Appendix 3 Exemplar of Analysis of School’s Current Situation

June 2003 version

E x e m p l a r o f A n a l y s i s o f S c h o o l ’s C u r re n t S i t u a t i o n

In line with the Quality Assurance Model of the Hong Kong Education Department (1998),
the following exemplar was adopted to analyse the school’s current situation concerning
gifted education. Based on the school’s current needs, extra columns of “Outstanding”,
“Satisfactory”, “Room for development” and “Remarks / Issues to be attended” have been
added to the chart.

Part I. Management and Organisation

Room for
Remarks / Issues to
Scope Major Items Outstanding Satisfactory development
be attended

Professional ability √

Leadership Relationship with teaching staff √

Management framework √

Planning and √
School policy
Administration
√
General administration

Assignment of duties for staff √

Staff coordination and contacts √

Staff Management
Performance of senior teaching staff √
√
Staff training and assessment of performance
√
Compilation of financial budget
Financial
Management √
Supervision and assessment
√
Provision of resources
Allocation of
Resources √
Arrangement and use of resources and
premises
√
Assessment tools and procedures
√
Self Assessment Staff participation
√
Conclusion and follow-ups

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P a r t I I . Te a c h i n g a n d L e a r n i n g

Room for
Scope Major Items Outstanding Satisfactory development Remarks / Issues to be attended

The school should make more effort on

Curriculum management √ √
curriculum review.
Curriculum
The school should consider offering more
Curriculum planning and
√ √ flexible lessons and activities for high-ability
organisation
students.

Apart from adjusting the programmes and

Teaching arrangement and accelerating the teaching progress, a cross-level
√ √
organisation teaching scheme and related activities should be
considered.

The school should improve the teaching

approach to provide a more relaxed and
challenging learning environment to students.
Teaching Strategy √ √
To achieve this goal, gifted education elements
should be immersed in Chinese, English and
Mathematics lessons.

The school should enhance the interaction

Teaching Skills √ √
Teaching between teachers and students.

The school should adopt an open learning

environment allowing students to have more
freedom in grouping and selection of learning
Classroom Climate √ √
activities. This will help improve the class
atmosphere and meet students’ individual
needs.

Operating Expenses Block Grant (OEBG) can

Subject knowledge and
√ √ be used to provide more latitude for teachers’
professional development
professional development.

Learning approach √

Students’
Learning Participation and progress √

Assessment policy and

√
system

The school should cancel one test or mid-term

examination. However, when reviewing the
students’ assignments, more attention should be
Assessment Assessment method √ √ paid to the assessment for learning. Feedback
of Academic should be given promptly so students will be
Performance aware of their own strengths and weaknesses
and improve themselves accordingly.

Application of assessment
√
materials

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Part III. School Ethos and Supports for Students

Room for
Scope Major Items Outstanding Satisfactory development Remarks / Issues to be attended

Discipline and counselling √

School-based
Remedial
Support Further studies and career
√
counselling

Extra-curricular activities √
Personal,
Social and
The teachers’ sound professional knowledge and
Cultural
experience and their efficient teamwork pave the
Development Cross-curricular activities √
way for the facilitation of cross-curricular
learning.

Considering the students’ outstanding

Support for performance, it is necessary to promote more
Learning support programme √ √
Students with systematic programmes and activities to further
Special develop their talents.
Education
Needs The school provides bursary to help students
Pastoral care √
from poor families.

Home-school cooperation √

Communicatio
n with Parents Contact with other
and Local √
organisations
Communities

Morale √

School Good relationships among teachers, between

Climate teachers and students, as well as among peers
Inter-personal relationships √ create a strong sense of belonging for students.
Alumni also keep frequent contacts with and
give supports to the school.

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Part IV. Academic and Extra-Curricular Performance

Room for
Scope Major Items Outstanding Satisfactory development Remarks / Issues to be attended

90% of the students fall into Band One.

Additionally, our school is a value-added school
under the criteria set forth by the Education and
Manpower Bureau. Over the years, no student
has ever failed Chinese, English and
Mathematics in the Hong Kong Certificate of
Education Examination (HKCEE). The rate of
Academic
Academic results √ achieving Distinctions and Credits in these
Performance
examinations reaches 90.2%. In the most recent
2 years, the average passing rate in the Hong
Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKAL)
reaches 92%, significantly exceeding the
territory-wide average. Our Hong Kong and
overseas University entrance rate reaches 98%
last year.

Our school won awards in the International

Academic achievements √ Mathematics Olympiad and the Science Project
Design Competition last year.

Our school won numerous awards, including

awards for the Inter-School Choral Competition,
Extra-curricula Participation and achievement
√ Schools Swimming Competition, Schools
r Performance in extra-curricular activities
Basketball Competition and Hong Kong Writing
Competition.

Discipline √

Physical fitness and health

√
awareness

The students are self-confident, self-disciplined

Attitude and self-esteem √ and polite. They win great praise from parents
and teachers.