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CARITAS NURSERY SCHOOL - YAU TONG
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LEVEL 2, 60 LEI YUE MUN ROAD, YAU TONG, KOWLOON |
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Tel.: |
2717 1098 |
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Fax: |
2717 1094 |
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Joining |
2024/25 KG Education Scheme |
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School Category
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Non-profit-making |
Student Category
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Co-educational |
Name of School Supervisor
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MADAM LEUNG CHI KIN GLORIA |
Name of School Principal
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MS LAM WAI SHU |
School Founding Year
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2003 |
Total No. of Permitted Accommodation of Classrooms in Use (Data as of Sept. 2023)
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108 |
Number of Registered Classrooms
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Not applicable |
Outdoor Playground
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No |
Indoor Playground
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Yes |
Music Room
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Yes |
Other Special Room(s) / Area(s)
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Resource Corner, Multi-function counselling room, Computer Corner |
Total No. of Principal & Teaching Staff (Data as of Sept. 2023)*
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11 |
School Website
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http://ytns.caritas.org.hk/ |
Quality Review: Result and Report
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Meeting the standards https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/edu-system/preprimary-kindergarten/quality-assurance-framework/qr/qr-report/Caritas_YauTong.pdf |
No. & Qualification of Principal & Teaching Staff (Data as of Sept. 2023)*
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Academic Qualification |
Degree holders
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7 |
Non-degree holders
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4 |
Professional Qualification |
C(ECE) or above
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11 |
Qualified KG teachers
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0 |
Other teacher trainings
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0 |
Qualified assistant KG teachers
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0 |
Others
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0 |
*Excluding staff serving aged 0-2
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Teacher to Pupil Ratio (Data as of Sept. 2023)
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Teacher to pupil ratio in morning session
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1 : 8.4 |
Teacher to pupil ratio in afternoon session
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1 : 8.4 |
Ratio includes classes aged 2-3
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Yes |
No. of Enrolment (Data as of Sept. 2023)
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Nursery |
Lower KG |
Upper KG |
Total |
AM Session
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0 |
0 |
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0 |
PM Session
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
WD Session
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22 |
30 |
25 |
77 |
Annual Fees (2024/25 School Year)
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Nursery |
Lower KG |
Upper KG |
Annual Fees After Deduction of Government Subsidy (No. of Instalment)
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AM Session |
The approved school fees will be uploaded to the web - version once ready. |
PM Session |
WD Session |
Please refer to the Fees Certificate for details of fees information.
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Child Care Services (Data as of Sept. 2023)
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With child care services for children aged 2-3
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Yes |
Fee level (per annum)
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half-day |
full-day |
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$35,568 |
With child care services for children aged under 2
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No |
No. of enrolment aged 2-3
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15 |
Joining Child Care Centre Subsidy Scheme
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Yes |
Providing occasional child care services
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Yes |
Providing extended hours services
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Yes |
The following information was provided by school.
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Curriculum Details
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Curriculum type
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Local
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Curriculum planning
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Curriculum will be planned in regard to the interest, physical and psychological development of children. The principle of 'child-oriented' is adopted and various learning domains, including Language, Self and Society, Early Mathematics and Science, Physical Fitness and Health, Art are integrated. Religious and moral educations are emphasized. Children is learning the Spirit of God, thanksgiving and spreading love with love thought the Christian stories, sharing the life experience, sing hymns and pray to god.
We will follow the "Kindergarten Education Curriculum Guide" (2017) to plan curriculum. Children of nursery classes will not be asked to write, and there will not be mechanical copying exercises and drills on calculation.
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Learning / Teaching approach and activities
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"Play" is the main teaching strategy to help children increasing communication opportunities, promoting cognitive development and building interpersonal relationships.Integrated Theme-based Curriculum and Project Learning Approach are adopted. Children are encouraged to “explore, express, experience”, the problem solving skills and creative thinking are also fostered. Moreover, to develop bi-literate and tri-lingual abilities of children, Whole Language Learning Approach and Shared Reading Approach is adopted. Children are encouraged to create children rhymes and to re-write stories which have laid down their good foundation of language. Shared Reading Approach, Phonemic Awareness and extended activities of English are also adopted which has strengthened the children’s English ability, including listening, speaking, reading and writing. In addition, it is through songs and stories to increase children’s exposure to Putonghua. Moral education is emphasized. ‘Child Month’, ‘Love and Care Campaign’ and ‘Mixed age activities’ are launched annually in order to develop children’s qualities of forgiving, respecting, loving, helping and accepting each other.
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Assessment of children’s learning experiences
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Continuous assessment throughout the school year is adopted. In reference to the age appropriateness of children, the learning progress of each child will be kept in the 'Children Physical and Psychological Development and Learning Record' and 'Individual Learning Portfolio'. Regular individual meetings with parents to discuss the growth and learning plan of children will be conducted annually.
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School Characteristics
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School vision and mission
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Motto: 'Be Faithful, Diligent and Stay Simple; Love God and One Another'. We aim to foster the balanced and holistic development of young children in social, intellectual, physical, moral, spiritual and aesthetic aspects, as well as to nurture our children full of Loving, initiative Learning and with Leading potential.
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Support to students
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Adaption programs for newly admitted children, preparation to primary school life are organized to facilitate children's adaption to changing environment. Professional teachers provide Individual Learning Curriculum and behavioral guidance for children with emotional and special learning needs in order to support the children and families.In addition, various activities, workshops, play therapy and individual guidance are organized by the social worker of 'Stationing School Social Service Project’ in order to support the children and families in need.
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Support to non-Chinese speaking (NCS) students
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No information
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Support to students with special needs
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Joining the On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation Services. Integrated Programme in Kindergarten-cum-Child Care Centre (IP)
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Parent-teacher association
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Yes
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Other activities / communication with parents
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Parent-teacher Association (PTA) has been established. The members of PTA and parent volunteers are welcome to participate in planning and leading children activities at school. There are various ways to enhance parents’ better understanding on children’s learning progress, including parent meetings, parent education seminars, shared reading scheme, publication of school activity newsletter and children learning reports.
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Price of Major School Items (2023/24 School Year)
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Summer uniform
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$55 / set
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Winter uniform
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$65-250 / set
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School bag
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$69 / each
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Tea and snacks
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$0 / year
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Textbooks
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$262-614 / year
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Exercise books/ workbooks
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No such item
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Stationery
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No such item
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Bedding items
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No such item
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Monthly salary range of principal & teaching staff (Data as of Mar. 2024)
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- (i) ≤ $30,000
- (ii) $30,001 - $40,000
- (iii) > $40,000
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working half day
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working whole day
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Working Experience of Principal & Teaching Staff in Pre-primary Education (Data as of Mar. 2024)
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- (i) < 4 years
- (ii) 4-7 years
- (iii) > 7 years
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2022/23 School Expenditure Information
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Expenditure information based on audited account
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Yes |
- (i) Salary of principal & teaching staff
- (ii) Non-teaching staff salary
- (iii) Rent, management fees, rates
& government rent
- (iv) Teaching resources
- (v) Staff training & professional development
- (vi) Other expenses
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Admission Application (2025/26 School Year)
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Application form download |
Please refer to the school website
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Application period |
Please refer to the school website |
Other Approved Fees (2024/25 School Year)
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Application fee |
$40
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Registration fee |
Half-day session |
No half-day session
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Whole-day session |
$1,570
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