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Po Kok Primary School

POA School Net：12

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school_name	Po Kok Primary School
district	Wan Chai
school_address	11-15 Shan Kwong Road, Hong Kong
school_type_1	Aided
school_type_2	Whole Day
medium_of_instruction	Chinese(incl.: Putonghua) and English
school_tel	25737911
school_fax	25724364
school_email	pkps@pokokps.edu.hk
school_website	http://www.pokokps.edu.hk
school_motto	Benevolence and fraternity
school_mission	Po Kok Primary School adopts the motto of the Buddha's spirit of "benevolence and fraternity" and to nurture pupils' good characters. The school provides a caring, supportive and stimulating environment which nurtures an all round education and development of pupils, developing the full potential of pupils that will enable them to become confident and independent in all aspects of school life. It is our mission to prepare pupils for their responsibilities as good citizens.
sponsoring_body	Tung Lin Kok Yuen
student_gender	Co-ed
commencement_of_operation_year	1931
religion	Buddhism

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poa_school_net	12
imc	Established
training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chairperson_members	77%
name_supervisor_chairman_of_mc	Lee Man Yee Anita
title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc	Ms.
name_of_school_head	Chung Lai Kam Kathy
title_of_school_head	Ms.
school_size	3600
school_bus	Yes
parent_teacher_association	Yes
school_alumni_association	Yes
asc_pta_fee	"$60"
fac_no_of_classroom	19
fac_no_of_school_hall	1
fac_no_of_playground	1
fac_no_of_library	1
fac_special_rooms	Multi-Media Learning Centre, Campus TV, Multi-sensory Interactive Learning Centre, Music Room, Gym, Student Activity Centre, English Activity Room and Rock Climbing Wall.
previous_year_tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts	33
previous_year_tsi_total_no_of_teachers	39
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training	89
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_bacherlor	97
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above	41
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training	78
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4	34
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9	33
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above	33
previous_year_no_of_class_p1	3
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	3
previous_year_no_of_class_p6	3
previous_year_no_of_class_total	16
current_year_no_of_class_p1	3
current_year_no_of_class_p2	3
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	3
current_year_no_of_class_total	16
cs_mode_of_teaching	Small Class Teaching approach is adopted across P1 to P6. There is a self-study lesson every day to help students finish their homework at school.
cs_remarks	Tailor made school-based curricula to cater for the needs of non-Chinese Speaking students.
no_of_test_per_year_P1	0
no_of_exam_per_year_P1	1
replace_test_exam_P1	Yes
no_of_test_per_year_P2-P6	2
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	By observing the students' performance and participation in class. Project learning includes self evaluation, parents' comment and peer evaluation. Besides, students have their e-learning profile recording their 6-year learning progress. *P.1 and P.2 students are assessed by various formative assessments instead of tests.
avoid_test_exam_after_long_holidays	Yes
arrange_timetable_flexibly_tutorial_session_in_afternoon	Yes
streaming_arrangement	Students are streamed according to their Chinese ability.
no_of_school_days_per_week	5
no_of_periods_per_day	8
duration_of_each_period	40
school_starts_at	8:10
school_starts_at_AMPM	AM
school_ends_at	3:00
school_ends_at_AMPM	PM
lunch_start_time	12:05
lunch_end_time	12:55
lunch_arrangement	Provided by designated supplier, arranged by parents and students can bring their own lunch from home.
healthy_school_life	'Eat Smart Campaign' and "Fruit Recess" encourage students to eat healthily. 'Joyful Fruit Month' is carried out annually. Provide choices of vegetarian food daily. Morning exercises every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning. Sports ECAs and sports recess activities are provided.
school_life_remarks	Apart from morning exercises and recess activities, students are encouraged to join different sports programs organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. We also have morning reading sessions and Moral Education lessons to promote good morals and behaviours. School Library is opened before lessons, during recess and lunch time.
life_wide_learning	Our school has provided many learning activities for students, like overseas exchange programs and excursions. These help students to achieve the aims of whole-person development. There is a wide range of ECAs in our school every Tuesday and Friday, including Hockey, Dodgeball, Kung Fu, Taekwondo, Indian Dance, Chinese Drama, English Opera, Choir, Chinese Drums, Handchimes, 3D Printing class, Sand Drawing, STREAM and Uniform Groups.
school_management_url	http://www.pokokps.edu.hk/frame.html
school_organisation	Incorporated Management Committee is set up to involve different parties in school management. School is operating under the management of the school board. School development strategies are designed under the leadership of the principal, vice principals and administrative groups. Different administrative groups are functioned under the co-ordination of the senior teachers to enforce the development of the school.
imc_smc_mc	Our IMC includes 7 members from our sponsoring body, our principal, 2 parent representatives, 2 teachers representatives and 1 independent member.
school_green_policy	Use energy-efficient air conditioners and lights, and actively promote school uniform and paper recycling programs on campus.
school_major_concerns_url	http://www.pokokps.edu.hk/report/schoolplan20212024.pdf
school_major_concerns	1. Engage Students Through Wonder, Nurture Active Learners 2. Implement Positive Education, Cultivate Students' Positive Values and Mindsets, and Enhance Their Sense of Well-being
learning_and_teaching_plan_url	http://www.pokokps.edu.hk/frame.html
learning_and_teaching_strategies	The school stresses the use of cooperative learning strategies and Elearning to enhance students' learning abilities and motivation. The school has also designed different school-based curricula to cater for learners' diversities. Students will also take part in inter-disciplinary activities, life-wide activities and STREAM project learning activities to enhance generic skills and higher order thinking skills.
major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum	The school continuously reviews the moral education curriculum to promote values education. Life events are used as the context for discussion. Learning activities on moral values, national education, media and information literacy are organised to nurture positive values. Besides, our school emphasizes on promoting whole-person development through implementing STREAM education. STREAM activities are designed to enable students to explore various learning topics. Students are expected to develop interdisciplinary thinking and suggest ways to solve daily-life problems. Coding education is incorporated into the curriculum. Scratch, Micro:bit and Cospaces learning activities are designed to nurture students’ creativity. In addition, integrated lessons are arranged to strengthen cross-curricular learning and reading across the curriculum. Life-wide learning activities are also held to allow students to conduct project learning to enrich their learning experience.
dev_of_generic_skills	Our school focuses on the development of generic skills, creative thinking and independent learning skills. Through reading workshops, IT teaching, project learning, we provide chances for the students to develop their talents.
cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours	Aside from helping students to develop different values through our school-based Moral Education curriculum and the cooperation among subjects, our school has also utilized multiple life-wide learning activities to nurture our students' positive values and attitudes.
student_support_url	http://www.pokokps.edu.hk/sip/sip.html
whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity	Small Class Teaching approach is adopted across P.1-P.6. There is a daily self-study lesson to help students with their homework so that they could finish most of the homework at school. Cooperative learning strategies are used and graded preview worksheets are designed to suit the learning needs of different students. Our school provides adaptation in homework and assessment policies. Individual meetings of Secondary School Places Allocation are provided for P.6 parents while interview workshops and pre-secondary adaptation program are provided to students.
whole_school_approach_integrated_education	The school has adopted the whole school approach to cater for students with diverse needs. Different kinds of training, like speech therapy, behavioural training, dyslexia training, attentiveness training and multi-intelligence education, are provided for designated students to facilitate the development of students' multiple intelligence. The 3-tier support model is adopted in order to provide appropriate support to each student.
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; developing school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting learning and teaching materials; 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 certain levels with extra support as appropriate, e.g. pull-out/small-group classes, learning and teaching resources with Pinyin, etc..
curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation	The school-based Chinese curriculum is tailor-made for our NCS students. The Chinese panel has designed an App on iPads for NCS Chinese learning. We are the pioneer to launch e-learning in Chinese to help NCS students. iPen is used to help junior students to read the Chinese textbooks when they are at home. The school-based reading and writing program is adopted in our English curriculum. Mental Quiz booklets are designed to strengthen students' calculation skills in Mathematics. School-based Moral Education curriculum focuses on cultivating positive attitudes of students.
home-school_co-operation_url	http://www.pokokps.edu.hk/pta/pta.html
home-school_co-operation	Po Kok Primary School places great importance to build up a harmonic relationship between parents and the school. Parents are cordially invited to join our PTA, Parent Support Group, Parent Volunteer Team, etc. A monthly newsletter is distributed to parents to inform them about the latest news at school. Parents are given a parent handbook to get them familiarized with the school's curriculum and requirements. The school has launched the 'Outstanding Po Kok Parents' Award Scheme' to encourage the participation of parents in school activities.
school_ethos	Invitational Education approach is adopted in our school. The theme of the Discipline and Counselling team is "Po Kok Family, Racial Harmony!". Through "Sunshine Teacher Program", "Big Brothers and Big Sisters" Scheme, "Everyone has a duty" Scheme, the digitalized "Po Kok Super Star" Scheme, etc, students develop a harmonious relationship with one another. Students of different racial backgrounds learn from one another's cultures and get along well at school.
future_dev_url	www.pokokps.edu.hk/report/annualschoolpla
school_dev_plan	1. Engage Students Through Wonder, Nurture Active Learners. 2. Implement Positive Education, Cultivate Students' Positive Values and Mindsets, and Enhance Their Sense of Well-being.
teacher_pro_training_and_dev	The school emphasizes the use of interactive learning strategies and works to create a culture of professional learning among colleagues. The school has co-organised different projects with EDB to enhance teaching and learning effectiveness. To keep up with the recent educational trends, we have equipped teachers with teaching strategies related to Elearning. Moreover, our teachers are trained professionally to teach NCS students.
school_character_others	Our students have participated in a variety of inter-school competitions and won a lot of prizes in the previous years including: Outstanding Member Award by CYC Wan Chai District Committee, Harmony Scholarship by the Home Affairs Department, Outstanding Students Award in Wan Chai District, Distinction Award in School Dance Festival (Oriental Dance), prizes in School Music Festival, prizes in School Speech Festival and certificates in ICAS Global International Assessments etc.