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Application for 2024-2025 Secondary One

 

Application Period: 18th September – 29th September 2023

Since our establishment in 1860, it has been our mission to offer an excellent all-around secondary education for girls, based on a blend of Christian values and Chinese traditions and culture. English is used as the medium of instruction in all subjects apart from Chinese Language and Chinese-related subjects. Our school offers 23 sports teams, 11 musical groups/orchestras and numerous other ECA activities.

Once admitted, your daughters will embark on a journey of discovery about the world and their place in it. At Secondary Five, students can follow either the HKDSE curriculum or the GCE Advanced Level curriculum, depending on their strengths and needs. Irrespective of their pathway, most graduates go on to prestigious tertiary institutions locally and overseas to further their education. 

The annual school fee for each student in the 2024/2025 academic year is HK$ 40,000 (subject to EDB approval).

We look forward to welcoming you to the Diocesan family.

 

Please click HERE to download the PowerPoint presentation from the S1 Introductory Talk on 16th September 2023.

  

A. Application and Selection Details

Our selection process consists of three stages and is based on the following criteria:

1. Documentary information (50%): We assess the personal portfolio provided by the candidates.

2. Interviews and skills tests (50%).

 

Stage 1: Submission of Applications

  1. Open an account using a personal Google account (ending with @gmail.com) at https://admission.dgs.edu.hk to access the online application form.
  2. Print the Portfolio Cover Sheet after completing the online application form.
  3. Download the Portfolio Summary Form and Personal Information Form (Sports) from the Documents section below.
  4. Complete the Portfolio Summary Form and Personal Information Form (Sports), include them along with the following documents: 
    1. Portfolio Cover Sheet
    2. Personal portfolio
    3. Copies of the applicant’s Primary 4 and Primary 5 school reports
    4. A self-addressed stamped ($5.4) envelope (minimum size: 162 mm x 229 mm)
    5. An application fee in the form of a crossed cheque for $75 payable to "Diocesan Girls' School" (Please write the applicant’s name and the application number on the back of the cheque.)
  5. Send the application documents to the School General Office (1 Jordan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong) by HAND (Mon-Fri 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. – 12 noon, excluding public holidays), REGISTERED POST or COURIER SERVICE between 18th September and 29th September, 2023. Please indicate clearly "Application for 2024-25 Secondary 1" on the envelope.

Applications without the Portfolio Cover Sheet will NOT be processed.

In view of the possibility of postal service delays, applicants are advised to send application documents to the School as early as possible. Applications with a postage stamp later than 29th September, 2023, or with a shortage of postage fee will NOT be processed.

During the first stage, applicants are selected based on the following criteria:

  1. Academic performance and conduct (25%)
  2. Academic / non-academic exposures in or outside school (25%)

 

Stage 2: Meeting the teachers

Shortlisted applicants will be notified by the end of October 2023. Please submit the required documents to the School by hand, registered post or courier service no later than 7th November 2023.

Applicants will meet teachers on 25th November 2023.

Applicants with talents in music and sports might be invited to participate in Specific Skills Tests and/or Music Auditions scheduled for 18th November 2023.

Additionally, applicants with noted strength in different areas of interest might be invited to demonstrate their skills.

Stage 3: Meeting the Headmistress

Shortlisted applicants will be notified by mid-December 2023 to meet the Headmistress in January or February 2024.

 

B. Application Results

Having completed the recruitment process, the School will inform applicants of the results of their application by the end of February 2024. Successful applicants have to sign an undertaking with the School, submit their Primary Six Student Record Forms to the School, and complete their registration with us.
 

Scholarship Selection

Accepted students have to sit the Secondary One Entrance Scholarship Examination / Placement Test to be conducted on 11th May 2024. Those who wish to apply for music scholarships may be invited for assessments on 13th April 2024. Sports scholarships will also be offered based on students' performance in the specific skills test / their achievement records.
  

DOCUMENTS (Right-click the following links and click "Save link As..." to download.)

1. School Prospectus
   (Chinese version: 學校概覽)

2. Secondary 1 Application Information
   (a) Portfolio Summary Form
   (b) Personal Information Form (Sports)
   (c) Supplementary Information Covering Sheet

  

Please click HERE to download the Personal Information Collection Statement for Admission Applicants

 

SCHOOL CONTACT INFORMATION

Headmistress: Mrs. Stella Lau, SBS JP
Address: 1 Jordan Road, Kowloon, HKSAR, China
Phone No.: (852)2277-9100
Fax No.: (852)2780-7149
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

School Registration No.: E.D. 1/2/4456/57