Islands
Caritas Charles Vath College
Address: 4 Chung Yat Street, Tung Chung, Lantau Island, N.T.
Tel: 29888821
Email: info@ccvc.edu.hk
Fax: 29888831
URL: http://www.ccvc.edu.hk
How to travel to Caritas Charles Vath College
By Lantau bus No. 37, or 38X during peak hours from Tung Chung MTR Station to Chung Yat Street.
Students can also take Lantau bus No. 39M to Mun Tung Estate and followed by a 5-minutes walk to school.
About
Caritas Charles Vath College is a DSS Co-ed secondary school located in Hong KongThe school was founded in 2003. The school is located in Islands, and covers an area of approximately 7608 square meters. The supervisor/chairman of the school management committee is Lee Kim Wah Mr.,And the principal is Hung Yuk Yee Ms. (MSc, BA). The sponsoring body of Caritas Charles Vath College is Caritas Hong Kong and is a Catholicism school. The mission of the school: "Caritas Charles Vath College (CCVC) conforms to the vision and mission from its school sponsoring body, Caritas Hong Kong. We are paying special attention to the needs and aspirations of the Last, the Least and the Lost (3Ls) within the community. We are committed to developing a caring, quality education service grounded in Christian values and the principle of lifelong learning."School has Parent-Teacher Association,doesn't has student union,doesn't has IMC,has old students/alumni associations, the existence of these organizations promotes the cohesion and cooperation of the school community. The motto of Caritas Charles Vath College Adhering to the school motto of Be Faithful, Diligent and Stay Simple, Love God and One Another, encourages students to strive for excellence in academic, moral and personal growth.
Admission Information
Class Structure
Form 1: 0 classes. Form 2: undefined classes.
Form 3: undefined classes. Form 4: 2 classes.
Form 5: 2 classes. Form 6: 2 classes.
^It is important to note that these class numbers may change over time, so students and parents should check with the school for the most up-to-date class structure when applying for admission.
2022-2023
Secondary One Entrance
Our school will not accept discretionary places. Our school will not participate in the Secondary School Places Allocation System through central allocation stage (Applicable for admission to S.1 in September 2023 ).
2022-2023
Orientation Activities and Healthy Living
Our school does not offer Secondary 1 to Secondary 3 courses
2022-2023 Annual Fees
The tuition structure for Caritas Charles Vath College is as follows:
∎ Form 1: Tuition is $0/year, lecture fee is $0.
∎ Form 2: Tuition is $0/year, lecture fee is $0.
∎ Form 3: Tuition is $0/year, lecture fee is $0.
∎ Form 4: Tuition is $8400"/year, lecture fee is $0.
∎ Form 5: Tuition is $8400"/year, lecture fee is $0.
∎ Form 6: Tuition is $8400"/year, lecture fee is $0.
The PTA dues are $30" per year.
Student union fee: $0.
The approved charge for non-standard items is $0 per year.
Other charges/fees: $0.
^Please note that the above prices and charges are for reference only and may change over time. Students and parents should check with the school for the latest tuition and related fee details when applying for admission.
2022-2023 Faculty Profile (Including Principal)
Based on 2022/2023 data, Caritas Charles Vath College has a total of 9 teachers and (not given) approved teacher positions. The qualifications and professional training of teachers are as follows:
∎ Diploma of Education: 89% of the total number of teachers in the school.
∎ Bachelor's degree: 100% of the school's faculty.
∎ Master's degree, doctoral degree or above: accounting for 56% of the total number of teachers in the school.
∎ Special education training: 11% of the total number of teachers in the school.
In terms of seniority of teachers, the data are as follows:
∎ Teachers with 0-4 years of experience account for 22% of the total number of teachers in the school.
∎ Teachers with 5-9 years of experience account for 33% of the total number of teachers in the school.
∎ Teachers with 10 or more years of experience account for 45% of the total number of teachers in the school.
These data show that Caritas Charles Vath College has an experienced team of teachers with diverse academic and professional training. more than half of teachers hold master's, doctoral or above degrees, which will help to provide more in-depth and professional educational content. Their PGCE and BA guarantee they have a good foundation in teaching. In addition, many teachers have rich teaching experience, and 45% of teachers have 10 or more years of seniority. This means that they have accumulated rich experience and professional knowledge in the teaching field, and can better guide and support the growth of students.These teacher profiles reflect that Caritas Charles Vath College has a team of strong and experienced teachers who provide a high quality education to their students.
Subjects offered in the 2022-2023 school year
Form 1 to Form 3:
Chinese as the medium of instruction: -
English as the medium of instruction:-
Form 4 to Form 6:
Chinese as the medium of instruction:Chinese Language, Mathematics, Citizenship and Social Development (S4, S5), Liberal Studies (S6), Tourism & Hospitality Studies, Information & Communication Technology, Visual Arts, Design & Applied Technology, Physical Education and Drama
English as the medium of instruction:English Language
Subjects proposed for the 2023-2024 school year
Form 1 to Form 3:
Chinese as the medium of instruction:undefined
English as the medium of instruction:undefined
Form 4 to Form 6:
Chinese as the medium of instruction:Chinese Language, Mathematics, Citizenship and Social Development, Tourism & Hospitality Studies, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Information & Communication Technology, Design & Applied Technology, Ethics & Religious Studies and Drama
English as the medium of instruction:English Language
School Facilities (for Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs)
In order to provide students with diversified development, our school has been equipped with different recreation rooms such as Dancing Room, English Corner, Studio and Chapel. Other special rooms such as Cosmetology Room, Multi-media Learning Centre (MMLC), Art Room, Animation Room, Interactive Computer Room and Black Box Theatre are also available for the purpose of teaching the NSS subjects and school-based curriculum.
Accessible lift, Accessible toilet and tactile guide path plan.
School Characteristics
School Management
School's Major Concerns:
Please refer to the school website for our School Development Plan.
School Management Organisation:
A structural administrative system with professional leadership is in place to better the utilization of resources.
Incorporated Management Committee / School Management Committee / Management Committee:
Caritas Charles Vath College School Management Committee Limited
School Green Policy:
The school encourages our staff and students to "cherish the environment, save energy and reduce waste" so that students can understand the concept and importance of environmental conservation in their campus life. By organizing different activities such as the "Mooncake Box/Red Packet Recycling" project, the "Earth Hour" activity for one hour with lights off, "Environmental Discipline" and various lectures on environmental protection, etc., we train our students to protect the environment with the right attitude. We also encourage our students to live an environmentally-friendly life. The school also implements different environmental protection measures, such as the use of T5 lamps and environmental faucets, the establishment of waste paper, aluminum cans and plastic bottle recycling bins, and the use of air-conditioning only when the temperature is higher than 25 degrees Celsius.
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Learning and Teaching Plan
Whole-school Language Policy:
Language subjects acted as core subjects, the school actively provides resources and supports, so that students' reading, writing, listening and speaking skills can be enhanced through daily lessons, co-curricular activities, cross-curricular activities and after-school activities.
Learning and Teaching Strategies:
1. A learner-centred curriculum is designed to provide our students with more learning opportunities so as to explore their potential.
2. Our teachers are encouraged to adopt the learner-centered teaching approach so that students can master the knowledge, skills and attitude acquired more effectively.
3. To enable our students to meet the needs of the society, we provide recognized qualifications other than the HKDSE and interesting and enlightening subjects other than the core to help cultivate their many talents.
4. To enhance students' interest in reading, our school has spared no effort in promoting reading to our students.
School-based curriculum:
1. Electives: 2X. Elective Subjects: Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Visual Arts, Design and Applied Technology, Information and Communication Technology, Physical Education
2. Curriculum highlights: Our school is keen on offering School-Based Programmes and Courses of Convergence. Students can learn from real and challenging tasks apart from coping with the public exam. This experience ensures them an advantage to devote in professional jobs or entering associate degrees.
Development of the Four Key Tasks:
1. Bridging programmes have been provided to cater for the diversities of students' learning background and abilities;
2. Through self-directed learning, students will be provided a comfortable learning pace;
3. Collaborations of cross-curricular including STEM are encouraged in order to provide practical learning experience from the integration and applications among subjects.
Life Planning Education:
All students participate in life and career planning. It is gradually implemented according to the abilities and needs of students at different stages, including self-knowledge and development, career exploration and career planning and management. In addition, the school attaches great importance to vocational education. Through the provision of practical learning classes and work-based learning courses, students can have an in-depth thinking about their future studies and employment, and thus achieve the results of career planning.
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Student Support
Whole School Approach to Catering for Learner Diversity:
The school adopts Whole-School Approach to take care of the individual needs of students, continues the integrated education policy of junior secondary school, and arranges a good learning environment according to a systematic support process to allow students to integrate into campus life. The school holds a Parent-Child Orientation Day every year, inviting parents to participate in parent-child communication workshops and related lectures to help students adapt and integrate into campus life as soon as possible. The school also adopts a dual-class-teacher system to provide comprehensive care for students.
The school adopts diversified teaching techniques and auxiliary tools to design suitable teaching materials for students according to the different learning needs of students. The whole school actively promotes self-directed learning and encourages students to prepare for the lessons before class which helps reduce differences in students' learning. In the teaching environment, the school gives full play to the spirit of mutual help among peers, teaching through collaborative learning and assigning different roles according to students' abilities and talents, so that every student can participate in the class and conduct related classroom duties according to their own roles. Our mission is to construct a campus culture of friendship and care.
Whole School Approach to Integrated Education:
In response to the individual differences and special educational needs of students, the school provides high-quality educational services to help every student develop their full potential. It also encourages teachers and students to respect each other's individual differences and create an inclusive campus together.
The school adopts measures to provide more comprehensive care and appropriate arrangements to identify and support students with special needs as early as possible. The school also provides teachers with special education-related professional training to support students’ needs. We also set up regular meetings to follow up, review and provide appropriate assistance to students’ learning and support. The school attaches great importance to home-school cooperation and thus establishes a constant communication mechanism with parents to understand the needs of students and discuss strategies to support students together. There are two registered social workers in our school servicing students and their parents in their studies and life needs.
The school also provides special examination arrangements for students with special educational needs, such as extending exam duration, enlarging exam papers and reading exam papers by computer screen reading and software. The school assists in applying for special arrangements in public exam according to the evaluation report from the experts.
Educational Support for Non-Chinese Speaking Students:
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Measures to provide adaptation for Learning and Assessment:
1. Formative and summative assessments are employed, so that students' performance in class, assignments, tests, examinations as well as their participation in co-curricular activities are all taken into consideration.
2. Based on the results of the assessments, teachers can make an adjustment in the curriculum and conduct follow-up actions such as holding enhancement and remedial classes, co-curricular activities and so on.
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Home-School Co-operation and School Ethos
Home-School Co-operation:
To allow greater learner support, it is our mission to cultivate a positive school culture and ethos, to promote an all-round education and to establish close rapport with parents and external organizations.
School Ethos:
To establish a positive school culture and school spirit so as to promote the idea of "Whole-Person Education".
Details: http://www.ccvc.edu.hk/pta/
Future Development
School Development Plan:
Please refer to the school website for our School Development Plan.
Teacher Professional Training and Development:
Teacher development and training provide teachers to understand the goals and policy of the school so as to enhance their sense of belonging to the school and the spirit of working as a team. Throughout the Staff Development Days, teachers are encouraged to take part in various workshops, seminars and discussions so that they have more chances to exchange the experiences. As a consequence, teachers' competence in teaching, classroom management skills, counselling skills and so on can be enhanced.
Life-wide Learning (including Five Essential Learning Experiences to be provided through Key Learning Areas, extra-curricular activities, co-curricular activities, etc.):
Life-wide learning aims to provide students with diversified learning opportunities, that is, learning in a real environment, learning through practice, and learning through communication with people from different backgrounds and industries.
1. Arranging students to visit different institutions to apply their subject knowledge in a real environment and gain learning experience through practice.
2. Inviting professionals from different fields to host lectures and arrange activities. Schools may also arrange students to visit the workplace of the professionals to broaden their horizons.
3. Participating in subject-related exhibitions, competitions, or organize community activities, etc. in which students can apply their knowledge and skills they have learned and gain group work and collaboration experiences.
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Others
The school offers scholarships to provide learning-related assistance to students with financial difficulties.