Islamic Kasim Tuet Memorial College is a secondary school in Chai Wan, Hong Kong. It is named after Kasim Tuet, a Hui Muslim who played a major role in the development of Chinese Muslim education in the city. Formerly known as the Islamic College, Islamic Kasim Tuet Memorial College is the only Islamic secondary school aided by the Hong Kong Education Bureau. Islamic Kasim Tuet Memorial College has a site area of 6900 meter sq. The 7-story building is endowed with spacious playgrounds and open areas. There are 26 classrooms, over 20 special rooms, a hall, 2 basketball courts, 1 cricket court, and 2 covered playgrounds. IKTMC's student composition includes students from Malaysia, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Philippines, Iran, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, China, Yemen. The school's current principal is Ms. Ho Sau Yin, Zareenah, and the vice-principals are Abu Bakar Ma Wing Cheung and Choi Kim Hung respectively.
History
Founded in 1970 as Islamic College, the school was formally renamed Islamic Kasim Tuet Memorial College in 1997. It is founded and sponsored by the Chinese Muslim Cultural and Fraternal Association. The school motto is composed of four key Chinese characters: Prolific, Academic, Affectionate, and Cooperative, which represent the fraternal nature and peace-loving spirit of Islamic teachings.
Academics
The school has 6 grades, namely Secondary 1 to Secondary 6. The S1-S3 curriculum include the 8 key learning areas as introduced by EDB, namely:
The school implement the New Secondary School Curriculum at Secondary 4. Apart from the 4 core subjects, students may choose to study 3 or 2 more other subjects. At present, students in S1-S6 are taught according to the HKDSE syllabuses and helped to prepare for the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education. Special arrangements are made and school-based curriculum is utilized for non-Chinese students, who will sit for the GCSE and GCE Chinese Language examination conducted in Hong Kong.
Student Life
School bus service
The school provides school bus service from all parts of Kowloon and New Territories to the school and vice versa.
Oversea educational trips
The school has organized trips to Umrah, Brunei, Turkey, Germany, Switzerland, USA, China, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan over the past few years.
Notable Staff and Alumni
Wong Ka Chun (Max)
He is awarded as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons Hong Kong 2017. He is a registered teacher, social worker, and auxiliary police inspector. He is the head of Discipline and Counseling Committee in IKTMC.
Ka Ho, MH graduated from Islamic College in 1990s. Previously the captain of Hong Kong Martial Arts Team, he is now the Senior Business Development Manager of the Hopewell Holdings Limited. He won three world championships in Nan Gun and Nan Quan in 1999, 2003 and 2005 competitions respectively.
Ifzal Zaffar
He graduated in the school year of 2013–2014 at the Islamic Kasim Tuet Memorial College. He is now a member of the Yau Tsim district patrol unit. Ifzal Zaffar made headlines around the world in 2017 after he climbed up the crane on a construction site near the Western Harbour Tunnel and persuaded the distressed man to come down by reassuring him in Urdu.
Khan Uzma Nisa
She graduated from IKTMC in 2017 and achieved 34 points in the HKDSE. Due to her outstanding academic performance as an ethnic minority, she has been featured by several Hong Kong media.
Bibi Tayyaba
She graduated from IKTMC in 2012. she was awarded the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Scholarship. She has been admitted to the MSc in Education programme of the University of Oxford starting from the 2017/18 academic year with the aid of a scholarship. Due to her outstanding academic performance as an ethnic minority, she has been featured by several media.
