Significance of Homework

Referencing the Education Bureau's Primary Education Curriculum Guide — "Meaningful Homework":

  • Consolidate classroom learning, prepare students for new topics, and facilitate self-directed learning under appropriate teacher guidance.
  • Help students understand their own learning progress and difficulties, and subsequently seek methods to solve problems.
  • Allow teachers to identify difficulties students encounter in learning, in order to adjust teaching plans and strategies, provide timely feedback, and promote effective student learning.
  • Assess students' performance in acquiring knowledge, mastering skills, and cultivating good attitudes and positive values, providing effective feedback for curriculum planning and implementation.
  • Enable parents to understand their children's learning progress and characteristics, so they can provide timely support.
  • Enable parents to understand the school curriculum requirements, working hand in hand to help students improve their learning.

Basic Principles

  • Homework should have clear learning objectives, with formats and content tailored to students' learning needs and abilities.
  • Cater to student diversity by adopting different homework formats, connecting classroom learning with students' daily lives to enhance learning motivation.
  • Encourage students to make good use of different learning resources, such as libraries, the internet, and e-learning platforms.
  • The purpose and quality of homework are more important than quantity, creating space for students to promote holistic development

Junior Ability Students

Characteristics of Homework 

  • Includes tactile exploration elements and sensory stimulation 
  • Life-oriented and interesting 
  • Encourages students to signal/express themselves
  • Connects values with daily life 

Reference Assignment Types 

  • Reference Assignment Types
  • Record sheets (e.g., Extracurricular Reading Record, Good Living Habits, Character Building)
  • Creative tasks (e.g., finger painting, scribbling) 
  • Action logs 
  • Information Technology elements, e.g., using electronic storytelling platforms for reading with assistance 

Senior Ability Students

Characteristics of Homework 

Aligns with subject-based unit learning objectives 
Interesting 
Utilizes Information Technology to cultivate self-directed learning abilities 
Connects values with daily life  

Reference Assignment Types 

Strengthen word recognition and Braille learning according to student ability, e.g., attaching text to picture cards 
Real object/Picture card matching boards 
Word matching boards
Interviews 
Extracurricular reading / Parent-child reading 
Activity logbooks 
Creative topics 
Information Technology elements, e.g., using assistive technology devices 

Operations and Arrangements

  • Implementation details regarding subject homework policies, such as homework types, collection frequency, quantity, format, and marking methods, are established in the Academic Affairs Meeting.  

  • Teachers design homework of different natures according to the principles established in the Academic Affairs Meeting, aligning with teaching objectives and needs. Teachers may adjust homework accommodations according to school-based guidelines to suit students' different needs and abilities. 

  • Teachers will indicate homework submission dates and distribute homework in the Student Handbook. Students may use tutorial sessions to complete part or all of their homework, creating space for themselves. Teachers may also provide guidance to students in need.

  • There is a moderate amount of homework for Chinese Language, Mathematics, and General Studies in each term. Homework for other subjects is arranged appropriately according to actual teaching progress.

  • To encourage reading and healthy living, homework during long holidays should focus on reading different books, physical fitness, and life skills training. Book themes can align with annual values or library arrangements.

  • When marking homework, teachers provide other forms of performance ratings or comments to give feedback on students' learning.

  • At the Parents' Meeting at the beginning of each school year, the school and teachers explain the homework policy, objectives, and specific implementation arrangements in detail to parents and students of all levels. Before the end of each school year, a questionnaire survey is conducted to allow parents to express their views on the homework policy; the school regularly reviews the homework policy to align with the needs of students and curriculum development.