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St. Andrew's Catholic Primary School

POA School Net：95

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school_name	St. Andrew's Catholic Primary School
district	Sai Kung
school_address	30 Chui Ling Road, Tseung Kwan O, N.T.
school_type_1	Aided
school_type_2	Whole Day
medium_of_instruction	Chinese(incl.: Putonghua) and English
school_tel	22463313
school_fax	22463535
school_email	info@sacps.edu.hk
school_website	http://www.sacps.edu.hk
school_motto	God's love transforms our lives.
school_mission	Let every student be filled with the unconditional love of Jesus Christ, be equipped with the qualities of self-esteem, self-understanding, self-confidence, self-discipline and self-reliance.
sponsoring_body	Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
student_gender	Co-ed
commencement_of_operation_year	1961
religion	Catholicism

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poa_school_net	95
imc	Established
training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chairperson_members	100%
name_supervisor_chairman_of_mc	Fung Che Ho Joseph, Ass. P.P.
title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc	Rev.
name_of_school_head	Chan Sin Fo
title_of_school_head	Mr.
school_size	9600
school_bus	Yes
parent_teacher_association	Yes
school_alumni_association	Yes
asc_pta_fee	"$40"
asc_charges_for_non_standard_items	"$300 (To create a diversified and comfortable learning environment for students.)"
fac_no_of_classroom	30
fac_no_of_school_hall	1
fac_no_of_playground	4
fac_no_of_library	1
fac_special_rooms	Prayer Room, English Garden, English Funland, Dancing Room, STEAM Room, Computer Room, Campus TV, Music Room, Visual Art Room, Library, Activity Zone.
fac_others	60mTrack, Reading Corner, Facilities for football, basketball and table tennis, Virgin Mary Shrine, Kiln, Planting Area, Table Football, Roman Square
fac_support_for_specialedu	Accessible lift, Accessible toilet, Tactile guide path and Accessible public information / service counter.
previous_year_tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts	55
previous_year_tsi_total_no_of_teachers	60
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	43
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training	38
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4	9
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9	22
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above	69
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	We implement Small Class Teaching (SCT) in P.1-P.6. We use Putonghua as the medium of instruction for Chinese Language at all levels (P.1-P.6). Besides, we adopt a Whole-school Gifted Education Programme to cater for students' diversified learning needs.
cs_remarks	School-based Programme - Ready to Read (R2R) in P.1-P.2 to enhance the reading proficiency of students focus on reading supplemented with various interactive tasks and activities. EDB supported Programme - Speaking to Writing (S2W) in P.3 to enhance the writing proficiency focus on specking to build writing skills.
no_of_test_per_year_P1	0
no_of_exam_per_year_P1	2
replace_test_exam_P1	Yes
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	Different modes: Formative Assessment, Quality Assignment, Project Learning, Creative Writing, Model Design and Making, Cross-subject Learning Assignment. Participation of different parties: Teachers' Assessment, On-line Assessment, Students' Self-assessment, Peer assessment and Parents' Assessment. Acquired the Quality Assessment and Accreditation dealt by HKEAA. No exams for P.1 in first term.
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.3. According to students' academic results from P.4 to P.6.
no_of_school_days_per_week	5
no_of_periods_per_day	9
duration_of_each_period	35
school_starts_at	8:10
school_starts_at_AMPM	AM
school_ends_at	3:20
school_ends_at_AMPM	PM
lunch_start_time	12:40
lunch_end_time	1:30
lunch_arrangement	Provided by designated supplier and arranged by parents.
healthy_school_life	As we aim to help develop students' physical fitness and healthy eating habits, we participate in the QEF Thematic Network on Healthy Schools Campaign and promote the Straighten-Up Exercise (implemented by Children Chiropractic Foundation). We have already attained the EatSmart School Accreditation.
school_life_remarks	Creating an environment for learning, promoting all round development: 1st-6th lessons: Cycle mode (Day 1-6) subject learning. 7th-8th lesson: Multiple-intelligence Activities, Values Education, Reading session, STEAM session, Art session, Study groups. 9th lesson: Homework lesson.
life_wide_learning	Our school provides a variety of diversified activities to develop life-wide learning. Dancing: Folk Dance, Ballet. Sport teams: Tag Rugby, Ice Hockey, Karate, Athletics, Swimming, Rope Skipping, etc. STEM: AI Drone Mission Programming, Astronomy Club. Music: Handchime, Harp, Choir, Violin, Percussion Band. Art: Ceramics, Oil Painting, Art Club. Uniform groups: Cub Scout, Brownie, Hong Kong Road Safety Patrol, Hong Kong Red Cross Junior Units.
school_management_url	http://www.sacps.edu.hk/main/sch_intro/index.html
school_organisation	Our school is subordinated to the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong directly, and governed by the Incorporated Management Committee which is led by the Supervisor. The Principal is authorized to lead the School Improvement Team, various Policy Making Team, Administrative Team, various Functional Team and Subject Panel Team in order to establish school policies and development plans, to execute various school affairs and implement the Whole Person Education of Catholic Schools. The Parent Teacher Association and the Alumni Association supports the development and daily operations of the school, and also provides advice regarding the improvement and development of the school.
imc_smc_mc	The Incorporated Management Committee of St. Andrew's Catholic Primary School was established on 1 April 2014. The committee members included eight nominees from The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, one independent committee member, two teacher representatives, two parent representatives, one representative from School Alumni Association and our school head. All of us will work together to enhance our school management.
school_green_policy	Green Policies: We teach students to treasure everything in the nature that is created by God and be a responsible Earth keeper. Teachers actively promote environmental protection activities, encouraging students to aid environmental protection.
school_major_concerns_url	http://www.sacps.edu.hk/main/sch_intro/index.html
school_major_concerns	1. Develop new educational ideas to promote diversified learning. 2. Promote values education to cultivate students' physical, mental and spiritual health. Core Values: Study hard; Appreciate everyone; Care for others; Pray to God; Share your joy.
learning_and_teaching_plan_url	http://www.sacps.edu.hk/academic/curr_development/index.html
learning_and_teaching_strategies	1. Create an authentic "Language-rich Learning Environment" to enhance students' language skills. 2. Implement T3, C3, CEO Reading program and Speaking to Writing in English learning. 3. The 'SK2' (Skill and Knowledge in 2 periods) session in the afternoon includes VIP (Value-added Programme) and Smart Programme. The VIP programme caters for learning diversity by streaming students into different ability classes. 4. Promote STEAM teaching to cultivate students' critical thinking ability, creativity and inquiry spirit. 5. Promote gifted education in different levels through the training on critical thinking skills, and the Science and Technology curriculum. 6. Carry out the School-based Financial education.
major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum	1. Enhance care for student diversity:P.1 is examined twice throughout the year, with progressive assessments replacing exams. 2. Strengthening the transition course between kindergarten and primary school: focus on experiential activities to help students learn to know themselves, take care of themselves, and acquaint them with the school environment and the school staff; create a classroom climate to build children's sense of security and adapt to the new learning environment. 3. Strength value education: integrating life education, positive education, and national education. 4. Enhance learning and reading across the curriculum.
dev_of_generic_skills	Cultivate students' creativity, problem-solving skills and critical thinking skills through appropriate learning activity design, cooperative learning, project learning and other activities.
cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours	We aim to promote positive education. Through the incorporation of religious education, moral and civic education, and the school-based activities held by the Discipline and Guidance Department, we create a loving and caring learning environment which elevates positive attributes of our students. In order to introduce the 24-character strengths to students, we hold various class management activities and promote them through the booklet for the Positive Growth Programme. Furthermore, we have implemented a 'One student-One service' programme in the hope of building students' self-affirmation, self-confidence, and positive interpersonal relationships through class-based and school-based service teams.
student_support_url	http://www.sacps.edu.hk/support/chi_support.htm
whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity	1. We have the Student Support Team which is responsible for designing and implementing strategies to cater for learning diversity among students and formulate student support accordingly. 2. A Value-added Intelligence Programme (VIP) is conducted in the afternoon whereby students are grouped according to their different learning abilities. 3. With the cooperation of the school-based educational psychologist and external organizations, we provide appropriate student guidance and discipline service.
whole_school_approach_integrated_education	Our school uses the "Whole-school Approach to Integrated Education" to support students with special educational needs. The "Student Support Team" is responsible for implementing and evaluating the strategies which include peer tutoring, collaborative teaching, small group learning and Homework & Assessment accommodation. Further, individual education plan will be implemented for Tier-3 support.
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; appointing additional teacher(s)/teaching assistant(s) to support NCS students' learning of Chinese; arranging intensive Chinese learning and teaching mode(s), e.g. pull-out learning if necessary, split-class/group learning, etc; organising activities to create an inclusive learning environment in the school; hiring additional manpower and/or translation/interpretation services to facilitate the communication with parents of NCS students; and our school uses Putonghua to teach Chinese in all classes / groups at all levels with extra support as appropriate, e.g. pull-out/small-group classes, learning and teaching resources with Pinyin, etc..
curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation	P.4-P.6 classes are divided according to the ability of the students. To cater for learner diversity, there are different ability groups with differentiated teaching designs in the afternoon sections.
home-school_co-operation_url	http://www.sacps.edu.hk/academic/PTA_web2008/pta_home.htm
home-school_co-operation	Parent-Teacher Association organizes parent education workshops, interest groups and other activities, such as parent-child trip. We have Parent Volunteers and Class Parent Representatives to facilitate the co-operation and communication between the school and parents.
school_ethos	1. We promote Positive School Culture through the implementation of school-based activities like 'Proud of You' and 'A Praise a Day'. 2. We also encourage Classroom Management. 3. Each student takes up a duty in class to serve one another. 4. Through the incorporation of religious education, transition courses, moral and civic education and school-based activities to promote Holistic Education.
future_dev_url	http://www.sacps.edu.hk/main/main_develop.htm
school_dev_plan	1. Develop new educational ideas to promote diversified learning. 2. Promote values education to cultivate students’ physical, mental and spiritual health.
teacher_pro_training_and_dev	1. We arrange co-planning periods, peer lesson observation and lesson demonstration training. 2. Provide systematic training to teachers for professional development including gifted education, e-learning programme and students assessment data analysis etc.
school_character_others	Acquired the Quality Assessment and Accreditation dealt by HKEAA. Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence(Environmental Campaign Committee) The champion in the Hong Kong Schools Dance Festival Western Dance for twelve years.