School Category
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Non-profit-making |
Student Category
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Co-educational |
Name of School Supervisor
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MR CHOI KAM KONG |
Name of School Principal
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MS TSANG KA YI IVY |
School Founding Year
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1991 |
Total No. of Permitted Accommodation of Classrooms in Use (Data as of Sept. 2022)
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172 |
Number of Registered Classrooms
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6 |
Outdoor Playground
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No |
Indoor Playground
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Yes |
Music Room
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Yes |
Other Special Room(s) / Area(s)
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Activity Room |
Total No. of Principal & Teaching Staff (Data as of Sept. 2022)*
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17 |
School Website
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http://www.tpmak.edu.hk |
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/TaiPoMerchAsso.pdf |
No. & Qualification of Principal & Teaching Staff (Data as of Sept. 2022)*
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Academic Qualification |
Degree holders
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14 |
Non-degree holders
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3 |
Professional Qualification |
C(ECE) or above
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17 |
Qualified KG teachers
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0 |
Other teacher trainings
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0 |
Qualified assistant KG teachers
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0 |
Others
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0 |
*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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1:7.9 |
Teacher to pupil ratio in afternoon session
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1:6.1 |
Ratio includes classes aged 2-3
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No |
No. of Enrolment (Data as of Sept. 2022)
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Annual Fees (2023/24 School Year)
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|
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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 |
Free |
Free |
Free |
PM Session |
Free |
Free |
Free |
WD Session |
$5,863 (11) |
$5,863 (11) |
$5,863 (11) |
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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- |
Fee level (per annum)
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half-day |
full-day |
- |
- |
With child care services for children aged under 2
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- |
No. of enrolment aged 2-3
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0 |
Joining Child Care Centre Subsidy Scheme
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- |
Providing occasional child care services
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- |
Providing extended hours services
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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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Our curriculum is based on the Education Bureau’s Curriculum Guidelines and the principles of "Child Development" and "Children's Learning Needs".
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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We adopt diversified teaching models (e.g. teaching and learning through games and play, exploration activities, picture books, etc.).
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Assessment of children’s learning experiences
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Continuous assessments of children are conducted in order to improve their learning achievements.
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School Characteristics
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School vision and mission
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We focus on assisting children in their whole-personality development in moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic areas, and teach them to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes in a child-centered way and by a game-based strategy. And in close connection with parents, we integrate home education with school education. The school will also work to meet the needs of the parents, and make it our duty to continuously improve the quality of our education services.
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Support to students
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Our teachers pay close attention to children's growth and development, giving timely and proper support.
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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; create an inclusive learning environment to facilitate students' integration; facilitate professional development for teachers to develop effective strategies to help NCS students learn Chinese; school create an inclusive learning environment to facilitate students' integration; facilitate professional development for teachers to develop effetcive strategies to help NCS students learn Chinese.
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Support to students with special needs
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Joining the On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation Services. Jointing the Heep Hong Society Pilot Project on Tier 1 Support Services in Kindergartens/Kindergarten-cum-child Care Centres.
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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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In order to help children to achieve both significant academic performances and happy school lives, our school organizes enjoyable educational workshops for parents and various community activities.
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Price of Major School Items (2022/23 School Year)
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Summer uniform
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$280-295 / set
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Winter uniform
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$515-530 / set
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School bag
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$80 / each
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Tea and snacks
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$1200 / year
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Textbooks
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$676-707 / year
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Exercise books/ workbooks
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$192-260 / year
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Stationery
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$144-309 / 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 |
Please refer to the school website |
Other Approved Fees (2023/24 School Year)
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Application fee |
$40
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Registration fee |
Half-day session |
$970 |
Whole-day session |
$1,570
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