School Category
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Non-profit-making |
Student Category
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Co-educational |
Name of School Supervisor
|
MS POON WAN TAK |
Name of School Principal
|
MS HO LAI YAN TERESA |
School Founding Year
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1991 |
Total No. of Permitted Accommodation of Classrooms in Use (Data as of Sept. 2023)
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185 |
Number of Registered Classrooms
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8 |
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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Training Room, Library Corner |
Total No. of Principal & Teaching Staff (Data as of Sept. 2023)*
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11 |
School Website
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http://www.stmonicawk.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/StMonicas_WahKwai.pdf |
No. & Qualification of Principal & Teaching Staff (Data as of Sept. 2023)*
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Academic Qualification |
Degree holders
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8 |
Non-degree holders
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3 |
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 : 10.1 |
Teacher to pupil ratio in afternoon session
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1 : 9.1 |
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 After Deduction of Government Subsidy (No. of Instalment)
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AM Session |
Free |
Free |
Free |
PM Session |
Free |
Free |
Free |
WD Session |
$9.550 (10) |
$9.550 (10) |
$9.550 (10) |
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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A child-centred curriculum formulated in accordance with children’s needs in development in line with their life experiences and interest besides fostering the spirit of exploration.
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 design-based approach is mainly adopted supported with high scope activities to let the children learn through games. Group and individual counselling are provided according to children’s background and needs.
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Assessment of children’s learning experiences
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Learning and physical and psychological developments are traced and recorded through ongoing observation of individual child.
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School Characteristics
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School vision and mission
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Children are fostered the spirit and attitude of self-directed learning, develop high-level thinking and skills, enhance interpersonal communication and self-care abilities. In the happy and explorative environment, they are guided to grow as individuals who love to learn.
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Support to students
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Adaptation activities for new students; simulation primary one classes for K3 students; close cooperation with community organizations to broaden students’ horizon.
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Support to non-Chinese speaking (NCS) students
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Received Grant for Support to NCS Students;
appoint additional teaching staff / teaching assistants to support NCS students learning Chinese; arrange interpretation/translation services; engage NCS parent volunteers to enhance communication between school and parents; create an enriched language environment for mastery of the Chinese language; create an inclusive learning environment to facilitate students' integration; facilitate professional development for teachers to develop effective strategies to help NCS students learn Chinese; participate in school-based professional support programmes organised by EDB.
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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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Yes
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Other activities / communication with parents
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Parent-teacher meetings, Parent's day, Parent-child activities, Parent 's Seminar , Parent-child travel,Parents volunteers,etc
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Price of Major School Items (2023/24 School Year)
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Summer uniform
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$344-491 / set
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Winter uniform
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$744 / set
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School bag
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$160 / each
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Tea and snacks
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$580 / year
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Textbooks
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$1000-1200 / year
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Exercise books/ workbooks
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$900-1200 / year
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Stationery
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$220-340 / year
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Bedding items
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$395 / set
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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 |
Applications are available all year round |
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 |
$1,570
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