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Lam Tai Fai College Law Ting Pong Secondary School 25 Ngan Shing Street, Sha Tin, New Territories District: Sha Tin Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] www.ltfc.edu.hk 8 Ma Chung Rd, Tai Po District: Tai Po Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] www.ltpss.edu.hk Principal: Mr. Tam Yat Yuk Principal: Tam Suk Yin, Lancy Description: Lam Tai Fai College aims to contribute to the wholesome personal growth and intellectual development of youths through a comprehensive, challenging and demanding mix of academic, aesthetic and physical endeavours. The College aspires to lead the local education by integrating academic, sports and innovative design activities to develop and nurture future community leaders, sports professionals, accomplished academics, upright citizens and cultured individuals in the 21st century. Description: Our school strives to provide quality education to bring out the best in our pupils by providing them with experiences that will enable everyone in school to grow spiritually, physically, intellectually, aesthetically, psychologically and affectively as individuals, and to become an informed, sensitive, responsible member of society. Number of Teachers: 79 Number of Classrooms: 29 Number of Classrooms: 31 Curriculum: LTPSS has successfully developed a school-based junior secondary curriculum, based on local and international educational practices, which has been adapted to meet the learning needs of students at different stages. The senior secondary curriculum has adopted the New Secondary School (NSS) curriculum from the Education Bureau. Alternative curricula will be introduced to genuinely reflect curricular diversity made possible by the DSS school system. The curriculum of LTPSS is designed to give every student a quality learning experience within a framework which offers flexibility and diversity. Teacher/student ratio: 1:9 Hours: 8am-3:50pm Curriculum: Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Age students begin to learn Mandarin as Second Language: 12 years old Number of Teachers: 92 Mandarin Curriculum: We believe English and Putonghua are the gateway to the world and they are powerful tools for work and study. We therefore strive to maximize students’ exposure to the two languages in order that they will become trilingual in English, Cantonese and Putonghua, and biliterate in English and Chinese. Number of Mandarin Teachers: 8 Other languages available: Cantonese. Uniform: Yes Facilities: With the millennium school design, the campus is equipped with wireless broadband network connecting to all the classrooms and special rooms in which audio-visual facilities, Campus TV broadcasting system and air-conditioning are installed. To facilitate student development, the school has a Fashion Centre, a Gymnasium, a Lecture Theatre, Campus TV, a Fitness Centre, an English Activities Centre and the English Cafe. The new Learning and Activities Complex features an Indoor Heated Swimming Pool, a Multi-purpose Stadium, a Library and Learning Resources Centre, a STEM Laboratory, a Cafeteria and a Multi-purpose Learning Area. Scholarships: Yes Facilities: The total area of the school campus is 9,321 square metres. There are two 6-storey buildings with 36 special rooms, a school hall, an open playground and 2 covered playgrounds. Fees: S1 Local Students Non-Local Students HKD$19,500 per annum HKD$78,849 per annum S2-3 Local Students Non-Local Students HKD$17,180 per annum HKD$76,529 per annum S4 Local Students Non-Local Students HKD$17,890 per annum HKD$90,506 per annum S5-S6 Local Students Non-Local Students HKD$21,310 per annum HKD$93,936 per annum Uniform: Yes Scholarships: Yes Fees: (2018-19) S1-S3 Local Student Non-Local Student HKD$25,600 per annum HKD$86,082 per annum S4-S6 Local Student Non-Local Student HKD$25,600 per annum HKD$96,047 per annum Parents: Active PTA. Parents: Active PTA. The School Book 2019-2020 103