Yew Chung International School of Hong Kong
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| Established | 1932 |
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| School type | Preschool,Kindergarten,Primary school,Secondary Education,Adult education(continuing) |
| Principal | H.Jackson, D.Lee, J.Foster, A.Chan, M.Tsang, K.Yau, I.Matuk |
| Faculty | N/A |
| Students | 600+ [1] |
| Location | Hong Kong |
| Information | inquiry@ycef.com |
| Website | http://www.ycis-hk.com/ |
Yew Chung International School of Hong Kong is a school in Hong Kong.
Yew Chung based its name by two Chinese characters, 耀中, which means glory to the nation (esp. Sun Yat-sen). In English, yew is a kind of evergreen. It holds the aim that to train students to achieve full intellectual, academic and physical potential and bind the Chinese and western culture.
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[edit] History
Yew Chung Educational Foundation was established at 1932, based in Hong Kong.
[edit] Uniform
Dress clothing :
Kindergarten:
- Blue vest with a ycis logo on left top
Primary:
- Summer male -> short-sleeved dress shirt with white vertical strips and ycis logo on left top + breech style shorts
- Summer female -> Blue jumper dress with white vertical strips and ycis logo on left top
- Winter -> red long sleeve polo shirt with ycis logo on left top + suit trousers / culottes style skirt or grey long sleeve polo shirt with ycis logo on left top + suit trousers / culottes
- Winter PE -> dark blue long sleeve with ycis logo on left top. Long dark blue trousers.
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Secondary:
- Summer -> short-sleeved dress shirt with white vertical strips and ycis logo on left top + suit trousers / culottes style skirt
- winter -> long-sleeved Mao collar style shirt with white vertical strips and ycis logo on left top + suit trousers / culottes style skirt
- IB students can wear primary style polo shirt with ycis logo on left top
Physical Education clothing:
- White polo shirt with a ycis logo at the center, packed with a thick blue strip and a red underline.
[edit] Curriculum
Kindergarten provides all-round education with no particular curriculum.
Yew Chung International School of Hong Kong provides primary education based on National Curriculum for England with subjects range from, Chinese, English, Mathematics, Science, Art, Music, Information Technology and social education.
Yew Chung International School provides Secondary education based on International General Certificate of Secondary Education O level with subjects range from, Chinese(first/second/third), English(first/second), Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Art, Music, Design and technology, Information technology, History, Geography, Economics, Business studies, Drama and French(Beginner).
It also provide pre-collage education based on IB Diploma Programme, offering subjects range from, Chinese(A1/A2/B/ab), English(A1/A2/B), French(B/ab), Mathematics, Mathematic studies, History, Geography, Economics, Business studies, Psychology, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Environment systems, Art, Music, Design and technology.
[edit] Houses
There are four houses in Yew Chung International School. They are: Primary:dragon, the phoenix, the panda, and the lion. The dragon's house colour is green, the phoenix's house colour is red, the panda's house colour is blue, and the lion's house colour yellow.
Secondary: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow
[edit] Location
The schools are mostly located in Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong.
Offices of the Yew Chung Education Foundation also located in Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong next to the campus.
Locations most of the schools can be viewed here: (external link) [2]
Secondary school located in here: (external link) [3]
Recently, Yew Chung International School of Hong Kong is building a new campus at Kowloon Tong, On Fuk Road, named as Private independent school, ready for its further expansion. Move in expected in December 2006.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Tso Wung-Wai (曹宏威), a famous scientist and politician in Hong Kong.
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