Po On Commercial Association Wan Ho Kan Primary School

Po On Commercial Association Wan Ho Kan Primary School

School Homework Policy

The Role of Homework in the Learning, Teaching and Assessment Cycle

Homework can extend and consolidate students’ learning outside the classroom, and help students deepen their understanding and construct knowledge. Meaningful homework also enables students to learn to take up responsibility, build their confidence and develop their capabilities in independent learning.

Setting Meaningful Homework

In setting meaningful homework, the following are taken into account：

Well-defined goals: The homework given aligns with the school curriculum and has clear learning goals. A piece of homework does not contain checking on too many concepts. Our goal while setting the homework is to motivate students to do their best.
When setting homework, teachers provide sufficient guidance and explanation in order to ensure that every student understands the requirements and ways to complete the homework.
Teachers assign different types of homework such as pre-reading, additional reading and research information. Other fun and challenging activities like model-making, project learning, flipped classroom preparation are assigned to stimulate students’ learning motivation. Teachers also assign graded worksheets in order to cater to learning differences.

Different Kind of Homework

Subject	Different kind of homework
Chinese Language	作業、補充作業、工作紙、毛筆書法、造句、隨筆、剪報、筆記、預習
English Language	Writing, Workbook, Individual Writing, Worksheet, Journal, Reading, Supplementary exercises
Mathematics	Supplementary Exercises, Workbook, Worksheet, Homework book (A ) / (B)
General Studies	Workbook, Worksheet, G.S self-study book, Newspaper clippings

Balance of Homework Quality and Quantity (Balance in Quality and Quantity of Homework)

A holistic homework policy is formulated through collaboration between subject departments
Class teachers keep a check on the amount of homework assigned by different subject teachers to avoid assigning too much homework on certain days.
We draw on our previous experience and strike a balance between quality and quantity. Homework which helps to consolidate and facilitate learning is given as much as possible. Excessive mechanical drills and copying such as copying texts or words and penmanship practice are avoided in consideration of students’ levels and practical needs.
We arrange the timetable and encourage teachers to make effective use of double lessons, tutorials and class-teacher periods to guide students in completing some of their homework with a view to reducing their pressure and enabling them to enjoy more leisure time.

How can Parents help?

Provide a good learning environment for your children. Removing possible distractions, e.g. turning off the television or the radio when your children are doing homework, helps your children stay focused on their work.
Guide your children with prompts instead of giving direct answers. Offering too much help or even finishing the homework for them will only make them over-reliant and thus hinder the development of their self-directed learning skills.
Encourage your children to work with their classmates. Group work such as compiling group reports, doing collaborative creative tasks or working on projects provides children with the opportunities to learn how to communicate with one another, express their ideas and solve problems, thus enhancing their collaborative skills and cultivating their sense of responsibility.
Avoid assigning excessive supplementary exercises to your children. Do not enrol your children in tutorial classes that stress on mechanical drilling as this will reduce their interest in learning.
Ensure a balanced physical and mental development for your children. Make sure your children have enough time for rest and activities that are good for the body and mind like leisure reading and sports.

Assessment Policy

Purpose：

Assessment is an indispensable part of the curriculum, the learning–teaching–assessment cycle. It is a means of collecting evidence of students’ learning outcomes. The purpose of assessment is not only to reflect students’ learning performance, but more importantly, to provide effective feedback so that students understand their own learning progress, adjust their learning strategies, and improve or extend their learning in order to achieve “assessment for learning.” At the same time, teachers can analyse assessment data to identify students’ learning difficulties and needs, thereby improving teaching methods and optimizing curriculum planning.

Assessment Implementation Method
1. Formative Assessment

Teachers help students understand the learning objectives and conduct continuous assessment of their learning.

Mode	Frequency
Lesson observation, effective questioning, and classroom activities	Ongoing throughout the lessons.
Homework	Every day “No Homework Day” on Thursdays every Even week
Chinese dictation, English dictation	Chinese：Eight times a year English：（J1）Six times a year J2-J6）Eight times a year
Ongoing Learning Assessment (Formative Assessment)	After completing a whole unit or a series of related lessons Chinese (J1): Three times a year (before assessment) Chinese (J2-J6): Four times a year English： At least three times a year Mathematics: Five times a year

Diversified Assessment

Different modes of assessment are adopted, such as project learning, oral presentations, performance assessments, science journals, and scientific inquiry, in order to gain a more comprehensive understanding of students’ abilities and learning in different aspects.

Performance Assessment, Once per term, twice a year

General Studies / Humanities / Science

General Studies： J2-3, J5-6 Once a year

：J1 three times a year、J4 once a year
：J1 and J4 three times a year

Summative Assessment

During the teaching and learning process, teachers identify and diagnose students’ learning difficulties through assessment, and provide effective feedback to help students improve their learning.
Three times in the whole academic year
All subjects are shown in grades.

	Date	Remark
Assessment 1	4-7^th November, 2025	For J6 Secondary School Place Allocation
Assessment 2	12-13^th March, 2026 16-17^th March, 2026	For J6 Secondary School Place Allocation
Assessment 3	4-5^th June, 2026 8-9^th June, 2026	For J5 Secondary School Place Allocation

Assessment items and weightings for each subject

Primary One

Semester	Semester 1			Semester 2
No	Assessment One		Assessment Two			Assessment 3
Subject	Total score (Weighting in percentage)		Total score (Weighting in percentage)			Total score (Weighting in percentage)
Chinese	Reading & Chinese Language	100%	Reading & Chinese Language		60%	Reading &Chinese Language	60%
			Writing		20%	Writing	20%
			Listening		10%	Listening	10%
			Oral		10%	Oral	10%
English	G.E. (Reading and writing)	100%	G.E. (Reading and writing)		70%	G.E. (Reading and writing)	70%
			Listening		15%	Listening	15%
			Oral		15%	Oral	15%
Mathematics	Assessment Paper	100%	Assessment Paper		100%	Assessment Paper	100%
Humanities	Assessment Paper	90%	Assessment Paper		90%	Assessment Paper	90%
	Diversified assessment	10%	Diversified assessment		10%	Diversified assessment	10%
Science	Diversified assessment	100%	Diversified assessment		100%	Diversified assessment	100%
Visual Arts	--	--	Coursework		80%	Coursework	80%
			Lesson observations		20%	Lesson observations	20%
Music	--	--	Singing		70%	Singing	70%
			Music skills		30%	Music skills	30%
Putonghua	--	--	Oral		100%	Oral	100%
Physical Education	--	--	Skills		50%	Skills	50%
			Physical Fitness		50%	Physical Fitness	50%

Primary Two

Semester	Semester 1			Semester 2
No	Assessment One		Assessment Two			Assessment 3
Subject	Total score (Weighting in percentage)		Total score (Weighting in percentage)			Total score (Weighting in percentage)
Chinese	Reading & Chinese Language	100%	Reading & Chinese Language		60%	Reading & Chinese Language	60%
			Writing		20%	Writing	20%
			Listening		10%	Listening	10%
			Oral		10%	Oral	10%
English	G.E. (Reading and writing)	100%	G.E. (Reading and writing)		70%	G.E. (Reading and writing)	70%
			Listening		15%	Listening	15%
			Oral		15%	Oral	15%
Mathematics	Assessment Paper	100%	Assessment Paper		100%	Assessment Paper	100%
General Studies (HUM) & (S&IT)	Assessment Paper	100%	Assessment Paper		90%	Assessment Paper	100%
			Diversified assessment		10%
Visual Arts	--	--	Coursework		80%	Coursework	80%
			Lesson observations		20%	Lesson observations	20%
Music	--	--	Singing		70%	Singing	70%
			Music skills/ Worksheet		30%	Music skills/ Worksheet	30%
Putonghua	--	--	Oral		100%	Oral	100%
Physical Education	--	--	Skills		50%	Skills	50%
			Physical Fitness		50%	Physical Fitness	50%

Primary Three

Semester	Semester 1			Semester 2
No	Assessment One		Assessment Two			Assessment 3
Subject	Total score (Weighting in percentage)		Total score (Weighting in percentage)			Total score (Weighting in percentage)
Chinese	Reading &Chinese Language	100%	Reading &Chinese Language		60%	Reading & Chinese Language	60%
			Writing		20%	Writing	20%
			Listening		10%	Listening	10%
			Oral		10%	Oral	10%
English	G.E.(Reading and writing)	100%	G.E.(Reading and writing)		70%	G.E.(Reading and writing)	70%
			Listening		15%	Listening	15%
			Oral		15%	Oral	15%
Mathematics	Assessment Paper	100%	Assessment Paper		100%	Assessment Paper	100%
General Studies	Assessment Paper	100%	Assessment Paper		90%	Assessment Paper	100%
			Diversified assessment		10%
Visual Arts	--	--	Coursework		80%	Coursework	80%
			Lesson observations		20%	Lesson observations	20%
Music	--	--	Singing/recorder		70%	Singing/recorder	70%
			Music skills/ Worksheet		30%	Music skills/ Worksheet	30%
Putonghua	--	--	Oral		100%	Oral	100%
Computer Literacy	--	--	Classroom Assessment		100%	Classroom Assessment	100%
Physical Education	--	--	Skills		50%	Skills	50%
			Physical Fitness		50%	Physical Fitness	50%

Primary Four

Semester	Semester 1			Semester 2
No	Assessment One		Assessment Two			Assessment 3
Subject	Total score (Weighting in percentage)		Total score (Weighting in percentage)			Total score (Weighting in percentage)
Chinese	Reading &Chinese Language	100%	Reading &Chinese Language		60%	Reading &Chinese Language	60%
			Writing		20%	Writing	20%
			Listening		10%	Listening	10%
			Oral		10%	Oral	10%
English	G.E.(Reading and writing)	100%	G.E.(Reading and writing)		70%	G.E.(Reading and writing)	70%
			Listening		15%	Listening	15%
			Oral		15%	Oral	15%
Mathematics	Assessment Paper	100%	Assessment Paper		100%	Assessment Paper	100%
Humanities	Assessment Paper	100%	Assessment Paper		90%	Assessment Paper	100%
			Diversified assessment		10%
Science	Assessment Paper	90%	Assessment Paper		90%	Assessment Paper	90%
	Diversified assessment	10%	Diversified assessment		10%	Diversified assessment	10%
Visual Arts	---	--	Coursework		80%	Coursework	80%
			Lesson observations		20%	Lesson observations	20%
Music	--	--	Singing/recorder		70%	Singing/recorder	70%
			Music skills/Worksheet		30%	Music skills/Worksheet	30%
Putonghua	--	--	Oral		100%	Oral	100%
Computer Literacy	--	--	Classroom Assessment		100%	Classroom Assessment	100%
Physical Education	--	--	Skills		40%	Skills	40%
			Physical Fitness		40%	Physical Fitness	40%
			Written		20%	Written	20%

Primary Five

Semester	Semester 1				Semester 2
No	Assessment One		Assessment Two			Assessment 3		Subject Weighting
Subject	Total score (Weighting in percentage)		Total score (Weighting in percentage)			Total score (Weighting in percentage)
Chinese	Reading &Chinese Language	100%	Reading &Chinese Language	60%		Reading &Chinese Language	60%	9
			Writing	20%		Writing	20%
			Listening	10%		Listening	10%
			Oral	10%		Oral	10%
English	G.E.(Reading and writing)	100%	G.E.(Reading and writing)	70%		G.E.(Reading and writing)	70%	9
			Listening	15%		Listening	15%
			Oral	15%		Oral	15%
Mathematics	Assessment Paper	100%	Assessment Paper	100%		Assessment Paper	100%	9
General Studies	Assessment Paper	100%	Assessment Paper	90%		Assessment Paper	100%	6
			Diversified assessment	10%
Visual Arts	--	--	Coursework	80%		Coursework	50%	3
			Lesson observations	20%		Exam artwork	50%
Music	--	--	Singing/recorder	60%		Singing/recorder	60%	2
			Written (Mus. Knowledge + listening)	40%		Written (Mus. Knowledge + listening)	40%
Putonghua	--	--	Listening and pinyin	50%		Listening and pinyin	50%	--
			Oral	50%		Oral	50%
Computer Literacy	--	--	Classroom Assessment	100%		Classroom Assessment	100%
Physical Education	--	--	Skills	40%		Skills	40%
			Physical Fitness	40%		Physical Fitness	40%
			Written	20%		Written	20%

Primary Six

Semester	Semester 1				Semester 2
No	Assessment One		Assessment Two			Assessment 3		Subject Weighting
Subject	Total score (Weighting in percentage)		Total score (Weighting in percentage)			Total score (Weighting in percentage)
Chinese	Reading &Chinese Language	60%	Reading &Chinese Language	60%		Reading &Chinese Language	100%	9
	Writing	20%	Writing	20%
	Listening	10%	Listening	10%
	Oral	10%	Oral	10%
English	G.E.(Reading and writing)	70%	G.E.(Reading and writing)	70%		G.E.(Reading and writing)	100%	9
	Listening	15%	Listening	15%
	Oral	15%	Oral	15%
Mathematics	Assessment Paper	100%	Assessment Paper	100%		Assessment Paper	100%	9
General Studies	Assessment Paper	100%	Assessment Paper	100%		Assessment Paper	90%	6
						Diversified assessment	10%
Visual Arts	Coursework	50%	Coursework	50%		--	--	3
	Exam artwork	50%	Exam artwork	50%
Music	Singing	60%	Singing	60%		--	--	2
	Written (Mus. Knowledge + listening)	40%	Written (Mus. Knowledge + listening)	40%
Putonghua	Listening and pinyin	50%	Listening and pinyin	50%		--	--	--
	Oral	50%	Oral	50%
Computer Literacy	Classroom Assessment	100%	Classroom Assessment	100%		--	--
Physical Education	Skills	40%	Skills	40%		--	--
	Physical Fitness	40%	Physical Fitness	40%
	Written	20%	Written	20%

School Homework and Assessment policy