Dates for Your Diary

12 June	Graduation
16 June	ESF Art Exhibition
17 June	Evening of Dance
18 June	WIS Summer Festival (secondary)
19 June	Dragon Boat Festival; public holiday (school closed)
24 June	Water Play
26 June	Last day of term (finish at 11.45 am)

Click here for the 2025–26 school calendar and 2026–27 draft calendar.

Principal's Message

Dear all,

As we move deeper into the final weeks of the academic year, I want to take a moment to reflect on where we are as a school community.

The results of the ESF Stakeholder Survey have now been shared with our staff, PTA Committee, and School Council. I am delighted to report that we received exceptional engagement this year, with 58 staff, 35 parents, and 16 students participating across the school. Feedback across all three groups was overwhelmingly positive, demonstrating a sustained upward trend. The findings celebrate our deeply embedded collaborative culture, exceptional staff-student relationships, and visible student progress. The survey strongly reaffirms JCSRS as a nurturing, high-performing, and inclusive environment.

These results are a celebration of our journey together. They reflect the hard work we have put into redefining our vision and mission, making changes to the curriculum with the introduction of Pathways, refining personalisation, and deepening our focus on well-being and engagement. Most importantly, they affirm our commitment to staying true to our neuro-affirming practice – building on students' strengths and fostering a community that embraces differences, allowing every student to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.

I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to every parent, staff member, and student who completed the survey. Your voices help us understand what we are doing well and where we need to focus our efforts in the year ahead.

Over the last two weeks, we have had the pleasure of welcoming two new teachers who will be joining JCSRS in the next academic year: Jenny Procter and Cheryl Bloomfield. We have also welcomed several new students who will be starting with us. It has been wonderful to see them begin to connect with our community. We have also begun the transition process for all of our existing students. Whether moving to a new classroom, adjusting to staff changes, or transitioning to a secondary class, these changes – however small they may seem to us – can feel significant to our students. That is why we plan so carefully. The results were visible in the ease with which most students moved between classes and interacted with both familiar and unfamiliar staff and peers. Watching them navigate change with confidence and resilience has been a true joy.

As we look ahead to our final three weeks of the school year, thank you for your continued partnership and support.

Warm regards,

Anna

Student Achievement – Year 6 Exhibition

Congratulations to Alex on his Year 6 Exhibition at ESF Quarry Bay School!

ESF Stakeholders Survey Results

Key Strengths

Parent highlights (care, community, progress & leadership)

• Staff Care & Professionalism: Parents consistently commend the school's staff for their outstanding professionalism, patience, and genuine care. This is backed by an exceptionally high Likert score* for staff care and motivation (4.86), reflecting strong stakeholder gratitude for the team's deep knowledge of individual student profiles and their dedication to students.

• Culture & Belonging: Fostering an inclusive and supportive community remains a hallmark of JCSRS, emerging as the most frequently highlighted strength in open-ended parent feedback. Parents strongly affirm that the school is a place where their children are accepted, valued, and safe - Inclusion & Diversity (4.89), Enjoyment of School (4.77) and Safety (4.66).

• Personalised Learning & Progress: The survey demonstrates strong parental buy-in regarding the school's commitment to personalised learning and visible student progress. There is widespread consensus that individualised IEPs and tailored holistic approaches successfully enable children to make meaningful academic, social, and emotional gains, directly reflected in excellent satisfaction metrics for knowing the child well (4.80) and student progress (4.69).

• Leadership & Strategic Alignment: Communication and school governance are standout strengths, with parents valuing the highly responsive, plentiful opportunities for parent-teacher collaboration and regular updates. The school's strategic direction is transparent and well-received, as evidenced by robust Likert ratings for school leadership (4.71) and strong alignment with the vision and mission (4.69).

Student highlights (belonging & engagement)

• School Connectedness: Student satisfaction remains exceptionally high, with 100% of surveyed students stating they like their school and enjoy learning at JCSRS.

• Relationships and Safety: 100% of students report feeling safe at school and feel that their teachers and education assistants care about them.

• Inclusion & Support: 100% of students agree that other students are nice to them, highlighting a safe culture. Additionally, 91.7% feel well-supported when they are upset or having a difficult time.

 

Areas for Development

Parent headline: communication consistency, academic challenge & operational care

• Communication Consistency: Parents emphasised the need for more consistent, timely communication, with regular updates, photos and summaries. Inconsistent use of Seesaw can limit visibility into school activities.

• Student Pathways and Consistent Progress Tracking: While student progress is highly rated (4.69),  some parents expressed a desire for deeper, more collaborative engagement in their children's learning journeys. Headlines from parents focus on a need for more consistent assessment updates that articulate their child's learning. 

• Operational & Logistical Issues: Parents suggested ways to improve their school experience, such as holding parent workshops outside working hours or using the ESF App's timetable function. Concerns were also raised about EDB‑level policies (typhoon closures) and waitlist transparency, with several parents urging expansion of JCSRS or similar schools to meet high demand.

Student headline: enhancing agency and real-world independence 

• Feedback from our learners indicates that while they feel exceptionally safe and cared for, there are structural opportunities to deepen their autonomy. They want opportunities that offer breadth and challenge, stretching beyond the school walls into real-world community settings.

*Linkert Score: 1 = Strongly disagree; 2 = Disagree;  3 = Neither agree nor disagree; 4 = Agree;  5 = Strongly agree

 

What Actions We Are Taking – Emerging 2026-27 School Enhancement Priorities

Personalising learning and using data

• Move from classroom practice to strong whole‑school assessment systems (incorporate use of the ESF Hub to make learning connected and visible)

• Strengthen consistency in the use of feedback.

• Deepen student voice in feedback; continue to support generalisation of skills beyond the classroom.

Engagement

• Continue prioritising collaboration; Strengthen collaboration with parents through consistent assessment updates and sharing of progress/next steps. 

• Continue to refine curriculum based on shared aspirations.

JCSRS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Calendar  

The world is rich in diversity, which is reflected in the observances celebrated by its various cultures and populations. We hope that knowledge of the holidays and celebrations for diversity in this calendar can enhance our school's diversity and inclusion efforts.

June	Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month Pride Month
8–14 June	Carers Week
12 June	World Day Against Child Labour
15–21 June	Learning Disability Week
16 June	Guru Arjan Martyrdom (Sikhism) International Day of the African Child International Domestic Workers Day Neurodiversity Pride Day
18 June	Autistic Pride Day
19 June	Dragon Boat Festival Juneteenth
20 June	Juhannus/Midsummer (Finland) Midsummer Festival of Saint Hans (Denmark/Sweden) World Refugee Day
21 June	Father's Day National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada) Summer Solstice / Litha (Wicca/Paganism)
22 June	Windrush Day (UK)