Sir Ellis Kadoorie (S) Primary School
P.5-P.6 Level Parents' Day
17.09.2013
PROGRAMME
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 Ms HO
System (SSPA)
2:50-3:00 p.m. 5. Open Forum
3:00-3:15 p.m. 6.
Meeting Class Teachers
Ms WONG and
Senior Teachers
Class Teachers
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.
Tea with Headmistress—Parents
OBJECTIVES:
1.
Enhance home-school cooperation (e.g. sharing of
current school affairs, parenting skills)
2.
3.
Parents’ view and school’s view can be exchanged.
4.
Invite volunteer-parent helpers for school functions
(e.g. Sports Day)
5.
Enhance peer communication among parents
Promote parent activities (e.g. parental talks, parent
interest class)
Tea with Headmistress—Parents
 Parents’ view can be
listened
 Your worry can be eased
 Your concern can be taken
into consideration
enhance home- school
cooperation
Tea with Headmistress—Parents
1ST TERM
DATES: 21/11/2013 (THURSDAY)
16/ 1 /2014 (THURSDAY)
Time: 8:40-9:40 am
Twice a term
Sharing on parenting
skills
 Leisure chats…
All parents are welcome
PRE-SECONDARY ONE
HONG KONG
ATTAINMENT TEST
(PRE-S1)
WHAT IS PRE-S1 HKAT?
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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.
WHAT IS PRE-S1 HKAT?
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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.
SCOPE OF PRE-S1 HKAT
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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
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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
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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
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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 Admission
For September 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 2014
Admission criteria for
application are set by
individual school
Notices will be issued for
parents’ reference
Will be allocated according
to banding, parental choice
and random number
Will not be centrally
allocated to a place if secure
a discretionary place
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 Form
Part A: Unrestricted School Choices
Part B: Restricted School Choices
Central Allocation
Release of SSPA Results
(8 July 2014)
Registration
(10-11 July 2014)
Pre-S1 Test
(15 July 2014)
 Make choices with
reference to the
Secondary School
List
Submit the form to
EDB in early May
Complete and
submit the form
irrespective of
whether a
discretionary place
has been applied for
School
Code
Allocation of Secondary School 20011/2013
Name of School
1st Choice
2nd Choice
3rd Choice
Others
Total
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
275
125
504
Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo)
Rosaryhill School
Islamic Kasim Tuet Memorial College
13
10
2
0
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
1
13
13
5
N.A.
YMCA of Hong Kong Christian College
5
0
0
0
5
199
162
126
Delia Memorial School (Broadway)
Aberdeen Technical School
SKH Tang Shiu Kin Secondary School
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
4
3
3
515
2
0
0
0
2
106
101
Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West
Kowloon)
St. Margaret’s Girls’ College
Caritas Wu Cheung Chung Secondary School
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
124
103
355
Queen’s College
King’s College
CMA Choi Cheung Kok Secondary School
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
286
Delia Memorial School (Matteo Ricci)
1
0
0
0
1
276
N.A.
149
154
Delia Memorial School (Tuet Wah)
Jockey Club Ti-I College
Man Kiu College
Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
134
True Light Middle School of Hong Kong
1
0
0
0
1
548
159
Tung Chung Catholic School
TWGH Lee Ching Dea Memorial College
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
6
4
3
64
Total 51
Caritas Wu Cheung Chung Secondary School
CMA Choi Cheung Kok Secondary School
Delia Memorial School (Broadway)
Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo)
Private School
DSS school
Delia Memorial School (Matteo Ricci)
Delia Memorial School (Tuet Wah)
Islamic Kasim Tuet Memorial College
Aberdeen Technical School
King’s College
Schools participate in the SSPA System
Man Kiu College
(Apply not more than two schools [DP])
Queen’s College
Rosaryhill School
Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School
Aided schools
DSS schools
Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School
(West Kowloon)
Government schools
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
Jockey Club Ti-I 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)
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11
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