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Ma On Shan St. Joseph's Secondary School

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Ma On Shan St. Joseph's Secondary SchoolMa On Shan St. Joseph's Secondary School

The purpose of the school: to carry forward the fine traditions of Catholic and Franciscan education, guide students to understand the Catholic faith, integrate faith into life, establish a positive outlook on life, become adults, and achieve "reverence for God, joy in benevolence, erudition and practice."

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Ma On Shan St. Joseph's Secondary School exterior photos

school location: Shatin District› 8 Hang Kwong Street, Ma On Shan, Sha Tin, New Territories.school map.

School Category

Aided, coeducational, Catholic; 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 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 1996, school sponsoring organization: Franciscans

School motto: Deus Meus Et Omnia.school badge.

Teaching situation

The total number of teaching staff is 61; there are 5 classes in Form 1.

55 of them are within the approved establishment. The class numbers for Form 1 to Form 6 are: 5, 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
school year	All teachers	Approved preparation	total	Secondary 1	Secondary 2	Secondary 3	Secondary 4	Secondary 5	Secondary 6
2016	58	54	24	4	4	4	4	4	4
2017	58	55	24	4	4	4	4	4	4
2018	57	53	24	4	4	4	4	4	4
2019	59	53	24	4	4	4	4	4	4
2020	59	53	24	4	4	4	4	4	4
2021	61	55	25	5	4	4	4	4	4

Teacher Structure of St. Joseph's Secondary School, Ma On Shan 2020/21 School Year 2021/22 School Year Diploma in Teacher Education in Hong Kong Secondary Schools Bachelor's Degree or above Special Education Training Years 0-4 Years Years 5-9 Years Years 10+ Years 0255075100

Size comparison

The school has 25 classes and 61 teachers, with a class-teacher ratio of approximately 2.44

Compared with other 440 schools: the number of classes is more than that of 21% 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 50% school, there are similar schools of 16%, but it is less than that of 33% school; the class-teacher ratio is more than that of 31% school , there are similar 14% schools, 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.

School scale comparison chart: Less than this school. Close to this school. More classes than this school. Number of teachers. Class-teacher ratio 050100150200250300350400450

medium of instruction

The school uses Chinese as the main language of instruction

School-wide language policy: The school attaches great importance to cultivating students' biliteracy and trilingual development. At all junior high school levels, mathematics, comprehensive science, general computer, and social science (geography, life and society) subjects are allocated according to students' abilities, and are taught in English or supplemented by English extended teaching. Activity-based teaching allows students to connect with the liberal arts and science subjects taught in New High School English. Junior high school provides Mandarin Chinese teaching to extend students' language potential. The school strives to optimize the language atmosphere and announces in English and Mandarin. There are after-school top-notch and consolidation classes in Chinese, English and Mathematics at all levels; continuous assessment (benchmark) is used to understand students’ language proficiency and provide appropriate support to improve students’ language skills.

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

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	contact degree
132	40	8	8	76	Shatin District	76	0

Related primary schools

Primary school affiliated with the school: Ma On Shan St. Joseph’s Primary School

In the centralized allocation of places in secondary schools, the linked secondary schools can reserve up to 25% places for their linked primary schools.Contact secondary school list.

Contact information

Ma On Shan St. Joseph's Secondary School
Ma On Shan St. Joseph's Secondary School

address: No. 8 Hang Kwong Street, Ma On Shan, Sha Tin, New Territories.school map ⛳
Telephone: 26339913 fax:26339990
e-mail: mossjss008@eservices.hkedcity.net
URL: https://www.mossjss.edu.hk

headmaster：Ms. Huang Guoyi
school supervisor/Chairman of the School Management Committee: Brother Wu Weilie

Website Screenshot of Ma On Shan St. Joseph's Secondary School

Ma On Shan St. Joseph's Secondary School website snapshot, taken on 2022-05-02

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