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| Number of students |
165 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
25 |
| Most common nationality |
British |
| Ratio of local students to international students |
1:8 |
| Native English speaking teachers |
Yes |
| Language support for students not fluent in English |
No ESL class but we have language support. |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
Mandarin, Japanese |
| Max. number of students per class |
26 |
| Average number of students per class |
25 |
| Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Full Time from Reception to Primary 2
|
| Use of technology in the classroom |
Used by students for research and general teacher use within the classroom. |
| Do students practice religion at the school? What religion? |
No |
| How does the school accommodate non-religious students or students of a different religion? |
N/A |
| External examinations or assessments available |
MAPS (USA) |
| Results in these examinations |
N/A |
| Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Reading is assigned in the lower grades. Homework and reading is given to upper grades. |
| Approximate hours of homework given |
Between 20 min - 1.5 hours depends on grades. |
| Percentage of students who pursue further education post-graduation |
Not applicable as we are primary school only. |
| Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs |
Yes, we have 2 dedicated student support staff. |
| Learning support offered |
They operate in the classrooms and also with small groups on a daily basis, in a dedicated classroom environment. They use a variety of one to one work and computer assisted programmes, that the students can access from home, and can be monitored by the Support Staff. |
| The school supports gifted, able and talented students |
Through extension activities and also through local universities and schemes for Gifted and Talented students. |
| Student access to education psychologist |
Yes |
| Entry evaluation for students |
Yes |
| Brief description of entry evaluation required |
Reception and Primary 1, group interviews are conducted. Primary 2 up, a reading and written test is required. |
| Waiting list |
Yes |
| Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
For Reception class, usually before December as we usually interview in January. |
| Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes |
| School start time |
8:15am |
| School finish time |
2:45pm |
| Supervised care before/after school |
No |
| School bus service available |
Yes, Kowloon , N.T., Gold Coast, Sai Kung |
| School provided lunches |
No canteen but online order avaialble |
| Food alternatives for special dietary needs (ie. vegan, kosher, halal etc) |
No |
| Uniform required |
Yes |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Many different kind of sports, Music, IT, Drama, Science etc |
| Sports activities included |
All team sports, some individual activities, swimming session, |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes |
| Sports facilities at the school |
Gym, Pitch, Swimming pool |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
A small sized school with facilities of a big school that enables us to be ambitious in what we do. We have a close knit community and believe in invoving everyone in what we do. |
| Teaching approach of the school |
Teaching and learning is through inquiry based learning utilising the I.B. PYP programme. We have small class sizes and have very positive student teacher ratios. |
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