CCC Kei Chun Primary School

School Introduction #

CCC Kei Chun Primary School (中華基督教會基真小學) is located in Kwai Tsing, Hong Kong (POA School Net Number: 65) is a Aided Whole Day Co-ed primary school. The school covers an area of ​​approximately 10000.0 square meters and uses Chinese as the main teaching language. The school motto is “Faith, Hope, Love”.

School Mission #

Developing meaningful lives in the love of the Lord is our mission. Together we nurture fullness of life. Hand in hand we witness the love of Christ.

Contact Information #

• Address : 11 Wa Lai Path, Kwai Chung, N.T. (map location)
• Phone number : 27419907
• Email : info@keichun.edu.hk
• Fax : 27853732
• Website : http://www.keichun.edu.hk

School Information #

• Supervisor/ Chairman of Management Committee : Ms. Shek Yuk Yu
• School Head : Ms. Pang Kit Han Fiona
• Incorporated Management Committee been established? : Whole Day
• Percentage of school supervisor and managers fulfilling the training targets :
• School Type : Aided/Whole Day
• Student Gender : Co-ed
• Sponsoring Body : The Hong Kong Council of The Church of Christ In China
• Religion : Protestantism / Christianity
• Year of Commencement of Operation : 1961
• School Motto : Faith, Hope, Love
• Area Occupied by the School : About 10000.0 Sq. Meter
• Through-train Secondary School : –
• Feeder Secondary School : –
• Nominated Secondary School : –
• Medium of Instruction : Chinese
• School Bus Service : Yes
• Nanny Van Service : No
• Parent-Teacher Association : Yes
• Past Students’ Association/Alumni Association : Yes

School Facilities #

• Number of Classroom(s) : 30
• Number of School Hall(s) : 1
• Number of Playground(s) : 3
• Number of Library(ies) : 1
• Special Rooms : English Learning Centre, Computer Room (Innovative Classroom), General Studies Room, Music Rooms, Art Room, Chapel, Basketball Courts, Campus TV Studio, Badminton Courts, Library, etc.
• Facility(ies) for Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs : Accessible lift, Accessible toilet and Tactile guide path plan.
• Others : Indoor/Outdoor Rock Climbing Walls, Christian Mural Painting, Church Historical Gallery.

2023/2024 Annual School Charges #

• School Fee : –
• Tong Fai : –
• Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Fee : “$20”
• Approved Charges for non-standard items : “Specific Allowance $155 (each semester)”
• Other Charges : “Specific Allowance $155 (each semester)”

Teaching Staff Information (Including School Head) in the 2022/2023 school year #

• Number of teaching posts in the approved establishment : 56
• Total number of teachers in the school : 57

Qualifications and professional training (%) #

• Teacher Certificate / Diploma in Education : 100%
• Bachelor Degree : 100%
• Master/ Doctorate Degree or above : 25%
• Special Education Training : 43%

Years of Experience (%) #

• 0 – 4 years : 9%
• 5 – 9 years : 9%
• 10 years or above : 82%

Class Structure #

Note: 2023/2024 school year statistics are based on the number of classes approved by EDB in 2023

Mode of teaching at different levels #

1. P.1-P.3 Using Putonghua as medium of instruction for teaching Chinese Language. 2. NET and ELTA facilitate student’s English language learning. 3. AM specially streaming lessons in VA, Music and P.E. and Life-wide Learning. 4. Grouping of Chi., Eng. and Maths. in upper primary to cater for learner diversity. 5. Remedial and Enhancement Schemes to cater for learner diversity.

Remarks #

1. Attained the International Inviting School Award.
2. To enhance the English Language learning in upper primary, students are split into 6 groups for the 5 classes.

Streaming arrangement #

School Life #

Attendance #

• Number of school days per week : 5.0
• Number of periods per day : 8
• Duration of each normal period : 35
• School starts at : 8:00 AM
• School ends at : 3:00  PM

Lunch Time #

• Lunch break : 12:30 – 1:30
• Lunch arrangement : Provided by designated supplier, arranged by parents and teacher takes care of students for lunch in the classroom.

Healthy school life #

1. Life Education: life growth class (positive education, services, community development).
2. Fruitful Recess: English and Putonghua KC-Cafe, story corner, physical challenge area, chess corner.
3. Lunch hour Activities: Variety Show with Joy.
4. Learning Centre.

Remarks #

1. One additional teaching assistant is attached to each P.1 class to cater for individual needs.
2. School bus service (Mei Foo, Shamshuipo, Kwai Chung Estate, Kwai Fong, Kwai Hing, Chung Shan Terrace, Wonderland Villas, etc.)

Life-wide Learning #

1. Uniform Groups: Boys and Girls Brigade, Brownies, Girl Guides, JPC & CYC;
2. Over 50 activities (including band, recorder, dancing, swimming, basketball, verse-speaking, STEM scientific inquiry, choir, HK Mathematics Olympiad, Cambridge English etc.);
3. Mainland and Overseas study tours;
4. Wall-climbing lessons, Swimming lessons, sports day, swimming gala (self confidence and endurance training)

Performance Assessment #

Number of test(s) per year : 0
Number of exam(s) per year : 3

Diversified Assessment for Learning #

1. Academic assessment: formative and summative. 2. A variety of learning approaches: field trips, science experiments, art and techniques, fitness testing, information literacy, project learning and inquiry-based learning. 3. Attitude assessment: reading, spiritual, services, discipline, etiquette, cooperation and self learning.

School Characteristics #

School Management #

School Management Organisation #

The Hong Kong Council of The Church of Christ in China and headed by specialists in education.

Incorporated Management Committee / School Management Committee/ Management Committee #

The Incorporated Management Committee of The Church of Christ in China Kei Chun Primary School, members include sponsoring body managers, principal, teachers, parents, alumni and independent manager.

School Green Policy #

Energy-saving program, recycling campaign and green campus, food waste recycling scheme, hydroponics project and aquaponics project.

School’s Major Concerns #

1. Promote value education through diversified learning activities, demonstrate positive values ​​and attitudes, and become a responsible person.
2. Add AI and STEAM elements to integrate and promote learning experiences in different fields, comprehensively develop and apply generic skills to become independent learners.

Learning and Teaching Plan #

Learning & Teaching Strategies #

1. Positive education: Match various extracurricular activities to inspire multiple wisdoms, enhance self-confidence and build a good self-image.
2. Language development: adopt the dynamic, interactive and diversified methods to boost learning and maximize the biliteracy and trilingualism policy.
3. Enrich students’ other learning experiences and unleash their potentials by providing different multi-intelligence, activities and courses, courses include
Music: piano, music theory, band, violin, drums, choir, handbell
Sports: swimming, football, basketball, table tennis, martial arts, taekwondo, baseball, fencing
Arts: painting, sketching, pottery, sculpting, Chinese painting, mosaics, etc.
4. Through continuous assessments and screening the students with different abilities, to cater the learners’ diversity.
5. Equip our 21st Century learners through eLearning, self-directed learning, boosting the reading skills, enriching the information literacy and arousing the IT ethnics.

Development of Major Renewed Emphases of the Primary Education Curriculum #

1. Cultivate national identity through national and national security education;
2. Know how to distinguish right from wrong, and be able to properly fulfill their responsibilities in the family, society and country;
3. Possess a knowledge base and perspective across the eight areas of study in preparation for personal growth and development;
4. Actively communicate with people in biliterate and trilingual;
5. Comprehensive development of generic skills and inquiry thinking, independent and active learning;
6. Cultivate the habit of reading and use information and information technology in a rational and responsible manner
7. Establish a healthy lifestyle, develop personal interests and potential, be willing to get along with different groups, and achieve balanced physical and mental development.

Development of Generic Skills #

1. Interactive learning: group activities, training students in communication and collaboration.
2. Life-wide Education: curriculum with outdoor activities, field trips and Cross-curriculum Activities, learning through life experience, to develop students’ collaboration, critical thinking, communication skills, information search and analysis.
3. Inquiry-based learning: science experiments develop self-learning spirit, critical thinking, creativity, IT skills, logic and problem solving skills.
4. Yearly talent show for developing creativity, give opportunities for performance and recreation, enhance arts culture admiration.

Cultivation of Proper Values, Attitudes and Behaviours #

In response to social changes, development of information technology, school needs and social expectations, perseverance, respect for others, sense of responsibility, national identity, spirit of commitment, integrity, caring, law-abiding, empathy and diligence are listed as the primary values ​​of the school to cultivate students at different stages.
Integrate the concept of positive psychology with school policies, print-rich environment and all-round activities into school culture to create a positive atmosphere.

Student Support #

Whole School Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity #

1. Resident expert support (Chaplain, school-based educational psychologists, school-based speech therapists, school social workers).
2. Shining brightly scheme (academic, service, reading, character).

Whole School Approach to Integrated Education #

A student support team is formed to cater students with Special Educational Needs, through after-school’s learning and therapy groups to enhance students’ learning abilities.

Education Support for Non-Chinese Speaking(NCS) Students #

Our school provides additional support for NCS students to facilitate their learning of Chinese: providing after-school support programmes in learning Chinese; appointing additional teacher(s)/teaching assistant(s) to support NCS students’ learning of Chinese; developing school-based Chinese Language curriculum and/or adapting learning and teaching materials; organising activities to create an inclusive learning environment in the school; hiring additional manpower and/or translation/interpretation services to facilitate the communication with parents; and our school uses Putonghua to teach Chinese in all classes / groups at certain levels with extra support as appropriate, e.g. pull-out/small-group classes, learning resources with Pinyin, etc.

Curriculum Tailoring and Adaptation #

1. Courses on enhancing the transition from Kindergarten to Primary School and from Primary School to Secondary School.
2. Mock interview for P.6 students, After-school lesson.
3. Optional after-school activities and homework guidance until 16:30.

Home-school Co-operation and School Ethos #

Home-School Co-operation #

1. Monthly morning tea gathering (includes the school principal, all levels of group communication, prayer and special lectures);
2. Parental participation in school planning (school uniforms, school buses, lunch, outdoor learning);
3. Setting up of scholarships and subsidizing and assisting school events (academic and recreational events, parents education and student affairs).

School Ethos #

1. Help children cultivate their love for the Lord; 2. Harmonious relationship between teachers and students; 3. Students are valued on perseverance, respect for others, sense of responsibility, national identity, commitment, integrity, caring, law-abiding, empathy and diligence.

Future Development #

School Development Plan #

1. Promote National Security, positive education and value education. 2. Enhance self-regulated learning and eLearning. 3. Strengthen teachers’ professional development and create a culture of collaboration. 4. Reinforce STEAM education and further develop the cross-subjects learning.
5. Strengthen reading skills and develop reading habits.

Teacher Professional Training & Development #

1. National Security and School-based positive education training. 2. Specialised teachers teaching the core subjects. 3. Subject leaders take up tasks in the curriculum development in HKEAA and EDB to share and get different experiences with other parties and to establish effective cycle of evaluation, teaching and learning.

Others #

Field Studies & Exchange Learning Scheme: including Britain, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao, Sichuan, Foshan etc.
Members of the following Secondary School Association: CCC Chuen Yuen College, CCC Yenching College.