School Category
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Non-profit-making |
Student Category
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Co-educational |
Name of School Supervisor
|
MS CHAN CHI MAN |
Name of School Principal
|
MS LAU WAI YAN |
School Founding Year
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1982 |
Total No. of Permitted Accommodation of Classrooms in Use (Data as of Sept. 2023)
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158 |
Number of Registered Classrooms
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6 |
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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13 |
School Website
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http://www.kamlamkg.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/KamLam_Catholic.pdf |
No. & Qualification of Principal & Teaching Staff (Data as of Sept. 2023)*
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Academic Qualification |
Degree holders
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12 |
Non-degree holders
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1 |
Professional Qualification |
C(ECE) or above
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13 |
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 : 10.5 |
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 After Deduction of Government Subsidy (No. of Instalment)
|
AM Session |
Free |
Free |
Free |
PM Session |
Free |
Free |
Free |
WD Session |
$11,600 (10) |
$11,600 (10) |
$11,600 (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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We provide children with an opportunity to understand the “Love” of Jesus Christ so they will grow up in an environment to love and be loved. We set teaching objectives according to the school guidelines of the Education Bureau and the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong and children's physical and mental development and life experience. We aim to help them learn and gain new knowledge and skills, form an active learning attitude and develop potentials and problem solving ability
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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We provide interesting activities (such as religious education, English, Mandarin) to help children develop an active learning attitude,develop creativity and thinking ability and practice in life
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Assessment of children’s learning experiences
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We have on-going observation and analysis on the progress of each child and prepare a Children’s Growth Portfolio
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School Characteristics
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School vision and mission
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Carrying forward the Christian spirit of caritas and serving others, we teach children to be grateful and cherish and love life following the example of St. Francis of Xavier and train children as future builders of the society. Taking Christ as the foundation of our education,we pass the spirits of unswerving determination and bravery of St. Francis of Xavier on to children and educate children to respect and love their friends, be confident and solve their own problems
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Support to students
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During the adaption period of new students,we organize activities together with community groups and professional agencies.We also invite incoming students to take part in the parent-child activities to help the parents and their children learn more about the school life
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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; 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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No
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Other activities / communication with parents
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To promote home-school cooperation,we add parent seminars,parent-child art creation,fun day and visits.We actively promote parents’ voluntary work in school activities,and hold parents’ meetings and fellowship activities on a regular basis to let parents better understand our school mission
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Price of Major School Items (2023/24 School Year)
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Summer uniform
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$348-349 / set
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Winter uniform
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$743 / set
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School bag
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$92 / each
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Tea and snacks
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$800-1200 / year
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Textbooks
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$750-1100 / year
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Exercise books/ workbooks
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$2-17 / year
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Stationery
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$180-220 / 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 |
$970
|
Whole-day session |
$1,570
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