Academic Board and Regulations

Number of Uniform Tests for Individual Subjects

	Form 1	Form 1	Form 2	Form 2	Form 3	Form 3
	1st Term	2nd Term	1st Term	2nd Term	1st Term	2nd Term
English	1	1	1	1	1	1
Chinese	1	1	1	1	1	1
Mathematics	1	1	1	1	1	1
Citizenship, Economics and Society / Life & Society	1	1	1	1	1	1
I.S.	1	1	1	1	1	1
Chinese History	1	1	1	1	1	1
RS&E	1	1	1	1	1	1
History	1	1	1	1	1	1
Geography	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Form 4	Form 4	Form 5	Form 5	Form 6	Form 6
	1st Term	2nd Term	1st Term	2nd Term	1st Term	2nd Term
English	1	1	1	1	1	1
Chinese	1	1	1	1	1	1
Mathematics	1	1	1	1	1	1
Citizenship and Social Development	1	1	1	1	1	1
BAFS	1	1	1	1	1	1
Physics	1	1	1	1	1	1
Chemistry	1	1	1	1	1	1
Biology	1	1	1	1	1	1
Economics	1	1	1	1	1	1
Chinese History	1	1	1	1	1	1
Geography	1	1	1	1	1	1
History	1	1	1	1	1	1
I.C.T	1	1	1	1	1	1
V.A. (HKDSE)	1	1	1	1	1	1
P.E. (HKDSE)	1	1	1	1	1	1
M1/M2	1	1	1	1	1	1
E&RS	1	1	1	1	1	1

Arrangements for students who are absent from any Uniform Tests and Examinations

General Principle: No make-up Uniform Tests or Examinations will be offered.

(A) Arrangements for students who are absent from Uniform Tests/Examinations without acceptable reasons:

(i) Students absent from the Uniform Tests will score zero marks. It will affect the CA score.
(ii) Students absent from the Examinations will score zero marks. The column(s) for the absent subject(s) will be marked‘ABS’on the academic report.

(B) Arrangements for students who are absent from uniform Tests /Examinations with acceptable reasons:

(i) Special considerations will be given to the following categories of students:

(a) Students suffering from illness
(b) Students participating in international contests representing the school or the HKSAR

(ii) Arrangements:

(a) Students concerned have to tender supporting documents, e.g. parent letter, medical certificate, letter from organizing body etc.
(b) Students have to seek approval of the Principal.
(c) Supplementary examinations may be arranged for students at the discretion of the school.
(d) If supplementary examination cannot be arranged, the result of that particular subject will be projected by using students’ previous performance or exempted from the calculation of aggregate.
(e) If exemption is required, the column(s) for the absent subject(s) will be marked ‘EXM’ on the academic report. The reason for absence will be stated in the ‘remarks’ column.
(f) The promotion criteria will consider the overall performance of the school year including Continuous Assessment marks.

Special arrangements for students who have Special Educational Needs

Students should submit their applications during the following periods. The school will review the cases and offer suitable arrangements for students if necessary.

(A) On or before 13 September 2024 (special arrangements may start from the Half-yearly Examination at the earliest)
(B) On or before 14 February 2025 (special arrangements may start from the Final Examination at the earliest)

Form 4 Electives in NSS curriculum (2024 – 2027)
Core Subjects: English, Chinese, Mathematics, Citizenship & Social Development, RS&E and P.E.
Extended Mathematics (M1 & M2) will be conducted in formal timetable

Elective Block 1	Elective Block 2	Elective Block 3
Biology 1 (F.4A or F.4B) – 26*	Biology 2 – 26	Chemistry 2 – 23
Chemistry 1 (F.4A or F.4B) – 26*	Geography – 26	Economics 2 – 23
Economics 1 (F.4A or F.4B) – 26*	Physics 1 – 26	History – 23
	Chinese History – 20	Physics 2 – 23
	ICT – 26	NSS P.E. – 15
	Visual Arts – 15	BAFS – 23
* Upper Limit		E & RS – 15
Total Places = 72	Total Places = 139	Total Places = 145

Form 5 Electives in NSS curriculum (2023 – 2026)
Core Subjects: English, Chinese, Mathematics, Citizenship & Social Development, RS&E and P.E.
Extended Mathematics (M1 & M2) will be conducted in formal timetable

Elective Block 1	Elective Block 2	Elective Block 3
Chemistry 1 (F.5A or F.5B) – 28	Physics 2 – 26	Chemistry 2 – 26
Economics 1 (F.5A or F.5B) – 28	Geography – 26	Economics 2 – 26
Physics 1 (F.5A or F.5B) – 28	Biology 1 – 26	Biology 2 – 26
	Chinese History – 26	History – 26
	ICT – 26	BAFS – 26
	Visual Arts – 20	NSS P.E. – 18
		E & RS – 18
Total Places = 72	Total Places = 148	Total Places = 166

Form 6 Electives in NSS curriculum (2022– 2025)
Core Subjects: English, Chinese, Mathematics, Citizenship & Social Development, RS&E and P.E.
Extended Mathematics (M1 & M2) will be conducted in formal timetable

Elective Block 1	Elective Block 2	Elective Block 3
Biology 1 (F.6A or F.6B) – 28	Biology 2 – 28	Chemistry 2 – 28
Physics 1 (F.6A or F.6B) – 28	Geography – 28	Economics 2 – 28
Economics 1 (F.6A or F.6B) – 28	Chemistry 1 – 28	History – 28
	Chinese History – 28	Physics 2 – 28
	ICT – 28	BAFS – 28
	Visual Arts – 20	NSS P.E. – 20
		E & RS – 20
Total Places = 72	Total Places = 160	Total Places = 180

Form 1 and 2

Subject	Marks	Weight
English	400	450
Chinese	300	350
Putonghua	100	100
Mathematics	100	400
Integrated Science	100	300
Chinese History	100	100
Religious Studies & Ethics	100	100
Citizenship, Economics and Society (F.1) / Life and Society (F.2)	100	200
Geography	100	100
History	100	100
Computer & Technology	100	200
Visual Arts	100	100
Music	100	100
Physical Education	100	100
Reading	100	100
TOTAL		2800

Form 4 to Form 6

Subject	Marks	Weight
English	300	300
Chinese	300	300
Mathematics	100	300
Mathematics Extended Part M1 or M2	100	200
Citizenship and Social Development	100	200
Physics	100	200
Chemistry	100	200
Biology	100	200
Economics	100	200
Geography	100	200
History	100	200
Chinese History	100	200
Business, Accounting and Financial Studies	100	200
Information & Communication Technology	100	200
Visual Arts	100	200
Physical Education (HKDSE)	100	200
Ethics & Religious Studies (HKDSE)	100	200
Physical Education	100	100
Religious Studies & Ethics	100	100

Form 3

Subject	Marks	Weight
English	400	450
Chinese	300	350
Putonghua	100	100
Mathematics	100	400
Integrated Science	100	300
Chinese History	100	100
Religious Studies & Ethics	100	100
Life and Society	100	200
Geography	100	100
History	100	100
Computer & Technology	100	200
Visual Arts	100	100
Music	100	100
Physical Education	100	100
TOTAL		2700

In the event of closure of the school upon the instruction of the Education Bureau due to bad weather / tropical cyclone or other reasons, the Uniform Test(s) / Examination(s) scheduled to be held on that day will be postponed and rearranged on the remaining days or the following Saturday during the test / examination period. Latest arrangements would be issued by the school in due course.
There will be no make-up uniform tests / examinations for students absent from any uniform tests / examinations.
Students must wear proper school uniform on all uniform test / examination days, including oral examinations.
Students should arrive at school AT LEAST 20 minutes before the commencement of the 1st session of the examination. Before each session of uniform test / examination, students should line up in the playground when they hear the first bell which will ring ten minutes before the uniform test / examination is due to start. Students should then proceed to the examination centre quietly under teachers’ supervision. Students who arrive after the first half-hour of a uniform test / examination session may not be admitted.
Students should try their best to complete the test/examination. Students will not be allowed to leave until the end of the uniform test / examination.
No students may leave the uniform test / examination centres without the permission of the invigilator.
Electronic / Communication devices that can store / display text, images and audio materials (e.g., mobile phones, smart watches and electronic dictionaries) are NOT allowed to be brought to the examination centres.
To prevent students from cheating, students who need to go to toilet will be requested to have their belongings in their pockets checked before they leave the uniform test / examination centres. They should record their name, class and time on the record sheet. Those who refuse to do so will not be permitted to go to toilet during the uniform test / examination time.
Any student found cheating will be disqualified and referred to the Discipline Committee for further action.
Strict silence must be observed in the uniform test / examination centre throughout the uniform test / examination as well as in any other part of the school premises before and after the uniform test / examination. Inconsiderate acts such as talking noisily or playing which cause a disturbance to others taking the examination are strictly forbidden.
No students will be allowed to loiter at the school premises after they have completed their uniform test / examination for the day.
It is not advisable for students who have no uniform test / examination on a certain day during the examination period to come back to school as they may cause a disturbance to those taking the uniform test / examination. If they do come back for good reason, they should not loiter in the covered playground or corridors, especially when students are lining up or proceeding to the uniform test / examination centres.

[with effect from 2nd September 2024]

Purpose

To further enhance the conducive learning environment
To make our students aware of the importance and value of coursework by showing the weighting and the actual score on report cards
To help students form a good learning habit
To help students reflect and improve their learning strategies
To enable teachers to evaluate the effectiveness of their teaching and make appropriate adjustments in their teaching strategies from time to time
To help improve students’ examination results
To acquire uniformity in the system of continuous assessment for all subjects

Forms of assessment

Homework, assignment, project work, worksheet, quiz, dictation, informal test, others

Ways of assessment

Form 6	Percentage in Aggregate	Distribution of academic reports
Coursework Assessment including Uniform Tests	30%	December
Final Examination	70%	March
Aggregate	100%
Remarks	Examination scores are actual scores derived solely from Final Examination. The frequency and ways of continuous assessment rest on Panel heads’ discretion and are based on different subject matter. Clear and specific guidelines should be given to all their corresponding panel members.

Form 1-5	Continuous Assessment / Uniform Test	Percentage in Aggregate	Distribution of academic reports
1st Term	Continuous Assessment¹ including Uniform Tests	15%	January / February
1st Term	Half-yearly Examination²	25%	January / February
2nd Term	Continuous Assessment including Uniform Tests	15%	July
2nd Term	Final Examination	45%	July
Aggregate		100%

Note

¹ Continuous Assessment should normally include Uniform Tests and other forms of assessment such as quizzes, dictations, projects etc. The frequency and way of assessment are subject to Panels’ discretion. The uniform tests should account for around 50% of the Continuous Assessment. Clear and specific guidelines should be given to all their corresponding panel members and the ways of assessments should be uniform at form level.
² Examination scores are actual scores solely derived from the two Examinations. For subjects without examinations such as Reading (F.1 – F.2), Religious Studies and Ethics (F.4-F.6), Visual Arts (F.1-F.3), Physical Education, Music and Computer & Technology, coursework assessments and/or test results may be used as examination scores but double counting should be avoided.

At CSWCSS, homework is an integral part of the education we provide. Teachers at CSWCSS provide a wide range of homework to cultivate students’ different generic skills and focus on quality over quantity of homework. While homework enables students to reinforce and consolidate their learning, it assists the process of assessment for and as learning – teachers can gather vital information from students’ work to determine and revise their teaching progress and strategies, and hence better cater for learners’ diversity; students can get timely feedback and identify their strengths and areas of improvement. Parents can monitor their children’s learning progress and performance through checking their student handbook and their homework. Students are expected to submit their homework on time. With the aforementioned aims in mind, we have therefore formulated the following homework policy and support programmes in order to help students achieve greater success at CSWCSS:

1. Homework Policy
A) Setting and giving homework

(i) Panel heads, after consulting their members, have to derive a homework policy for their corresponding subject in terms of VARIETY, FREQUENCY, QUANTITY, QUALITY & FEEDBACK and put forward their strategies about how to handle students who fail to submit their work.
(ii) Homework policy of all subjects should be forwarded to the Principal and the Prefect of Studies who would make constructive comments and guidance whenever necessary.
(iii) The homework policy should be reviewed constantly so that the balance is maintained between the demands of the subject and the learning needs of students.

B) Feedback
Assignments should be properly marked, graded, commented upon and recorded to ensure that suitable feedback is given.

C) Supervision
Panel heads are to monitor the homework policy and see if it is properly carried out by panel members. Random check should be made and recorded bimonthly/ tri-monthly/quarterly/ half yearly and the records will be inspected by the Principal, Vice Principal and the Prefect of Studies.

D) Student Handbook (F.1-F.6)

(i) The Student Handbook is to record different types of homework including preparation work and collecting materials etc.
(ii) Students should record the homework to be submitted on a later day (especially for F.1 students), once on the day the work is assigned, the other on the day before the work is to be submitted.
(iii) Subject teachers/ class monitors should put down the homework assigned on the blackboard every day. Teachers are requested to assign reasonable amount of work taking into consideration of students’ abilities.
(iv) Subject teachers should make good use of the Student Handbook for informing parents of their son’s failure in submitting homework through filling in the ‘Correspondence’.
(v) The Student Handbook should be signed and checked by parents and Class Teachers weekly.
(vi) Random Check of Student Handbooks would be carried out by the Academic Board members.

E) Posting of homework and test record on Internet
The records of homework and tests of all F.1 – F.3 classes are to be posted on the Internet every school day. They are accessible for students, teachers and parents and they would serve as a reference for test schedule and collection of homework. Daily records of F.1 – 3 students who fail to submit their homework on time will be kept for follow-up measures.

2. Support Programmes (F.1-F.3)
Homework Detention Class

Term 1: 16 Sept – 03 Dec 2024 (except uniform test periods and school events)
Term 2: 02 Jan – 29 May 2025 (except uniform test periods and school events)
Venue: Rm 218
Detention Class Session:
4:00 – 5:15 pm (normal timetable)

Who will attend the Homework Detention Class?
Students who:

(i) fail to submit their homework during the class teacher’s period (before 8:40 am)
(ii) submit incomplete homework (excluding parent’s signature for dictations or tests)
(iii) submit homework of poor quality

Who will receive a demerit?
Students will receive one demerit upon receiving 8 green slips. However, the green slip record will not be carried over to the next school term. You will receive a warning letter. You must return the warning letter with your parent’s signature the day after receiving it.

How to cancel the latest green slip record?
Students can cancel their latest green slip record with 3 days of attendance at the Homework Tutorial class.

How to cancel a demerit?
Students may apply to cancel a demerit of the previous school year if they do not receive a demerit due to homework non-submission this school year. For details, please contact Mr. Cheung HL. All applications should be submitted to Mr. Cheung HL.

What to do if students are unable to attend the homework detention class
- (i) Each student can change the date of the homework detention class within the given quota i.e.2 times in the 1st term, 4 times in the 2nd term. They should seek approval from Ms Yoyo Ng and arrange another day for the detention class at Rm 219 after school.
- (ii) Students must attend another detention class within 3 school days after the date of the green slip issued.

Students who skip detention class without prior approval will receive a yellow slip.

Plagiarism
A yellow slip AND a green slip will be given to the plagiarists and the students who provided the answers.

If students have submitted their homework in the morning but receive a green slip, they should immediately contact the subject teachers to have the green slip cancelled. Please get the subject teachers to cross out the homework item and sign next to it. Then, bring the cancelled green slip to School Office and inform Ms YoYo Ng after school.

Homework Tutorial Class

Term 1: 16 Sept – 03 Dec 2024 (except uniform test periods and school events)
Term 2: 02 Jan – 29 May 2025 (except uniform test periods and school events)
Venue: Rm 219
Time: 4:00 – 5:15 pm (normal timetable)

Who can attend the Homework Tutorial Class?
Any students who want to study and complete their assignments in a quiet and air-conditioned environment with the help of tutors.

What the benefits are
- (i) Students will receive one chop attending a Homework Tutorial Class on your handbook. They can use 3 chops to cancel a green slip. To cancel a green slip, they need to bring their handbooks and the green slips they want to cancel to Office after school to see Ms. Yoyo Ng.
- (ii) They will have spent some quality time studying and have support for homework from tutors for free.

Regulations for students (2024-2025)

All students attending the Homework Detention / Tutorial Class should arrive on time (4:00 pm) at Rm 218 / 219 and line up outside.
Students using Rm 218 – 219 must leave the classroom on or before 4:00 pm with all their belongings.
After the ‘No admission’ sign is put on the door, it means the Homework Tutorial and Detention Class has started. Under no circumstances should any students enter or leave the classroom.
Students attending the Homework Detention Class should place their student card, Student Handbook and green slip on the desk for attendance taking. Students attending the Homework Tutorial Class should place their Student Handbook and student card on their desk for attendance taking.
Students may leave the classroom for a 5-minute break at 4:40 pm. >Late-comers will not be admitted to the classroom.
All students should do their homework or revision in the classroom. No leisure reading is allowed.
Students should not do any art work that may damage the surface of the desk or occupy two desks.
All students must keep quiet in the classroom. No eating or drinking is allowed.
All students must obey the instructions by tutors, including the seating arrangement. Tutors will send away students who misbehave and record their names in the Irregularities Record for teachers to follow-up.
Please treasure the resources of the school and work hard.

Both students and parents can check your homework record from the following website with the following login details:
http://hws.cswcss.edu.hk/homework/

e.g. student card number: S12345; id card number: A123456(7)

Student account
login name: s + student number
e.g. s12345
password: id card number of student
A1234567

Parent account
login name: p + student number
e.g. p12345
password: id card number of student
A1234567

The Online Homework Record is only a reference – there is no guarantee the record shown is 100% accurate. Students should always rely on themselves and copy all homework to their handbook.

If students happen to be absent on a particular school day, whatever the reason is, it is their responsibility to find out exactly what homework they have to submit the next day by checking the system online and to double check by asking a classmate.

A)  Promotion Criteria
a)        F. 1 to F. 3 – should fulfill all the following requirements:
            1. Satisfactory conduct
            2. Good homework submission record
            3. Pass in Annual Aggregate Marks (50% or above)
b) F. 4 to F. 5 – should fulfill all the following requirements:
            1. Satisfactory conduct
  2. Pass in all Core Subjects (Chinese, English, Mathematics, Citizenship and Social Development)

B)  Arrangements of assessment

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Academic Board and Regulations

Number of Uniform Tests for Individual Subjects

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