Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Ka Shing College

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Ka Shing College
東華三院李嘉誠中學
Pictured in 2009
Address
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Ka Shing College
Cheung Wah Estate, Fanling, New Territories
Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°29′33″N 114°08′35″E / 22.492625°N 114.142920°E / 22.492625; 114.142920Coordinates: 22°29′33″N 114°08′35″E / 22.492625°N 114.142920°E / 22.492625; 114.142920
Information
School type Aided, Secondary school
Motto Diligence, Frugality, Loyalty and Faithfulness
(勤、儉、忠、信)
Established 1982
Opened 1982
Status Active
School district North District
Chairman Leung Ting-yu
Principal Leung Hok-po
Secondary years taught 6
Gender Co-educational
Classes 24
Medium of language Equally Chinese and English
Campus size About 7,000 m²
Affiliation Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
Website www.twghlkss.edu.hk

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. Entirely subsidized by Government of Hong Kong, the grammar school is located in Cheung Wah Estate, Fanling, New Territories. It is the twelfth secondary school established by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, the oldest and largest charitable organization of Hong Kong, in 1982.

Donor

Li Ka-shing, renowned Hong Kong business magnate, investor and philanthropist, made massive 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.

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 system

Unlike other secondary schools under Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, the school has 8 houses.

House Colour
勤社 Red
儉社 Yellow
忠社 Blue
信社 Purple
仁社 Orange
義社 Brown
禮社 Green
智社 Gray

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 instructionMandarin, History, Liberal Studies, Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Civil Education
English as medium of instructionEnglish 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 instructionChinese(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 instructionEnglish 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 HistoryPhysics
HistoryChemistry
EconomicsPrinciple of AccountsBiology
Geography           

                              

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 HistoryEconomics A Pure MathematicsBiology
2 Chinese LiteratureGeography B Applied MathematicsChemistry
3 #HistoryPrinciple 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
HistoryChinese HistoryBusiness, Accounting and Financial StudiesBiologyPhysics
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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