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St. Teresa Secondary School

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school_name	St. Teresa Secondary School
district	Kowloon City
school_address	21 Sheung Shing Street
school_type	Aided
student_gender	Girls
school_tel	27115202
school_fax	27154509
school_email	stss@stteresa.edu.hk
school_website	https://www.stteresa.edu.hk
school_mission	The school aims to facilitate the all-round development of students by focusing on their moral, intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic and religious education as well as their language abilities. This will help them live out the school motto 'Age Quod Agis', become valued members of society and possess a positive outlook on life.
school_motto	Age Quod Agis
commencement_of_operation_year	1978
religion	Catholicism
sponsoring_body	The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
imc	Established
language_policy	The school takes a whole-school approach to creating an English-rich environment. English is adopted as the medium of instruction in S1-S6 Mathematics and several modules of S1-S3 Science. Subject-related vocabulary and usage are taught in all subjects, except Chinese, Chinese History and Putonghua. Putonghua is taught in all S.1-S.2 classes.

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name_supervisor_chairman_of_mc	Lau Foo Kun, David
title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc	Rev.
name_of_principal	Ip Miu Ngan
title_of_principal	Ms.
principal_qualifications_experiences	(B.Ed. , M.A., Cert. Ed.)
training_compliance_rate_supervisor_managers_smc_chair_members	100
school_size	5500
parent_teacher_association	Yes
student_union_association	Yes
school_alumni_association	Yes
tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts	57
tsi_total_no_of_teachers	60
tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training	100
tsi_percent_of_bachelor	100
tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above	75
tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training	60
tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4	10
tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9	13
tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above	77
2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3	Chinese Language, Putonghua (S.1- S.2), Chinese History, Citizenship, Economics and Society* (S.1-S.2), Life and Society* (S.3), Science* (S.1- S.2), Science (S.3 Biology), History, Geography, T&L, Religious Education, Visual Arts, ICT, Fundamentals of Business Studies (S.3), Music, PE
2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3	English Language, Mathematics, Science (S.3 Physics, Chemistry)
2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6	Chinese Language, Citizenship and Social Development, Chinese History, History, Geography, Economics, Biology (S.4), HMSC, Visual Arts, E&RS, Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Religious Education, PE
2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6	English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology (S.5-S.6), BAFS, Mathematics (Extended Part Module 1)
2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3	Chinese Language, Putonghua (S.1- S.2), Chinese History, Citizenship, Economics and Society, Science (S.1- S.2), Science (S.3 Biology), History, Geography, T&L, Religious Education, Visual Arts, ICT, Fundamentals of Business Studies (S.3), Music, PE
2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3	English Language, Mathematics, Science (S.3 Physics, Chemistry)
2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6	Chinese Language, Citizenship and Social Development, Chinese History, History, Geography, Economics, HMSC, Visual Arts, E&RS, Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Biology (S.4-S.5), Religious Education, PE
2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6	English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology (S.6), BAFS, Mathematics (Extended Part Module 1)
current_year_no_of_class_s1	4
current_year_no_of_class_s2	4
current_year_no_of_class_s3	4
current_year_no_of_class_s4	4
current_year_no_of_class_s5	4
current_year_no_of_class_s6	4
sc_tong_fai_s4	"$340"
sc_tong_fai_s5	"$340"
sc_tong_fai_s6	"$340"
sc_pta_fee	$200 (Applicable to new students)
sc_charges_for_non_standard_items	$400 (Charges for non-standard items)
oa_s1_admission	Our school will accept discretionary places. Our school will participate in the Secondary School Places Allocation System through central allocation stage (Applicable for admission to S.1 in September 2026 ).Admission criteria and the different weightings for DP: 55% -- Internal school results and the rank order of applicants as provided by the EDB 10% -- Conduct 10% -- Extra-curricular Activities and Achievements 20% -- Interview Performance 5% -- Relationship with school (Studied at Catholic Primary Schools)
oa_orientation_activities_n_healthy_life	To strengthen S.1 students' English ability and learning foundation, a series of activities, including S.1 English, Mathematics and Science bridging courses, S.1 Orientation, S.1 learning skills workshop and parents' workshop are held. The school has developed a systematic health education programme to help students attain physical and mental well-being. The school's efforts in this area have been recognised by the World Health Organisation. The school has also awarded the Silver Award of The Hong Kong Healthy Schools Award Scheme granted by the EDB and the Centre for Health Education and Health Promotion, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. In support of environmental sustainability, the school has spared no effort in conserving energy. It was granted the Hanson Supreme Grand Award, Hanson Grand Award (schools) and Best 4Ts Award in the Energy Saving Championship Scheme held by the Environment Bureau and the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department. Also, the school earned the title Happy Green School under the Smart Power Campaign of HK Electric. The school's commitment to saving energy and protecting the environment will continue in the coming years. Ms Kwok Siu Man and Ms So Wun Lai, the Mistress and member of Student Character Formation Team, were awarded the 'Outstanding Performance Award' from the Mindshift Educational Networking Programme launched by the Education Bureau and The University of Hong Kong (The Department of Psychiatry). Our school will continue to collaborate with the Chinese University of Hong Kong to organize the Healthy Life Planning Project "Your Beauty Health Points"
school_management_url	http://www.stteresa.edu.hk/tc/行政架構
school_major_concerns_url	https://www.stteresa.edu.hk/tc/學年關注事項
school_major_concerns	1. Catering for learner diversity 2. Nurturing positive values
school_organisation	School-based management has been adopted to ensure a quality education and to maintain a high degree of communication as well as accountability. Headed by the IMC, the School Advisory Committee and the School Administrative and Development Committee supervise the work of the Learning and Teaching Committee, School Ethos and Student Support Committee, Co-curricular Committee and Administrative Group, which coordinate the programmes in the school. Evidence-based and quantitative data-oriented mode of assessments are utilised in the formulation of the school's three-year development plan and the adoption of clear and concrete school improvement measures. The school has also set up the Staff Consultative Committee.
imc_smc_mc	The Incorporated Management Committee, comprising 7 representatives from the school's sponsoring body, 1 independent member, 2 teacher managers, 2 parent managers, 1 alumni manager and the Principal, has sound knowledge of educational affairs and school development. It meets regularly to supervise the school's work and to give guidance.
school_green_policy	A series of environmental protection measures has been implemented to cut down on the use of energy, water and paper and to reduce waste. The school has been awarded the Hanson Supreme Grand Award, Hanson Grand Award (schools), Hanson Excellent Award and Best 4Ts Award in the Energy Saving Championship Scheme held by the Environment Bureau and the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department. In addition, our school has received the Distinguished Innovation Award from the "Ocean Park Conservation Alliance Champion School" program.
learning_and_teaching_plan_url	https://www.stteresa.edu.hk/tc/subject/課程
learning_and_teaching_strategies	1. Develop students' habits in taking notes and using suitable learning tools to consolidate their self-learning skills. 2. Conduct assessment to help students understand their own learning styles and for teachers to adjust teaching strategies and assignments so as to boost the effectiveness of learning and teaching. 3. Adopt diverse and interactive modes of learning and implement e-learning to arouse students' interest and enhance learning effectiveness. 4. Implement various reading schemes, e.g. Chinese, English, cross-curricular and parent-child schemes to develop a love of reading and to strengthen their learning foundation. 5. Carry out different modes of formative assessment, summative assessment and academic result analyses to regularly review learning effectiveness and boost students' learning capability. 6. Make effective use of statistical analyses of students' test and exam results to inform learning and teaching. 7. To take into account the school's development, curriculum reforms and society's needs, the Learning and Teaching Committee regularly reviews the school's curricula and teaching pedagogies so as to cater to students' interests and abilities and explore effective teaching methods and assessments.
school_based_curriculum	1. Electives: 2X and 3X. Chinese History, History, Geography, Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Ethics and Religious Studies, Economics, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Health Management and Social Care, Visual Arts. 2. Curriculum highlights: Inclusion of elements of gifted education into the curriculum to cater for learner diversity and help students better develop their potentials, a strong interface between the junior and the senior curricula.
major_renewed_emphases_in_the_school_curriculum	1. The school endeavours to help students become life-long learners with good self-directed learning skills by increasing their knowledge base and building up their generic skills through the implementation of different reading schemes, both subject-based and cross-curricular, and STEAM project learning. 2. Students build up the habit of self-learning and taking notes by using online learning resources, thereby increasing the effectiveness of learning and teaching. 3. The school has placed a strong emphasis on students’ character formation. The core values of Catholic education are imparted to students through formal and hidden curricula. Various talks on current affairs and exchange tours to the Mainland are held to cultivate students’ civic mindedness.
life_planning_education	1. Implement career and life planning curriculum in S.1-S.6. 2. Provide individual counselling on work and study for S.3, S.5 and S.6 students so as to help them make informed decisions in accordance with their interests, abilities and orientations.
student_support_url	https://www.stteresa.edu.hk/tc/學生成長及支援
whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity	The Student Support Team has adopted the transdisciplinary approach to cater for gifted students and those with special learning needs. Through the analysis of assessment data and teacher observation, students’ talents or difficulties are identified early on. With homework adjustment, special test/exam arrangements, suitable training and early intervention, the school effectively helps students develop their potentials and overcome their learning difficulties so as to boost academic and non-academic performance as well as leadership skills. Differentiated teaching through appropriate grouping of students in all forms also helps meet their needs. Apart from the inclusion of the three core elements advocated in gifted education, i.e. higher-order thinking skills, creativity and personal-social competence in the curriculum for all students in the regular classroom, enrichment programmes are also conducted outside the regular classroom. With reference to the regulations of the HKEAA, special test/examination arrangements are made for students with special learning needs.
whole_school_approach_integrated_education	A whole school approach to integrated education supports students with special learning needs and leads to better learning outcomes and a caring school culture. The Student Support Team, is supervised by the Vice Principal (Learning & Teaching). The team consists of the Vice Principal (School Ethos & Student Support), the SENCO, the Head of the Student Character Formation Team, the Head of Academic Affairs, 2 teachers for SEN, the school-based educational psychologist, 2 social workers, 2 counsellors and 1 junior counsellor. The Learning Support Grant and the NCS-SEN Grant are fully utilized: 2 counsellors and 1 junior counsellor have been hired and a wide range of professional services have been engaged to facilitate student learning. The deployment of such resources aims to enhance students’ learning skills, confidence and inter-personal skills. Besides special test/exam arrangements, cross-disciplinary meetings are held for individual learning profiles to better facilitate learner diversity.
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; and organising activities to create an inclusive learning environment in the school. Registering students for suitable examinations according to their abilities, appointing eligible students as 'student prefects'.
adaptation_for_learning_and_assessment	1. The whole school year consists of two terms. In each term, there is a uniform test and an examination. The various modes of formative assessment adopted by different subjects help to inform teachers of students' performance and progress so that timely feedback can be given, which can boost teaching effectiveness and reduce exam stress. 2. There is a fixed proportion of questions of different levels of difficulty in tests and examinations so as to cater for learner diversity. In junior forms, different sets of English tests and exam papers are set according to students' abilities. With reference to the practice of HKEAA, special test and exam arrangements are made for students with special educational needs.
home_school_co_operation_url	https://www.stteresa.edu.hk(學校週年報告)
home_school_co_operation	The school has clear policies on home-school cooperation. Apart from the school maintaining contact with parents through circulars, school app, school newsletters and newspapers, PTA newsletters, school profile, and parents’ day, the PTA also organises a variety of activities to strengthen home-school cooperation. Besides this, parents are also fully involved in school affairs through their representation on the Incorporated Management Committee.
school_ethos	The school has a loving and caring culture where staff, students and parents share the same beliefs and work together harmoniously.
future_development_url	https://www.stteresa.edu.hk(學校發展計劃)
school_dev_plan	1. Catering for learner diversity 2. Nurturing positive values
teacher_pro_training_and_dev	1. Carry out peer lesson observation so that teachers can exchange their teaching experience. 2. Organize e-learning training workshops to familiarise teachers with different learning apps so as to enhance lesson interaction and effectiveness. A workshop on the production of learning and teaching videos will be organised to boost self-directed learning. 3. Hold workshops on spirituality education to provide teachers with the necessary professional support.
life_wide_learning	Under the leadership of the Students' Association and the 4 houses, the 21 clubs and societies, 6 service groups and over 15 interest groups organise activities for students which cover areas including religious formation, academic learning, recreation, sports and services.
fac_no_of_classroom	32
fac_school_facilities	4 Science Laboratories, Computer Room, Maker Space, Creative Media Laboratory, Language Room, Geography Room, 3 Technology & Living Rooms, Visual Arts Room, Music Room, Ethics & Religious Studies Room, 2 Social Workers' Offices, Education Psychologist's Office, Student Association Room, English Corner, Campus TV Studio, Indoor Rowing Room, Library, Multi-Purpose Learning Room, Student Activity Room, Teachers' Resource Room, Teachers' Common Room, Parents' Resource Room, Station for the Soul, Career & Life-planning Room, History Gallery, Lecture Theatre, Hall, 2 Basketball Courts and Garden. All classrooms are air-conditioned and installed with an interactive projector, screen, smart board and computer with internet connection.
fac_facility_for_special_educational_needs	Ramp, Accessible lift and Accessible toilet.
others	Our students perform well both morally and academically and have obtained the following scholarships and awards: 1. Home Affairs Bureau Multi-faceted Excellence Scholarship 2. Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation Scholarship 3. Sir Edward Youde Memorial Prize 4. TOEIC Exam TOEIC Scholarship 5. Eternity Love Foundation Scholarship 6. Kowloon City Outstanding Student Award 7. Talent Development Scholarship Students have obtained excellent results in activities and have been awarded the following prizes: 1. Joint School Chinese Debating Competition Champion 2. HKNETEA - Top 10 STEAM (Greater Bay) schools for Six Consecutive Years 3. HK Science & Technology Parks Corporation, City Challenge - Bridge to a Smarter City (STEM), Champion of Secondary Section 4. EMSD & Hong Kong Council of Social Service, Gerontech & Innovation Competition, Gold Award, Silver Award and Merit Prize 5. EDB & Consumer Council "Sustainable Consumption Creative Design", Most Excellent Design Award 6. EDB Inter-school Cross-curricular Project Competition on Climate Change, Champion of Junior Secondary Section 7. Hong Kong ICT Awards, Student Innovation (Junior Secondary) Bronze Award 8. HKSTP Hong Kong Primary and Secondary Schools Science and Technology Competition Finals, Gold & Bronze Awards 9. The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department and the Education Bureau, "HydroRace Challenge" Overall Champion 10. Japan W.A.T.A. Open Inter-Continental Taekwondo Championships, Champion 11. NET Section, EDB ‘Speak Out – Act Up!’ Improvised Drama Competition, Dramatic Technique & Best Acting Awards 12. NET Section, EDB ‘Hands on Stage’ Puppetry Competition, First Prize & People’s Choice Awards 13. NET Section, EDB, Clipit Competition, Champion 14. HKPF - Leadership Institute on Narcotics, Outstanding Graduates (GOLD) 15. HKVEP Workplace English Contest (Secondary Section), Champion 16. HK Schools Speech Festival S.1 & S.2 English Choral Speaking 1st Prize 17. HK Schools Sports Federation, Inter-school Cross Country Race, Girls Overall 1st runner-up 18. Inter-school Basketball Competition, Girls Grade C Champion 19. Floral Art by School Children, HK Flower Show, Champion 20. HK Catholic Diocesan Secondary Schools Joint Athletics Meet, Girls Overall Champion 21. Hong Kong Schools Dance Festival Competition (Solo/Duet/Trio) Excellence Award 22. Hong Kong St. John Ambulance Brigade, Inter-Divisional Competition, Overall Champion To broaden students' horizons, the school has organised different study tours and field trips: 1. Australia Summer Study Tour 2. New Zealand Summer Study Tour 3. Singapore Study Tour 4. Shanghai Study Tour 5. World Cultural Heritage - Chinese History & Cultural Study Tour 6. Seoul Study Tour 7. Mainland Exchange Programme for Junior Secondary Students 8. Yunnan Chinese Dance Exchange
direct_public_transportation_to_school	Bus: 8, 18, 7B, 17, 41, 45, 109 Minibus: 8, 8S, 27M, 28M & minibus to Oi Man from Tokwawan Minibus to Homantin from Mong Kok MTR station Minibus 8M from Homantin MTR station