HHCKLA Buddhist Chan Shi Wan Primary School

School Classification

Finance Type: Aided

District & POA Net: North (POA 80)

School Level: Primary

Student Gender: Co-educational

Religion: Buddhism

Medium of Instruction: Chinese

School Picture

Outlook of HHCKLA Buddhist Chan Shi Wan Primary School ()

Note: This school has the most common type-and-gender profile among Hong Kong primary schools: it is aided and co-educational. Aided schools account for 416 of 533 schools (78%), while 505 schools (95%) are co-educational. It is Buddhist-affiliated; 15 primary schools (2.8%) have the same affiliation overall, including 15 of the 416 aided schools (3.6%). Click to view an illustration.

Primary One Admission

In Hong Kong, the Primary One Admission (POA) System is administered by the Education Bureau to allocate Primary One places in government and aided primary schools. It consists of two stages: Discretionary Places Admission and Central Allocation. At the Discretionary Places stage, parents may apply directly to one government or aided school without being restricted by school net, and each school generally reserves about half of its Primary One places for this stage. The remaining places are allocated centrally, with 10% available for unrestricted school choices and 90% restricted to schools within the applicant’s residential school net. The table below summarises past years’ allocation figures, including Discretionary Places (DP), Central Allocation (CA), and total places.

View an illustration of the Primary One Admission System

Year	Total	DP	CA
2019	100	50	31+9+8
2020	100	50	44+4
2021	100	50	36+4
2022	100	50	44+4
2023	100	50	46+4
2024	100	50	46+4
2025	100	50	41+6
2026	100	50	39+8

Note: The figures for Discretionary Places (DP) and provisional Central Allocation (CA) places are published by the Education Bureau, while the total number of Primary One places is estimated from these figures. Where DP is lower than CA, this generally indicates that some discretionary places were unfilled and transferred to Central Allocation, suggesting relatively lower demand at the DP stage. Where DP and CA are approximately equal, the available discretionary places were generally fully taken up, suggesting relatively strong demand at the DP stage. Where DP is higher than CA and DP + CA is less than the estimated total, this generally indicates that the number of must-admit applicants exceeded the places normally reserved for them, with additional places taken from the original CA quota. These figures should therefore be used only as a general indication of admission demand and not as a definitive measure of a school's popularity.

View illustration: How to understand DP, CA and total places in POA

School Fees

This is an aided school, the most common type of primary school in Hong Kong. Aided schools account for approximately 78% of all primary schools and receive government funding to provide free primary education. No school fee is charged. By comparison, government schools account for around 6%, DSS schools 4%, and private schools 12%. Only DSS and private schools generally charge school fees.

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School Mission & Governance

Aim for Buddhist Education and Student basis. Facilitating all rounded development through the learning of Buddhism in a pleasurable, friendly and caring environment. To nurture pupils to be good citizens with a strong sense of community, pupils who love our nation and are eager to serve people. To foster pupils’ development in six different aspects of education, especially in spiritual education and to let students experience Buddhist spirit in their daily lives.

Year of Commencement of Operation: 1982 · View School Emblem

School Motto

Awaken conscience, inculcate morality, nurture decent deeds and appearance.

Name of Sponsoring Body

Heung Hoi Ching Kok Lin Association

Supervisor

Rev. Shi Hongming

School Head

Ms. Fong Tze Hang

Class Structure & School Size

The table below presents the number of classes in each form from S1 to S6 in recent years. These figures provide a useful reference for understanding the school’s overall scale, form structure, and possible changes in enrolment trends.

Year	P1	P2	P3	P4	P5	P6	Total
2018	4	4	4	5	4	4	25
2019	4	4	4	4	5	4	25
2020	4	4	4	4	4	5	25
2021	4	4	4	4	4	4	24
2022	4	4	4	4	4	4	24
2023	3	4	4	4	4	4	23
2024	4	3	4	4	4	4	23
2025	4	4	3	5	4	4	24
2026	4	4	4	4	5	4	25

Note: Class-related figures were obtained from the CHSC Primary School Profiles in September of each year.

Teachers Statistics

The table below presents some teacher statistics in recent years. TC# denotes total number of teachers, AE# = Approved Establishment, SET = Special Education Training, E = numbers of years of experience (0-4 years, 5-9 yesrs, 10 years or above).

Year	AE#	TC#	SET	E:0-4	E:5-9	E:10+
2018	48	53	50%	17%	7%	76%
2019	48	54	48%	26%	2%	72%
2020	46	54	52%	33%	2%	65%
2021	47	51	58%	29%	3%	68%
2022	46	50	49%	30%	14%	56%
2023	46	48	38%	38%	19%	43%
2024	44	50	47%	26%	28%	46%
2025	44	51	49%	26%	28%	46%
2026	46	51	56%	41%	18%	41%

Note: Teacher statistics were obtained from the CHSC Primary School Profiles in September of each year.

School Facilities

The school has 24 classrooms, 1 school hall, 2 playgrounds and 1 library, occupying an area of about 2,000 square metre.

Special Rooms: Computer Room, English Language Room, Music Room, Variety Hub, STEM in PE Experiential Centre, STEAM Lab.

Facilities for supporting students with Special Educational Needs: Ramp, Accessible lift and Tactile guide path plan.

Others: Distance Learning Classroom, Meditation Room, Spiritual Garden, Baicao Garden, Organic Farm

Area Occupied by the School

about 2,000 square metre

Number of Classrooms

School Location & Map

HHCKLA Buddhist Chan Shi Wan Primary School is located at Choi Yuen Estate, Sheung Shui, N.T.. Use the interactive map below to explore the surrounding area. Alternatively, use our School Map to view this school and explore nearby schools.

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