1. Munsang College Introduction to Academic Affairs
Mr. Yu Kin Man
Vice Principal (Academics)
20 August 2016

2. Assessment and Learning
Assessment Criteria 2016/17 Students promoted-on-trial 2 School Major Concerns
(From Student and Parent Handbook P.50 – 53)
To be distributed on 2/9, Fri

3. Form Tests & Examinations (Important dates)
First Term
Form Test (27/10 – 1/11) 4 days
Examination (9/1 – 19/1) 9 days
Second Term
Form Test (20/3 – 23/3) days
Examination (5/6 – 15/6) 9 days
No supp test/exam for absentee (Assessed Mark from Daily Mark)
* Marking Day – 16/6
Fallback day of exam (or for teacher marking)
** Post-exam paper checking – 19/6 & 20/6

4. 1. Grading of Examination Results
F.1A/F.2A
No PTH lessons but with PTH Form Test

5. Daily Assessment based on Assignments, Dictations, Quizzes, Tests
For Group B subjects:
B.K., Music, PTH, V.A., L.E. & P.E.
Daily Assessment based on
Assignments, Dictations, Quizzes, Tests

6. F.1/2 Life Enrichment (生命教育)
New school-based curriculum (L.E)
1 period per cycle
Include learning elements:
Careers-in-class
Value education
Information Literacy
Study skills, e.g. note-taking
Personal Finance
Co-curricular activities such as project learning

7. 2. F.2 Class Allocation
- Based on the Year Result. - Students with Discipline or/and Overall Conduct below C+ in the second term will NOT be allocated to classes A and B.
* Putonghua is adopted as the Medium of Instruction (PMI) for Chinese Language.

8. 3. Students NOT eligible to be promoted to the next class level
(a) Fail in the Year Grand Average; OR
(b) Fail in any one of the following subjects:
English Language, Chinese Language,
Mathematics or Liberal Studies; OR
(c) Fail in more than ONE Group A subject; OR
(d) Fail in more than TWO Group B subjects; OR
(e) Non-submission of assignments exceeding 50
times throughout the year; OR
(f) Grade D or below in ALL the following aspects:
(i) Diligence (ii) Discipline (iii) Manner (iv) Sociability

9. Students Promoted-on-trial
Performance Booster --- for Core subjects (Chinese Language, English Language and Mathematics)
Performance Booster 1 (2nd Term)
2/3 – 5/4 (3 cycles)
Performance Booster 2 (After 2nd Term Exam)
4/7 – 11/7 (6 days)

10. Chinese Language, English Language and Mathematics
Students Promoted-on-trial
Performance Booster 2
Target group: F.1 – F.3 Students having failed (with the Year Average Mark less than 50%) or ranked bottom 20 in any one of the following subjects ---
Chinese Language, English Language and Mathematics

11. Post-exam Supplementary Tests for Group A Subjects (4 July 2017)
Students Promoted-on-trial
Post-exam Supplementary Tests for Group A Subjects (4 July 2017)
Target group: F.1 & F. 2 Students having failed (with the Year Average Mark less than 50%) in
more than one of the following subjects ---
Chinese History, Geography, History and Integrated Science
Students will be eligible for promotion under the condition that they pass in the supplementary test(s).

12. 2 School Major Concerns (2014/2015 – 2016/2017)
Enhancing learning and teaching effectiveness
(E.g. Note-taking skills introduced in
F.1 Summer Bridging Programme)
2. Building learning communities
Strategies for students
Staff development for teachers

13. Note-taking book for F.1-3 students
To be distributed on 2/9 (Fri)
For note-taking in all subjects (except Maths, I.S., P.E., V.A.)

14. One Last message

15. Home-school cooperation

16. Examination Regulations
To Ms Ting Man Shuk
(Head of Academic Affairs Committee)
(From Student and Parent Handbook
P.50)

23. The END