ELCHK Lutheran Academy

School Classification

Finance Type: Direct Subsidy Scheme ✪

Location (District): Yuen Long

School Level: Primary

Student Gender: Co-educational

Religion: Protestantism / Christianity

Medium of Instruction: English

School Picture

Outlook of ELCHK Lutheran Academy

✪ This school participates in “DSS Expansion”, under which the Education Bureau allows participating DSS schools to increase the number and size of classes on a trial basis to admit more non-local students holding student visas on a self-financing basis.

Note: DSS primary schools are relatively uncommon in Hong Kong, with 21 schools (3.9%). Co-education is the norm in Hong Kong, with 505 schools (95%) being co-educational; within the DSS sector, 18 of 21 schools (86%) are co-educational. It is Christian-affiliated; 176 primary schools (33%) have the same affiliation overall, including 9 of the 21 DSS schools (43%). Click to view an illustration.

Medium of Instruction & Curriculum

Medium of Instruction: English

Curriculum: IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) integrated with the Hong Kong curriculum through transdisciplinary inquiry. Includes digital learning and a school-based aerospace curriculum in Years 4–6.

Primary One Admission

As a Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) school, the school manages its own Primary One admissions and does not participate in the centralised Primary One Admission (POA) System used by government and aided schools. Although DSS schools receive government subsidies, they have greater flexibility in setting their admission criteria and may charge school fees. Parents should apply directly to the school and refer to its official website for application dates, selection criteria, interview or assessment arrangements, required documents and school fees.

School Fees

This is a Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) school. DSS schools receive government subsidies but charge school fees to support their educational services and facilities. The annual school fee is $87,910. Please refer to the Education Bureau’s Fees Certificate for the approved fee and payment details.

(For DSS Schools, fee-remission and scholarship schemes may be available to eligible families.)

Annual School Fee

$87,910

Fee Certificate

School Number 579530

This chart compares this school’s annual fee with other DSS and private primary schools in Hong Kong. Schools are arranged from lower to higher fees, with the marker showing this school’s position.

School fee distribution of DSS and private primary schools in Hong Kong

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School Mission & Governance

Through Christian education, LA pledges to cultivate students’ ethics and morality to act with integrity and honesty. They think, inquire, interact, reflect, strive and excel within and beyond our school-based international curriculum framework. As a school that values and celebrates respect for diversity, we are dedicated to fostering students’ consciousness of Chinese culture, and equipping them with international-mindedness and holistic abilities for lifelong learning.

Year of Commencement of Operation: 2010 · View School Emblem

School Motto

Love bears all things, believes all things.

Name of Sponsoring Body

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong

Supervisor

Rev. Chang Chun Wa

School Head

Dr. Lam Hak Chung Patrick

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	3	3	3	3	3	3	18
2019	3	3	3	3	3	3	18
2020	3	3	3	3	3	3	18
2021	3	3	3	3	3	3	18
2022	3	3	3	3	3	3	18
2023	3	3	3	3	3	3	18
2024	3	3	3	3	3	3	18
2025	3	3	3	3	3	3	18
2026	3	3	3	3	3	3	18

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	-	124	5%	28%	46%	26%
2019	-	117	3%	52%	38%	10%
2020	-	140	3%	58%	35%	7%
2021	-	143	3%	59%	35%	6%
2022	-	143	17%	37%	25%	38%
2023	-	143	17%	42%	20%	38%
2024	-	144	20%	49%	15%	36%
2025	-	138	8%	54%	26%	20%
2026	-	145	28%	47%	22%	31%

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

School Facilities

The school has 55 classrooms, 1 school hall, 3 playgrounds and 1 library, occupying an area of about 9,900 square metre.

Special Rooms: Space Hub, Incubator Base, Scholar’s Plate, Black Box Theatre, Learnopia, Performance & Lecture Theatre, Computer & Multimedia Language Laboratory, I.S. Laboratory, Green Kitchen, Performing Arts Studio, Creative Arts Studio.

Facilities for supporting students with Special Educational Needs: Accessible lift, Accessible toilet, Tactile guide path and Accessible public information / service counter.

Area Occupied by the School

about 9,900 square metre

Number of Classrooms

School Location & Map

ELCHK Lutheran Academy is located at 25 Lam Hau Tsuen Road, Ma Tin (District 13), Yuen Long, 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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Recent Videos @elchklutheranacademy

YouTube Channel Description: Founded in 2010, ELCHK Lutheran Academy is the first and only Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) through-train school in Hong Kong offering both the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IBPYP), the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IBMYP), the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), alongside with the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE). This channel was established on 2011-01-03 and currently has 1,080 subscribers, 69 videos and 101,035 views.