Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Ka Shing College
| T.W.G.Hs Li Ka Shing College | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Cheung Wah Estate, Fanling, New Territories | |
| Information | |
| Type | Subsidized (Co-ed) |
| Motto | Diligence, Frugality, Loyalty and Trustworthiness |
| Established | 1982 |
| Principal | LEUNG Hok Po |
| Affiliation | Tung Wah Group of Hospitals |
| Information | (+852) 26697455 |
| Website | http://www.twghlkss.edu.hk/ |
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Ka Shing College (Chinese: 東華三院李嘉誠中學)is a whole-day co-educational aided secondary school subsidised by the Hong Kong Government. Located in Cheung Wah Estate, a public housing estate in Fanling in New Territories of Hong Kong, it was the twelfth secondary school set up by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, a charity organisation in 1982.
Donor
Li Ka Shing, the richest man in Hong Kong, made a huge donation to build the campus and improved the facilities of this school. For example, he made a donation for installing the air-conditioning systems of the hall and finished in 1997. In addition, he made a donation for the new annex and new equipment and finished in 2006.
List of Principals
Here is the list of the principals from 1982 to now:
Mr WU Kwok Yin (胡國賢)(1982–1993)
Mr CHUNG Chiang Hon (叢蔣漢)(1993–2005)
Mr LEUNG Hok Po (梁學圃)(2005 - )
House
There are 8 houses in Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Ka Shing College. It is very different from other Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Colleges because they only have 4 houses. The houses are red house(勤社), yellow house(儉社), blue house(忠社), purple house(信社), orange house(仁社), brown house(義社), green house(禮社) and grey house(智社).
Academic
Subjects offered
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 | |
|---|---|
| Chinese as medium of instruction | Chinese(Putonghua as a medium of instruction), History, Liberal Studies, Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Civil Education, Putonghua |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
Renowned Alumni
- Warwick Wan Wo Tat(2008-2011 District Councillor in North District Council)
- Wallis Pang (Hong Kong actress)
External links
- Official website
- The page about this school on the site of Li Ka Shing Foundation
- Official website of T.W.G.Hs Li Ka Shing College Alumni Association
Coordinates: 22°29′32.93″N 114°8′35.52″E / 22.4924806°N 114.1432000°E