Lutheran School For The Deaf

Deaf school in Hong Kong

22°21′34.5557″N 114°7′31.4530″E﻿ / ﻿22.359598806°N 114.125403611°E﻿ / 22.359598806; 114.125403611

Lutheran School For The Deaf

Chinese: 路德會啟聾學校

Location

89 Hing Shing Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories

Coordinates| 22°21′35″N 114°07′31″E﻿ / ﻿22.3595988°N 114.1254036°E﻿ / 22.3595988; 114.1254036
Information
Type| Deaf
Motto| Chinese: 聾人得恩
(Blessing the Deaf)
Religious affiliation(s)| Protestantism
Established| 1968; 57 years ago (1968)
Founder| The Lutheran Church Hong Kong Synod
President| Chen Yuxin
Chinese: 陳煜新
Principal| Xu Jiaen
Chinese: 許加恩
Gender| Mixed
Enrollment| 64
Capacity| 110
Area| 4800 m2
Website| www.lsd.edu.hk
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Chinese name
Traditional Chinese| 路德會啟聾學校
Simplified Chinese| 路德会启聋学校
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Lùdéhuì Qǐlóng Xuéxiào
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping| lou6 dak1 wui2 kai2 lung4 hok6 haau6

The Lutheran School For The Deaf (Chinese: 路德會啟聾學校) is a special school for the deaf in Hong Kong founded by the Lutheran Church Hong Kong Synod. It provides primary and secondary education for the deaf.[2] Students must be designated as having "severe hearing impairment" (hearing of both ears is impaired) to enroll with arrangement from the Education Bureau.[3][4]

## History

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The Lutheran School For The Deaf is founded in 1968. It was established on Cherry Street, Hong Kong. The school had to rent a part of Concordia Seminary in Yau Yat Tsuen due to insufficient classrooms for a time. In February 1990, a new campus in Kwai Chung finished . Both the primary and secondary department moved to the new campus.[5]

In 2012, the school obtained HK$2.9 million from the Quality Education Fund to implement the Sign Assisted Instruction Programme from February 2012 to January 2015.[6][7][8] In 2015, the school secured a further HK$2.4 million from the fund to continue the programme to July 2017.[9]

From the 2018/19 academic year, with the dissolution of Chun Tok School, Lutheran School For The Deaf became the sole provider of primary and secondary education in the territory.[10]

In January 2023, the school announced that all students were required to learn the national anthem and that it planned to add a choral component to the song.[11]

## Curriculum

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Lutheran School For The Deaf follows the mainstream academic structure, providing six years of free primary education, four years of free junior secondary education, and three years of free senior secondary school. Students enroll in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education on third grade of senior secondary education. Courses are taught by teachers that have been trained in special education.[2] Both verbal and sign language instruction are used during lessons.[2][8]

## Special education service

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### Deaf student support service

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The school operates five centres around Hong Kong: on Hong Kong Island and in eastern New Territories, Kowloon, western New Territories, and Kwai Chung. These provide support services for deaf primary and secondary students.[2][12]

### Speech therapy service

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A speech therapy service includes assessment, treatment, and counselling services for parents and teachers.[13]

### Hearing service

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Hearing services include hearing aid checking, cochlear implant checking, battery purchasing service, earmould checking, and hearing assessment.[14]

## Controversy

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The principal of the school, Xu Jiaen, is also a member of the executive committee of the Hong Kong Society for the Deaf (香港聾人福利促進會).[15] There were deaf reporting there were three members in the committee violating the society constitution as their total term lengths are longer than the upper limit of 30 years, so they were not elected properly. They also said they were suppressed when questioning during member meetings. The society responded by saying that the society constitution did not impose restrictions on total term length so the members were elected properly, but did not elaborate much beyond that.[16][17]

## References

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1. ^ "路德會啟聾學校 Lutheran School For The Deaf - 特殊學校概覽" [Lutheran School For The Deaf - Special School Overview]. 特殊學校概覽 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
2. ^ a b c d "學校簡介 -" [School Introduction]. Lutheran School For The Deaf (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
3. ^ 陳, 健佳 (18 August 2016). "3字頭校長領導唯一聾校 啟發學生潛能 配匙園藝多技能助就業" [30s Principal Leading the Only School for Deaf, Developing Potentials of Students by Equipping them with Multiple Skills to Assist in Employment]. HK01 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
4. ^ 陳, 綺雯 (28 April 2017). "香港手語瀕臨滅絕，聽障人士活在孤立境地？" [Hong Kong Sign Language is Endangered, Will the Deaf be Isolated From Society?]. Initium Media (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021. "目前，教育局規定，只有嚴重或深度聽障的學生才能轉介到啟聾學校就讀。"
5. ^ "發展簡史 - 路德會啟聾學校" [History Overview - Lutheran School For The Deaf]. Lutheran School For The Deaf (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 February 2021.
6. ^ "手語輔助教學計劃 - 路德會啟聾學校" [Sign Assisted Instruction Programme - Lutheran School For The Deaf]. Lutheran School For The Deaf (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
7. ^ "啟聾學校製手語字典" [Lutheran School For The Deaf to Produce Sign Language Dictionary]. Apple Daily (in Chinese). 17 June 2013. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
8. ^ a b "啟聾學校口手並用授課" [Lutheran School For The Deaf Teaches Both Verbally and with Sign Language]. The Sun (in Chinese). 17 June 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
9. ^ "啟聾獲資助 優化手語字典" [Lutheran School For The Deaf is Sponsored to Optimize Sign Language Dictionary]. Sing Tao Daily (in Chinese). 14 January 2015. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
10. ^ 立法會兒童權利小組委員會回應2017年6月20日委員會會議議案 (PDF) (Report). Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021. "真鐸學校由2004年9月開始主流化。由2018/19學年起，路德會啟聾學校將會成為全港唯一提供小一至中六課程的資助聽障兒童學校。"
11. ^ "Hong Kong schools vow alertness, tough action to safeguard national security". South China Morning Post. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
12. ^ "聽障學生增強支援服務 - 路德會啟聾學校" [Enhanced Support Service for Hearing Impaired - Lutheran School For The Deaf]. Lutheran School For The Deaf (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
13. ^ "言語治療服務 - 路德會啟聾學校" [Speech Therapy Service - Lutheran School For The Deaf]. Lutheran School For The Deaf (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
14. ^ "聽覺服務 - 路德會啟聾學校" [Hearing Service - Lutheran School For The Deaf]. Lutheran School For The Deaf (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
15. ^ "新一屆（2020-2021）執行委員會名單" [New (2020-2021) Executive Committee Member List] (PDF). The Hong Kong Society for the Deaf (in Chinese). 17 December 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
16. ^ "聾人福利促進會執委涉違法當選 會員投訴連任40年逾上限" [Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Society for the Deaf Involved In Improper Election, Members Reporting Committee Members with Term Lengths Over the Upper Limit of 40 Years]. 獨立媒體 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 22 December 2020. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
17. ^ "執委涉違章連任40年惹爭議 聾人福利促進會：任期限制無回溯力" [Controversy over Executive Committee Members with Term Lengths Over 40 Years; The Hong Kong Society for the Deaf: Term Limit does not Apply Retroactively]. 獨立媒體 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 8 February 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.

## External links

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* Official website

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Kwai Tsing District

Areas|

* Kwai Chung
* Gin Drinkers Bay ("Kwai Fong")
* Kwai Hing
* Kwai Shing
* Tai Wo Hau
* Lai King
* Tsing Yi

Landmarks|

* Fung Shue Wo
* Kam Chuk Kok
* Maritime Square
* Tsing Yi Bamboo Theatre
* Tsing Yi Nature Trail
* Tsing Yi Park
* Tsing Yi Promenade
* Tsing Yi Swimming Pool
* Tsuen Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery
* Public housing estates in Kwai Chung
* Public housing estates on Tsing Yi Island

Government|

* Tsing Yi Municipal Services Building

Education|

* CNEC Christian College
* Lutheran School For The Deaf
* Tsing Yi Public Library

| Closed|

* Po Leung Kuk Tsing Yi Secondary School (Skill Opportunity)

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Transport|

* Tsing Yi station

This list is incomplete.

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Special schools in Hong Kong

Visually impaired|

* Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired

Hearing impaired|

* Chun Tok School
* Lutheran School For The Deaf

Physical disabilities|

* Hong Kong Red Cross Princess Alexandra School
* SAHK Ko Fook Iu Memorial School
* SAHK Jockey Club Elaine Field School
* SAHK B M Kotewall Memorial School
* Hong Kong Christian Service Pui Oi School
* Hong Kong Red Cross John F. Kennedy Centre
* Hong Kong Red Cross Margaret Trench School

Mild learning difficulties|

* Hong Chi Lions Morninghill School
* 道慈佛社楊日霖紀念學校
* 中華基督教會望覺堂啟愛學校
* 路德會救主學校
* 中華基督教會基順學校
* Choi Jun School
* Shatin Public School
* 救世軍石湖學校
* 三水同鄉會劉本章學校
* Hong Chi Morninghill School, Tuen Mun
* Hong Chi Morninghill School, Tsui Lam

Moderate learning difficulties|

* Hong Chi Morningloy School, Yuen Long
* 保良局余李慕芬紀念學校
* 保良局陳麗玲（百周年）學校
* 禮賢會恩慈學校
* 基督教中國佈道會聖道學校
* 明愛樂進學校
* 明愛樂群學校
* Hong Chi Pinehill School
* 香港四邑商工總會陳南昌紀念學校
* 匡智元朗晨曦學校
* 將軍澳培智學校
* 東華三院群芳啟智學校
* Hong Chi Morninglight School, Tuen Mun
* The Jockey Club Hong Chi School

Mild to moderate learning difficulties|

* Hong Chi Morninghope School, Tuen Mun
* TWGHs Tsui Tsin Tong School
* Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island West Hong Chi Morninghope School
* Mary Rose School
* 香海正覺蓮社佛教普光學校
* Hong Chi Winifred Mary Cheung Morninghope School

Serious learning difficulties|

* 明愛樂勤學校
* 明愛樂義學校
* 明愛賽馬會樂仁學校
* 香港心理衛生會–臻和學校
* 慈恩學校
* 匡智松嶺第二校
* 匡智松嶺第三校
* 保良局陳百強伉儷青衣學校
* 保良局羅氏信託學校
* 靈實恩光學校

群育學校|

* 香港青少年培育會陳南昌紀念學校
* 瑪利灣學校
* 香港扶幼會盛德中心學校
* 香港扶幼會則仁中心學校
* 香港扶幼會許仲繩紀念學校
* 明愛培立學校
* 東灣莫羅瑞華學校

Hospital-operated schools|

Hong Kong Red Cross Hospital Schools

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Schools for the deaf

Africa|

| Kenya|

* Humble Hearts School
* Kisii School for the Deaf

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Tanzania|

* Tabora Deaf-Mute Institute

Asia|

| China|

| Hong Kong SAR|

* Lutheran School For The Deaf

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India|

* Patiala School for the Deaf
* Patiala School for the Deaf-blind
* Parkash Memorial Deaf & Dumb School
* Dr. M. G. R. Home and Higher Secondary School for the Speech and Hearing Impaired
* Vatika High School for Deaf & Dumb

Japan|

* Central School for the Deaf (Tokyo)
* Fukui Prefectural School for the Deaf

South Korea|

| Closed|

* Gwangju Inhwa School

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Malaysia|

* SMK Pendidikan Khas Persekutuan (Penang)

Nepal|

* Naxal School for the Deaf

Pakistan|

* Ida Rieu School

Philippines|

* Bohol Deaf Academy
* Manila Christian Computer Institute for the Deaf
* Miriam College Deaf-mute program

Singapore|

| Closed|

* Singapore School for the Deaf

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Europe|

| France|

* Institut National de Jeunes Sourds de Paris

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Ireland|

| Closed|

* Claremont Institution

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Italy|

* Antonio Provolo Institute for the Deaf

Russia|

| Closed|

* St Petersburg College for the Deaf

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United
Kingdom|

* Donaldson's School
* Jordanstown Schools
* Mary Hare School
* St John's Catholic School for the Deaf

| Closed|

* Ovingdean Hall School
* Centre for Deaf Studies, Bristol

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North
America|

| Canada|

* Alberta School for the Deaf
* British Columbia School for the Deaf
* Ernest C. Drury School for the Deaf (ON)
* MacKay School for the Deaf
* Manitoba School for the Deaf
* Metro Toronto School for the Deaf
* Robarts School for the Deaf (ON)
* Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf (ON)
* W. Ross Macdonald School (for deafblind people)

| Closed|

* Halifax School for the Deaf
* Montreal Institute for the Deaf and Mute

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United States|

* Schools for the deaf in the United States

Oceania|

| Australia|

* NextSense multiple
* Victorian College for the Deaf

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New Zealand|

* Kelston Deaf Education Centre

| Closed|

* Van Asch College

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