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 | Overseas 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.3 | Select from internal Mathematics Challenge Programme | HKMO Open organized by Hong Kong Mathematical Olympiad Association | 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 |
| Putonghua | |||
| S.1 – S.5 | By open enrolment | Hong Kong Youth Cultural & Arts Competitions (HKYCAC) - Putonghua Speech Competition | March |
| Drama Club | |||
| S.1 – S.5 | By open enrolment | Chinese Drama Training Programme | September - June |
| Life & Society and Citizenship & Social Development | |||
| S.3 – S.5 | By teacher nomination | Pui Tak Debating Team (Chinese) | October – July |
| Science Subjects | |||
| S.2 – S.4 | By open enrolment and teacher nomination | Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition | October – May |
| Biology | |||
| S4 – S.6 | By open enrolment or teacher nomination | Hong Kong Biology Literacy Awards organized by Hong Kong Association of Mathematics and Science Education | December |
| STEM Education | |||
| S.1 – S.5 | By open enrolment or teacher nomination | External Competitions organized by EDB and various tertiary institutions | September - August |
| S.1 - S.5 | By open enrolment | Overseas Study Tour | April & July |
| Music | |||
| S.1 - S.6 | By open enrolment | Hong Kong Schools Music Festival & other external competitions | February – March |
| 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 and Sports Team | |||
| 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 | Pui Tak Guardians Training Programme | October & December |
| Co-curricular Activities Development Team & Disciplinary Team | |||
| S.3 - 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 teacher nomination | Reach the TOP - Southern District Outstanding Students Award | September - January |