Po Leung Kuk Camões Tan Siu Lin Primary School 3.98

Po Leung Kuk Camões Tan Siu Lin Primary School is a primary school in Hong Kong, previously known as Portuguese Community Schools, Inc.,(Escola Camoes); Demonym: Camõesian. The school is located at 6 Hoi Ting Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It has a multicultural environment with over 1000 students from 18 different countries.HistoryThe school was established in the 1950s by the Portuguese Community Education and Welfare Foundation Incorporated. Since 1996, the school has been run by Po Leung Kuk. In school year 1999/2000, the school became a pioneer DSS primary school in Hong Kong. In the school year 2017-2018, Po Leung Kuk Camões Tan Siu Lin Primary School broke the Hong Kong record of Primary One Application by having 8100 applications.CurriculumEnglish is the main medium of instruction. Other subjects include:Everything is to be taught in English other than the Language subjects.Extra-curricular activities (ECA)The school offers a variety of extracurricular activities including: Music - music classes and school teams including Symphony Orchestra, Chinese Orchestra, School Choir, String Camerata, Handchime Ensembles and individual instruments.Sports - sporting activities and school teams such as Swimming, Cricket, Karate, Taekwondo, Table-tennis, Basketball, Latin Dance, Badminton, Football, Volleyball, Fencing, Athletic Training and Triathlon.Visual Arts - Handicrafts, Ceramics, Chinese Painting, Print-making and Water Colour Painting.Accelerated and remedial classes - accelerated and remedial classes for Chinese, English and Maths.Others - The school has a Campus TV team, Astronomy Club, Cubs and Brownies, Poem Recitation, French Drama, Cookery, Magic, Chinese Dance, etc.