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ST JAMES' SETTLEMENT BELCHER KINDERGARTEN
| Address: |
PODIUM LEVEL 2, THE WESTWOOD 8 BELCHER'S STREET, WESTERN DISTRICT, HONG KONG |
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| Tel.: |
2542 7608, 2542 7678 |
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| Fax: |
2542 7618 |
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| Joining |
| 2023/24 KG Education Scheme |
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School Category
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Non-profit-making |
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Student Category
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Co-educational |
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Name of School Supervisor
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MR CHEUNG TAT CHEONG |
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Name of School Principal
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MS CHAN YIN LEI YUKI |
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School Founding Year
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2002 |
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Total No. of Permitted Accommodation of Classrooms in Use (Data as of Sept. 2022)
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123 |
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Number of Registered Classrooms
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4 |
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Outdoor Playground
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No |
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Indoor Playground
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Yes |
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Music Room
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Yes |
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Other Special Room(s) / Area(s)
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Art room |
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Total No. of Principal & Teaching Staff
(Data as of Sept. 2022)*
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18 |
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School Website
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http://www.sjsbelcher.org |
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Quality Review: Result and Report
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Meeting the prescribed standards
https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/edu-system/preprimary-kindergarten/quality-assurance-framework/qr/qr-report/SJS_Belcher.pdf |
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No. & Qualification of Principal & Teaching Staff (Data as of Sept. 2022)*
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| Academic Qualification |
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Degree holders
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16 |
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Non-degree holders
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2 |
| Professional Qualification |
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C(ECE) or above
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17 |
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Qualified KG teachers
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1 |
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Other teacher trainings
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0 |
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Qualified assistant KG teachers
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0 |
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Others
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0 |
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*Excluding staff serving aged 0-2
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Teacher to Pupil Ratio (Data as of Sept. 2022)
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Teacher to pupil ratio in morning session
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1:7.8 |
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Teacher to pupil ratio in afternoon session
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1:7.5 |
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Ratio includes classes aged 2-3
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Yes |
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No. of Enrolment (Data as of Sept. 2022)
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Nursery |
Lower KG |
Upper KG |
Total |
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AM Session
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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PM Session
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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WD Session
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43 |
37 |
43 |
123 |
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Annual Fees (2023/24 School Year)
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Nursery |
Lower KG |
Upper KG |
Annual Fees After Deduction of Government Subsidy
(No. of Instalment)
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AM Session |
- |
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- |
| PM Session |
- |
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| WD Session |
$29,328 (12) |
$29,328 (12) |
$29,328 (12) |
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Please refer to the Fees Certificate for details of fees information.
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Child Care Services (Data as of Sept. 2022)
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With child care services for children aged 2-3
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Yes |
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Fee level (per annum)
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half-day |
full-day |
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$67,788 |
$78,252 |
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With child care services for children aged under 2
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No |
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No. of enrolment aged 2-3
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17 |
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Joining Child Care Centre Subsidy Scheme
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No |
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Providing occasional child care services
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No |
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Providing extended hours services
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No |
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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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Based on our mission and goals, the courses represent the school’s philosophy (Stimulate, Joy and Sustain). Stimulate: “Children’s wisdom is at their fingertips.” Our school encourages children to learn and apply through living. Joy: “Learn through playing without boundaries.” The children are the decision makers who can freely choose classrooms, teachers, companions and activities spontaneously without being restricted during playtime. Sustain: “Step out of the campus and get into society. ” Our school leads our students to experience different cultures and build a platform for their sustainable development and integration within the society.
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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Our kindergarten implements a school-based curriculum: “Project-Approach Learning”, in which the learning themes relate to daily life. There is no specific teaching kit in the courses. With the use of picture books, children’s interests can be triggered in the topic. Through exploration, observation, experience, sharing and data collection; our students are able to construct knowledge, develop skills, establish good living habits and positive moral values. Field trips are arranged for every project theme. At the end of the projects, children’s learning outcomes are shown. The school records every child’s learning progress and work into a booklet to help their sustainable development. Language education is treated with great importance in our school. Biliteracy and trilingualism are implemented in our school as we provide an immersive trilingual environment. Each level has bilingual and trilingual teachers who organise activities close to our lives and allow children to naturally develop their language skills through various activities. Our school’s mission is to nurture children with the spirit of Christ’s care. It is to emphasize the development of their spiritual and moral education. Children learn about the truth of our heavenly father and bear the fruit of the spiritual through religious activities and children worship.
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Assessment of children’s learning experiences
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For parents to understand the development of their child, our school provides an ‘individual learning experience assessment file’ of each child for continuous and summative evaluation.
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School Characteristics
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School vision and mission
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SJS Belcher Kindergarten is a Christian school, where all are committed to creating a loving, caring and joy-filled learning environment. SJS Belcher Kindergarten aims to provide holistic care and a comprehensive education system to foster each child’s positive self-image, kindness, initiative, sense of responsibility and confidence.
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Support to students
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The adaptation period for new students, connection activities from kindergarten to go up to primary school, cooperation with community agencies and cooperation between family and school, etc.
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Support to non-Chinese speaking (NCS) students
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Received Grant for Support to NCS Students;
appoint additional teaching staff / teaching assistants to support NCS students learning Chinese; arrange interpretation/translation services; engage NCS parent volunteers to enhance communication between school and parents; create an enriched language environment for mastery of the Chinese language; create an inclusive learning environment to facilitate students' integration; collaborate with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to create an inclusive learning environment; 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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Yes
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Other activities / communication with parents
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Parent-teacher meeting, parents volunteer, parental education lectures, parental workshops, “story parents”, children worship, parent-child activities, parent involvement in classroom observation, etc.
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Price of Major School Items (2022/23 School Year)
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Summer uniform
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$115-206 / set
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Winter uniform
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$180 / set
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School bag
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$85 / each
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Tea and snacks
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No such item
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Textbooks
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$900 / year
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Exercise books/
workbooks
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$0 / year
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Stationery
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$0 / 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. 2023)
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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. 2023)
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- (i) < 4 years
- (ii) 4-7 years
- (iii) > 7 years
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2021/22 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 (2024/25 School Year)
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| Application form download |
Please refer to the school website
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| Application period |
Applications are available all year round |
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Other Approved Fees (2023/24 School Year)
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Application fee |
$40
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Registration fee |
Half-day session |
No half-day session
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| Whole-day session |
$1,570
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