POPE PAUL VI COLLEGE

Annual School Plan

2016-2017
 SCHOOL MISSION

Pope Paul VI College, established in 1969, is a Catholic

EMI subsidized secondary school for girls. Its sponsoring
body is the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate (P.I.M.E.
Sisters).

Our school aims to develop the full potential of the

students by means of an integrated education based on Christian
values, especially universal love and service. We help our
students to acquire knowledge and skills, learn to think
critically and independently and live a meaningful life so that
they can make their contribution to society and the world as
responsible individuals.

Our school motto is “Love and Service”.

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 MAJOR CONCERNS FOR 2016-2017

1. To nurture a self-disciplined and altruistic spirit and to care for

the family and the wider community

2. To cultivate an inquisitive mind and to foster a positive

learning attitude

3. To sustain the culture of professional sharing to better provide

for our students’ growing developmental needs

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1. Major Concern: To nurture a self-disciplined and altruistic spirit and to care for the family and the wider community
Strategies / Task
1. To create more platforms
for students to reflect on
their attitudes towards
others through learning
2. To provide opportunities
for students to realize the
importance of being
selfless and caring through
learning
3. To design meaningful
activities to help students
reflect on their personal
qualities through learning
4. To organize and
implement activities to
help students demonstrate
their personal qualities
5. To provide verbal and
written feedback to help
students further develop or
enhance their positive
personal qualities
Time People Resources
Success Criteria Method of Evaluation
Scale Responsible Required
Whole At least 70% of the departments will create Panel Chairpersons’, Departments
year platforms for students to reflect on their subject teachers’ & in all the Key
attitudes in learning. students’ questionnaires Learning
Areas
At least 70% of the departments will provide
opportunities for students to realize the
importance of being selfless and caring.
At least 70% of the departments will design
activities for students to engage in to reflect
on their personal qualities.
At least 70% of the departments will organize
and implement activities to help students
demonstrate their personal qualities.
At least 70% of the subject teachers will
provide verbal and written feedback to
enhance their positive personal qualities.
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 Time People Resources
Strategies / Task Success Criteria Method of Evaluation
Scale Responsible Required
6. To create more platforms Whole 70% of the students agree that the movies Students’ Library &
for students to reflect on year and documentaries shown will help them questionnaires Reading
their attitudes towards
understand people who are in need and how Promotion
others through movie
appreciation sessions and everyone can play a part in caring the needy. Committee
book fairs

7. To provide opportunities
for students to realize the
importance of being November 70% of the students agree that books
caring through movie
2016 & recommended by teachers are related to
appreciation sessions and
book fairs March people/ organizations/ other parties that care
2017 for the family and the wider community
8. To design meaningful during the two large-scale book fairs for
activities to help students them to understand the works done by others
reflect on the importance in helping the needy all over the world.
of being caring through
movie appreciation
sessions and book fairs

9. To share with students
real life stories of
successful people and
guide them to find out the
good habits of successful
people
Nov 16 to Most of the students will find out the good Teachers’ observation Careers Section
Mar 17 habits of successful people and learn the
importance of giving back to society in S.2
and S.4 Life Planning Education lessons.

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 Time People Resources
Strategies / Task Success Criteria Method of Evaluation
Scale Responsible Required
10. To share with students June 2016 80 % of the participants are cooperative and Teachers’ assessment & Counselling
the skills and attitude of self-disciplined in the Leadership Training students’ questionnaires Team
being responsible Big Camp.
Sisters through
leadership training Sept 2016- 80% of the participants can meet the standard
activities and the May 2017 of being responsible Big Sisters in
implementing support programmes for S.1.
implementation of
support programmes for
S.1

11. Student ambassadors are Whole Most of the student ambassadors take part in Students’ feedback Civic
asked to set their year community service or take the role in the Education
personal goal and family to show their care to their family Committee
individual action plan to members. Students are able to report to the
help themselves take part teachers-in-charge and share their experiences
in community service or at the end of the school year.
take the role in the family
to show their care to their
family members.
Students will share their
experiences.

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 Time People Resources
Strategies / Task Success Criteria Method of Evaluation
Scale Responsible Required
12. Class teacher periods November 70% of the students agree that the learning Questionnaires Discipline
are arranged for S.1-S.4 2016 – materials and the learning activities conducted Committee
students to discuss the May 2017 during Class Teacher periods help them
importance of being a understand the importance of being a
self-disciplined person self-disciplined person.
and guide them to
reflect on the Teachers’ observation
importance of There are fewer cases related to discipline & school discipline
observing discipline problem (uniform, cleanliness, lateness) than record
and obeying laws. the previous year.

S.3 students will share

their opinions in writing
an argumentative essay.

13. To provide Whole 80% of the S.3 students agree that “Eyes on Questionnaires Extra-curricu
opportunities for year the Community Service Programme” will help lar Activities
students to take part in them respect and appreciate the strengths of Section
community services their teammates and the service target.

80% of the students agree that they will have a

stronger incentive to serve the community in
future.

70% of the students from each class will

fulfill the requirement of rendering the
“One-student-one-service Scheme” at least
ONCE in the school year.

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 Strategies / Task Time Success Criteria Method of Evaluation People Resources
Scale Responsible Required
14. Activities related to Whole 70% of the participants agree that the Students’ Health
year activities related to adopting a healthy life questionnaires Promotion
healthy lifestyle and
style will help them and their family members Team
environmental get to know more about the problem of having
protection will be held. abnormal blood pressure or diabetes.
Students are
encouraged to share the
knowledge about blood
pressure or diabetes
with their family.

15. To share with students November 70% of the students agree that the movie Students’ reflections & PTA
real life stories of 2016 shown will help them enhance their parent’s questionnaires Committee
youngsters overcoming
confidence in overcoming difficulties
difficulties and guide
them to reflect on
positive attitude
towards life

To share with parents 70% of the parents agree that the movie
real life stories of shown will help them understand the
helping youngsters difficulties faced by their daughters and
overcome difficulties parental trust and support will be provided to
and guide them to
their children afterwards.
reflect on their
parent-child
relationship

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2. Major Concern: To cultivate an inquisitive mind and to foster a positive learning attitude

Time People Resources

Strategies / Task Success Criteria Method of Evaluation
Scale Responsible Required
1. To provide opportunities Whole Subject teachers involved will design Teachers’ & students’ Academic Meetings on
Days 6 with the
for students to take part in year classwork or homework for students to questionnaires Committee support provided
the think-pair-share implement the think-pair-share stages in the and by the
procedures in the lessons lessons. Departments School-based
Curriculum
of English Development
Subject teachers involved will design
2. To provide platforms for Language, (Secondary)
stimulating and challenging tasks to motivate Section
students to participate in Mathematics,
students’ learning inside and outside the (SBCDS)
challenging tasks in the Chinese Catering for
classroom. Learner
lesson and outside the Language,
Diversity (CLD),
lesson Subject teachers involved will promote Mathematics, Education and
interactive learning through the activities Liberal Manpower
3. To motivate students to Studies, Bureau
designed.
raise various types of Chinese Training
sessions and
questions to promote History,
on-site support
interactive learning Integrated on Philosophy in
Humanities, Schools Project
provided by The
Biology, Department of
Integrated International
Science, Education and
Lifelong
Computer Learning, The
Literacy and Education
University of
Visual Arts Hong Kong

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 Time People Resources
Strategies / Task Success Criteria Method of Evaluation
Scale Responsible Required
4. To arrange split classes Whole All subjects with the arrangement of split Teachers’ Chinese
and/or small group year classes and/or small group teaching will adopt questionnaires Language,
English
teaching in Chinese suitable strategies in teaching.
Language,
Language, English Mathematics
Language, Mathematics and Liberal
and Liberal Studies Studies
focusing on the
October & 60% of the students could pass the citation Students’ assessments Library &
importance of developing
November workshops for S.2 students criteria of the I.H.
an inquisitive mind
2016 project. Department
5. To design classwork or
homework to develop
students’ inquisitive mind January to 70% of the students agree that the 3 Library
June 2017 “Academic Months” in the 3 Key Learning
6. To make use of different
Areas (KLAs), Science Education,
varieties of teaching
Technology Education and Arts Education
resources and appropriate
will help them build up positive learning
teaching strategies to
attitude outside classroom.
cultivate students’
inquisitive mind in class Whole At least 10 students will participate actively in Students’ work IT
year competitions held at school and interschool Committee
with quality work.

March to Students’ infrastructural design in the Wifi

April 2017 infrastructure as part of the planning work in
Wifi-900 project

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 Time Method of People
Strategies / Task Success Criteria Resources Required
Scale Evaluation Responsible
7. To design meaningful November 80% of the S.1 students agree that the Questionnaire Counselling
activities to help students 2016 to activities in the support programmes Team
reflect on their learning March provided by the Big Sisters help them
habits 2017 find out by themselves what good
learning habits are and they have stronger
incentive to better their learning habits

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3. Major Concern: To sustain the culture of professional sharing to better provide for our students’ growing developmental needs

Time Method of People Resources

Strategies / Task Success Criteria
Scale Evaluation Responsible Required
1. To implement Whole Strategical lesson plans of the subject involved in Questionnaires Academic Meetings on
collaborative teaching, year Major Concern 2 will be produced. Days 6 with the
Committee support provided
lesson observation and
Collaborative teams in Major Concern 2 supported by the
evaluation in response to School-based
Major Concern 1 and by the EDB and the EUHK will try out lessons Curriculum
Major Concern 2 planned. Development
(Secondary)
Other collaborative teams will try out the lesson Section
2. To arrange sharing
sessions for members to plan, conduct lesson observation and evaluation. (SBCDS)
Catering for
share the good practice of Collaborative teams in S.1 to S.3 will implement Learner
learning and teaching Project-based Learning in S.1 to S.3. Diversity (CLD),
Education and
3. To join the EDB’s School Sharing sessions at departmental and at school Manpower
based Support Services level will be organized. Bureau
2016-17 – Catering for Training
Learner Diversity 70% of the teachers agree that the sharing sessions
sessions and
can enhance sharing culture and they will benefit on-site support
4. To participate in the from other colleagues from the sharing sessions. on Philosophy in
“Philosophy in Schools Schools Project
70% of the teachers agree that they will learn from provided by The
Project” provided by the teachers of other subjects through lesson Department of
Department of observations. International
International Education Education and
and Lifelong Learning, the Lifelong
Education University of Learning, The
Hong Kong Education
University of
Hong Kong

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 Time Method of People Resources
Strategies / Task Success Criteria
Scale Evaluation Responsible Required

5. To organize two Induction August & At least 70% of the staff will learn new or Questionnaires Staff
programs for new teachers September stimulating ideas and approaches related to Development
2016 identifying and supporting students to enhance Committee
effective teaching and learning in the above
6. To conduct workshops on August workshops and seminars.
“Potential development for 2016
gifted/high ability
students” to enhance
effective teaching and
learning

7. To hold joint school staff October

development programme 2016
entitled “Communication
with Youth and Fostering a
Passionate Attitude for
Teachers”

8. To co-organize a seminar November

with the Academic 2016
Committee on "Cater for
Learner Diversity" to
better equip teachers to
cope with diverse needs of
students

9. To conduct workshops on February,

‘Strategies for stress April &
relaxation’ and June 2017
‘e-learning’

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 Time Method of People Resources
Strategies / Task Success Criteria
Scale Evaluation Responsible Required
Whole At least 80% of the panel heads and Teacher Teachers’ feedback All departments
year Librarian will arrange one sharing session for & Careers
panel members to share the good practice of Section &
learning and teaching in their departmental Counselling
meetings: The Careers Mistress and Team & Library
Counselling Mistress will arrange sharing
sessions for committee members to share
counseling skills with others during meetings.

At least 50% of the School Assemblies held in Teachers

the second term will focus on giving thanks to
God.

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 School-based After-school Learning and Support Programmes 201 6/17 Appendix 1
School-based Grant - Programme Plan

Name of School: Pope Paul VI College

Staff-in-charge: Mrs. Alice Au Contact Tel. No.: 24208155

A. The estimated number of students (count by heads) benefitted under this Programme is 107
(including A. 18 CSSA recipients; B. 70 SFAS full-grant recipients and C. 19 under school’s discretionary quota).

B. Information on Activities to be subsidized/complemented by the Grant.

Estimated
Success no. of Name of
Method(s) of evaluation Period/Date participating Estimated
* criteria partner/service
Name / Type of activity Objectives of the activity (e.g. test, questionnaire, activity to be eligible expenditure
(e.g. learning provider
etc) held students# ($)
effectiveness) (if applicable)
A B C

Language Training: - To boost students’ - Participants - Tutor’s written 20/7/2016- 0 8 3 2200 Ms. Jinnie
English Summer confidence in will become feedback 29/7/2016 Lin Ching
Enhancement Course (S.1) learning English more confident Yee
in learning
- To consolidate English
students’ foundation
in English and better - Students will
prepare them for be able to
academic subjects follow the
taught in English tutor’s
instructions

- Students’ - Students’
attendance rate attendance
is over 80% record

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 Estimated
Success no. of Name of
Method(s) of evaluation Period/Date participating Estimated
* criteria partner/service
Name / Type of activity Objectives of the activity (e.g. test, questionnaire, activity to be eligible expenditure
(e.g. learning provider
etc) held students# ($)
effectiveness) (if applicable)
A B C

Adventure Activities: - To enhance students’ 75% of the - Questionnaire 13/10/2016- 9 40 0 18620 Jockey Club
S.1 Adventure-based self-confidence and participants will find 14/10/2016 Cheung Chau
Camp cultivate their sense the program useful - Advisor’s Don Bosco
of responsibility observation Youth Centre

- To strengthen
students’ problem
solving skills

- To foster mutual
support among
classmates

Learning Skills - To consolidate Participants will - Questionnaire November 1 3 4 15000

Training: students’ foundation become more 2016 to
Remedial Course in some subjects confident in learning May 2017
(S.1-S.3)
Self-confidence - To enhance students’ 75% of the - Questionnaire December 7 10 6 9200 Caritas
Development: self-confidence participants will find 2016
Cyberteen-Personal the program useful - Advisor’s
Growth - To strengthen observation Junior Police
Adventure-based Camp students’ problem Call
solving skills and
communication
skills Jockey Club
Cheung Chau
- To foster mutual Don Bosco
support among Youth Centre
group members and
mentors

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 Estimated
Success no. of Name of
Method(s) of evaluation Period/Date participating Estimated
* criteria partner/service
Name / Type of activity Objectives of the activity (e.g. test, questionnaire, activity to be eligible expenditure
(e.g. learning provider
etc) held students# ($)
effectiveness) (if applicable)
A B C
Art / Cultural Activities: - To develop students’ - Participants will - Instructor’s Mid-Oct 1 4 2 8500 Green Hill
Zheng Class potential in playing be able to play assessment 2016 to Anglo-Chine
the Zheng the Zheng May 2017 se Arts
individually Performance
- To boost students’ and together Troupe
self-confidence with all other
members
- To cultivate
students’ - Participants will
co-operation with become more
others confident and
develop team
spirit

Art / Cultural Activities: - To develop students’ - Participants will - Instructor’s Late Sept 3 11 10 24000 Qin Music
Love and Service Band potential in playing be able to play assessment 2016 to Company
musical instruments the musical Aug 2017
instruments
- To boost students’ individually
self-confidence and together
with all other
- To cultivate students’ band members
co-operation with -
others Participants will
become more
confident and
develop team
spirit

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 Estimated
Success no. of Name of
Method(s) of evaluation Period/Date Estimated
* criteria participating expenditure partner/service
Name / Type of activity Objectives of the activity (e.g. test, questionnaire, activity to be
(e.g. learning eligible students# provider
etc) held ($)
effectiveness) (if applicable)
A B C

Leadership Training: - To strengthen the - Participants’ - Advisor’s 30/6/2017- 3 19 0 9834 Hong Kong
Leadership Training Camp leadership skills of leadership skills observation 1/7/2017 Federation of
the School Prefects will be
and Counselling strengthened - Questionnaires Youth Groups
Team Assistants Jockey Club
Sai Kung
Outdoor
Training Camp

@
No. of
Total no. of activities: ____7____ man-times
24 95 25

**
Total no. of
144
man-times

Note:
* Types of activities are categorized as follows: tutorial service, learning skill training, languages training, visits, art /culture activities, sports, self-confidence development, volunteer service,
adventure activities, leadership training, and communication skills training courses.
# Eligible students: students in receipt of CSSA (A), SFAS full grant (B) and disadvantaged students identified by the school under the discretionary quota (not more than 25%) (C)
@ Man-times: refers to the aggregate no. of benefitted students participating in each activity listed above.
**Total no. of man-times: the aggregate of man-times (A) + (B) + (C)

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 Appendix 2
Plan on Use of Capacity Enhancement Grant (2016-2017)

Means by which teachers have been consulted: Subject Panel Meetings and Staff Meetings, plans proposed by Subject Panel Chairpersons
No. of operating classes: 24

Chinese Language

Task Area Major Area(s) of Implementation

Benefits Anticipated
Implementation Resources Success Method(s) of People
Concern Plan Schedule Required Criteria Evaluation Responsible

Curriculum 1. To search To employ a full-time 1. The teaching From 1-9-2016 Salary of the Most teachers of Performance Ms. Amy So
development and prepare Teacher Assistant(TA) data bank of the to 31-8-2017 TA the Chinese appraisal of the (Panel
and coping teaching to: Department will --$13832.70 Language TA. Chairperson of
with diverse materials to be enriched. per month Department agree the Chinese
1. search and prepare
learning enrich the 2. Teachers’ (including that the TA help Language
teaching materials
needs of data bank of workload in 5%MPF) for relieve their Education Key
to enrich the data
students the preparing 12 months workload. Learning Area)
bank of the
Department. teaching
Department.
materials will be Total:
2. To organize $13832.70
2. help handle relieved.
and conduct
clerical work of the
tutorial
Department.
classes to
cope with
learner
diversity.

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English Language

Major Area(s) Implementation Implementation Resources Success Method(s) of People

Task Area Benefits Anticipated
of Concern Plan Schedule Required Criteria Evaluation Responsible

Curriculum To provide To employ a full-time 1. Teachers can be From 1-9-2016 Salary of the 1. Teachers’ 1. Performance Mrs. Jovie
Teaching Assistant relieved from workload is appraisal of
development assistance to to 31-8-2017 TA: $13832.70 Chan
some of their relieved and the TA
(TA) to:
and coping teachers and give workload and (including 5% most of the (Panel
can spare more English 2. Feedback
with diverse remedial support 1. assist teachers in MPF) for 12 from Chairperson of
preparing teaching time in teachers find
learning needs to weaker preparing for months the TA helpful students the English
materials and
of students students their lessons and Language
clerical work 2. The learning
taking care of
Total: needs of the Education Key
2. assist teachers in students with
special learning $13832.70 weaker Learning Area)
organizing and
needs students are
conducting taken care of
English-learning 2. The weaker
activities students will be 3. Positive
given more students’
3. assist teachers / response to the
remedial support
tutors in services
conducting 3. The ELTS provided by
remedial classes Centre will be and activities
well-managed organized in
after school and
and utilized the ELTS
during summer Centre
holidays
4. assist in the daily
operation of the
English Leaning
and Teaching
Support Centre
(ELTS Centre)

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Mathematics

Major
Implementation Benefits Implementation Resources Success Method(s) of People
Task Area Area(s) of
Plan Anticipated Schedule Required Criteria Evaluation responsible
Concern

Curriculum To provide To employ a full-time 1. Teachers can From 1-9-2016 Salary of the 1. Most of the 1. Feedback Mrs. Rebecca
development assistance to Teaching Assistant (TA) to: be relieved of teaching Mathematics from Chan
to 31-8-2017
some of their teachers find students
and coping teachers and assistant - (Panel
1. assist teachers in workload and the TA helpful.
with diverse give remedial preparing teaching $13832.70 2. Performance Chairperson of
can spare
learning support to the materials for the subject per month 2. The learning appraisal of the Mathematics
more time in
needs of the the TA Education Key
needs of weaker preparing (including 5%
2. assist teachers in weaker Learning Area)
students students their lessons MPF) for 12
organizing and students are
and taking
months taken care of.
conducting subject-related care of the
activities special
learning needs Total:
3. supervise the weaker of students. $13832.70
students to finish their
homework 2. The weaker
students will
4. help students solve their be given more
problems in learning remedial
Mathematics after school support.
lessons

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Liberal Studies

Major Area(s) of Implementation Benefits Implementation Resources Success Method(s) of People

Task Area
Concern Plan Anticipated Schedule Required Criteria Evaluation Responsible

Assistance to To relieve the To employ a Liberal Studies From 1-9-2016 Salary of the The LS It is recommended Mrs. Ada Lo
the Liberal workload of the teaching assistant teachers can be teaching teachers that a teaching (Panel
to 31-8-2017
Studies Panel Liberal Studies to assist the relieved of assistant - reflected that assistant be Chairperson
teachers Liberal Studies some paper $13832.70 the teaching employed in the of the
teachers with work and can per month assistant had coming academic Liberal
clerical work and spare more time (including 5% been very year Studies
help prepare in planning the MPF) for 12 helpful and Cross-curric
teaching curriculum and months their clerical ular Subject)
materials, IES workload had
worksheets Total: been relieved.
$13832.70

The CEG Plan has been endorsed by the Incorporated Management Committee.

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 Appendix 3

Pope Paul VI College

Policies, Resources and Measures Adopted in Implementing the Whole School Approach to
Integrated Education (2016/2017 school year)

I. Policy  Our school is committed to developing an inclusive culture through the

Whole School Approach to support students with SEN. Resources are
deployed to provide appropriate and diversified support to these students so
as to enhance their learning and adjustment to school life.

 We treasure home-school cooperation by establishing regular communication

channels to facilitate parents’ participation in the formulation of support
strategies for students with SEN.

II. Resources To facilitate our school’s support to students with SEN, the following additional
resources are provided by the Education Bureau:

 Learning Support Grant

III. Support Students with SEN are provided with the following support measures:-
measures and
allocation of  A student support team headed by the Guidance Mistress is established. Case
resources meetings are held with class teachers, the examination co-ordinator, subject
teachers and the Educational Psychologist.

 Educational Psychologist stations at the school twice per month to provide

school-based support services.

 Adjusted homework strategies are provided to students in need.

 Special examination accommodation is provided to students in need.

 Students of the junior classes are supported by those from the senior classes
through peer tutoring.

 Part-time assistants are employed to provide tutorials on Saturdays and during

school holidays.

 A SEN support team assistant is employed to help implement Individual

Education Plan (IEP) and conduct small group activities and workshops on
school days.

 Regular contacts with the parents concerned are maintained to report students’
learning performance and to enlist their support in alignment with the school
measures.

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 Teachers are encouraged to take specific training geared towards the
particular special education need of students in the school.

 Educational Psychologists or experienced teachers are invited to conduct

school-based staff development workshops.

 Useful web links or resources related to teaching strategies for SEN students
are shared among teachers.

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