Hoi Ping Chamber of Commerce Secondary School (Chinese: 旅港開平商會中學, abbr. HPCCSS) is a Band 1 EMI secondary school located in Ho Man Tin, Kowloon Hong Kong. Hoi Ping is also well known for its school athletic team which ranked third in the Hong Kong Inter-School Athletics Competition.
Vision
Hoi Ping Chamber of Commerce Secondary School's school motto is Morality (德, "Tak"), Wisdom (智, "Chi"), Health (健, "Kin") and Diligence (勤, "Kan"). The missions of the school are said to be as follows:
- To nourish students through morality education.
- To promulgate knowledge which is essential in society.
- To formulate the ability of independent thinking among students.
- To engender the ability of self-studying among students.
- To advocate diligence.
- To facilitate the development of mental and physical health alike.
History
Founding
Hoi Ping Chamber of Commerce Secondary School was founded in 1973 as a co-educational aided school. The Alumni Association was established in 1981. The Students' Union and the Parent-Teacher Association were set up in 1987 and 1999 respectively. Hoi Ping has long been a top BAND 1 school in Kowloon district.
In 1998, its use of English as the Medium of Instruction was approved by the Education Department of the HKSAR.
In recent years
To facilitate progress, the school set up the School Development Team in 2002. Based on the school's "Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats" analysis and their teachers' opinions, the team has formulated the School Development Plan 2003–2006. The major concerns are:
- enhancing student personal growth
- enhancing teaching and learning
- improving teaching and learning environment.
True to its plan, HPCCSS has sustained rapid growth and improvement in recent years, including: encouraging and employing the use of IT technology, the construction of a New Wing (pictured), which includes classrooms and a new library, and the promotion of a wide variety of new activities, including dancing and drama. It was noted for its excellent athletic achievements, such as in the Boys Inter-school Athletics Championships where it was awarded the fourth position in 2004–2005.
Annals
Features and facilities
Basic facilities
The New Wing was completed and handed over to the school in August 2005, with a new library set up, using new equipment. There are thirty classrooms, two supportive education rooms, four laboratories, two computer rooms, a geography room, a music room, a needlework room, a home economics room, an art room, a multi-media learning center, a language room, a library, a student activity center, a STEM room, and a multi-purpose room. All the rooms are air-conditioned and furnished with computer nodes for accessing the Internet.
The environment
Plants have been allocated throughout the school in an effort "to beautify the learning environment." Activities are organized for students to take care of these plants and take part in 'green'-ifying the school. Announcements are often made to remind students about protecting the school environment.
Extra-curricular activities
There are altogether forty clubs available, despite the lack of activities during the COVID pandemic. Students are encouraged to join extracurricular activities and, in the meantime, working hard in academic results. The Students' Union also organizes activities for students, ranging from selling affordable stationeries to chess competitions.
House System
Subjects
Form 1 to Form 3
- English as Medium of Instruction:
- English Language
- Mathematics
- History
- Geography
- Life and Society
- Economics (Form 3)
- Integrated Science (Form 1 to Form 2)
- Chemistry (Form 3)
- Physics (Form 3)
- Biology (Form 3)
- Computer Literacy
- Visual Arts
- Music
- Physical Education
- Home Economics (Form 1 to Form 2)
- Chinese as Medium of Instruction:
- Chinese Language
- Chinese History
- Putonghua
From 4 to From 6 (HKDSE Programme)
Core subjects (Compulsory):
- English as Medium of Instruction:
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Liberal Studies
- Physical Education
- Chinese as Medium of Instruction:
- Chinese Language
Electives (3 Subjects must be selected):
- English as Medium of Instruction:
- Mathematics M1/M2
- History
- Geography
- Economics
- BAFS
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Information and Communication Technology
- Visual Arts
- Chinese as Medium of Instruction:
- Chinese History
- Chinese Literature
Academic performance
The results in the DSE are above average and the university admission rate exceed 50%.
In 2017, the successful JUPAS admission is 75.2% with the best individual result of four 5** and three 5*.
Notable alumnae
Pierre Lau - Managing Director, Citibank, renowned equity research analyst. Being No.1 Asian utility analyst from poll run by Institutional Investor (II) Magazine for 13 consecutive years (2007-2019).
References
External links
- Official website
