S. C. Gaw Memorial College 3.13

TWGHs S C Gaw Memorial College, established in 1984, is a government subsidized Anglo-Chinese co-educational secondary grammar school in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region . It is run by the renowned charity organization Tung Wah Group of Hospitals serving the community by providing medical and health services, education services and social services. It provides multifarious teaching services, aiming to seek fuller development of the teenagers’ talent and to prepare them to serve the society whole-heartedly in the future.Using both the languages of English and Chinese as the medium of instruction, the College operates a six-year course leading to the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education .School HistoryThe well-established organizations of the school like Student Union, Parent-Teacher Association and Alumni Association are already in place to support school development. The school’s administration set up is well-defined and Incorporated Management Committee (IMC), which comprises of Honorary Supervisor, Supervisor, five Sponsoring Body Managers, Independent Manager, Principal Manager, Teacher Manager, Parent Manager and Alumni Manager, is set up to enhance managerial effectiveness. The establishment of IMC has united the efforts of different stakeholders to formulate development strategies and policies for the school. In addition to these, school self-evaluation is implemented to ensure further development and sustainability of school policies.School Management Council (SMC), which comprises of the Principal as exofficio Chairman, two Vice-Chairmen, two Teacher Representatives elected and representatives from departments of Discipline, Guidance, Life Education, Careers and Studies, mainly deals with day-to-day management issues and general school policies. One of the purposes to include two elected teacher representatives in the council is to create a communication channel for teachers to reflect their opinions on school policies to it. Apart from the leading management committees aforementioned, there are many other smaller functional committees and task groups striving for school improvement as well.