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Catholic Mission School

POA School Net：11

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school_name	Catholic Mission School
district	Central & Western
school_address	Rutter Street, Central, Hong Kong
school_type_1	Aided
school_type_2	Whole Day
medium_of_instruction	English
school_tel	25477618
school_fax	25591595
school_email	cms@cms.edu.hk
school_website	http://www.cms.edu.hk
school_motto	Reverence for Lord, Love to Others; Diligence in Study, Pursuit of Truth
school_mission	To preach the gospel of God with love, acceptance and care embodied the spirit of Christ; to emphasize students' personal value and dignity, as well as their multi-cultural background with trust and respect; to provide children with sound quality education foundation.
sponsoring_body	The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
student_gender	Co-ed
commencement_of_operation_year	1967
religion	Catholicism

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poa_school_net	11
imc	Established
name_supervisor_chairman_of_mc	Lam Minh Pierre
title_supervisor_chairman_of_mc	Rev.
name_of_school_head	Chung Oi Man
title_of_school_head	Principal
school_size	6000
nanny_van	Yes
parent_teacher_association	Yes
school_alumni_association	Yes
asc_pta_fee	"$50"
asc_charges_for_non_standard_items	"$450 the campus cleaning, replacement and maintenance fees, other electronic appliances and digital learning software."
asc_others	$45 (replacement of student card)
fac_no_of_classroom	24
fac_no_of_school_hall	1
fac_no_of_playground	1
fac_no_of_library	1
fac_special_rooms	6 (Chinese Room, English Room, Music Room, Guidance Room, Angel Library, Makerspace).
fac_others	Multi-functional room.
fac_support_for_specialedu	A lift.
previous_year_tsi_no_of_approved_teaching_posts	40
previous_year_tsi_total_no_of_teachers	47
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	25
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_0_4	40
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_5_9	26
previous_year_tsi_percent_of_exp_10_or_above	34
previous_year_no_of_class_p1	4
previous_year_no_of_class_p2	3
previous_year_no_of_class_p3	3
previous_year_no_of_class_p4	3
previous_year_no_of_class_p5	4
previous_year_no_of_class_p6	4
previous_year_no_of_class_total	21
current_year_no_of_class_p1	4
current_year_no_of_class_p2	4
current_year_no_of_class_p3	3
current_year_no_of_class_p4	3
current_year_no_of_class_p5	3
current_year_no_of_class_p6	4
current_year_no_of_class_total	21
cs_mode_of_teaching	Students come from local and 30 different nations. They are taught in small classes in Putonghua (Chinese) and English is the medium of instructions for most subjects; learning skills and attitude are emphasized for Primary 1-2 while consolidation of learning is the focus for Primary 3-4. The ultimate goal is to equip Primary 5-6 with better academic skills for further studies in future.
cs_remarks	To cater for learning uniqueness, some classes are taught in different ability groups for English, Chinese and Mathematics subjects.
no_of_test_per_year_P1	0
no_of_exam_per_year_P1	0
replace_test_exam_P1	Yes
no_of_test_per_year_P2-P6	4
no_of_exam_P2-P6	0
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	In order to have a whole picture of students' learning performance from time to time, practical assessments and formative assessments have been added in to different subjects. The use of Star platform, Rainbow One, ICAS and other e-learning platforms have made the assessments be more accessible, which is a good way for us to collect students' learning data quickly.
avoid_test_exam_after_long_holidays	Yes
arrange_timetable_flexibly_tutorial_session_in_afternoon	Yes
streaming_arrangement	Students are evenly distributed according to their academic performance. They are in different groupings when learning the major subjects, supplemented by Gifted Education programmes too.
no_of_school_days_per_week	5
no_of_periods_per_day	10
duration_of_each_period	30
school_starts_at	8:20
school_starts_at_AMPM	AM
school_ends_at	3:20
school_ends_at_AMPM	PM
lunch_start_time	12:35
lunch_end_time	1:35
lunch_arrangement	Provided by designated supplier and arranged by parents.
healthy_school_life	The school is promoting healthy diet on campus. The Parents-Teacher Association helps monitor the food and environmental hygiene. The school also joins the Joyful Fruit Month by the Department of Health, the SportACT Scheme sponsored by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
school_life_remarks	There are morning assemblies, moral and civic education, STEM lessons and Other Learning Experience. The school joins the Hong Kong Eco-Healthy School Award Scheme and "Joyful Chinese Learning Programme". The School Library and Computer Room are opened at recess, lunch break and after school hours for students to learn independently.
life_wide_learning	The extra-curricular activities including Computer Coding, Brownies, Pioneers of Christ, Chinese Lion Dance, Chinese Dance, Chinese Flute, Violin Class, Calligraphy, Cambridge Class, Swimming Training, Football, Rugby, Volleyball, Basketball, Spanish, PuTongHua, Choir, Field Orienteering, Yoga, Hip Hop dance, Cub Scouts, Chinese Kung Fu and table tennis, etc.
school_management_url	http://www.cms.edu.hk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=108&Itemid=231&lang=en
school_organisation	Incorporated Management Committee (June 2015 onwards), School Executive Committee, School Administration Committee
imc_smc_mc	Incorporated Management Committee (June 2015 onwards).
school_green_policy	School Environmental Policy Group.
school_major_concerns_url	http://www.cms.edu.hk/index.php/aboutus/school-profile
school_major_concerns	Integrate multi-cultures; broaden the global vision and establish an international campus; nurture the global talents.
learning_and_teaching_plan_url	http://www.cms.edu.hk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=490&Itemid=449&lang=en
learning_and_teaching_strategies	The school has been implementing small class teaching with cooperative learning approach which helps to reinforce classroom interactions and enhance students' critical thinking skills. Enquiry-based learning skills in General Studies is the key point for the practice of life-wide learning in all levels. The school aims to facilitate students' inter-discipline learning activities. For Chinese education, a joyful Chinese learning program is promoted for Primary 1 with mainly Putonghua as the medium of instructions. To maintain a language-rich environment is the mission of the English subject learning with the asset of English-speaking students. The school has been implementing the school-based literary programme in both Key Stage 1 & 2 levels. It helps develop interactive drama skills from reading to writing and enhance the Children Literature appreciation. The methodology integrating E-Learning into Mathematics and Science education is also introduced.
major_renewed_emphases_pri_edu_curriculum	In order to cooperate with positive education, the MCE lessons not only conduct the school-based MCE curriculum and school-based personal growth curriculum, but also participate in the "Leader in me" program. Through teacher training, we aim to cultivate students' good habits and establish positive values. This year, we will apply for the Quality Education Fund-Cultural Inheritance Program to strengthen students' national identity through learning activities related to national education and national security education. The design of the overall plan is to use "tea and life" as the main line of discussion, and conduct interdisciplinary learning in MCE, GS, Languages, VA, and Mathematics.
dev_of_generic_skills	With the emphasis on promoting reading; science exploration and E-learning; broadening students' views; creating interactive discussion platforms for students; promoting individual public speech sharing to strengthen students' confidence and expressiveness; recommendation for life-wide learning with students' generic skills.
cultivation_of_proper_values_attitudes_and_behaviours	Promote positive education. In addition to the positive education workshops, the training of mediators and the "Student Ambassador" program of the youth mediation program are also implemented. To enable students to express their inner feelings in an interactive way, not only allows teachers and students to understand everyone's ideas through dialogue, but also strengthens the sense of belonging and security of the class.
student_support_url	http://www.cms.edu.hk/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=51&Itemid=247&lang=en
whole_school_approach_cater_for_learner_diversity	Provide Early Identification and Intervention Programme for Primary One Students with Learning Difficulties; establish students talent bank to promote gifted elite programmes; provide after school tutorial class and Non-Chinese students Chinese learning supporting class. We also cater gifted students through Whole-Class Gifted Education Lesson Planning, small group learning and subject-based skip-level arrangement. For the transition of Pre-P.1 students, a bridging course is offered; reinforce P.6 students' abilities by setting up secondary school promotion programme for building up their confidence in secondary education.
whole_school_approach_integrated_education	The Student Support Team is responsible for screening, holding meetings, compiling the student support register, arranging support services and resources according to the 3-tier support model, support teachers of students with SEN, administering assessment accommodation, arranging peer tutoring, defining success criteria, and arranging teacher's and parent's training, reviewing the effectiveness of the support measures and modifying the evaluated measures.
support_for_non_chinese_students	Our school provides additional support for NCS students to facilitate their 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; 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. Additional support is provided for pull-out group learning. Pinyin is taught in grade one. In addition, after school tutorial lessons are provided. There are also Chinese tutorial classes provided for NCS students in summer.
curriculum_tailoring_and_adaptation	Flexible curriculum and enrichment programmes are tailor-made for all levels; Special arrangements or assistance of assessments or exams for special needs students; non-Chinese students are pulled out for intensive care by giving them after-school tutorials especially in their Chinese learning.
home-school_co-operation_url	http://www.cms.edu.hk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=119&Itemid=286&lang=en
home-school_co-operation	With the assistance of the Parent-Teacher Association, the school has been organizing more and more academic activities, parent workshops, parent-child learning programmes, Reading Mum and Dad or interest groups. The PTA also involves in handling tenders for some school matters such as school uniforms and lunch box catering services as well as monitoring the school bus services etc.
school_ethos	New parents chat-rooms; after-school tutorials; little tutor assistance scheme, Parent-child picnics and sports day; English bridging courses for new immigrant children from Mainland; transitional programmes for Pre-P.1 students including moral and civic education etc.
future_dev_url	http://www.cms.edu.hk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=118&Itemid=273&lang=en
school_dev_plan	In the academic years of 2023-2026: Main concerns: 1. In hope and zeal we run to God. 2. In fellowship our potential turns aglow. 3. In rebuilding education we revive our convictions. 4. In the present we gear up for the time ahead. Other Concerns: 1. To use English as the main medium of instructions to keep pace with the outside world under the influence of globalization; 2. To introduce Liberal Studies and pedagogy of science knowledge in the school-based General Studies curriculum.
teacher_pro_training_and_dev	With the establishment of a campus culture of "self-leadership", the school has been shaped into a harmonious, safe, warm and energetic campus, stimulated the potential of teachers, and developed into student life coaches.
school_character_others	Every year, the PTA sponsors scholarships for the students who have outstanding performance in P.E., Art and services. The school also joins international competitions and assessments in the areas of English, Mathematics and Science conducted by an Australian organisation. In addition, the teachers lead the students to join the cross-border education exchange programmes.