HKUGA Primary School (also called Hong Kong University Graduates Associate Primary School; ) is a private co-educational primary school located at No. 9 Yee Shing Street in
Chai Wan
Chai Wan (; ), formerly known as Sai Wan (西灣), lies at the east end of the urban area of Hong Kong Island next to Shau Kei Wan. The area is administratively part of the Eastern District, and is a mosaic of industrial and residential area ...
,
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
.
Overview
It was founded by the Hong Kong University Graduates Association in 2002.
According to the ''
Hong Kong Economic Times
The ''Hong Kong Economic Times'' (abbreviated as the ''HKET'') is a financial daily newspaper in Hong Kong. It was founded by Lawrence S P Fung (), (chairman), Perry Mak (managing director), Arthur Shek Kang-chuen ()(executive director) and o ...
'', the HKUGA Primary School is "one of the most sought-after DSS schools".
Every year, the school receives roughly 6,000 admittance applications for 120 spots.
Applicants go through three rounds of interviews.
The interviews test group activities, reading, logical questions, conversations, and how familiar parents are with the school.
It is a
Direct Subsidy Scheme
The Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) is instituted by the Education Bureau of Hong Kong to enhance the quality of private schools at the primary and secondary levels. The Hong Kong government has been encouraging non-government secondary schools w ...
(DSS) school.
It is a through-train school () in which the primary school students proceed directly to the linked secondary school
Hong Kong University Graduate Association College
Hong Kong University Graduate Association College or HKUGA College (HKUGAC; ) is a secondary school located at No. 9 Nam Fung Road, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong.
History
It was founded in 2006 by the Hong Kong University Graduates Association. ...
without going through the central allocation process.
Author Ian Tsang cautioned parents to consider the considerable distance between the two schools: the primary school was in the
Eastern District, while the secondary school was in the
Southern District.
The school emphasises reading and independent learning.
Unlike the typical school which would have teachers teach different subjects, HKUGA Primary School follows the approach of having teachers each teach a single subject. The aim is to have the teachers specialise and become experts in their subject.
It follows the pedagogical approach in which students are taught how to read in
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
and
Chinese
Chinese can refer to:
* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...
and how to speak in
Cantonese
Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...
, English, and
Mandarin
Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to:
Language
* Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country
** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China
** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...
.
To reduce student stress, the school does not hold exams for students in the first and second grades.
See also
*
Education in Hong Kong
Education in Hong Kong used to be largely modelled on that of the United Kingdom, particularly the English system. Since 2012, the overhaul of secondary school diploma has introduced changes to the number of school years as well as the two-t ...
*
List of primary schools in Hong Kong
The list of primary schools in Hong Kong is arranged by 18 districts of Hong Kong. It includes government schools, aided schools, Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) schools, private schools, as well as English Schools Foundation (ESF) schools and other i ...
References
External links
Official website
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Primary schools in Hong Kong
2002 establishments in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Island