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Lai Chack Middle School

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Lize Middle SchoolLai Chack Middle School

Mission of the school: In the spirit of Christ, we cultivate students to develop good character. With "continuous self-improvement" as the school motto, we encourage students to be self-disciplined and self-study, expand their knowledge areas, inspire their potential and achieve balanced development, so as to become good citizens.

Lize Middle School exterior photos

school location: Yau Tsim Mong District› 180 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.school map.

School Category

Aided, coeducational, Christian; located in Yau Tsim Mong 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 1929, school sponsoring group: Lize Middle School Co., Ltd.

School motto: Striving for yours.school badge.

Teaching situation

The total number of teaching staff is 54; there are 3 classes in Form 1.

Among them, 46 people are in the approved establishment. The class numbers for Form 1 to Form 6 are: 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3. (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	60	58	23	3	4	4	4	4	4
2017	55	53	22	3	3	4	4	4	4
2018	51	50	21	3	3	3	4	4	4
2019	53	47	20	3	3	3	3	4	4
2020	54	46	19	3	3	3	3	3	4
2021	54	46	18	3	3	3	3	3	3

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

Size comparison

The school has 18 classes, 54 teachers, and a class-teacher ratio of approximately 3.00

Compared with other 440 schools: the number of classes is more than that of 5% school, there are 10% schools that are similar, but it is less than that of 84% school; the number of teachers is more than that of 16% school, there are similar schools of 12%, but it is less than that of 72% school; the class-teacher ratio is more than that of 90% school , there are similar to 3% schools and less than 6% 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 Chinese as the main language of instruction

School-wide language policy: Since its establishment, the school has always used mother tongue teaching, which has achieved good results in both teaching and learning. At the same time, it attaches great importance to English training. It has participated in the Foreign English Teacher Program since 1987, and is committed to promoting Mandarin as a formal course so that students can become biliterate and trilingual.

learning and teaching strategies: The school adheres to mother-tongue teaching and uses the spirit of continuous self-improvement to cultivate the balanced development of students' moral, intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic and spiritual education. Through the cultivation of liberal arts, science, humanities, art and other subjects, students can accumulate rich knowledge and improve their skills. Ability to think, appreciate and create. In accordance with the guidelines of the Education Bureau, we will determine the teaching progress according to the students' learning situation, and teach students in accordance with their aptitude. We hope that students can integrate and apply what they have learned. The school cultivates students' conscious and active learning, and allows students to reflect on the knowledge they have learned and explore topics in depth. Through different resources, such as the use of information technology for interactive teaching, students' thinking is inspired and independent learning is promoted. The school opens up space for independent teaching, takes care of student diversity, and flexibly adjusts teaching methods in response to student responses. The school is committed to promoting a reading culture throughout the school, encouraging students to learn independently and construct knowledge: 1: Actively promote the school’s e-reading culture to enhance students’ learning interests and learning outcomes: the library provides hundreds of Chinese and English books through an online e-reading platform. Students are encouraged to use different electronic devices to read online anytime and anywhere, learn independently and construct knowledge in their spare time. 2: Carry out cross-curricular reading: The library sets themes every year, collaborates with different subject groups, and arranges diversified reading activities and plans by providing books and materials in different fields to allow students to connect their learning experiences in various learning areas and consolidate Subject knowledge and improve learning efficiency. 3: Cultivate students' reading habits and create a good reading atmosphere through different regular reading activities in the school: lunch reading, morning meeting book promotion, reading club, writer's lecture, comprehensive book exhibition, reading award scheme, reading scholarship, etc. 4: Actively participate in extra-school activities to make reading interesting and diversified, such as RTHK's "Audio Books", Ming Pao's "Little Writers Training Program", the Leisure and Cultural Services Department's "School Culture Day Program" and other activities to broaden students' horizons and reading surface, enriching experience and enhancing self-confidence.

More information:Daexao website:Banding estimates of schools and details of high school medium of instruction ※ Band 3A ※

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 Yau Tsim Mong District, but some places will be allocated to Sham Shui Po District and Kowloon City District. 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
99	30	6	6	57	Yau Tsim Mong District	50
					Kowloon City	5
					Sham Shui Po District	2

Contact information

Lize Middle School
Lai Chack Middle School

address: 180 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.school map ⛳
Telephone: 27213086 fax:27215946
e-mail: info@lcms.edu.hk
URL: https://www.laichack.edu.hk

headmaster：Mr. Li Jieming
school supervisor/Chairman of the School Management Committee: Mr. Liu Guowei