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Cotton Spinners Association Secondary School

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school_nameCotton Spinners Association Secondary School
districtKwai Tsing
school_address350 Kwai Shing Circuit Kwai Chung
school_typeAided
student_genderCo-ed
school_tel24220028
school_fax24012705
school_emailcsa@csa.edu.hk
school_websitehttp://www.csa.edu.hk
school_missionWith the rationale of "teaching students in accordance with their aptitude", we devote ourselves to helping students enhance their knowledge in language and information technology, and building up their foundation for lifelong study. We also emphasize the development of students' personal character so they can become honest and enterprising citizens.
school_mottoDiligence; Trustworthiness; Compassion; Fairness.
commencement_of_operation_year1975
religionNot Applicable
sponsoring_bodyThe Hong Kong Cotton Spinners Association
imcEstablished
language_policyStudents always come first when we formulate our language policy. We aim at helping our students master Chinese, English and Putonghua. While Chinese remains our medium of instruction, English learning tops our priority list too. As mother tongue education facilitates the learning of subject knowledge, besides English Language, all other subjects are taught in Chinese. Also, the school wisely deploys its resources to work out an all-round and sustainable plan to create a language rich environment to enhance students' interest and initiative in English language.
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name_supervisor_chairman_of_mcChang Tin Duk Victor
title_supervisor_chairman_of_mcMr.
name_of_principalWong Ting Hong
title_of_principalMr.
principal_qualifications_experiences(Master of Education, Master of Arts of Social Work)
school_size8550
parent_teacher_associationYes
student_union_associationYes
school_alumni_associationYes
tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts48
tsi_total_no_of_teachers55
tsi_percent_of_received_teacher_training80
tsi_percent_of_bachelor100
tsi_percent_of_master_doctorate_or_above63
tsi_percent_of_special_edu_training70
tsi_percent_of_exp_0_420
tsi_percent_of_exp_5_913
tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above67
2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3Chinese Language, Chinese History, Putonghua, Mathematics, Citizenship, Economics and Society (S.1, S.2), Integrated Humanities (S.3), Science, Computer Literacy*, Business Fundamentals*, Design & Technology, Physical Education, Music, Visual Arts
2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3English Language
2025_2026_subject_offered_others_s1_to_s3Life and Values Education
2025_2026_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6Chinese Language, Mathematics, Mathematics (Extended Part – Module 1), Citizenship and Social Development, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Information and Communication Technology, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Design and Applied Technology, Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Economics, Physical Education (DSE Elective), Chinese History（S.4-S.5), Visual Arts (DSE Elective), Music and Physical Education.
2025_2026_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6English Language
2025_2026_subject_offered_others_s4_to_s6School-based curriculum: Life Skills (elective subject)
Life and Values Education
2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s1_to_s3Chinese Language, Chinese History, Putonghua, Mathematics, Citizenship, Economics and Society, Science, Computer Literacy*, Business Fundamentals*, Design & Technology, Physical Education, Music, Visual Arts
2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s1_to_s3English Language
2026_2027_subject_offered_others_s1_to_s3Life and Values Education
2026_2027_subject_offered_by_chinese_s4_to_s6Chinese Language, Mathematics, Mathematics (Extended Part – Module 1), Citizenship and Social Development, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Information and Communication Technology, Business, Accounting and Financial Studies, Design and Applied Technology, Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Economics, Physical Education (DSE Elective), Chinese History, Visual Arts (DSE Elective), Music and Physical Education.
2026_2027_subject_offered_by_english_s4_to_s6English Language
2026_2027_subject_offered_others_s4_to_s6School-based curriculum: Life Skills (elective subject)
Life and Values Education
current_year_no_of_class_s13
current_year_no_of_class_s23
current_year_no_of_class_s33
current_year_no_of_class_s43
current_year_no_of_class_s53
current_year_no_of_class_s63
sc_tong_fai_s4"$340"
sc_tong_fai_s5"$340"
sc_tong_fai_s6"$340"
sc_pta_fee"$40"
sc_student_union_association_fee"$20"
sc_charges_for_non_standard_itemsS.1-S.5 $450
S.6 $270
sc_othersHouse Fee $20
oa_s1_admissionOur 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:
Interview 30%; Academic achievement 20%; Conduct 20%; Comments 10%; Extracurricular activities and Awards 20%.
oa_orientation_activities_n_healthy_lifeOrientation Activities: A school adaptation and academic studies class is held during summer holiday. An orientation day for S.1 students is held at the weekend before school resumes. 5 days are reserved for orientation and activities at the beginning of the school year for S.1 students. Our school will organize an extended curriculum for Form 1 students in the first semester. After-school activities will be held to promote academic, extracurricular, service, and personal development, allowing the Form 1 students to integrate into the campus as soon as possible. Our school is very concerned about the physical and mental health of students, aiming at launching a series of activities to enhance physical as well as mental health development of our students over the years, such as "Healthy Diet", "Prevention of Diseases" and the "No Drugs campus".
school_major_concernsCultivate good learning habits in students and improve learning efficiency
Establish a sense of identity and determine life goals
school_organisationSchool-based management is implemented in our school. The Incorporated Management Committee has been incorporated since 1 August 2006. We have already reformed the administrative structure of our school in order to strengthen the efficiency of management. On top of that, the School Administrative Board has been formed with teachers' participation in formulating policy.
imc_smc_mcThe composition of the Incorporated Management Committee includes eight Sponsoring Body Managers, one alternate manager from sponsoring body, two elected Teacher Managers, one elected Parent Manager and one elected Alternate Parent Manager, the Principal (Ex-officio Manager), one elected Alumni Manager and one Independent Manager.
school_green_policyOur school aims at developing the school campus to a green school. Students are encouraged to keep the school clean and tidy, to save water and electricity, to carry out various recycled learning activities, setting up Green Cafeteria helps reduce kitchen waste and using reusable utensils promotes green environment. Our school was also subsidized by the Environment and Conservation Fund for upgrading work and installing the necessary equipment for "on-site meal portioning". For education, our school installed two solar energy generation systems.
learning_and_teaching_strategiesWe design our curriculum based on the Curriculum Guide issued by the Education Bureau, taking into account the background situation of the school. In junior forms, the emphasis is placed on language building so as to facilitate studies in senior forms. Our S.1-S.3 students can enhance their competence in English, Chinese and Mathematics through our School-based Remedial Support Programme, which helps tackle their difficulties in studies. Moreover, we have adopted a small class size, streaming policy to cater for students' learning diversity.
school_based_curriculum1. Electives: 2X. The school offers 12 electives and 20 APL (Applied Learning) courses.
2. Curriculum highlights: We closely work with the Quality School Improvement Project of CUHK in areas of Chinese, English, Mathematics, Biology and Economics to further improve school curriculum and teaching resources so as to enhance teaching and learning effectiveness.
major_renewed_emphases_in_the_school_curriculumThanks to "Project WeCan" sponsored by the Wharf Group, we now have a CSA Home. It gives students the feeling and warmth of a second home, Organizing day camps and overnight camps which help foster self-discipline, communication skills and a sense of belonging. Apart from putting weekly “Reading Scheme” and “Sharing of Reading in Classroom” into the school curriculum in order to build up our students’ reading habit, extra efforts have been put to create more space for reading, to help students take the initiative to read and to enjoy the fun of reading. Our school supports Information Technology for Interactive Learning and Collaborative learning, to promote knowledge sharing and building. They are encouraged to learn proactively on their own. Besides, project learning activities are arranged for S.1 to S.3 students. Students are divided into groups, and hand in reports as well as do presentation in class. Our school tries to nurture our students the four core values: Diligence, Trustworthiness, Compassion and Fairness as stated in our school motto, twelve values and attitudes and 24 positive character strengths to strengthen moral education, and to cultivate honest and responsible citizens. In recent years, our school has made an effort to strengthen the sense of national identity among our students through involving them in different learning experiences. Moreover, the school encourages our students to participate in community services so as to develop a sense of belonging to our community.
life_planning_educationUsing the concept of “life planning” as the basis for careers and counselling projects, our school emphasizes the idea of learning through experience. With small counselling group and interactive activities, we let students go through 3 stages (self understanding and development, career exploration, and career planning and management) to understand their own needs and build up their preliminary life goals. In light of the unique situations and growth needs of junior and senior secondary students, the school starts helping students shape their lives in a systematic way when they are in junior forms. Careers talks, trial lessons of S.4 electives, visits to workplace, workshops, overseas study tours, and a 2-week workplace experience have been provided to students together with the needed information so as to let students know more career paths and enhance their confidence and competitive edge. Students can therefore foster a sense of responsibility towards themselves as well as the society and also the right attitude. With broadened horizons, they can equip themselves with the integrity and ability that suit the society and then pursue their dreams in a planned and more practical way.
student_support_urlhttps://www.csa.edu.hk/Cotton/tc/content.php?wid=22
whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversitySmall-class teaching is adopted in our school. We stream our students according to their ability so as to cater for learning diversity. For students with special educational needs (SENs), teaching assistants will offer personal help during lessons. Besides, we have successfully applied for a speech therapist, an educational psychologist, a counsellor, an expressive arts therapist and a clinical psychologist for better care of students. Different after-school tailor-made supplementary courses and interest groups have been organized to cater for individual differences.

Supporting the learning needs of newly arrived children: Offering Cantonese and English classes for newly arrived children to help them integrate into Hong Kong's learning environment as quickly as possible; organizing diverse activities to introduce Hong Kong and the community, covering basic English and traditional Chinese character learning, community experiences, personal growth, and cultural understanding, aimed at assisting children in adapting to life and learning in Hong Kong as soon as possible.
whole_school_approach_integrated_educationOur school adopts ‘Whole-school Approach’ to implement Integrated Education. By establishing ‘Student Support Team’, which comprises vice principals, the SEN coordinator, SEN support teachers, subject teachers, teaching assistants, etc., and encouraging teachers to enroll in the courses concerned, our school enhances teachers’ competence in Integrated Education. We also flexibly use Learning Support Grant (LSG) and other resources to provide a wide range of support for the students who have special educational needs. The support ranges from recruiting teachers and assistants of Integrated Education, to buying services for students with speech impediment or autism. Through tailoring our curriculum, diversifying teaching strategies, preparing graded homework and exams, we try to embrace students’ learning diversity and boost their learning efficiency. To identify the students who have special educational needs at an early stage, our school has those who perform comparatively badly in 1st Term Unified Test undergo an assessment of reading and writing. In collaboration with professionals from EDB and educational psychologists, we regularly have meetings and conduct students’ assessments, and invite parents to join meetings and workshops. Together we tailor learning plans and regularly review the effectiveness of them so that parents grasp the skills of taking care of and teaching their children.
support_for_non_chinese_studentsOur 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.
adaptation_for_learning_and_assessmentOur school focuses on progressive assessment and continuous feedback in respect to “Teaching and Learning”. There are 2 school terms and the weighting for Continuous Assessment and Examination is 30% and 70% respectively. We also offer special arrangements in test and examination for students with special learning needs.
home_school_co_operation_urlhttps://www.csa.edu.hk/Cotton/tc/content.php?wid=8
home_school_co_operationThe school and the school Parent Teacher Association frequently organize many home-school activities, including S.1 parents' oriental day, S.1 parents’ night, after-school interest groups, breakfast meetings and cafe for parents, lesson observation by parents, family poon choi dinner, parents’ outings, open day, parents' day, seminars for parents, etc. so as to enhance communication and co-operation between the school and parents. Moreover, there is a parent manager in IMC, in which parents’ opinions can be fully expressed.
school_ethosThe school emphasizes simplicity. In a harmonious campus, students learn and listen. With various reward systems and passion, the school manages to instill positive values into its students. In addition, we improve students’ sense of responsibility and civil awareness through extracurricular activities and community services. The school has been provided with 2 on-site social workers and 1 discipline and counseling assistant to cater for the various needs of students. Besides, the school has established a Learning Support Group, has had 2 inclusive education assistants, a speech therapist, an educational psychologist, a counsellor and a clinical psychologist to offer help in learning as well as personal growth. Also, with our whole-school approach, we organize programmes like the Happiness Ambassador Programme, home visits, teacher training, parents’ seminars, and so on to promote our culture of inclusiveness.
school_dev_plan1. Cultivate good learning habits in students and improve learning efficiency.

2. Establish a sense of identity and determine life goals.
teacher_pro_training_and_devA subsidy is given to each teacher to encourage them to actively attend courses, seminars and workshops that are correlated with teaching. Training activities will be organised for teachers in response to the school’s Major Concerns and the needs of students and teachers in order to enhance teachers' professionalism.
life_wide_learningChinese Club, Putonghua Radio, English Radio, English Club, Mathematics Club, Putonghua Club, IT Club, Science Club, Chinese History Club, Aquaponics, Humanities Club, Visual Arts Club, Innovative Robotics, Reading Club, Football Club, Basketball Club, Volleyball Club, Badminton Club, Table-tennis Club, Athletics Club, Long-Distance-Running Club, Kin-Ball, fitness (multi-gym), Marching Band, Choir, Dance Club, Christian Fellowship, Girl Guides, The Boys' Brigade, Community Youth Club, Junior Police Call, Business Club, Circus Acts Club, Shakespeare for All English Drama, Chinese Drama Club, MC Training Class, Pop Band , Chinese Radio, Cantonese Class, Saturday Day Camps, The Hong Kong Award for Young People, Arts and Crafts, Latte art, Abseiling Training, Pixiu Dance, Dancing Lion.
fac_no_of_classroom25
fac_school_facilitiesSchool Hall, Library, Student Activity Room, Audio Visual Room, Multimedia Learning Centre, Distance Learning Room, Multipurpose Learning Room, English Corner, Student Union Room, Parent Resources Room, Commerce Practice Room, Visual Arts Room, Brass Band Room, Physics Laboratory, Chemistry Laboratory, Integrated Science Laboratory, 2 Technology Study Room, 3 Computer Rooms, Language Activity Room, Soccer Field (including 3 basketball fields), Medical Room and Aquaponics System.

Signature Facilities: Starry Café, CSA Dreamworks, CSA XR Space, 2 Fitness rooms, CSA Home, CSA Garden, CSA Performing Avenue.
fac_facility_for_special_educational_needsRamp, Accessible lift, Accessible toilet and accessible public information / service counter.
others1. The School is honoured to be one of the fourteen secondary schools selected by Wharf (Holdings) Limited to participate in “Project WeCan”, a six-year programme starting 2011/12, in which each school receives a funding of $2.5 million per year. The programme is extended to 2025-2026. The amount provided per year will be $200,000.
2. The school has successfully applied for Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged. A lump-sum of around $2,900,000 has been granted for 2015-16, 2016-2019 and 2019-2022.
3. The School received the Honours Award (2018-2019) and Improvement Award (2022-2023) in Hi-Five Student Engagement Award Scheme.
4. The School received the 2nd Outstanding Teacher Award for Moral Education (2017-2018).
5. The School received the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence 2012-2013 (Award for Guidance and Discipline).
6. The School received the Caring School Award for many consecutive years and the Award for Outstanding School for Newly Arrived Students in the Caring School Award Scheme in 2012-2013.
7. Our school's "CSA Home Day Camp" was awarded the Grand Prize by the SchoolLike Awards (Activity) 2015.
8. Pang Zixin participated in the Hong Kong Outstanding Students Award 2022-2023 and was selected as one of Hong Kong's Ten Outstanding Students.
9. Students from our school represented Hong Kong in the RoboGames 2024 in Los Angeles, USA, and won the championship in the humanoid robot freestyle event.
10. Our Marching Band received the Gold Award in Joint-school Music Competition 2022-Marching Band.
11. Our Dancing Group received the Honours Award in the 61st Schools Dance Festival, the Gold Award in The 39th Tune Mun District Dance Competition, the Gold Award in The 53rd The Open Dance Contest, the Champion and the Best Performance Award of 39th Dance Competition organised by Central & Western District.
12. Our school's cross-country team won the Men's Overall Team Championship in the Kwai Tsing Secondary Schools Area Committee Inter-School Cross-Country Competition for three consecutive years from 2022–2023 to 2024–2025.
13. The school has set up the Modern Terminals Limited Scholarship, WeCan Scholarship Scheme as a recognition for outstanding performance in studies and ‘Strive and Thrive Scholarship’.
14. The School provides additional support after school from Monday to Friday, in which students stay in school under the supervision of tutors.
direct_public_transportation_to_schoolBus: 34, 37, 37M, 38, 40X, 43A;
MTR: Exit C at Kwai Hing;
Mini-bus: 98, 406, 407.
other_districtsSham Shui Po, Tsuen Wan, Islands