Caritas Ma On Shan Secondary School

Our school will accept discretionary places. Our school will participate in the Secondary School Places Allocation System through central allocation stage (Applicable for admission to S.1 in September 2026 ).The criteria and weightings for direct admission of Secondary 1 students: (1) EDB Rank Order List (10%), (2) internal academic results of students in primary schools (20%), (3) conduct (30%), (4) students’ performance at an interview (20%), (5) family support (10%), (6) interests/awards (10%).

Arrangements of special assessments are made for students with specific learning disabilities. The curriculum is flexibly adapted for some classes in order to cater to learner diversity. Further, extra in-class and after-school support by teaching assistants will be arranged where necessary.

The School offers a variety of practical courses for students, aiming at boosting their creativity. We strive to foster qualities and talent to prepare them for success in the 21st century. All aspects, ranging from curriculum design to student development programmes, are implemented based on this principle. The newly established Maker Programme is also considered our best response to this trend.

In order to optimize the benefits of a small class context so as to enhance the effectiveness of learning and teaching, our English, Chinese and Math teaching groups are arranged based on students’ abilities. The school also hires Teaching Assistants to provide classroom support during lessons and tutorials after school. Besides academics, the Boarding Section aims to enhance students’ self-management, social maturity and self-discipline while fostering their whole-person development.

Our school provides additional support for NCS students to facilitate their learning of Chinese: providing after-school support programmes in learning Chinese; appointing additional teacher(s)/teaching assistant(s) to support NCS students’ learning of Chinese; and organising activities to create an inclusive learning environment in the school.

Committed to the establishment of an inclusive culture, our school adopts a whole-school approach to give support to students with special education needs. Through the deployment of various resources, we can enhance these students’ learning effectiveness and also help them integrate into school life.

Our Student Support Team, led by the SENCO (Special Educational Needs Coordinator), comprises the teaching assistants, core subjects teachers, SEN Support Teacher and school social workers. The team plans, implements and reviews the work related to the support of students with SEN.

Our school makes use of the learning support grant to deploy the allotted additional resources to provide appropriate support, including employing additional teaching assistants and hiring outside professional services such as speech therapy, social skills training, magic interest group, sports training group and after-school tutorial.

Additionally, to further support students with SEN, the EDB provides our school with the School-based Educational Psychology Service to develop effective mechanisms to meet the diverse educational needs. The educational psychologist has regular meetings with the Student Support Team and parents. A systematic data bank on individual students is set up, and with the professional advice of the educational psychologist, we plan and review the school-based support services together with parents. Along with that, our school releases teachers to take training courses on catering for diverse learning needs organized by the EDB. Also, there will be various activities funded by the Grant for Supporting Non-Chinese Speaking Students with SEN students.

With the aim of exploring students' potential, our school has joined the Invitational Educational Programme, the aims of which are to provide appropriate support to improve students’ learning, communication and emotional management skills. To enhance teaching and learning effectiveness in the classroom, school-based materials are developed and the school curriculum is adapted in order to suit the ability of students. These measures will maximise the development of our students’ potential.