Octopus

Octopus

All students must have a personalized Octopus card. This is used for confirming attendance every day
and for maintaining records of attendance. It is essential for reasons of health and safety. Students
must swipe IN and OUT of school at whatever time they arrive or leave. If a student leaves school
for an activity, or for any other reason, during the day and returns, then she/he needs to also swipe in
and out. There are at least seven card ‘readers’ in various locations around the school which provide
students with choices of exit and entry points.

These cards can also be used for purchasing food and value added to them in the cafeteria.

Any students who accidentally loses or forgets to bring Octopus cards to school and therefore cannot
swipe in, must report to Reception immediately. Appropriate sanctions are imposed by Heads of Year
for those students who disregard the protocols regarding the use of Octopus.

MTR Concessionary Fares for Students

MTR continues to offer MTR concessionary fares to eligible full time day course students over the
age of 12 years in any recognised institutions in Hong Kong each academic year. If you have not yet
activated or renewed the “Student Status” in your Personalised Octopus Card, please obtain a MTR
Student Travel Scheme Application Form (2011-12) from any MTR Customer Service Centre or the
school’s reception desk. An application form will be provided to you upon request at the school’s
reception desk which can be filled in immediately, details checked and verified with our school
records by the office staff, and then chopped with the official school stamp. This process may need to
be renewed every academic year.

Please note that the MTR concessionary fares for the “Student Status” encoded on a Personalised
Octopus Card are valid for the MTR travel only. Users of this Personalised Octopus Card travelling
on any non-MTR transportation with this card are liable to the individual terms and conditions of the
respective transport provider and may be charged full adult fare.

For further details of application and the validity of the current MTR “Student Status”, please click
in the link below

http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/whatsnew/student_travel_scheme.html#p3