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SR-03/04




S.K.H. LUI MING CHOI SECONDARY SCHOOL

School Report

2003 – 2004

LEADERSHIP

MOTIVATION

CARING

School Vision & Mission

“the mind is not a vessel to be filled,

it is a fire to be kindled.”

Plutarch

SKHLuiMingChoiSecondary School strives for excellence in education and moral values and accepts the challenge of helping students to become independent, lifelong learners. Through proactive academic and extra-curricular programmes, the school is dedicated to Leading, Motivating and Caring for the students in its charge.

School Goals

The school aims to

  • nurture students’ Leadership qualities,
  • Motivate students to become lifelong learners, and
  • help students grow into Caring members of society.
Our School

A Brief Introduction

S.K.H.LuiMingChoiSecondary School was founded in 1973, with subsidies from the Lui Ming Choi Foundation. We are a Government subsidized co-educational school located at 57 Wah Fu Road, Wah Fu Estate on Hong KongIsland. The main campuses were completed in September 1975. A swimming pool was completed in October 1991. Air-conditioners were installed in all classrooms in 1992 and in all staff rooms in 1995. In July 1996, a Multi-purpose Activity Room was completed on the ground floor. The Multi-Media Learning Centre (MMLC), a QEF funded project, became fully operational in October 2001, while the SIP funded Activity Centre was opened for use in September 2003. This new two-storey annexe, straddling above the swimming pool, provides more space for staff and student activities during and after school hours.

Our school first joined the CE and AL examinations in 1977 and 1979 respectively, and starting in September 1996, the number of classes was reduced by one each year, from 29 until 24 in 2000. At present, we have 4 classes in each of the levels from S1 to S5. At the matriculation level, we have 2 classes each of S6 and S7. Over the years, our school has been serving the young people not only as an academic learning centre, but also as a place where they enjoy hanging around in after school hours. A lot of our students often stay till after 6 p.m. for various extra-curricular activities while others may choose to linger to seek help from teachers and / or to complete their homework. AT the same time, we are very lucky to have been blessed with a conscientious teaching staff, who often voluntarily stay behind to provide after school tutorial assistance and pastoral care to different groups of students. It has been a long-standing practice that the school remains open for students to make use of school facilities. This has succeeded in nurturing a sense of belonging and identity among our many graduates.

School Facilities / Main Campuses / Activity Centre (annexe)
Activity Room / 1 / 1
Art & Design Room / 1
Classroom / 24
Computer Room / 2
Disabled Toilets / 7 / 1
English Language Self-access Centre / 1
Geography Room / 1
Hall / 1
Laboratory / 4
Library / 1
Lift / 1
Medical Room / 1
Multi-Media Learning Centre / 1
Multi-media Production Room / 1
Music Room / 1
Playground / 2
Special Room (careers/counselling/discipline) / 1
Special Room (social worker) / 1
Staff Common Room / 2
Staff Room / 4
Swimming Pool / 1
Tuck Shop / 1

School Management

  • Date school-based management was implemented:

September 1, 1998

  • Composition of our School Management Committee (SMC):

Dr. Frederick K.S. Leung(Chairman)Mr. Kai Ming So

Dr. Jane C.Y. Lee(Supervisor)Dr. Kwok Chun Tang

Mrs. Michelle Chan Rev Wah Kam TangDr. Frank C.Y. Cheng Mr. David Tong

Rev Stephen HungMr. Tak Cheung Tong

Mr. Hak Ching NgMs Carol Yang (Principal)

Member / Sponsoring Body / Principal / Parent / Teacher / Alumni / Independent
01/02 / 7
(58.4%) / 1
(8.3 %) / 0 / 0 / 1
(8.3%) / 3
(25.0%)
02/03 / 7
(53.8%) / 1
(7.7 %) / 0 / 0 / 1
(7.7%) / 4
(30.8%)
03/04 / 7
(58.4%) / 1
(8.3%) / 0 / 0 / 1
(8.3%) / 3
(25.0%)

Number of Active School Days

Lesson Time for the 8 Key Learning Areas

Our Students

Class Organization

2003/04

Level / S1 / S2 / S3 / S4 / S5 / S6 / S7 / Total
No. of Classes / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 2 / 2 / 24
Boy / 82 / 86 / 81 / 88 / 100 / 34 / 40 / 511
Girl / 87 / 83 / 80 / 79 / 60 / 35 / 19 / 443
Total Enrolment / 169 / 169 / 161 / 167 / 160 / 69 / 59 / 954

Unfilled Places

Students’ Attendance

Students’ Early Exit

Our Teachers

Teachers’ Qualification

Year / 2001/02 / 2002/03 / 2003/04
Number of Teachers / 48 / 48 / 48
Master or above / 7(14.6%) / 8(16.7%) / 12(25.0%)
Degree / 32(66.7%) / 34(70.8%) / 30(62.5%)
Tertiary Non-degree / 9(18.7%) / 6(12.5%) / 6(12.5%)
Professional Qualification / 40(83.3%) / 44(91.7%) / 45(93.8%)
Subject-trained (Chinese) / 11/12(91.7%) / 12/12 / 12/12
Subject-trained (English) / 10(100%) / 10(100%) / 10(100%)
Subject-trained (Mathematics) / 5/11(45.5%) / 5/11(45.5%) / 5/11(45.5%)
English Teachers meeting LPR / 6/10(60%) / 6/10(60%) / 8/10(80%)
Putonghua Teachers meeting LPR / 0/3 / 0/3 / 1/3(33.3%)

Teachers’ Information Technology Competency

Teachers’ Experience

Teachers’ Professional Development

Year / Principal’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Structured Learning / Action Learning / Service to Education & Community
2001/02 / NA / NA / NA
2002/03 / 48 hours / 2 hours / 11 hours
2003/04 / 108 hours / 20 hours / 92 hours

Staff Turnover Rate

01/02 / 02/03 / 03/04
Total No. of Teachers / 48 / 48 / 48
No. of Teachers Left / 4 / 2 / 1
Staff Turnover Rate / 8.3% / 4.2% / 2.1%

Major Concerns (Achievements & Reflection)

Priority 1: Students’ Language Ability and Presentation Skills

Achievements
  • Radio news update in Cantonese & English was aired over the PA system every morning between 7:458:15.
  • A cabinet was placed in each S1-3 classroom to stock both Chinese & English books for the class library.
  • Our students had been leading in announcements at assemblies.
  • In both intramural and extramural public speaking activities, our students had taken an active part in Chinese and English debating and drama competitions with satisfactory results. More significantly, our Chinese Debate Team made it to the Grand Final in The 19thSingTaoInter-School Debating Competition after only 2 years’ participation. They were the first runner-up and received a trophy and HK$10,000 in scholarship.
  • All the classes had been assigned to take charge of presenting programmes at Campus Quarter during cycle days. A survey on participation in and satisfaction levels of the programme was conducted among all our students and teachers at the end of the school year.

Reflection
  • Students’ & teachers’ feedback concerning the various programmes launched last year was generally positive.
  • Both students & teachers welcomed the chance of listening to news updates early in the morning. This will continue next year.
  • As for the 2 extra Chinese and English reading periods, 60% of the students surveyed considered them helpful and 70% of them were of the opinion that the programme should continue. They felt that it had helped stimulate their interest in reading. Suggestions for next year include implementing closer follow-up activities, continued assessments, book lists and term assignments. The 2 language panel chairpersons will look into the feasibility of incorporating some of these into next year’s programme.
  • The response concerning our students’ participation in assemblies was favourable, but it was felt that the number of assemblies should be increased and a thematic approach should be adopted in holding these assemblies. Consequently, next year’s General Assembly in the hall will move up to occupy the first 25 minutes of school on 4 mornings each cycle. With the help of students, teachers will take turns at leading in these assemblies. The other 2 mornings will be devoted to individual Class Assembly in respective classrooms.
  • Similar public speaking activities involving all forms will be vigorously promoted next year with the emphasis on strengthening students’ confidence. Possible slogans for consideration include “Yes, I can!” “I am capable!” “Yes Can Do!”
  • The overall response to Campus Quarter was favourable and the ratings were generally good in all categories. Valuable suggestions were recorded for consideration in planning Campus Quarter’s next phase of development. (Appendix A)

Priority 2: Students’ Interpersonal Skills

Achievements
  • An APASO survey was carried out by the Guidance Team last September to provide a general picture of how our students view themselves. This will be used as the baseline for future reference in monitoring our students’ self-image.
  • A new Award System has been discussed in staff meetings and the Discipline & Guidance Committees have begun work on a proposal for next year.
  • A Civic Education Team comprising 3 teachers was set up to look into relevant issues and make appropriate suggestions. An interim work report was filed at the last staff meeting.
  • Public speaking activities (Please refer to Major Concern 1 on previous page.)
  • Campus Quarter (Please refer to Major Concern 1 on previous page.)

Reflection
  • Analysis of the data collected on our students’ self-image was enlightening, for although our S1 student intake had been Band 1 all these years, their overall self-concept did not measure up to the norms of all co-ed schools in Hong Kong. With the exception that our S6 boys viewed themselves higher in intelligence, our students rated themselves lower in all aspects. This phenomenon, however, could be attributed to the lower socio-economic background where most of them came from.
Consequently, the Guidance Committee has devised a 3-prong approach in activity planning that will involve the students, teachers and parents. It aims to strengthen our students’ self-confidence and, at the same time, improve their self-image. (Please refer to Guidance Committee’s Programme Plan 2004-05.)
  • Opinions and suggestions have been collected and an effort will be made to incorporate the different viewpoints into a proposal for the new Award System. It will then be tabled for discussion and amendment in a staff meeting during the first term. The ratified system is slated to take effect some time next year.
  • A proposal for next year’s programme plan has been drafted to include activities exploring personal role in society, community, regional and global issues, election, leadership training and National Day ceremony.
  • Public speaking activities (Please refer to Major Concern 1 on previous page.)
  • Campus Quarter (Please refer to Major Concern 1 on previous page.)

Priority 3: Students’ cultural Exposure

Achievements
  • Music was introduced into the S4 & S6 curriculum for the first time in the form of a single period per cycle. Helping students to develop an appreciation for good music was the stated objective.
  • An extra period was assigned to all S3 classes in Visual Art. Students were given more time to develop their artistic talents.
  • Through Campus Quarter on every Day 6, the Music Society provided the school with a pleasant break from its busy schedule of classes. Its thematic music programmes were welcomed by all.
  • Beginning in October all classes were scheduled to take part in the School Culture Day programme sponsored by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department ofHong Kong.

Reflection
  • The senior form students welcomed the added music lesson in their timetable. This practice will continue in future.
  • S3 students’ interest and ability in Visual Art were enhanced tremendously, resulting in increased interest shown in its Certificate Level syllabus. S3 classes will continue to be timetabled with a double period in the subject.
  • Because of its popularity, the Music Society will again be scheduled to take up programming for Campus Quarter on Day 6 every cycle.
  • Where and when available, classes will again be scheduled to attend a wide variety of cultural activities throughout the coming school year.

Performance of Students

Destination of exit students

Year / Secondary 5 Graduates (%)
Full-time S5 course / Full-time S6 course / Overseas studies / Full-time vocational training / Other courses / Full-time employment / Seeking employment / Unknown
01/02 / 17.9%
(28) / 59.6%
(93) / 2.6%
(4) / 3.2%
(5) / 6.4%
(10) / 1.9% (3) / 0%
(0) / 8.3%
(13)
02/03 / 11.9%
(19) / 66.9% (107) / 1.3% (2) / 13.1% (21) / 1.9% (3) / 1.9%
(3) / 0%
(0) / 3.1% (5)
03/04 / 14.4%
(23) / 61.9%
(99) / 5.0%
(8) / 13.1%
(21) / 3.1%
(5) / 2.5%
(4) / 0%
(0) / 0%
(0)
Year / Secondary 7 Graduates (%)
Full-time S7 course / UGC funded degree course / Post-secondary course / Overseas studies / Full-time vocational training / Other courses / Full-time employ-ment / Seeking employ-ment / Un-known
01/02 / 91.1%
(51) / 1.8%
(1) / 3.6%
(2) / 3.6%
(2)
02/03 / 94.8%
(55) / 1.7% (1) / 1.7% (1) / 1.7% (1)
03/04 / 6.8%
(4) / 88.1%
(52) / 3.4%
(2) / 1.7%
(1)

Students’ Body Mass Index (BMI)

Students’ Reading Habit

Percentages of students borrowing reading materials from school/public libraries

01/02 / 02/03 / 03/04
S1 – S3 / S4 – S5 / S1- S3 / S4 – S5 / S1 – S3 / S4 – S7
Once a week or more / NA / NA / 15.7% / 24.8% / 7.3% / 0.3%
Once every two weeks / NA / NA / 27.0% / 15.8% / 24.4% / 3.5%
Once a month / NA / NA / 26.8% / 18.2% / 23.4% / 6.2%
Less than once per month / NA / NA / 26.2% / 34.5% / 33.8% / 32.7%
Never / NA / NA / 4.3% / 6.7% / 11.1% / 57.4%

Average no. of hours spent in reading books/newspaper/electronic information /week

01/02 / 02/03 / 03/04
S1 – S3 / S4 – S5 / S1- S3 / S4 – S5 / S1 – S3 / S4 – S7
English reading materials / NA / NA / 12.5 / 19.0(S4)
S5(NA) / 1.33 / 3.56
Chinese reading materials / NA / NA / 3.68 / 7.42

HKAT (Pre-S1)

HKCEE

01/02 / 02/03 / 03/04
School / Territory / School / Territory / School / Territory
Number of students sat / 156 / 122098 / 159 / 117947 / 158
% of students awarded grade E or above in at least 5 subjects / 93.6% / 61.2% / 93.7% / 34.3% / 95.0%
% of students awarded 14 points or more in the best 6 subjects / 46.8% / 26.7% / 55.3% / 32.1% / 50.6%

HKALE

01/02 / 02/03 / 03/04
School / Territory / School / Territory / School / Territory
Number of students sat / 56 / 36 226 / 58 / 35 876 / 59
% of students awarded the minimum entrance requirements for tertiary education / 91.1% / 49.9% / 96.6% / 50.6% / 93.2%

Student Participation in Inter-school Events & Uniform Groups

Participation Rates (student-times) in co-curricular activities/uniform groups

Activities / 01/02 / 02/03 / 03/04
Inter-school sports events / 249
Drama Festival / NA / 24 / 61
School Dance Festival / 32
Music Festival / 276
School Speech Festival / 87 / 183 / 196
Boy Scouts / 74 / 80 / 102

Inter-school Activities & Prizes Won in the Past 3 Years

Nature / Name of Competition / Organization / Award / Prize details
2001/02 / 2002/03 / 2003/04
Art / *HK Children & Youth Services
*ICAC
*HK Odyssey of The Mind Programme
*Southern District Women’s Association & Aberdeen Kai Fong Social Services Centre
*HK Schools Music Festival 2004 / *Distinction
*Second & Distinction / *Second Prize
*Commendation (6)
*First Prize (Open) / *Merit (Piano Solo x 2)
Proficiency (Piano Solo x 5)
Sports / *Inter-school Swimming Championships Division 3 (HK) (Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation)
*Inter-school Athletics Championships Division 3 (HK) (Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation)
*Inter-school Basketball Competition (Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation
*Inter-school Volleyball Competition (Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation
*Inter-school Football Competition (Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation / *2nd 100m Back stroke (Boys A)
2nd 4x50m
-Medley Relay (Boys A)
3rd Boys A Overall
*2nd Boys C Long Jump
2nd Boys B Shot Put
3rd Boys B Triple Jump
2nd Boys C 4x100m Relay
*2nd Boys C Division 3
1st Boys Overall
3rd Girls B Division 2
*3rd Boys A
1st Boys B
1st Boys Overall
*Sportsmanship Award Boys Team / *1st 50m Boys A Butterfly
1st 200m Boys C Individual Medley
*1st Boys C 200m
1st Girls B Discus
2nd Boys A 110m Hurdles
2nd Boys C 400m
2nd Girls B Shot Put
1st Boys C 4x400m Relay
2nd Boys B 4x100m Relay
3rd Girls A 4x400m Relay
3rd Girls B 4x100m Relay
*3rd Boys B Division 3
1st Girls B Division 2 / *1st 50m & 100m Freestyle (BoysC)
3rd 100m Breast Stroke (Boys C)
2nd 4x50m Medley Relay & Overall (Boys C)
*3rd100m Hurdles,
Discus (Girls A); High Jump & 4x400m Relay (Girls C)
2nd 400m, 800m & 4x400m Relay (Girls B)
1st Discus (Boys C)
2nd Javelin (Boys B), 4x400m Relay (Boys C)
3rd Long Jump & 400m (Boys C)
*3rd Boys B & Overall
1st Girls A, 2nd Girls C & Overall
*2nd Boys C
3rd Overall
*2nd Boys C & Sportsmanship Award
Academic / *Chinese Essay Writing Contest (Comfort Care Concern Group)
*Culture Cup (The Global Foundation of Distinguished Chinese Limited))
*International Mathematical Olympiad (HK Math Society)
*Letter Writing Contest (HK Post Office)
*Math Contest (Po Leung Kuk)
*Math Project Competition for Secondary Schools (EMB)
*HK Math High Achievers Selection Contest
*The HK Olympiad in Informatics (EMB)
*Multimedia Book Report Competition (EMB)
*HKInterschool Chinese/English Arena (Secondary School Division)
*HK Physics Olympiad
*Fong Shu Chuen Integrated Ctr. For Children & Youth – Composition Contest
*HK Student Science Project Competition 2003
*Young IT Leader Awards (EMB)
*HK Schools Proof-reading (Chinese & English Vocabulary) Contest / *2nd & 3rd Prize
*Best Contestant(Jr.) / *First Prize
*Finalist
*Silver Award
*Distinction
*1st & 2nd Prize
*Outstanding Performance Prize
*First & Second Class Award
*Bronze (Senior)
*First Runner-up
Best Performance
*Champion (English Division) Third (Chinese Division)
*Third Honour / *Gold Award
*Third Prize (x 2)
*Good Performance Award (x 6)
*Gold & Bronze
*First Honour
*Merit (Senior)
*Best Booth Presentation
*Bronze (x 23)
*1st ( Chinese & English)
Scholarship / *Best Improved Secondary Student Award (Lion Globe Educational Trust)
*Sir Edward Youde Memorial Prize
*The Most Improved Junior Secondary Students (The Yan Chai Award) / *14 recipients
*2 recipients
*1 recipient / *17 recipients
*2 recipients
*1 recipient / *23 recipients
*2 recipients
*1 recipient
Debates / *Caritas
*Basic Law Promotion Committee
(Standard/Singtao)
*The 19thSingTaoInter-School Debating Competition / *Best Debater / *Best Debater (3 rounds) / *Best Debater (5 rounds)
2nd (Group)
School
Speech
Festival / *English
*Chinese / *Second / *First (F.1 & 2 Mixed Voice Choral Speaking)
-Second (Bible Reading) Second & Third (Solo Verse Speaking)
*Third (Dramatic Duologue)
-Third (Boys Solo Verse Speaking) / *First (F. 2 Boys Solo Verse Speaking)
-Second (F.1 Girls Solo Verse Speaking)
-Third (3 x Solo Verse Speaking
-Third (F. 3 Boys Prose Reading)
-Merit (15 x Solo Verse Speaking)
-Proficiency (19 x Speaking & Reading)
*2nd (Bible Reading, Impromptu Speaking, Solo Verse Speaking)
3rd (Impromptu Speaking, Solo Verse Speaking x 3)
Distinction x 41
School Drama Festival / *HKSchool Drama Festival (EMB)2002 – 03
*HKSchool Drama Festival (EMB) 2003 – 04 / *ActorStage EffectAwards / *Merit in Acting, Script Writing, &
Team Co-operation

Social Services

Nature / Number of participants
2001/02 / 2002/03 / 2003/04
Community Youth Club / 69 / 79 / 93
Environmental Protection Promotion / 0 / 252 / 66
Hong Kong Young Ambassadors / 3 / 3 / 2
QueenMaryHospital (Summer Volunteer Prog.) / 46 / 0 / 123
Voluntary Work with the Elderly / 404 / 174 / 42
Voluntary Work with Needy Children / 0 / 15 / 0
Voluntary Work with the Handicapped / 0 / 17 / 0

Key Issues for the new School Development Plan

Last year our school took part in the project on “Initiating Organizational Change via School Self-Evaluation” organized by the ChineseUniversity of Hong Kong. During the first term, the School Self-Evaluation Team consisting of the Principal, the twoVice-Principals and a Mathematics teacher completed the Training Programme offered by the university. Two in-school workshops were then held to involve the whole staff in a school survey and the subsequent analysis. Concurrently, the Guidance teachers conducted the APASO survey on our students’ self-image and the results were duly analyzed.Finally, towards the end of the school year, the EMB visited our school for a focused inspection on Staff Development and Appraisal. The report and the analyses were discussed during a series of general staff meetings held in July.

Based on the above-mentioned report and analyses, three main key issues were identified for consideration in drafting up future development plans for the school.

  1. Team spirit will have to be nurtured and team work encouraged in our school culture. The Staff Development Committee will take up the responsibility of planning suitable programmes for the new academic year.
  1. The existing Staff Appraisal System needs revamping and a working committee has been set up tosearch for ways of improvement.
  1. The students’ self-image needs boosting.Thus, the various programmes launched in the last Annual School Plan will be amended and consolidated to do just that in next year’s Annual School Plan. (Please refer to AnnualSchool Plan 2004-05.)