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Admissions

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General Admission

• Around 100 places for non-feeder primary school applicants

• Interview ~ 450 shortlisted applicants Criteria:

- information provided/ documents

- rank order

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General Admission•Admission criteria

- Conduct (10 points)

- Academic & non-academic

performance (20 points)

- Interview (35 points)

- Rank order (35 points)

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School Nomination Schemes

• School Nomination Scheme (FD)

• School Nomination Scheme (OS)

• To apply – specify in application form (Part IV)

– School Nomination Form– Fee Remission Application Form &

supporting documents (FD scheme only)

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School Nomination Scheme (FD)

• Financially disadvantaged students

• Application criteria

- Eligible for 100% fee remission

- Rank top 10 in the whole class level

- Grade B or above in conduct

- Headteachers’ nomination

• 100% fee remission in F.1

(annual application)

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• Very outstanding students

• Application criteria

- Rank 1st in the whole class level

- Grade B or above in conduct

- Headteachers’ nomination

• Academic entrance scholarship

- $2,000

School Nomination Scheme (OS)

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• Achieve national/ regional junior level

• To apply - specify in application form (Part IV) - submit YT application form - provide relevant and updated supporting documents

Young Talents (YT) Scheme

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• YT Scholarship - $4,000• Renewable yearly

- Satisfactory performance in the talented area- Grade B or above in conduct

• Shortlisted applicants – interview in mid Dec---------------------------------------------------------------------• Programme for musically gifted• Sports training by coaches

Young Talents (YT) Scheme

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Scholarship Examination

• Scholarship Examination after admission• Academic entrance scholarship for students

in top 15%

- $4,000 for top 5% - $2,000 for the rest

• Also an allocation test – ALL are required to sit for the examination

Scholarships

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• On promotion to F.2 and up to F.6

–Rank top 15% in the whole class level

–Grade B or above in conduct

• $2,000 - $6,000 , depending on class level and performance

Scholarship for Academic Excellence

Scholarships

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Scholarships

•Students entitled to 2 academic scholarships will receive- both in name- the scholarship of the higher value

•Academic scholarships & YT Scholarship may be awarded concurrently

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Procedures & Documents• Required documents:

1. Completed application form + photo2. Application fee of $50 (please pay exact amount in cash)3. Copy of Primary 5 school reports4. Information on ECA (most recent qualifications/ results)5. Evidence of language skills, if any – ENG & PTH skills6. 3 self-addressed and stamped envelopes

(required postage: $2.0, $2.0, $5.0)7. School Nomination Form (if applicable)8. Fee Remission Application Form & supporting doc.

(for School Nomination Scheme (FD) applicants only)9. YT Application Form (if applicable)

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Procedures & Documents

• Application form and supporting documents – BY HAND

• Deadline: 22 November 20194:00 p.m.

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Dates to Note

OS/FD/YT General Admissions

Application deadline Fri, 22 Nov 2019

Notification of interview

Week of 9 Dec 2019

Week of 9 Mar 2020

Interview Sat, 14 Dec 2019 Sat, 14 Mar 2020

Announcement of results Late Feb 2020 Late Mar 2020

Scholarship & Allocation Exam;

RegistrationSat, 25 Apr 2020

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Dates to NoteScholarship result (awardees only) Early May 2020

Hong Kong Attainment Test;Submit Admission Slip, collect booklist/circulars, purchase school uniform & tablet roadshow

Tue, 14 Jul 2020

(tentative)

Summer bridging programmes(English, PTH & Mathematics) Late Jul 2020

Sci & Math Workshops, F.1 Orientation,F.1 Parents’ Orientation

Late Aug 2020

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• School Fee (for 2019/20 school year)

Local curriculum

$64,500 per annum

IBF4 Prep. Yr.: $64,500 per annumF5 & 6 IBDP: $96,500 per annum

• Fee remission

School fees

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Financial Aid (1)Objective

• No students will be denied entry due to financial reasons

• Up to 100% school fees remission & quota free

• Eligible for government SFAA & CSSA recipients

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Financial Aid (2)

• Bursaries and subsidy for fee paying student enrichment activities, including R.o.P. & overseas programs

• Additional 20% fee remission for single parent families

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Fee Remission Scheme• Basic criteria

– Based on a 4-person household, the Benchmark Disposable Income (BDI) per annum is $348,000

– BDI = Family income after accommodation expense

– Also consider the amount of family assets (i.e. excluding the principal family residence and deduct first $500,000)

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Fee Remission Scheme

Exceed the BDI by % of school fee remission

$0 100

No more than $116,000 80

No more than $232,000 60

No more than $348,000 40

No more than $464,000 20

More than $464,000 nil

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• Application documents required

– Completed fee remission application forms with photocopies of required supporting documentary evidence

– A signed declaration under oath

– 3 self-addressed and stamped envelopes

Fee Remission Scheme

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• Fee remission calculator at school website(www.spcc.edu.hk)

• Application period - School Nomination Scheme (FD) applicants: 4 Nov to 22 Nov 2019

- Other applicants after admission:April to Mid-May 2020

• Renewal- application made annually

• Information kept confidential

Fee Remission Scheme

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Bursary

•For full fee remission students

•Maximum subsidy per annum $4,000 meals$3,000 textbooks*$2,000 school uniforms

*To deduct the amount received from Government textbook assistance

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• E.g. Senior Mixed Voice Choir 10th World Choir Games 2018 in South Africa

Items payable by students: $16,000

For students under the Fee Remission Scheme

Subsidy for OverseasEnrichment Activities

School Fee Remission (%)

Subsidy Awarded for Tour

Amount Payable

100 $16,000 -

80 $12,800 $3,200

60 $9,600 $6,400

40 $6,400 $9,600

20 $3,200 $12,800

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Emergency Financial Assistance

• Family financial circumstances

change adversely during the

academic year

• Applications open throughout

the school year

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F.1 Admissions Briefing Session(2019)

FAQ & Admission

Information at

www.spcc.edu.hk

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F.1 Admissions Briefing Session(2019)

Thank you