Mission of Gifted Education
Our mission of gifted education is to fully explore and develop the potentials of gifted students systematically and strategically by providing them with opportunities to receive education at appropriate levels in a flexible teaching and learning environment.
An Overview of Extra-Curricular Activities offered through Gifted Education
In addition to catering for the educational needs of gifted students in classroom learning, we also organize and participate in a variety of extra-curricular activities:
| Targets | Enrolment Methods | Names of Activities | Date Of Training Activities |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | |||
| S.3 & S.4 | By teacher nomination | Inter-School Debating Competition | September - June |
| S.1 - S.5 | By open enrolment | Singapore/England Study Tour | April & July |
| S.5 & S.6 | By teacher nomination | Essay Competition | September - June |
| Mathematics | |||
| S.1 – S3 | Nominated by teachers according to academic results | Mathematics Challenge Programme | October - June |
| S.3 | Select from internal Mathematics Challenge Programme | The Hong Kong Youth Mathematical High Achievers Selection Contest | January |
| S.2 – S5 | Students who took part in junior forms Mathematics competition | Pui Ching Invitational Mathematics Competition | February |
| Chinese Language | |||
| S.1 – S.5 | By open enrolment | RTHK Audio Book | September - June |
| Chinese Language, English Language & Putonghua | |||
| S.1 – S.6 | By open enrolment | Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival | November -December |
| English Language, Mathematics & Science Subjects | |||
| S.1 – S.5 | By open enrolment | The International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) | March |
| Putonghua | |||
| S.5 | By open enrolment | Hong Kong Youth Cultural & Arts Competitions (HKYCAC) - Putonghua Speech Competition | March |
| Chinese Drama Club | |||
| S.1 – S.5 | By open enrolment | Chinese Drama Training Programme | September - June |
| Science Subjects | |||
| S.2 – S.4 | By open enrolment and teacher nomination | Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition | October – May |
| S.4 | Nominated by teachers according to academic results | Hong Kong Budding Scientists Award | November – July |
| S.4 & S.5 | By open enrolment | Mysteries in Science – Science Discovery Camp organized by University of Hong Kong | July |
| S.4 & S.5 | By open enrolment | Science and Engineering Fun Days organized by City University | July |
| S.5 | By open enrolment | A Miracle Journey of Modern Science Applications organized by the HK Polytechnic University | July |
| Biology | |||
| S.5 & S.6 | By open enrolment | Hong Kong Biology Olympiad for Secondary Schools held by The Hong Kong Association of Mathematics and Science Education | January |
| S.4 | By open enrolment | Junior Science Institute and other science enrichment programmes for secondary schools organized by University of Hong Kong | September - July |
| Music | |||
| S.1 - S.6 | By open enrolment | Hong Kong Schools Music Festival & other external competitions | February – March |
| S.1 - S.5 | By open enrolment | Masked King | June – July |
| S.2 - S.5 | By teacher nomination | The Arts Ambassadors-in-School Scheme organized by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC) | January - July |
| S.2 - S.5 | By teacher nomination | Harmonica Team | October - June |
| Visual Art | |||
| S.1 - S.6 | By open enrolment or teacher nomination | External Competitions (including drawing, designing & comic drawing) | September- June |
| Physical Education, Athletics Club, Swimming Club, Basketball Team & Badminton Club | |||
| S.1 - S.6 | By open enrolment & screened by teachers | Inter-school Athletics, Swimming, Basketball,Volleyball & Rugby Competitions | September - June |
| Mathematics, Science Subjects, Integrated Humanities & other groups (Leadership) | |||
| S.4 & S.5 | By self-nomination or teacher nomination | Programmes & Activities organized by The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education | Until the completion of secondary school studies |
| Disciplinary Team | |||
| S.3 - S.5 | By open enrolment or teacher nomination | Prefect Training Programme | October, December & April |
| Co-curricular Activities Development Team & Disciplinary Team | |||
| S.4 - S.5 | By open enrolment or teacher nomination | "Youth Leadership Training Programme" co-organized by Aberdeen Kaifong Welfare Association | August - October |
| External Awards and Scholarship Team | |||
| S.1 - S.6 | By teacher nomination | Hong Kong Island Outstanding Students Award organized by the Hong Kong Island School Heads Association | November |
| S.4 & S.5 | By class teacher nomination | Reach the TOP - Southern District Outstanding Students Award | September - January |