Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Ka Shing College
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Ka Shing College (Chinese: 東華三院李嘉誠中學) is an aided secondary school in Hong Kong, founded in 1982. It is the twelfth secondary school established by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. The school is located in Cheung Wah Estate, Fanling.
| Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Ka Shing College 東華三院李嘉誠中學 | |
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 Pictured in 2009 | |
| Address | |
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Cheung Wah Estate, Fanling, New Territories | |
| Coordinates | 22.492625°N 114.142920°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Aided, Secondary school |
| Motto | Diligence, Frugality, Loyalty and Faithfulness (勤、儉、忠、信) |
| Established | 1982 |
| School district | North District |
| Supervisor | Leung Ting-yu |
| Principal | Leung Hok-po |
| Vice-principals | Tang Wun-cheung Chong Yat-sau |
| Years | 6 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Classes | 24 |
| Language | Equally Chinese and English |
| Campus size | About 7,000 m² |
| Affiliation | Tung Wah Group of Hospitals |
| Website | www |
Donor
Li Ka-shing, renowned Hong Kong business magnate, investor and philanthropist, made significant donations to construct the school's campus in 1982 and upgrade the school's facilities, including air-conditioning system of the school hall, in 1997. In 2006, Li made another donation to build a new annex for the school and improve its facilities and equipment. Hence, the school was named after him.
List of principals
| Name | Years in office |
|---|---|
| Wu Kwok-yin (胡國賢) | 1982–1993 |
| Chung Chiang-hon (叢蔣漢) | 1993–2005 |
| Leung Hok-po (梁學圃) | 2005– |
House
There are currently 4 houses.
| Existing | Eliminated |
|---|---|
| 勤 ● Red | 仁 ● Orange |
| 儉 ● Yellow | 義 ● Brown |
| 忠 ● Blue | 禮 ● Green |
| 信 ● Purple | 智 ● Gray |
The originally consisting 8 houses is merged into 4 in school year 2018–2019. The students in the eliminated houses in year 2017–2018 are now assigned to the corresponding houses shown on the table above.
Academic
Junior Form
The former principal, Mr CHUNG Chiang Hon, has started to offer English Literature and English Enrichment Programme and provide Media English in 2004 in order to put emphasis on English. Due to the Fine-tuning of Medium of Instruction for Secondary Schools starting from 2010, the medium of instruction in F.1 has been changed to English.
| The subjects offered in F.1 | |
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| Chinese as medium of instruction | Mandarin, History, Liberal Studies, Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Civil Education |
| English as medium of instruction | English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Integrated Science, Geography, Computer Literacy, Home Economics, Design & Technology |
| The subjects offered in F.2 and F.3 | |
|---|---|
| Chinese as medium of instruction | Chinese(Putonghua as a medium of instruction), Chinese History, History, Mathematics, Integrated Science, Economics, Geography, Home Economics, Design & Technology, Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Civil Education, Putonghua |
| English as medium of instruction | English Language, English Literature, Computer Literacy |
Old Senior Secondary
There were 5 classes each form in form 4 and form 5,namely, 1 Art stream class, 2 Commerce stream classes and 2 Science stream classes. Generally, students from A and E took 8 HKCEE subjects and those from B,C,D take 7. The last class of F.5 taking HKCEE ended in 2010.
| 4A/5A | 4B/5B | 4C/5C | 4D/5D | 4E/5E | |
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| Compulsory HKCEE subjects:Chinese, English, Mathematics | |||||
| Compulsory non-HKCEE subjects:Physical Education, Civic Education, Integrated Art Education(F.4) | |||||
| HKCEE subjects | |||||
| Chinese History | Physics | ||||
| History | Chemistry | ||||
| Economics | Principle of Accounts | Biology | |||
| Geography |
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Additional Mathematics/ Computer & Information Technology | |||
| Computer & Information Technology/ Principle of Accounts(For Art student)/ Word Processing & Business Communication/ Biology/Chinese Literature/Economics(For Commerce student)/Putonghua/Visual Art | Computer & Information Technology(Students from D and those studying A.Maths in E)/ Economics/Principle of Accounts/ Word Processing & Business Communication/ Chinese Literature/Putonghua/Visual Art | ||||
There are 2 classes in each form in forms 6 and 7, namely, Art and Commerce class and Science class. Students can select 3AL, 2AL+2AS, 2AL+1AS as their HKALE subjects apart from Chinese Language and Culture and Use of English.
| Art and Commerce Stream(6A/7A) | Science Stream(6B/7B) | ||||
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| Compulsory HKALE subjects:Chinese Language and Culture(AS), Use of English(AS) | |||||
| Compulsory non-HKALE subjects:Physical Education, Civlc Education, Integrated Art Education(F.6), Putonghua(F.6) | |||||
| Compulsory HKALE subjects | |||||
| Group | Select 4 subjects among 3 groups Only one subject is selected from each group |
Group | Select 1 subject from each group. | ||
| 1 | #Chiese History | Economics | A | Pure Mathematics | Biology |
| 2 | Chinese Literature | Geography | B | Applied Mathematics | Chemistry |
| 3 | #History | Principle of Accounts | C | Physics | *Mathematics & Statistics and/or *Computer Application and/or *Liberal Studies (1 to 2 subjects only) |
| 4 | *Liberal Studies | *Mathematics & Statistics | |||
*Advance Supplementary Level(AS)Subject
#Both Advance Supplementary Level(ASL)and Advance Level(AL)options offered
Note:Starting from 2007, students from Art and Commerce stream can take computer Application;those from Science stream can take 1 commerce subject.
New Senior Secondary(NSS) curriculum
Starting from 2009, T.W.G.Hs Li Ka Shing College offers the new senior secondary course.
| 4A/5A/6A | 4B/5B/6B | 4C/5C/6C | 4D/5D/6D | 4E/5E/5F/6E |
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| Compulsory HKDSE subjects:Chinese, English, Mathematics, Liberal Studies | ||||
| Compulsory non-HKDSE subjects:Physical Education, Civic Education, Integrated Art Education(F.4-F.5) | ||||
| HKDSE subjects | ||||
| History | Chinese History | Business, Accounting and Financial Studies | Biology | Physics |
| Chinese History/ History/ Tourism and Hospitality Studies/ Geography/ Combined Science(Chemistry + Physics) | Chemistry | |||
| Economics/ Chinese Literature/ Information and Communication Technology/ Business, Accounting and Financial Studies(Not for students in 4C/5C/6C)/ Biology(Not for students in 4D/5D/6D)/ Visual Art | ||||
Notable people
- Warwick Wan Wo Tat (2008–2011 District Councillor in North District Council)
- Wallis Pang (Hong Kong actress)
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