1. 17.09.2013

2. 2:00-2:10 p.m.1.RegistrationMs CHEN 2:10-2:15 p.m.2. Welcoming and Introduction on Major Concerns 2013-2014 Ms WONG 2:15-2:30 p.m.3. Pre-S1 ArrangementMs TANG 2:30-2:50 p.m.4. Secondary School Places Allocation System (SSPA) Ms HO 2:50-3:00 p.m.5. Open ForumMs WONG and Senior Teachers 3:00-3:15 p.m.6. Meeting Class TeachersClass Teachers PROGRAMME

3. I NTRODUCTION ON S CHOOL F OCUS 2013-2014

4. MAJOR CONCERN OF 2013- 2014  Brush up students’ literary skills so as to enhance the learning of all subject disciplines  Cultivate students’ positive attitude so that they will strive for excellence with focus on perseverance.  Nurture students to be independent learners through fostering their study skills and problem solving skills.

5. O BJECTIVES : Tea with Headmistress—Parents

6.  Parents’ view can be listened  Your worry can be eased  Your concern can be taken into consideration Tea with Headmistress—Parents  enhance home- school cooperation

7. 1 ST TERM DATES: 21/11/2013 (THURSDAY) 16/ 1 /2014 (THURSDAY) Tea with Headmistress—Parents  Twice a term Twice a term  Sharing on parenting skills Sharing on parenting skills  Leisure chats… Leisure chats…

8. PRE-SECONDARY ONE HONG KONG ATTAINMENT TEST (PRE-S1)

9. WHAT IS PRE-S1 HKAT? The existing the Pre-S1 HKAT is used as a scaling instrument. The average of the two most recently sampled Pre-S1 HKAT results is used to scale the internal assessment results (i.e. P. 5 Final Exam, and P.6 Mid-year and Final Exam) of the P6 students proceeding to S1. The sampled pre-S1 HKAT results will be collected biennially for allocation of SSPA.

10. Secondary Schools can make use of the information obtained from Pre-S1 HKAT for identifying the strengths and weaknesses of their S1 entrants in the subjects of Chinese, English and Mathematics so that appropriate support measures could be designed. Our P6 students have to take the Pre-S1 HKAT at the allocated Secondary School after they got the SSPA result in July. WHAT IS PRE-S1 HKAT?

11. SCOPE OF PRE-S1 HKAT Chinese: Listening (10mins), Reading & Writing(40mins) English: Listening (15mins), Reading & Writing (35mins) Mathematics (50mins): Questions on Number, Algebra, Measure, Shape and Space, Data Handling

12. TSA OR PRE-S1 Pre-S1 for P.6 in 2013/2014 Our P6 students will take Pre-S1 in July 2014. Our P5 students will take TSA in June 2015.

13. ADJUSTMENT IN CURRICULUM Design activities and tasks to consolidate learning Design supplementary materials to familiarize students with the question types Practice on different text types and speaking activities Provide timed practices of mock papers and follow up discussions Provide extra support to students in need

14. PARENTS’ ROLE Daily Support: Check their homework and do revision with them for quiz and exam Encouragement: Positive feedback and praise on their effort and improvement in studies

15. SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION SYSTEM (SSPA)

16. Secondary One Admission For September 2014 Intend to study in a public-sector secondary school (All P.6 pupils) Participate in SSPA System Apply for a Discretionary Place Not apply for a Discretionary Place Fill in Choice of School Form Part A: Unrestricted School Choices Part B: Restricted School Choices Central Allocation Release of SSPA Results (8 July 2014) Registration (10-11 July 2014 )  Apply to a preferred school directly  No restriction on school net  Apply no more than two participating schools  Date: 3 January 2014 to 22 January 2014  Admission criteria for application are set by individual school  Notices will be issued for parents’ reference  Will be allocated according to banding, parental choice and random number  Will not be centrally allocated to a place if secure a discretionary place  Make choices with reference to the Secondary School List  Submit the form to EDB in early May  Complete and submit the form irrespective of whether a discretionary place has been applied for Pre-S1 Test (15 July 2014 )

17. Allocation of Secondary School 20011/2013 School Code Name of School 1 st Choice2 nd Choice3 rd ChoiceOthersTotal No. 275Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo)13000 125Rosaryhill School1012013 504Islamic Kasim Tuet Memorial College22015 N.A.YMCA of Hong Kong Christian College50005 199Delia Memorial School (Broadway)40004 162Aberdeen Technical School20103 126SKH Tang Shiu Kin Secondary School20013 515Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West Kowloon) 20002 106St. Margaret’s Girls’ College20002 101Caritas Wu Cheung Chung Secondary School11002 124Queen’s College20002 103King’s College00101 355CMA Choi Cheung Kok Secondary School10001 286Delia Memorial School (Matteo Ricci)10001 276Delia Memorial School (Tuet Wah)10001 N.A.Jockey Club Ti-I College10001 149Man Kiu College00011 154Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School01001 134True Light Middle School of Hong Kong10001 548Tung Chung Catholic School10001 159TWGH Lee Ching Dea Memorial College01001 Total5164364

19. Schools participate in the SSPA System (Apply not more than two schools [DP]) Aided schools Government schools DSS schools Private SchoolDSS school Jockey Club Ti-I college Caritas Wu Cheung Chung Secondary School CMA Choi Cheung Kok Secondary School Delia Memorial School (Broadway) Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo) Delia Memorial School (Matteo Ricci) Delia Memorial School (Tuet Wah) Islamic Kasim Tuet Memorial College Aberdeen Technical School King’s College Man Kiu College Queen’s College Rosaryhill School Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West Kowloon) SKH Tang Shiu Kin Secondary School St. Margaret’s Girls’ College True Light Middle School of Hong Kong Tung Chung Catholic School TWGH Lee Ching Dea Memorial College YMCA of Hong Kong Christian College

20. SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION (SSPA) 2 years’ of exam result will be counted: - P.5 Final Exam - P.6 Mid-year Exam - P.6 Final Exam School has to submit pupils’ result to EDB for assessing their academic standard as a reference for allocating secondary schools Procedures starts after the P.5 Final Exam

21. I NTERVIEWS Clean and tidy Uniform / Clothes and hair style. Be polite. Answer questions confidently with smiles. Prepare answering questions of different areas: - Introduce themselves - Hobbies - Achievements - Future jobs - Favourite subjects

22. P ARENTS ’ P REPARATION Get your child prepared - Discipline : good conducts - Academic : good performance in all subjects - Service : join services inside and outside school e.g. uniform groups, CYC, JPC, prefects etc - Activity : join music, sports, Visual Arts, language activities etc Documents - Handbook : clean and tidy handbooks with no bad records in discipline or homework responsibility etc - Portfolio *

23. P ORTFOLIO For applications and interviews A clear holder filing pupils’ document: 1. Report cards - as many as possible - if lost apply a transcript from school through writing 2. Internal and external awards - Certificates / Letters of prove - Little trophies or middles (photos) 3. Good pieces of writing (Chinese / English)

24. Apply an Identity Card (ID) for your child right after their 11 th Birthday! Give a photocopy to class teacher. 11

25. O PEN F ORUM