School Category
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Private Independent |
Student Category
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Co-educational |
Name of School Supervisor
|
MS CHAN YUE LAN TINA |
Name of School Principal
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MRS CHAN LAU SHOK YUE CHRISTINA |
School Founding Year
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1970 |
Total No. of Permitted Accommodation of Classrooms in Use (Data as of Sept. 2023)
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586 |
Number of Registered Classrooms
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14 |
Outdoor Playground
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Yes |
Indoor Playground
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Yes |
Music Room
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Yes |
Other Special Room(s) / Area(s)
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No information |
Total No. of Principal & Teaching Staff (Data as of Sept. 2023)*
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39 |
School Website
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http://www.stcatherines.edu.hk |
No. & Qualification of Principal & Teaching Staff (Data as of Sept. 2023)*
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Academic Qualification |
Degree holders
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32 |
Non-degree holders
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7 |
Professional Qualification |
C(ECE) or above
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28 |
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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10 |
*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 : 7.4 |
Teacher to pupil ratio in afternoon session
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1 : 7.5 |
Ratio includes classes aged 2-3
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No |
No. of Enrolment (Data as of Sept. 2023)
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Annual Fees (2024/25 School Year)
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|
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Nursery |
Lower KG |
Upper KG |
Annual Fees (No. of Instalment)
|
AM Session |
$70,433 (11) |
- |
$76,615 (11) |
PM Session |
$70,433 (11) |
$76,615 (11) |
- |
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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- |
Fee level (per annum)
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half-day |
full-day |
- |
- |
With child care services for children aged under 2
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- |
No. of enrolment aged 2-3
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0 |
Joining Child Care Centre Subsidy Scheme
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- |
Providing occasional child care services
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- |
Providing extended hours services
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- |
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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Our curriculum strives to simultaneously integrate the merits of Chinese and Western cultures and education. We design the child-centered Chinese and English school-based curriculum according to children’s physical and mental developmental needs, interest and abilities. We strive to develop children’s learning abilities, establish language foundation in Chinese, English and Putonghua, as well as develop their self-confidence and independence.
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Learning / Teaching approach and activities
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Through the Thematic Approach and the Project Approach, we develop children’s learning abilities in various aspects. Through integrated teaching and the story-approach, as well as incorporating a variety of diversified learning activities and outings, children are able to gain first-hand experience, explore, study and develop a multitude of hands-on experiences. Children’s communication, collaboration, thinking and problem-solving skills are also strengthened through fun learning approaches and thereby cultivating personal character.
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Assessment of children’s learning experiences
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Through continuous observation, we record and assess children’s learning performances. We provide guidance according to children’s individual differences. We create personal development portfolios to record children’s learning progress.
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School Characteristics
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School vision and mission
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Being child-oriented, we provide a healthy and happy environment for children to grow. We emphasize children’s holistic, balanced development, which includes cognitive and language development, affective and social development, physical and aesthetic development, so as to lay a solid foundation for their primary school education and life-long learning.
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Support to students
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New students’ orientation, to allow parents to accompany their children to attend classes. Talks for parents to better understand the school’s curriculum arrangements. Courses for Lower and Upper students to ensure smooth transition to primary school, for example; primary school visits and primary one simulation. For parents, we organise “Talks on the Primary One Admission Mechanism” and primary one sharing sessions by the parents of our alumni. We also provide counseling and follow-up services for individual children with special needs.
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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.
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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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We organise Parents’ Day, parent-child outings, parenting talks and parent volunteers. Parental participation in school activities (such as parents helping with grouping lessons, story-telling, career introduction and community charity events).
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Price of Major School Items (2023/24 School Year)
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Summer uniform
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No information
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Winter uniform
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No information
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School bag
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No information
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Tea and snacks
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No information
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Textbooks
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No information
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Exercise books/ workbooks
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No information
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Stationery
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No information
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Bedding items
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No information
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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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No Information |
- (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 |
$970
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Whole-day session |
No whole-day session
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