhancing assessment literacy for promoting learning and teaching effectiveness.
dev_of_generic_skills	Generic skills are effectively developed through participating in inter-school and extra-school activities.
cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours	Based on our school development plan, we aim at "enhancing students' positive values and attitudes through adopting a thematic approach. Elements of NSE can be integrated organically in and connected naturally with the curriculum contents of various subjects to strengthen students understanding of the rule of law, national conditions, and enable them to understand the importance of safeguarding national security. This also enhances students' sense of national identity and facilitates their development of important concepts such as nationhood, "One Country, Two Systems", rule of law, rights and duties, responsibility, commitment, respect for others and self-discipline.
whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity	1. Support measure for academically gifted students: Starting from Primary 2, students who are gifted in a particular subject receive the elite development training before or after school. 2. Support measures for under-privileged students: Co-teaching, Remedial teaching in small groups in both morning and afternoon session, Buy service training group. 3. Professional Support: School-based educational psychologist, School social work provides stationing service at school, Comprehensive Student Guidance Service, School-based Speech Therapist. 4. Organize P1 Orientation Day, English Fun Day and "Big brother and sister" programme to help P1 students adapt to campus life. 5. Bridging programmes for P.6 students to help them experience a smooth transition of new learning stages.
whole_school_approach_integrated_education	1. Implement the Whole School Approach (WSA) to integrated education (IE) based on five underlying principles, namely early identification, early intervention, WSA, home-school co-operation and cross-sector collaboration, premised on the synergy of culture, policies and practices. 2. The practicable strategies and relevant policies are launched with the full support from other school administrative teams, including Student Discipline and Guidance, School Academic Assessment, School Curriculum and Information Technology. 3. Strongly encourage and facilitate teachers to participate in special needs and inclusive education programmes.
curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation	1. To enhance students' learning effectiveness, curriculum adjustment is conducted by the teachers of different subjects and of the same teaching level. 2. Through participating actively in School-based after-school learning and support programmes organised by Education Bureau and the universities, we cater for students' learning diversity.
home-school_co-operation_url	https://www.mtcgps.edu.hk/it-school/php/webcms/public/index.php3?refid=1524&mode=published&nocache&l
home-school_co-operation	1. Parent-Teacher Association and Parent Support Team are conducted in school. 2. Talks, seminars and activities about parent education and Parent-child Interest Classes are organised regularly. 3. Organizing Parents' Day and "Parent-teacher gatherings" in all the levels to encourage effective communication among parents and teachers.
school_ethos	Various measures have been undertaken to cultivate school ethos, which include civic and moral education, counselling, one-life-one-art/sport scheme, training programme for gifted and talented, home-school cooperation, etc. Our school received very good comments from the external school reviewers on school ethos and student support.
school_dev_plan	1. Understand our country and the Chinese culture, cultivate a sense of belonging and national identity towards our country through national education and national security education. 2. With the help of the reading plan and information technology education, students can develop self-learning ability. 3. The effectiveness of learning and teaching is further enhanced through teacher's professional development, course curriculum reform and self-assessment. 4. "One-Life-one-art/sport scheme" to help students achieve their full potential and enhance self-confidence. 5. We endeavour to implement Healthy School Policy with a view to helping students lead a healthy lifestyle, develop personal hobbies and talents, take pleasure in engaging in different communities, and foster interests and essential skills to appreciate aesthetic and physical activities in order to achieve balanced physical and psychological development. 6. Promote STEAM education. 7. Organising exchange tours to the Mainland and overseas. 8. To advance students' learning and teaching effectiveness by enhancing the assessments.
teacher_pro_training_and_dev	We aim at enhancing teacher professionalism through launching a great variety of professional development programmes. For the sake of quality education and benefits of student learning, our teacher champion the robust development of dedicated teaching profession by active participation in various teacher's training courses.
school_character_others	1. Hong Kong Inter-School Sumo Robot Tournament & Greater Bay Area Invitational: Champion (U13) 2. Kowloon City District Outstanding Students Award 3. Asia Pacific Children’s Exchange Ambassador (37th Asia Pacific Children's Exchange Scheme) 4. 76th Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival: First (6), Second (8), Third (6), Merit (184), Proficiency (23) 5. Joint School Music Competition (Percussions Ensemble & Junior School Choir): Gold Award 6. Overseas study tours (Australia, South Korea), Mainland sister school exchange program (Xi'an) and Mainland Exchange Program for Junior Secondary and Upper Primary Students" of EDB 7. Publish campus publications to engage stakeholders.