Carmel Pak U Secondary School


Carmel Pak U Secondary School is a Protestant fundamentalist co-educational secondary school in Tai Po, Hong Kong established in 1979. The current principal is Wong Wai-keung.

School Features

School Mission

Carmel Pak U Secondary School is founded on the Christian Faith with the aim of providing whole-person education which caters to the moral, intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic and spiritual development of the students.

School management

Four committees are founded based on the four areas of growth of Jesus Christ stated in Luke 2:52, "and Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man." These four committees, Academic Affairs Committee, Discipline and Moral Education Committee, Religious Activities Committee, and Extra-Curricular Activities Committee, are formed to take care of the development of students in these four areas. Additionally, a committee named Guidance and Award Scheme Committee is formed to guide the students to have a balanced growth in those four areas and to acknowledge their attainments through the Award Scheme.

Facilities

In order to provide a better learning environment, modern facilities are well-equipped in each classroom and special room. There are 8 devices and 1 screen in every room, including the LCD projector, visualizer, overhead projector, DVD player, videocassette recorder, tape recorder, wireless PA system, air-conditioner and the screen. Computers, clocker and thermometers are also installed in each room in recent years. In addition, cable/wireless broadband network is connected and more than 345 computers are installed throughout the campus. In 2007-2008, free telephone-dialing services are set in each floor for the convenience of students to contact their relatives. In 2013–14, TV screens are added to the entrance of the school. Also, the school bought about 20 Tablets.

School ethos and its support to students

The school set high standards for student discipline. Through clear regulations and strict enforcement, the school cultivate in students a self-disciplined and law-abiding spirit. There are Prefect Team and Community Youth Club guiding students to care about the country and serve the community. Over the years, many of students the school were selected as outstanding CYC members and were granted study trips to Singapore, Vancouver, Beijing, Xian, Dalian etc. The school also promotes positive views of life to students through talks, workshops, camps, and individual counselling. Student Counsellor Scheme, in which senior students help junior students, creates a caring and loving campus ethos. Teachers in the school love to share their Christian faith and help students with their personal problems. Students in the school are highly praised for their decent behaviours and good attitudes. Some distinguished ones have been named Grantham Scholars, HKSAR Outstanding Students, NT Outstanding Student, Tai Po Outstanding Students, etc.

Class structures and admission

Students who admitted to the school are all from Band 1 category. In HKCEE 2007, 98.1% of students in the school got five passes or above; and 99.5%, 100%, and 97.6% passed in Chinese, English, and Mathematics, respectively. Moreover, 17.5% of students in the school had scored Level 5* in Chinese, which is the highest percentage among Hong Kong secondary schools in HKCEE 2007. Over the years, many have even scored 7 or 8 distinctions in the HKCEE and 4 or 5 distinctions in HKALE. The school is among the few schools that have three F.6 classes. All of the F.6 places are filled up by the own graduates of the school. Last year, 95.5% of our F.7 graduates were admitted to universities through JUPAS, while 3 F.6 students were admitted through Early Admission Scheme.

Junior Form (F.1–F.3)

Students places

Subject offered (Core)

Performance

The students excelled in many areas and received a number of awards. For example, they won the 6th Inter-school Competition of Study Projects on Hong Kong's History and Culture, the 3rd Award in Intel ISEF 2007, and 2nd Award in National Youth Technology Innovation Competition.
Champions under CPU include Inter-school Debating Competition, SCOLAR Debating Competition for Junior Secondary Students, HK Student Science Project Competition, HK Chemistry Olympiad, HK Biology Olympiad, Inter-school Eco Itinerary Design Competition, and many more.
Runners-up include HK Inter-school Quiz Competition, Discover Hong Kong Quiz, HSBC Hong Kong Schools IT Festival, etc. Besides, many Outstanding Student Environmental Protection Ambassadors were granted study trips to England, Singapore, Thailand etc. These runners-up have represented Hong Kong to join competition in the USA, Beijing, Shanghai, Macau etc. and won a number of awards.
CPU is particularly strong in the areas of music, and speech and drama. Thus, the students won a number of prizes every year, including Director of Education Trophy, the Most Outstanding NT Secondary Choir, the Best NT Secondary Mixed Voice Choir, the Best NT Secondary Boys Choir, Best NT Secondary Girls Choir, and the Best NT Secondary Junior Choir. The Chinese orchestra, the handbell choir, and the drama club in the school have all been ranked the first among Hong Kong secondary schools.
The sports teams in the school also won prizes in Hong Kong, and hence some of their outstanding members represented Hong Kong to join overseas sport competitions.

Academic Affairs Committee

Society

Voluntary Services

Assembly

Music

Choir
The Choirs in Carmel Pak U Secondary School won many prizes during the music festival these years.
Orchestra

Art

Physical Education

Basketball team
Soccer team
Volleyball team

Famous alumni