Chi Hong Primary School

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Chi Hong Primary School is a co-educational aided Buddhist primary school in Sha Tin, with school operation recorded from 1952 and sponsorship by Chi Hong Ching Yuen Ltd. Its name and background reflect Buddhist service in education. The school emphasizes moral cultivation, compassion, care for pupils and balanced development in a long-established Sha Tin community.

School Classification

Finance Type
Aided
District & POA Net
Sha Tin (POA 91)
School Level
Primary
Student Gender
Co-educational
Religion
Buddhism
Medium of Instruction
Chinese

School Picture

Campus Photo of Chi Hong Primary School
Outlook of Chi Hong Primary School (Click to view a large photo)

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
201975+183867
2020100+165089
20211005075
20221005072
20231005050
20241005074
20251005069
20261005059

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

Following the school motto ‘Wisdom Radiates Compassion’, we are committed to preaching the teachings of the Buddha and providing our students with a learning environment where ethical, intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic values are stressed so that students are trained to be good and competent citizens with moral values.

Year of Commencement of Operation: 1952 · View School Emblem

School Motto
Wisdom Radiates Compassion
Name of Sponsoring Body
Chi Hong Ching Yuen Ltd
Supervisor
Ms. Aw Sian Sally
School Head
Ms. Yeung Tung Mui

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
201845555327
201944555528
202054455528
202155445528
202245544527
202354554427
202435455426
202533545525
202633354523

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+
2018475353%72%17%11%
2019505545%70%18%12%
2020545452%24%30%46%
2021545452%24%30%46%
2022556252%24%30%46%
2023546064%28%27%45%
2024535862%15%35%50%
2025515862%15%35%50%
2026485466%22%26%52%

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

School Facilities

The school has 28 classrooms, 1 school hall, 2 playgrounds and 1 library, occupying an area of about 8,000 square metre.

Special Rooms: Chinese Cultural Learning Centre, CoLab (Innovation and Technology Center), Flight Academy Room, CoSpace, Ng Pui Wing Library, Music Room, Visual Art Room, English Room, Meditation Room, Counselling Room.

Facilities for supporting students with Special Educational Needs: Ramp, Accessible lift and Accessible toilet.

Others: Staff Rm, General Office, Conference Rm, Principal’s Rm, Running Track, Meditation Gallery, Reading Café and Corner, Sensory Garden.

Area Occupied by the School
about 8,000 square metre
Number of Classrooms
28

School Location & Map

Chi Hong Primary School is located at 1 Yuen Cheong Lane, Sha Tin, 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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