FUKIEN SECONDARY SCHOOL AFFILIATED SCHOOL

Direct Subsidy Scheme Primary Schools

DSS

Through-train

Details

Primary School Information
- School Information
- - Supervisor/ Chairman of Management Committee Ms. Chow Kuen Kuen
  - School Head Ms. Hsu Au Yee Wah Eva
  - Has the Incorporated Management Committee been established? Not Applicable
  - School Type DSSWhole Day
  - Student Gender Co-ed
  - Sponsoring Body The Fukien Chamber of Commerce Education Fund Ltd
  - Religion Not Applicable
  - Year of Commencement of Operation 2009
  - School Motto In pursuit of truthfulness and perfection, Love, Hope, Integrity, Faith.
  - School Size About 6000 Sq. M
  - Through-train Secondary School Fukien Secondary School
  - Feeder Secondary School -
  - Nominated Secondary School -
  - Medium of Instruction English
  - School Bus Service School Bus
  - Parent-Teacher Association Yes
  - Old Students' Association/ School Alumni Association No
- 2019/2020 Annual School Charges
- - School Fee $31200 (in 10 instalments)
  - Tong Fai
  - PTA Fee 50
  - Approved Charges for Non-standard Items -
  - Other Charges Some textbooks, School Bus, Lunch, After-school Interest class
- School Facilities
- - Number of Classroom(s) 30
  - Number of School Hall(s) 2
  - Number of Playground(s) 2
  - Number of Library(ies) 1
  - Special Rooms Mechanical Engineering Learning Centre, Unicycle Path, Ceramic Studio, Gymnasium, Computer Lab., Life Education, Subject Rooms (including Chinese, English Wonderland, Mathematics, Thematic Studies, Visual Arts, Music), Theatre, Indoor Table Tennis Training Centre.
  - Facility(ies) for Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs Ramp, Accessible lift, Accessible toilet and Tactile guide path plan.
  - Others 21st Century Teaching Analysis Laboratory; Whole school is equipped with WIFI; Teaching is assisted with iPad and surface-pro on some topics.
- Teaching Staff Information (Including School Head) in the 2018/2019 school year
- - Number of teaching posts in the approved establishment -
  - Total number of teachers in the school 85
  - Qualifications and professional training (%)
  - Teacher Certificate / Diploma in Education 85%
    Bachelor Degree 100%
    Master/ Doctorate Degree or above 26%
    Special Education Training 0%
  - Years of Experience (%)
  - 0 - 4 years 38%
    5 - 9 years 33%
    10 years or above 29%
- Class Structure
- - 2018/19 School Year
  - P1 Number of classes 4
    P2 Number of classes 4
    P3 Number of classes 4
    P4 Number of classes 4
    P5 Number of classes 4
    P6 Number of classes 4
    Total 24
  - 2019/20 School Year (Based on the approval of EDB in 2019)
  - P1 Number of classes 4
    P2 Number of classes 4
    P3 Number of classes 4
    P4 Number of classes 4
    P5 Number of classes 4
    P6 Number of classes 4
    Total 24
- Performance Assessment
- - Number of test(s) per year 0
  - Number of exam(s) per year 3
  - Streaming arrangement No elite class is set. To cater individual education needs of students, there are small classes with teacher-student ratio of 1:10 for P.3 and P.4, and lesson preparation class for P.5 and P.6. Enrichment programmes, such as "Higher Flyer Class" and "FSSAS Scholar", is launched for gifted students.
  - Diversified Assessment for Learning P.1 (Formative assessment of whole year and 1 written (summative) assessment); P.2 to P.4 (Formative assessment of whole year and 2 written (summative) assessments); P.5 to P.6 (Formative assessment of whole year and 3 written (summative) assessments).
- School Life
- - Number of School Days per week 5
  - Number of periods per day 9
  - Duration of each normal period 35
  - School starts at 8:05 AM
  - School ends at 3:30 PM
  - Lunch time 12:35 - 13:25
  - Lunch arrangement Provided by designated supplier, Prepared by parents and School Canteen.
  - Healthy school life P.1-P.4 will do chiropractic exercise while P.5-P.6 will do Mindfulness training once a week. Healthy snacks policy is promoted (Candies, Chocolate, etc., are not allowed in school). The School canteen provides a balanced diet.
  - Remarks Homework policy ensures that students have sufficient time for rest, reading & taking part in various activities. Besides the concrete and diversified learning in class, students are encouraged to play with peers & join the non-academic activities such as floorball and unicycle during recess. Emphasize sports training so as to nurture students' perseverance & diligence. Different competitions are encouraged to join.
- School Characteristics
- - School Management Organisation School Board → Supervisor/Governance Review Sub-Committee (GRSC) → Principal: School Operation Committee (SOC), Learning and Teaching Development Committee, Student Development Team, IT Development Team, Culture, S.1 Promotion and Parents Communication, Supporting Units
  - Incorporated Management Committee / School Management Committee/ Management Committee There are 16 School Board members.
  - School Green Policy The school's Environmental Protection Group promotes school-wide green policies; The year-round environmental protection programme. Other activities include: plastic exchange, value plastic Friday, coastal cleanup activity, eight-in-one recycling bin design competition and promotion video competition.
  - School's Major Concerns 1. Strengthen instructional leadership and management, implement school based-professional development framework; 2. Implement high motivation, high participation and high effectiveness teaching methodology and lesson studies; 3. Promote endeavour and determination, develop healthy mind and body.
  - Learning and Teaching Plan
  - Learning & Teaching Strategies 12 NET; Subjects are taught in English except for Chinese which is taught in Putonghua; Homeroom teaching mode in P.1 & P.2 (1 NET and 1 local English teacher co-teach the core subjects); Students have to read Chinese and English books daily; Appropriate load of homework in forms of paper, creative work, research, reflection and so on; Dictation is scheduled every other week; Year-round formative assessment for P.1-P.6; 1 examination for P.1; 2 examinations for P.2-P.4; 3 examinations for P.5-P.6; P.1-P.2 students expose to a favourable English learning environment. P.1 students can adapt to the new environment easily through activity teaching approach; Developing learning strategies for P.3-P.4:They have to prepare for lessons, learn to make notes & post-teaching self-study; Setting study group for P.5-P.6 to facilitate peer encouragement & cultivate a diligent & conscientious learning attitude.
    Development of Key Tasks We focus on Character Education. 'The Leader in Me' Programme: nurturing 7 Habits in daily life; Promote Chinese Cultures: Dizigui, Three Character Classic; Thousand Character Classic; Reading lesson within normal timetable, reading as a daily assignment. Project-based Learning is permeated in each subject and most tasks are completed in school. IT promotes interactive learning. The 21st century lab. is set for the MIT STEM programme.
    Development of Generic Skills Through the below projects, students are educated with skills to collaborate and communicate, creativity, critical thinking, IT usage, arithmetic skills, problem solving skills, self-care ability and researching skills. Teaching activities are diversified to arouse students’ critical thinking; lots of performing opportunities. Both in-school studies and outdoor field trips are arranged to enable students to learn through participation in activities and to enhance their generic skills. Thematic Studies is permeated in lesson studies. Students are taught with research skills and presentation is arranged after the researching process.
  - Student Support
  - Whole School Approach to Cater for Student Diversity For students with special educational needs, we have set up small groups and individual learning programme as well as small classes. Speech therapist and school-based education psychologist are employed to provide support to students in need and to cater for learner diversity.
    Whole School Approach to Integrated Education Counseling team, learning diversity group, social and behavioral group, speech therapy services, school-based education psychologist, individual education plan, mechanism in soliciting parents' views and discussion on student progress.
    Curriculum Tailoring and Adaptation Accommodation of homework and tests is used to support students in need and cater for learner diversity.
  - Home-school Co-operation and School Ethos
  - Home-School Co-operation 1. "The Dolphin Way" – proposes to care the children but states your requirements to them at the same time. This will nurture a group of children with significant academic performance and high CQ. The way also suggests to encourage children to play and grow as well as develops a healthy eating and sleeping habit. 2. The Parent Academy provides support to parents and talks and trainings are offered. 3. The PTA is in close collaboration with the school. Activities and interest groups are organized. Also, parent volunteers (over 400 people) actively assist the school in student activities, e.g. teaching students with life skills, telling stories, helping in lunch arrangement and book ordering.
    School Ethos Students are modest and courteous, forming a decent school culture. Teachers are strict but caring. They concerns on nurturing students’diligent and hard-working attitude, develop their sense of achievement; foster their resilience and form their persistence and the assiduous character. We are promoting the Leader in Me Programme, the whole school has adopted the 7 habits.
  - School Development Plan The curriculum of all subjects are under optimization. Both Chinese and Mathematics have completed. Improvement for English, Thematic Studies, IT, Music and subject integration is under progress. The format of 'assessment for learning' and 'assessment as learning' is developed. In the future, the platform for "Student's individual learning and reflection" (assessment as learning) will be established and the "Assessment quality assurance platform" will also be launched. We actively promote electronic teaching and administration. A number of large-scale projects are now undergoing the feasibility study, including: the 21st century laboratory, Mechanism and Engineering laboratory, classroom library and the enhancement works for staff room, unicycle training track, toy library and so on.
  - Teacher Professional Training & Development 1. All teachers have attained formal training under the 'Leader in me' programme. 2. Officer for Teacher Professional Training & Development and school-based professional training framework to ensure new teachers being able to master the school based curriculum and teaching methods. 3. Encourage and subsidize teachers to participate in overseas training. 4. Lesson observation by professionals and school visits are organized regularly.
  - Fee Remission Scheme Our school offers full school fee remission or 1/2 school fee remission. Needy students, including those from families receiving the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) and students receiving financial assistance provided by the Student Financial Assistance Agency (SFAA) could apply for fee remission. - Newly admitted students could apply for the school fee remission after 1 month(s) of commencement of the new school year. Application results will be announced within 1 month(s) after submission of applications.- Please visit the in our school’s website for details of school fee remission scheme, including the family income limits.
  - Others Our School reserves not less than 10% of the total school fee for scholarship and grants. Scholarships from donors are also offered. Please refer to details about Scholarship and Grants under Student Affairs in our school website.#The proposed fee is pending EDB’s approval. The fee(s) in previous school year is/are as follows:$30,000