YMCA CollegeChinese YMCA College
Mission: The school operates in the spirit of Christianity, cultivating students' moral, intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic and spiritual development, practicing the lesson of "not to serve others, but to serve others", and to build society.
school location: Sha Tin District› Heng On Estate, Ma On Shan, Sha Tin, New Territories.school map.
School Category
Aided, co-educational, Christian; located in Shatin District
There are 360 aided secondary schools in Hong Kong, accounting for about 78% of the total; there are 394 male and female secondary schools in Hong Kong, accounting for about 85% of the total; there are 153 Christian secondary schools in Hong Kong, accounting for about 33% of the total; Learn more:Middle school distribution chart.Detailed distribution of secondary schools in Hong Kong.
Founding history
Founded in 1952, school sponsoring organization: Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong
School motto: truth, freedom.school badge.
Teaching situation
The total number of teaching staff is 58; there are 4 classes in Form 1.
57 of them are within the approved establishment. The class numbers for Form 1 to Form 6 are: 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4. (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 | |||||||
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All teachers | Approved preparation | total | Secondary 1 | Secondary 2 | Secondary 3 | Secondary 4 | Secondary 5 | Secondary 6 | |
2016 | 68 | 57 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
2017 | 68 | 59 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
2018 | 64 | 56 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
2019 | 63 | 56 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
2020 | 62 | 56 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
2021 | 58 | 57 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Size comparison
The school has 24 classes and 58 teachers, with a class-teacher ratio of approximately 2.42
Compared with other 440 schools: the number of classes is more than that of 20% school, there are 62% schools that are similar, but it is less than that of 18% school; the number of teachers is more than that of 33% school, there are similar schools of 18%, but it is less than that of 50% school; the class-teacher ratio is more than that of 24% school , there are similar to 20% schools and less than 55% 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.
medium of instruction
The school uses Chinese as the main language of instruction
School-wide language policy: The school attaches great importance to students' language development and actively improves students' biliteracy and trilingual abilities. In terms of improving English proficiency, the school has arranged for German intern tutors from the Hong Kong Chinese Youth Christian Association (YMCA) to regularly hold English activities at the school to create an English context; in terms of curriculum, Form 1 has an English bridging class, which is held twice a year English week. Mathematics and integrated science subjects in junior secondary classes are taught in English. The English department has interdisciplinary English learning-integrated humanities. For other subjects, there are extended English teaching activities to increase students' mastery of English vocabulary. There are co-curricular courses, such as English Drama, to help students improve their speaking skills, develop team spirit and peer collaboration skills. In terms of Chinese and Mandarin, a "Cultural Week" is held every year to enhance students' interest in learning Chinese culture, language and Mandarin. There is a class in Form 1 to Form 3 that teaches Chinese in Mandarin, and a debate class is also held to train students to think and improve their speaking skills.
More information:Daexao website:Banding estimates of schools and details of high school medium of instruction ※ Band 2C ※
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 Sha Tin District, so most of the students are from Sha Tin District. According to the information circulated, some people estimate that some students are from Sha Tin District. BAND 2 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 |
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132 | 40 | 8 | 8 | 76 | Shatin District | 76 | 0 |
Contact information
YMCA College
Chinese YMCA College
address: Heng On Estate, Ma On Shan, Sha Tin, New Territories.school map ⛳
Telephone: 26419588 fax:26419566
e-mail: college@ymca.org.hk
URL: https://www.cymcac.edu.hk
headmaster:Mr. Liu Guoliang
school supervisor/Chairman of the School Management Committee: Dr. Lu Yuanxiang
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