Class Structure and Curriculum
There are altogether 31 classes in the school.
Form 1: 5 classes (A,B,C,D,E)
Form 2: 5 classes
Form 3: 5 classes
Form 4: 5 classes (NSS Curriculum)
Form 5: 5 classes (NSS Curriculum)
Form 6: 5 classes (NSS Curriculum)
Form 7: 3 classes (2 Arts and Business classes, 1 Science class)
Secondary One to Three offer a broad general curriculum with a good balance among languages, arts, science, cultural and practical subjects as well as religious education and physical education.
In Secondary Four and Five, the classes are divided into two streams with three classes concentrating on arts and commercial subjects and two on science.
At the end of Secondary Five, students sit for the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination.
In Secondary Six and Seven, the broadened curriculum includes Use of English, Chinese Language and Culture and some Advanced Supplementary (AS) Level subjects, in addition to the Advanced Level (AL) subjects.
All students will take the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination at the end of Secondary Seven for admission to tertiary institutes through the Joint University Programmes Admission System (JUPAS).
As an E.M.I. (English as the Medium of Instruction) school, Ying Wa adopts English as the teaching medium in most subjects with the aim of achieving biliteracy (Chinese and English) and trilingualism with the inclusion of Putonghua.
Lessons are arranged on a 5-day week basis.
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