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ST MATTHIAS' CHURCH NURSERY SCHOOL
Address: |
15-20, G/F, WOO SHUI HOUSE, SHUI PIN WAI ESTATE, YUEN LONG, NEW TERRITORIES |
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Tel.: |
2479 9938 |
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Fax: |
2944 0902 |
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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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REV CHAN WING FUNG |
Name of School Principal
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MS LAM SHUK MAN ANGEL |
School Founding Year
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1984 |
Total No. of Permitted Accommodation of Classrooms in Use (Data as of Sept. 2023)
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90 |
Number of Registered Classrooms
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4 |
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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Multi-function room |
Total No. of Principal & Teaching Staff (Data as of Sept. 2023)*
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11 |
School Website
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http://www.smcns.edu.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/StMatthiasCh.pdf |
No. & Qualification of Principal & Teaching Staff (Data as of Sept. 2023)*
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Academic Qualification |
Degree holders
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10 |
Non-degree holders
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1 |
Professional Qualification |
C(ECE) or above
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10 |
Qualified KG teachers
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1 |
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 : 9.2 |
Teacher to pupil ratio in afternoon session
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1 : 9.2 |
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 |
0 |
0 |
PM Session
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
WD Session
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33 |
30 |
24 |
87 |
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 |
- |
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PM Session |
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- |
WD Session |
$6,708 (12) |
$6,708 (12) |
$6,708 (12) |
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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$35,244 |
With child care services for children aged under 2
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No |
No. of enrolment aged 2-3
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14 |
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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According to the 2017 Kindergarten Education Curriculum Guidelines, the potential development of children is based on six learning areas, which includes “Self and society”, “Nature and living”, “physical fitness and health “, “Art and creativity”, “early childhood Mathematics “and “Language “in a balanced manner. aims to help children achieve five developmental objectives, namely "Moral Development", "Cognitive and Language Development", "Physical Development", "Affective and Social Development", and "Aesthetic Development", The school uses group learning and comprehensive curriculum to inspire children's potential with a view to nurturing children to attain all-round development in the domains of spiritually, ethics, intellect, physique, social skills and aesthetics.
The school also is incredibly supportive of introducing children with active participation in social services, co-sharing, and supporting children’s sentiments for a love of life, family loving, and deep care for the society we live in.
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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The contents of each course are taught through theme storytelling, immersing Positive Education in the school-based curriculum. In addition, traditional Chinese festivals we will activities are held every year during, and to help students learn Chinese culture from an early age and foster their sense of national identity, the school has added Chinese culture courses to cultivate children’s national identity.
The school will plan different activities based on the children’s abilities and development, such as: daily life routines, music, sports, nature and life, civic education, graphic arts, moral education, and environmental protection education, etc.
Additionally, native foreign teachers are also hired to teach English and Mandarin courses through music games and activities in a fun filled manner for children to learn and embrace.
In order to strengthen children's optimism and positive attitude towards life, Australian positive education into the curriculum.
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Assessment of children’s learning experiences
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Children’s learning assessments will focus on children’s learning through individual observations and continuous assessment of themes.
The assessment information allows parents to better understand each children’s performances in school.
In order to understand the development of various abilities. In addition, the teacher will prepare a "children’s learning history portfolio" for each student to help follow various growth patterns in performances and learning assessments.
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School Characteristics
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School vision and mission
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In the spirit of Christ, develop holistic education "not to serve others, but to serve others." It is committed to providing the best services for preschool children in each district.
Our school focuses on cultivating students' moral development, biliteracy and trilingual abilities, so that they can not only learn happily but also prepare for future development.
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Support to students
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There will be a meeting for parents of freshmen, explaining the psychological adaptation of children at the beginning of school, the adaptation period of freshmen, early intervention and referral services. Parents and students are arranged to visit primary schools to understand the teaching mode of primary schools in the district. In addition, social workers come to the school to provide emotional support for children. And regularly organize parent groups to establish a positive parent mutual support network and enhance home-school cooperation.
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Support to non-Chinese speaking (NCS) students
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Received Grant for Support to NCS Students;
arrange interpretation/translation services.
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Support to students with special needs
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Joining the On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation Services.
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Parent-teacher association
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No
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Other activities / communication with parents
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Questionnaire, parent meeting, special lectures, parent-child activities, school news, announcements, notes, suggestion box, telephone contact, manuals, parents entering the room to observe lessons, volunteer parents assisting work. There is a parent volunteer team, which is in charge of the book lending program on a regular basis, and assists teachers to lead children to visit activities in or out of school.
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Price of Major School Items (2023/24 School Year)
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Summer uniform
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$112 / set
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Winter uniform
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$141 / set
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School bag
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$102 / each
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Tea and snacks
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$0 / year
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Textbooks
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$700-860 / year
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Exercise books/ workbooks
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$400-430 / year
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Stationery
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$0 / year
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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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