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S.K.H. Good Shepherd Primary School

POA School Net：34

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school_name	S.K.H. Good Shepherd Primary School
district	Kowloon City
school_address	171 Ma Tau Wai Road, Kowloon City, Kowloon
school_type_1	Aided
school_type_2	Whole Day
medium_of_instruction	Chinese
school_tel	27125220
school_fax	27141552
school_email	info@gsps.edu.hk
school_website	http://www.gsps.edu.hk
school_motto	Not to be served but to serve.
school_mission	Uphold the founding Christian spirit of our school: "Not to be served but to serve". To offer a balanced education for the development of the WHOLE person based on Christian principles. To evolve a unique cultural identity and to equip students with sound knowledge, social and technical skills to meet future challenges.
sponsoring_body	Anglican (Hong Kong) Primary Schools Council Limited
student_gender	Co-ed
commencement_of_operation_year	1963
religion	Protestantism / Christianity

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poa_school_net	34
imc	Established
name_supervisor_chairman_of_mc	Hui Wah Ying Joelle
title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc	Ms.
name_of_school_head	Leung Ho Wai Eddie
title_of_school_head	Mr.
school_size	1102
parent_teacher_association	Yes
school_alumni_association	Yes
asc_pta_fee	"$60"
asc_charges_for_non_standard_items	"$300 (payment in two installments) for improving school environment and facilities."
fac_no_of_classroom	13
fac_no_of_school_hall	1
fac_no_of_playground	1
fac_no_of_library	1
fac_special_rooms	Library, Multi-purpose Room, Students' Guidance Room, English Room, Multi-media Language Centre, Visual Arts Room, General Studies Room, Activity Room, Hall and Music Room.
fac_others	Air-conditioned classrooms, computers, Smart e-Blackboards and visualizers.
fac_support_for_specialedu	Accessible lift.
previous_year_tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts	27
previous_year_tsi_total_no_of_teachers	31
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training	87
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_bacherlor	100
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above	29
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training	48
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4	13
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9	23
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above	64
previous_year_no_of_class_p1	2
previous_year_no_of_class_p2	2
previous_year_no_of_class_p3	2
previous_year_no_of_class_p4	3
previous_year_no_of_class_p5	2
previous_year_no_of_class_p6	2
previous_year_no_of_class_total	13
current_year_no_of_class_p1	2
current_year_no_of_class_p2	2
current_year_no_of_class_p3	2
current_year_no_of_class_p4	2
current_year_no_of_class_p5	3
current_year_no_of_class_p6	2
current_year_no_of_class_total	13
cs_mode_of_teaching	Based on the student-centered approach, we emphasize small group cooperative learning, self-regulated learning, gifted education, inquiry-based learning and e-learning elements in our daily lessons. Furthermore, our school policies and curriculum focus on catering for the learners' diversities.
cs_remarks	We have Early Identification and Intervention of Learning Difficulties Programme for P.1 pupils. We also provide training programmes for our students' whole personal development.
no_of_test_per_year_P1	0
no_of_exam_per_year_P1	3
replace_test_exam_P1	No
no_of_test_per_year_P2-P6	0
no_of_exam_P2-P6	3
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 have formative assessments and summative assessments. Also, various forms of assessment such as project learning, tasks, observations, self and peer evaluation and parents' evaluation are used to assess the students' learning and performance. Adjustment for students with special educational needs is also implemented in the summative assessments.
avoid_test_exam_after_long_holidays	Yes
arrange_timetable_flexibly_tutorial_session_in_afternoon	Yes
streaming_arrangement	Mixed ability classes from P.1 to P.6.
no_of_school_days_per_week	5
no_of_periods_per_day	9
duration_of_each_period	35
school_starts_at	8:15
school_starts_at_AMPM	AM
school_ends_at	3:30
school_ends_at_AMPM	PM
lunch_start_time	12:50
lunch_end_time	1:40
lunch_arrangement	Provided by designated supplier, arranged by parents and parents can order lunch boxes from the caterer, deliver lunch box or students bring their own lunch.
healthy_school_life	Students have daily assembly, morning reading, morning exercises, personal growth education and extra-curricular activities. During lunch break, students have leisure and cultural activities. Promote teachers' and students' physical and spiritual development through Christian education.
school_life_remarks	Lunch Monitoring Team monitors the variety, nutrition value and the food hygiene of the lunch boxes and encourages healthy lunch regularly.
life_wide_learning	To develop students' multiple intelligence, various activities are organized for students e.g. Robot Programming, Lego Programming, Little inventor, Grasshopper, Brownie, Students' Fellowship, Chinese Martial Arts, Football Team, Table tennis, Athletics Team, Taekwondo, Fancy jump rope, Dancing Group, Choir, Chinese Musical Instrument, Chinese Orchestra, Flag-guards, Speech Festival, Mathematical Olympiad, English Drama, English puppets, Drawing anime character, Writing, Arts and Crafts, MC Training, CYC and JPC.
school_management_url	http://www.gsps.edu.hk/
school_organisation	The well-structured administrative framework is established through collective consultation and discussion. Various committees and teams are designated to make overall plans.
imc_smc_mc	The Incorporated Management Committee is formed by professionals and educators. The School Board brings into practice the school-based management, participates actively in school development and builds up distinguished partnership with teachers.
school_green_policy	We educate the students to protect the environment through the curriculum and activities.
school_major_concerns	1. Strengthen national and national security education. 2. Continuously optimize teaching and learning models.
learning_and_teaching_plan_url	/
learning_and_teaching_strategies	1. Gifted education: To inspire students' potential through school-based whole-class approach and school-based pull-out approach, such as higher-order thinking skills training, scientific investigation and leadership training, etc. 2. To promote self-regulated learning skills and concept in students’ daily learning. Students learn to use different learning strategies to gain the essential learning experiences and improve their learning effectiveness. We aim at establishing a lifelong learning foundation for the students. 3. We use drama education, cooperative learning, gifted education, inquiry-based learning and e-learning elements to enhance the teaching quality. Also, we provide students with dynamic learning experiences to deal with different learning needs and achieve different learning targets. 4. To train and nurture our students apply knowledge effectively by providing various learning experiences, such as co-curricular activities, outdoor learning and online self-study, etc.
major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum	1. The IT subject incorporates programming teaching elements to cultivate students' creativity, collaboration and problem-solving skills to face the challenges of the 21st century. In addition, different courses and competitions are also arranged for our students. Our school also introduces external resources to enrich the content of the IT courses. 2. In order to guide our students to use IT ethically and help them to become a responsible digital citizen and a life-long learner, elements of ‘media and information literacy' are incorporated into the subjects of IT and GS. 3. The cross-curricular reading system enables our students to learn knowledge in various fields and explore the things that they are interested in. We strive to cultivate students to learn to read, love to read and master basic reading skills and strategies, so as to improve learning ability and achieve lifelong learning and whole-person development.
dev_of_generic_skills	Consolidating Collaboration skills, Communication skills, Creativity, Critical thinking skills, Information technology skills, Numeracy skills, Problem Solving skills, Self-management skills and Study skills are developed through both formal and school-based curriculum and a great variety of extra-curricular activities.
cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours	Our school aims at implementing a positive school culture through promoting positive education. The life education course can cultivate students to develop positive life values and resilience to cope with stress and hardship. We also encourage students to achieve whole-person growth.
student_support_url	/
whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity	Enrichment learning groups and correlated training programmes are organized for the students to cater for individual differences. Provide Individual Education Programme, School-based Speech Therapy and social skill training programmes for students with special needs. We also provide English consolidation course and induction programmes for newly arrived students to help them adapt to the local social environment and education system.
whole_school_approach_integrated_education	Teaching adaptation and assessment accommodation, remedial learning groups, training on social skills, school-based speech therapy services, individual education plan.
support_for_non_chinese_students	Our school provides additional support for NCS students to facilitate their learning of Chinese: providing after-school support programmes in learning Chinese; arranging intensive Chinese learning and teaching mode(s), e.g. pull-out learning if necessary, split-class/group learning, etc; developing school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting learning and teaching materials; and organising activities to create an inclusive learning environment in the school.
curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation	Teachers adjust the requirements in teaching, learning, amount of homework and assessment criteria for the students who have special needs, hoping that their motivation in learning can be improved. Classes for elite students are also arranged in order to nurture them to be the social elites in future.
home-school_co-operation_url	/
home-school_co-operation	We think highly of parent education and student development. We have developed clear and definite policies to promote cooperation with the parents. Teachers maintain regular contact with parents through the 'Sunshine Telephoning Scheme', aiming at strengthening communication through various channels and styles in an open-minded manner. The Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) is also devoted to nurturing children's growth. Students, parents and teachers have a strong sense of belonging towards the school, paying close attention to its future development and actively participating in various activities organized by PTA.
school_ethos	The school thinks highly of the education of 'Love' and positive attitude. The tender solicitude of teachers gives rise to students' love and caring about others to build up our 'Caring and Sympathetic School Campus'. Various activities and reward plans are also organized for building up students' capacity of leadership.
school_dev_plan	Based on the major concerns, we have developed school based curriculum and activities for quality teaching.
teacher_pro_training_and_dev	Collaborative teaching and professional development sections for teachers are prepared so that teachers can communicate, share, view and emulate with one another about curriculum development, co-planning and evaluation. It is believed that the effectiveness and quality of teaching can be improved.
school_character_others	IMC was established on 31 August 2018.