Canossa Primary School (San Po Kong)

Canossa Primary School (San Po Kong) is a co-educational aided Catholic primary school, with roots in Canossa Primary School founded in 1968 and separate full-day operation in San Po Kong from 2003. Sponsored by Canossian Missions, it shares the motto Charity, Justice, Humility and Sincerity, emphasizing faith and whole-person development.

School Classification

Finance Type
Aided
District & POA Net
Wong Tai Sin (POA 45)
School Level
Primary
Student Gender
Co-educational
Religion
Catholicism
Medium of Instruction
Chinese

School Picture

Campus Photo of Canossa Primary School (San Po Kong)
Outlook of Canossa Primary School (San Po Kong)

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.

Year Total DP CA
20191507563
20201507553
20211507570
20221507564
20231507568
20241507572
20251507572
20261507572

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 the number of DP places is higher than the number of CA places, this generally indicates that all available places were filled during the Discretionary Places Admission stage, suggesting that applications exceeded the available places and that the school was relatively popular. Conversely, where the number of DP places is lower than the number of CA places, this generally indicates that some discretionary places remained unfilled and were transferred to Central Allocation, suggesting lower competition for admission.

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.

School Mission & Governance

The Canossian educators of Faith draw inspiration from Jesus on the Cross and St. Magdalene of Canossa. We dedicate ourselves to the Formation of Heart of our students, to love life and learning, to serve the Community, especially those whose needs are greatest.

Year of Commencement of Operation: 1968

School Motto
Charity, Righteousness, Humility
Name of Sponsoring Body
Canossian Missions
Supervisor
Ms. Yuen Wai Ching
School Head
Mr. Chan Cheong Shun Charley

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
201866666636
201966666636
202066666636
202166666636
202266666636
202366666636
202466666636
202566666636

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

Teachers Statistics

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, class structure, and possible changes in enrolment trends.

Year TC# AE# SET E:0-4 E:5-9 E:10+
2018626440%19%8%73%
2019636445%23%8%69%
2020646443%22%7%71%
2021656543%36%8%56%
2022666634%26%17%57%
2023676734%22%20%58%
2024676750%22%20%58%
2025666759%22%28%50%

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

School Facilities

The school has 36 classrooms, 1 school hall, 4 playgrounds and 1 library, occupying an area of about 5,960 square metre.

Special Rooms: STEM Room, English Room, Activity Rooms, Language Room, Multi-purpose Rooms, Visual Arts Room, Music Rooms, General Studies Room.

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

Others: Roof-top Garden, Medical Room, PTA Room, Prayer Room, Counselling Room, Conference Room.

Area Occupied by the School
about 5,960 square metre
Number of Classrooms
36

School Location & Map

Canossa Primary School (San Po Kong) is located at 9 Choi Yee Lane, San Po Kong, Kowloon. Use the interactive map below to explore the surrounding area.

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