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Sing Yin Secondary School

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holy word middle schoolSing Yin Secondary School

School Mission: The school mission of the Holy Word is based on a sentence from the Gospel of John (10:10): "I came that people may have life, and have life more abundantly." In order to enable students to live a rich life, our school Actively develop students' moral, intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic, spiritual and other fields, with special emphasis on guiding students to actively face the challenges of adult life in the future and cultivating their sense of responsibility.

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school location: Kwun Tong District› 38 New Clear Water Bay Road, Kowloon.school map.

School Category

Aided, boys' school, Catholic; located in Kwun Tong District

There are 360 aided secondary schools in Hong Kong, accounting for about 78% of the total; there are 29 boys' secondary schools in Hong Kong, accounting for about 6% of the total; there are 88 Catholic secondary schools in Hong Kong, accounting for about 19% of the total; Learn more:Middle school distribution chart.Detailed distribution of secondary schools in Hong Kong.

Founding history

Founded in 1970, school sponsoring organization: Holy Word Society

School motto: Ke Ming Jun De.school badge.

Teaching situation

The total number of teaching staff is 65; there are 5 classes in Form 1.

63 of them are within the approved establishment. The class numbers for Form 1 to Form 6 are: 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5. (Note: The following class structure refers to the number of classes that can be opened. Some schools will increase the original number of classes, but the number of students will remain unchanged.)

school year	Number of teaching staff		Class structure
school year	All teachers	Approved preparation	total	Secondary 1	Secondary 2	Secondary 3	Secondary 4	Secondary 5	Secondary 6
2016	61	59	30	5	5	5	5	5	5
2017	64	62	30	5	5	5	5	5	5
2018	64	62	30	5	5	5	5	5	5
2019	65	63	30	5	5	5	5	5	5
2020	65	63	30	5	5	5	5	5	5
2021	65	63	30	5	5	5	5	5	5

Teacher Structure of Sheng Yin Secondary School 2020/21 School Year 2021/22 School Year Diploma in Teacher Education in Hong Kong Secondary Schools Bachelor’s Degree and above Special Education Training Years 0-4 Years 5-9 Years 10+ Years 0255075100

Size comparison

The school has 30 classes and 65 teachers, with a class-teacher ratio of approximately 2.17

Compared with other 440 schools: the number of classes is more than that of 88% school, and there are similar 10% schools, but it is less than that of 2% school; the number of teachers is more than that of 71% school, there are similar schools of 10%, but it is less than that of 19% school; the class-teacher ratio is more than that of 2% school , there are similar 7% schools, less than 92% schools. (Statistics are based on school data in the 2021/2022 school year.Class total statistics chart.Teacher population statistics chart. )

Note: The number of classes, number of teachers and class-teacher ratio are not directly related to school quality. School size comparisons are for reference only.

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medium of instruction

The school uses English as the main language of instruction

School-wide language policy: From Form 1 to Form 6, most subjects are taught in English.

learning and teaching strategies: Curriculum development focuses on holistic education and allowing students to choose courses that suit them. The curriculum for Form 1 to Form 6 all includes two classes of religion and ethics subjects per teaching week. Secondary 4 students are required to take three elective subjects, so the school's Secondary 4 students have a variety of subject combinations to choose from. In addition to the regular curriculum, the school holds land sports meets, water sports meets, various sports competitions, music competitions, musical instrument classes, sports classes and various social activities every year to ensure that students can develop in various educational fields. The school also encourages students to attend a small number of religious activities so that they can learn more about Catholicism. Over the years, the school has also provided review rooms and study skills courses to help students "learn to learn."

More information:Daexao website:Banding estimates of schools and details of high school medium of instruction ※ Band 1A ※

Secondary One Admissions

Schools must admit students in accordance with the "Secondary School Place Allocation Method" of the Education Bureau

In the "Central Allocation Part B", the school network belongs to Kwun Tong District, so most of the students are from Kwun Tong District. According to the information circulated, some people estimate that the vast majority of students are from Kwun Tong District. BAND 1 of Primary 6 graduates. For admission details, please see:Degree allocation method ,self-assigned degrees ,Centralized allocation of seats in middle schools.

The following is the distribution of school places at each stage in the 2022 high school placement allocation.Latest information:Distribution of places allocated for secondary school promotion in 2022.

Secondary One Degree	self-assign	Repeat degree	Unified Department A	Unified Part B	B area	Unreserved bits	direct contact
170	51	10	11	98	Kwun Tong District	98	0

Contact information

holy word middle school
Sing Yin Secondary School

address: No. 38, New Clear Water Bay Road, Kowloon.school map ⛳
Telephone: 23496281 fax:23484096
e-mail: syadm@eservices.hkedcity.net
URL: https://www.singyin.edu.hk

headmaster：Mr. Huang Zhiqiang
school supervisor/Chairman of the School Management Committee: Father Zhang Mingde