Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Ka Shing College

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, founded in 1982. It is the twelfth secondary school established by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. The school is located in Cheung Wah Estate, Fanling.

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Ka Shing College
東華三院李嘉誠中學
Pictured in 2009
Address
Cheung Wah Estate, Fanling, New Territories

Coordinates22.492625°N 114.142920°E / 22.492625; 114.142920
Information
School typeAided, Secondary school
MottoDiligence, Frugality, Loyalty and Faithfulness
(勤、儉、忠、信)
Established1982
School districtNorth District
SupervisorLeung Ting-yu
PrincipalLeung Hok-po
Vice-principalsTang Wun-cheung
Chong Yat-sau
Years6
GenderCo-educational
Classes24
LanguageEqually Chinese and English
Campus sizeAbout 7,000 m²
AffiliationTung Wah Group of Hospitals
Websitewww.twghlkss.edu.hk

Donor

Li Ka-shing, renowned Hong Kong business magnate, investor and philanthropist, made significant 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. Hence, the school was named after him.

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

There are currently 4 houses.

Existing Eliminated
Red Orange
Yellow Brown
Blue Green
Purple Gray

The originally consisting 8 houses is merged into 4 in school year 2018–2019. The students in the eliminated houses in year 2017–2018 are now assigned to the corresponding houses shown on the table above.

Academic

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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