The awards ceremony for the 2016/2017 Instructional Design Award Scheme was held this afternoon at Keang Peng Primary School.  Principal Kou Kam Fai, Vice-Principal Kuok Keng Man and Vice-Principal Chan Keng Lim offered their congratulations at the ceremony.

Pui Ching teachers have always been active participants in the award scheme and made up half of the award winners this year.  They won a total of 22 Distinction Awards, 25 First Class Awards and 15 Second Class Awards in such fields as Instructional Design, Information Technology, and Pedagogical Research.  Pui Ching won the greatest number of awards among all schools in Macao and received the Active Participation Award.

The Pui Ching 2017 Secondary School Graduation Ceremony was held at 10:30am today at the school assembly hall.  Officiating guests included the director of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau, chancellors of Pui Ching Middle School, President of the Macao Pui Ching Alumni Association, members of the Pui Ching board of trustees, Principal of Guangzhou Pui Ching Middle School, and President of the Guanghou Pui Ching Alumni Association. 

Chancellor of Pui Ching Mr. Lo Wing Cheong addressed the audience and extended his congratulations and gratitude to the parents and guests. 

Mr. Lo also congratulated the students on their outstanding performance.  For years, the university acceptance rate of Pui Ching students has remained at 100%。  This year, 76 graduates were exempted from the university entrance exam and accepted by universities in the Mainland.  A total of 25 students received admission offers from Peking University, Tsinghua University, Shanghai Jiaotong University and Fudan University.  36 students received admission offers and scholarship from the University of Macao through the Principal’s Recommendation Admission Program.  Mr. Lo also commended the students on their active participation in extra-curricular activities and their excellent performance in sports, the arts, and the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.  In sports, Pui Ching students won the championship in six categories in the Inter-School Volleyball Competition.  In the Inter-School Fencing Competition, Pui Ching students won group championships in ten categories and 45 individual medals.  In arts, the Pui Ching Dance Team was again invited by the Consulate of Portugal to perform in Portugal.  133 students in total won the Pui Ching’s Light Award, and 27 Senior 3 students in total won the Outstanding Performance in Extra-Curricular Activities Award.  Pui Ching teachers also excelled in the Instructional Design Award Scheme.  Pui Ching featured the greatest number of award winners under the scheme among all schools in Macao. 

Together with Principal Kou Kam Fai, Director of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau Mr. Lou Pak Sang presented the graduates with their graduation certificates.  Other officiating guests presented various outstanding graduates with awards and scholarships for their exceptional performance in national or international competitions.  Last but not least, the school presented various teachers with the Long-Term Service Award and the Retirement Award.  

Pui Ching Middle School became sister schools with the Experimental School of the National Academy of Education Administration on May 19^th.  It is hoped that the tie would strengthen cooperation between Macao and the Mainland and promote the development of education.

The contract signing ceremony was held at the Experimental School of the National Academy of Education Administration.  Pui Ching Principal Kou Kam Fai addressed the audience at the ceremony and introduced the school’s history and academic achievements, including the students’ outstanding performance in English, the STEM curriculum, and PISA.  Principal Kou expressed hope that the two schools engage in academic exchange through mutual visits.

Principal of the Experimental School Ms. Li Shu Xin introduced the achievements of the school in the past three years.  She looked forward to forging ties with Pui Ching in such areas as Information Technology and Education Research. 

After the ceremony, Deputy Director of the Education Commission of the Daxing District Ms. Zhou Aibin and Associate Dean of the National Academy of Education Administration Dr. Yu Jingtan addressed the audience and expressed hope that Macao Pui Ching Middle School and the Experimental School of the National Academy of Education Administration share quality education resources and make progress in education through improved cooperation.  Ms. Zhou and Dr. Yu also extended gratitude to the Experimental School for bringing Pui Ching’s quality resources to the school. 

Pui Ching students excelled in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.  Pui Ching’s Ocean Environment Conservation Research Team and Biology Research Team participated in the Intel ISEF.  In particular, King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia awarded the Ocean Environment Conservation Research Team the Aqua Technology Special Award established by the Genius and Innovation Foundation.  The team also won the Third Prize at the fair. 

The success of the students are inseparable from the help of teachers and parents, the attention that the Macao government pays to education, the organization of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau, the support of the Science and Technology Development Foundation, and the professional guidance provided by the University of Macao.  Many thanks to all parties that contributed to the success of our award winners!