School Classification
- Finance Type
- Aided
- District & POA Net
- Sham Shui Po (POA 40)
- School Level
- Primary
- Student Gender
- Co-educational
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Medium of Instruction
- Chinese
School Picture
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 Catholic-affiliated; 105 primary schools (20%) have the same affiliation overall, including 93 of the 416 aided schools (22%). 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+12 | 50 | 46 |
| 2020 | 100+12 | 50 | 50 |
| 2021 | 100 | 50 | 58 |
| 2022 | 100 | 50 | 52 |
| 2023 | 100 | 50 | 46 |
| 2024 | 100 | 50 | 42 |
| 2025 | 100 | 50 | 36 |
| 2026 | 100 | 50 | 47 |
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.
School Mission & Governance
Maryknoll Fathers’ School (Primary Section) fulfills the educational mission of the Catholic faith with Christian love as its basis. We strive to develop whole-person education with an emphasis on the ethical development of all pupils. Our school motto, “Truth and Loyalty”, is a guide towards their acquisition of sound character and a proper sense of values. Our cheerful learning atmosphere also helps them study well and discover their hidden talents. A balance of ethical, moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic instruction is employed to help pupils develop into healthy, moral and well-equipped members of the society.
Year of Commencement of Operation: 1957 · View School Emblem
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 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
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 | 44 | 49 | 75% | 27% | 18% | 55% |
| 2019 | 44 | 50 | 69% | 18% | 18% | 64% |
| 2020 | 46 | 52 | 65% | 21% | 15% | 64% |
| 2021 | 46 | 51 | 65% | 18% | 17% | 65% |
| 2022 | 46 | 51 | 77% | 23% | 18% | 59% |
| 2023 | 46 | 48 | 71% | 31% | 19% | 50% |
| 2024 | 45 | 48 | 69% | 31% | 19% | 50% |
| 2025 | 45 | 48 | 78% | 31% | 11% | 58% |
| 2026 | 45 | 47 | 86% | 38% | 9% | 53% |
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, 4 playgrounds and 1 library, occupying an area of about 7,630 square metre.
Special Rooms: 10 rooms (Computer Room, Multi-Purpose Room, Student Activity Centre, Library, Music Room, Coding and Art Room, STREAM Room etc.)
Facilities for supporting students with Special Educational Needs: Ramp, Accessible lift, Accessible toilet and Tactile guide path plan.
Others: Covered Walkway, Running Track, Campus TV, Prayer Room, Our Lady of Maryknoll Garden, Green House, Canteen, Green Roof, STREAM Room.
School Location & Map
Maryknoll Fathers' School (Primary Section) is located at 11 Hoi Lai Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon. 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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