Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Ka Shing College
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| T.W.G.Hs Li Ka Shing College | |
| Location | |
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| Cheung Wah Estate, Fanling, New Territories |
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| Type | Subsidized (Co-ed) |
| Motto | Diligence, Frugality, Loyalty and Trustworthiness |
| Established | 1982 |
| Principal | LEUNG Hok Po |
| Affiliation | Tung Wah Group of Hospitals |
| Information | (+852) 26697455 |
| Website | http://www.twghlkss.edu.hk/ |
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Ka Shing College (Chinese: 東華三院李嘉誠中學)is a whole-day co-educational aided secondary school subsidised by the Hong Kong Government. Located in Cheung Wah Estate, a public housing estate in Fanling in New Territories of Hong Kong, it was the twelfth secondary school set up by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, a charity organisation in 1982.
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[edit] Donor
Li Ka Shing, who is the richest man in Hong Kong, has made a huge donation to build the campus and improved the facilities of this school. For example, he made a donation for installing the air-conditioning systems of the hall and finished in 1997. In addition, he made a donation for the new annex and finished in 2006.
[edit] List of Principals
Here is the list of the principals from 1982 to now:
Mr WU Kwok Yin (胡國賢)(1982 - 1993)
Mr CHUNG Chiang Hon (叢蔣漢)(1993 - 2005)
Mr LEUNG Hok Po (梁學圃)(2005 - )
[edit] House
There are 8 houses in Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Ka Shing College. It is very different from other Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Colleges because they only have 4 houses. The houses are red house(勤社), yellow house(儉社), blue house(忠社), purple house(信社), orange house(仁社), brown house(義社), green house(禮社) and grey house(智社).
[edit] Academic
[edit] Subjects offered
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. The subjects of lower forms are as follows:
| Chinese as medium of instruction | Chinese Language(Putonghua is adopted as medium of instruction), Mathematics, Integrated Science, History & Culture(F.1 & 2), Liberal Studies(F.1 & 2), Chinese History(F.3), History (F.3), Geography(F.3), Economics(F.3), Music, Physical Education, Visual Arts, Home Economics, Design & Technology, Civic Education, Putonghua |
| English as medium of instruction | English Language, English Literature, Computer Literacy |
There are 5 classes each form in form 4 and form 5,namely, 1 Art stream class, 2 Commerce stream class and 2 Science stream. Generally, students from A and E take 8 HKCEE subjects and those from B,C,D take 7.
| 4A/5A | 4B/5B | 4C/5C | 4D/5D | 4E/5E | |
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| Compulsory HKCEE subjects：Chinese, English, Mathematics | |||||
| Compulsory non-HKCEE subjects：Physical Education, Civic Education, Integrated Art Education(F.4) | |||||
| HKCEE subjects | |||||
| Chinese History | Physics | ||||
| History | Chemistry | ||||
| Economics | Principle of Accounts | Biology | |||
| Geography |
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Additional Mathematics/ Computer & Information Technology |
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| 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 |
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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) | ||||
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| 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 History | Economics | A | Pure Mathematics | Biology |
| 2 | Chinese Literature | Geography | B | Applied Mathematics | Chemistry |
| 3 | #History | Principle 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.
[edit] Renowned Alumni
- Warwick Wan Wo Tat(2008-2011 District Councillor in North District Council)
- Wallis Pang (Hong Kong actress)
[edit] External links
- Official website
- The page about this school on the site of Li Ka Shing Foundation
- Official website of T.W.G.Hs Li Ka Shing College Alumni Association
Coordinates: 22°29′32.93″N 114°8′35.52″E / 22.4924806°N 114.1432°E
