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CARMEL PAK U SECONDARY SCHOOL — Tai Po Secondary School: Facts, Nearby Schools and Lesson-Prep Links
School guide · Tai Po
Carmel Pak U Secondary School is an aided secondary school in Tai Po, whole-day. Schools are spread out across the district and travel time varies a lot between villages and stations, so this page starts with timetabling, then citizenship data-response questions.
1. CARMEL PAK U SECONDARY SCHOOL: the public record
Every field below comes from the EDB School Location and Information open data, October 2026 snapshot. Facts only: no admission figures, no results, no rankings.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| English name | CARMEL PAK U SECONDARY SCHOOL |
| Address | ESTATE SECONDARY SCHOOL NO 1 TAI YUEN ESTATE TAI PO NEW TERRITORIES |
| Telephone | 26650078 |
| Website | http://www.cpu.edu.hk |
| Session | Whole day |
| Level and type | Secondary, Aided |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Religion | Christian |
| District | Tai Po |
2. Location: the three nearest secondary schools
CARMEL PAK U SECONDARY SCHOOL sits at ESTATE SECONDARY SCHOOL NO 1 TAI YUEN ESTATE TAI PO NEW TERRITORIES, coordinates 22.45489, 114.17123, 0.4 km from the centre of the district. The district has 35 secondary schools; the three closest by straight-line distance are listed below.
| School | Distance | Type |
|---|---|---|
| SAHK JOCKEY CLUB ELAINE FIELD SCHOOL (SECONDARY SECTION) | 290 m | Aided |
| CHINA HOLINESS CHURCH LIVING SPIRIT COLLEGE | 340 m | Aided |
| NTHYK TAI PO DISTRICT SECONDARY SCHOOL | 400 m | Government |
Straight-line distance is not travel time: a route that crosses the harbour, climbs a hill or needs two changes can take three times as long. Try the real route once before you agree a slot.
3. What students at CARMEL PAK U SECONDARY SCHOOL usually need
Citizenship data-response: separate the claim from the evidence
Questions ask students to state and then cite, and the two collapse into one copied paragraph. Write the claim in one sentence, then a separate sentence quoting the source, with no connective between them.
English reading: control the number of sentences
Longer answers lose marks because the scheme rewards the number of points made, not length. Count the points required first, decide the sentence count from that, then check every sentence answers the same point.
4. Lesson-prep guides and practice papers that match
Each guide below names the prior knowledge, a lesson flow, a read-aloud script and an exit check, so a parent and a tutor can follow one process at secondary level.
| Resource | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Secondary (DSE) lesson-prep guides | ten subjects, 60-minute chapters mapped to DSE |
| DSE maths guides | functions, calculus, probability |
| DSE English guides | Papers 1 to 3, one by one |
| DSE physics guides | mechanics, waves, electricity |
| DSE economics guides | micro, macro, policy |
| DSE physics practice paper | 14 questions, 100 marks, with answers |
| DSE chemistry practice paper | with answers and marking notes |
| DSE economics practice paper | with answers and marking notes |
5. Three practical points when you book lessons
- Session: this school runs a whole-day session. Weekday slots only open after four in the afternoon; Saturday morning is the most contested block.
- Place: within 1 km in a straight line of CARMEL PAK U SECONDARY SCHOOL there are 16 secondary schools in the same district, so a tutor can shorten the trip by meeting closer to the school.
- Format: step-by-step explanation (maths, physics, chemistry) works better face to face; past-paper drills and marking work just as well online, without the travel.
6. Common questions
Does travel time in Tai Po affect lesson planning?
Yes. Getting from the town centre to outlying villages can add twenty minutes or more, so a venue midway between school and home saves the most.
Does citizenship need tutoring?
It depends on whether the student can separate a claim from a citation. That is usually fixed in two or three lessons, after which papers can be done alone.
School data comes from the EDB School Location and Information open data, October 2026 snapshot: name, address, telephone, website, type, gender, religion and session only, with no admission, results or ranking figures. Distances are computed from the official coordinates using the great-circle formula. Compiled by the TutorZone team.
