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One School Two Systems

One School Two Systems. Presentation “ Learning for the Future”- 2 nd Conference May 16, 2009. Fukien Secondary School. Direct Subsidy Scheme School Sponsored by Fukien Chamber of Commerce Established in 1951 Reprovisioned to new campus in Kwun Tong in 2000. Student enrolment.

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One School Two Systems

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  1. One School Two Systems Presentation “ Learning for the Future”- 2nd Conference May 16, 2009

  2. Fukien Secondary School • Direct Subsidy Scheme School • Sponsored by Fukien Chamber of Commerce • Established in 1951 • Reprovisioned to new campus in Kwun Tong in 2000

  3. Student enrolment

  4. Teaching Team

  5. Banding of S1 students

  6. Territory-wide System AssessmentPerformance Territory- wide percentage of Students achieving Basic Competency FSS percentage of students achieving Basic Competency

  7. HKCEE Performance

  8. Value- Addedness Performance

  9. HKA-Level Performance

  10. External Review on Teaching & Learning Conducted by the University of Hong Kong (2006) “ The school is , in our judgment , delivering quality educational experiences and student achievement is commensurate with its original proposal to secure the DSS status.”

  11. Fukien Secondary School CMI / EMI Classes

  12. Fukien Secondary School CMI / EMI Classes

  13. Performance of EMI and CMI students – First Term Examination (2008-2009)( S.1-S.5)

  14. 2005 HKCEE Performance of Students Promoted from S.1

  15. 2006 HKCEE Performance of Students Promoted from S.1

  16. 2007 HKCEE Performance of Students Promoted from S.1

  17. 2008 HKCEE Performance of Students Promoted from S.1

  18. Advantages of operating two systems • Chance to develop students according to their strengths • Chance to develop teachers • Chance to boost overall English Language • standard • Availability of contrasting model • Enhancement of school status

  19. Intrinsic hurdles CMI Image Patriotic school image Students’ phoebia of English

  20. Operating “One School, Two Systems” is a long process of CARE • Compromise • Adaptation • Reflection • Endearment

  21. Problems encountered in • Designing curriculum • Deploying staff • Streaming students • Allocating resources • Building English language environment • Nurturing a harmonious campus • Ensuring student performance in public examinations • Meeting parents’ desire & expectation • Publicizing the “two systems”

  22. Problems encountered in designing curriculum • Same scheme of work? • Same exam paper? • Same targets?

  23. Problems encountered by the school in deploying staff • Who to teach? • How to share workload? • How to develop teachers? • How to monitor quality?

  24. Problems encountered by the school in streaming students • How to stream? • Any mechanism to allow opting in and out? • How about in A-level classes?

  25. Problems encountered by the school in allocating resources • Biased allocation of resources • Administrative arrangement

  26. Biased allocation of resources • Library collections • Additional English Language lessons for CMI classes • Additional language support lessons for EMI classes

  27. Fukien Secondary School Library Collection (01.09.2000-22.04.2009)

  28. Administrative arrangement • Additional Deputy Principal & EMI Co-ordinator • Setting up EMI Department • Allocation of classrooms • Relationship between EMI Department & various subject panels

  29. Problems encountered in building English language environment • Deep-rooted traditions • Difficult to maintain an all English environment • Efforts used • Slow process of evolution NOT revolution

  30. Problems encountered in nurturing a harmonious campus • Not much trouble • Labelling effect? Who label whom ? • Measures taken

  31. Problems encountered in ensuring student performance in public examinations • Teachers’doubts • EMI students’ general reaction to school policy • Students’ promotion to S.6

  32. Problems encountered in meeting parents’ desire & expectation • Parents’ preference for EMI classes • Parents’ high expectation • Parents’ doubts

  33. Problems encountered in publicizing the “two systems” • Not easily comprehensible by parents • Not known to principals & teachers • Publicizing of EMI Department &English Language teaching • Offering of scholarships

  34. One School Two Systems is an on-going process of learning

  35. New Challenges 334 NSS Fine-tuning of MOI policy

  36. Thank you for attentionchowlosai@hotmail.com

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