17.09.2013

2:00-2:10 p.m. 1. Registration Ms CHEN

2:10-2:15 p.m. 2. Welcoming and Introduction on Major Concerns 2013-2014

Ms WONG

2:15-2:30 p.m. 3. Pre-S1 Arrangement Ms TANG

2:30-2:50 p.m. 4. Secondary School Places Allocation System (SSPA)

Ms HO

2:50-3:00 p.m. 5. Open Forum Ms WONG and Senior Teachers

3:00-3:15 p.m. 6. Meeting Class Teachers Class Teachers

PROGRAMME

INTRODUCTION ON SCHOOL FOCUS

2013-2014

MAJOR CONCERN OF 2013-2014

Brush up students’ literary skills so as to enhance the learning of all subject disciplines

Cultivate students’ positive attitude so that they will strive for excellence with focus on perseverance.

Nurture students to be independent learners through fostering their study skills and problem solving skills.

OBJECTIVES:

Tea with Headmistress—Parents

Parents’ view can be listened

Your worry can be eased Your concern can be taken

into consideration

Tea with Headmistress—Parents

enhance home- school cooperation

1ST TERMDATES: 21/11/2013 (THURSDAY) 16/ 1 /2014 (THURSDAY)

Tea with Headmistress—Parents

Twice a term

Sharing on parenting skills

Leisure chats…

PRE-SECONDARY ONE HONG KONG

ATTAINMENT TEST

(PRE-S1)

WHAT IS PRE-S1 HKAT?• The existing the Pre-S1 HKAT is used as a

scaling instrument.• The average of the two most recently

sampled Pre-S1 HKAT results is used to scale the internal assessment results (i.e. P. 5 Final Exam, and P.6 Mid-year and Final Exam) of the P6 students proceeding to S1.

• The sampled pre-S1 HKAT results will be collected biennially for allocation of SSPA.

• Secondary Schools can make use of the information obtained from Pre-S1 HKAT for identifying the strengths and weaknesses of their S1 entrants in the subjects of Chinese, English and Mathematics so that appropriate support measures could be designed.

• Our P6 students have to take the Pre-S1 HKAT at the allocated Secondary School after they got the SSPA result in July.

WHAT IS PRE-S1 HKAT?

SCOPE OF PRE-S1 HKAT

• Chinese:• Listening (10mins), Reading & Writing(40mins)• English: • Listening (15mins), Reading & Writing (35mins)• Mathematics (50mins):• Questions on Number, Algebra, Measure,

Shape and Space, Data Handling

TSA OR PRE-S1

• Pre-S1 for P.6 in 2013/2014• Our P6 students will take Pre-S1 in July 2014 .• Our P5 students will take TSA in June 2015.

ADJUSTMENT IN CURRICULUM

• Design activities and tasks to consolidate learning

• Design supplementary materials to familiarize students with the question types

• Practice on different text types and speaking activities

• Provide timed practices of mock papers and follow up discussions

• Provide extra support to students in need

PARENTS’ ROLE• Daily Support:• Check their homework and do revision

with them for quiz and exam• Encouragement:• Positive feedback and praise on their

effort and improvement in studies

SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION

SYSTEM

(SSPA)

Secondary One AdmissionFor September 2014

Intend to study in a public-sector secondary school (All P.6 pupils)

Participate in SSPA System

Apply for a Discretionary Place

Not apply for a Discretionary Place

Fill in Choice of School FormPart A: Unrestricted School ChoicesPart B: Restricted School Choices

Central Allocation

Release of SSPA Results (8 July 2014)

Registration (10-11 July 2014)

Apply to a preferred school directly No restriction on school net Apply no more than two participating schools Date: 3 January 2014 to 22 January 2014Admission criteria for application are set by individual schoolNotices will be issued for parents’ reference

Will be allocated according to banding, parental choice and random numberWill not be centrally allocated to a place if secure a discretionary place

Make choices with reference to the Secondary School ListSubmit the form to EDB in early MayComplete and submit the form irrespective of whether a discretionary place has been applied for

Pre-S1 Test

(15 July 2014)

Allocation of Secondary School 20011/2013School Code

Name of School 1st Choice 2nd Choice 3rd Choice Others Total

No. No. No. No. No.275 Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo) 13 0 0 0 13125 Rosaryhill School 10 1 2 0 13504 Islamic Kasim Tuet Memorial College 2 2 0 1 5

N.A. YMCA of Hong Kong Christian College 5 0 0 0 5

199 Delia Memorial School (Broadway) 4 0 0 0 4162 Aberdeen Technical School 2 0 1 0 3126 SKH Tang Shiu Kin Secondary School 2 0 0 1 3

515 Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West Kowloon)

2 0 0 0 2

106 St. Margaret’s Girls’ College 2 0 0 0 2101 Caritas Wu Cheung Chung Secondary School 1 1 0 0 2

124 Queen’s College 2 0 0 0 2103 King’s College 0 0 1 0 1355 CMA Choi Cheung Kok Secondary School 1 0 0 0 1

286 Delia Memorial School (Matteo Ricci) 1 0 0 0 1

276 Delia Memorial School (Tuet Wah) 1 0 0 0 1N.A. Jockey Club Ti-I College 1 0 0 0 1149 Man Kiu College 0 0 0 1 1154 Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School 0 1 0 0 1

134 True Light Middle School of Hong Kong 1 0 0 0 1

548 Tung Chung Catholic School 1 0 0 0 1159 TWGH Lee Ching Dea Memorial College 0 1 0 0 1

Total 51 6 4 3 64

Schools participate in the SSPA System

(Apply not more than two schools [DP])

Aided schools

Government schools

DSS schools

Private School DSS school

Jockey Club Ti-I college

Caritas Wu Cheung Chung Secondary School

CMA Choi Cheung Kok Secondary School

Delia Memorial School (Broadway)

Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo)

Delia Memorial School (Matteo Ricci)

Delia Memorial School (Tuet Wah)

Islamic Kasim Tuet Memorial College

Aberdeen Technical School

King’s College

Man Kiu College

Queen’s College

Rosaryhill School

Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School

Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School

(West Kowloon)

SKH Tang Shiu Kin Secondary School

St. Margaret’s Girls’ College

True Light Middle School of Hong Kong

Tung Chung Catholic School

TWGH Lee Ching Dea Memorial College

YMCA of Hong Kong Christian College

SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION

(SSPA) 2 years’ of exam result will be counted:

- P.5 Final Exam

- P.6 Mid-year Exam

- P.6 Final Exam School has to submit pupils’ result to EDB for

assessing their academic standard as a reference for allocating secondary schools

Procedures starts after the P.5 Final Exam

INTERVIEWS

Clean and tidy Uniform / Clothes and hair style. Be polite. Answer questions confidently with smiles. Prepare answering questions of different areas:

- Introduce themselves

- Hobbies

- Achievements

- Future jobs

- Favourite subjects

PARENTS’ PREPARATION Get your child prepared

- Discipline : good conducts - Academic : good performance in all subjects - Service : join services inside and outside school e.g.

uniform groups, CYC, JPC, prefects etc - Activity : join music, sports, Visual Arts, language

activities etc Documents - Handbook : clean and tidy handbooks with no bad

records in discipline or homework responsibility etc - Portfolio *

PORTFOLIO

For applications and interviews A clear holder filing pupils’ document:

1. Report cards

- as many as possible

- if lost apply a transcript from school through writing

2 . Internal and external awards

- Certificates / Letters of prove

- Little trophies or middles (photos)

3. Good pieces of writing (Chinese / English)

Apply an Identity Card (ID) for your child right after their 11th Birthday!

Give a photocopy to class teacher.

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OPEN FORUM