Playtimes HK Magazine The School Book 2019-2020 | Page 98

Diocesan Girls’ School Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School 1 Jordan Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon District: Yau Tsim Mong Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] www.dgs.edu.hk 22 Hoi Fan Road, Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon District: Yau Tsim Mong Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] www.seksswk.edu.hk Headmistress: Mrs. Stella Lau Principal: Mrs. Yeung Kwong Mong-ha Description: Diocesan Girls’ School offers the DGS education, a holistic and integrated education based on Christian values to secondary school girls so that they become well-rounded, knowledgeable and compassionate women of excellence. This is achieved through focusing on five inter-related domains, the five pillars of the DGS education: steadfastness in learning, sensitivity towards beauty, stamina for sports, generosity in service and spiritual nurturing that can be condensed into honouring God and people. Description: Appreciating the cultural diversity of the students and reflecting on the changing demands of the modern world, the school aims at the holistic development of all students in order to enable them to become lifelong learners, and valuable members of the local and global community. Curriculum: The academic curricula are organised according to the guidelines provided by the Curriculum and Development Institute of the HKSAR, with some degree of flexibility for school-based curricula based on the learning needs of students. All Departments contribute towards a broad curriculum, which gradually specialises as students move from Junior Secondary toward Senior Secondary. Number of Classrooms: 32 Mandarin Curriculum: English is the medium of instruction (MOI) at all form levels except for Chinese Language, Chinese History, Chinese Literature and Putonghua. Number of Teachers: 59 Number of Mandarin Teachers: 2 Facilities: 3 computer rooms, 5 laboratories, music room, visual arts room, home management room, needlework room, library, school hall, mini-hall, activity centre, 3 multipurpose rooms, covered playground, canteen, culture square, volleyball court, 3 basketball courts, staff room, staff common room, conference room, STEM room, social worker’s office, counselling room, teaching resource centre, parents’ resource centre, some special rooms and plentiful open areas with special garden landscape design. Other Languages Available: Japanese and Spanish. Uniform: Yes Facilities: Fitness Centre, Student Activity Centre, Home Management Centre, Visual Art Room, Sports Field, Auditorium, Gymnasium, Music Room, Music Practice Rooms, Library, Assembly Hall, Science Laboratories, Classrooms, Computer Rooms, Language Laboratories, Chapel, Recital Hall, In-door Swimming Pool, Alumnae Wall. Uniform: Yes Scholarships: Yes Scholarships: Yes Fees: No school fees. Admission: Most S1 students are allocated to the school by the Education Bureau. Application for admission is open when vacancies are available. Enquiries about application for admission are always invited and application forms are obtainable on the school’s website and the school’s general office. Transport: School bus service available. Parents: Active PTA. 96 www.playtimes.com.hk