Marymount Primary School

Marymount Primary School is an aided Catholic girls' primary school in Happy Valley, founded in 1927 by the Maryknoll Sisters and later sponsored by the Christian Life Community. Its motto is The Lord is My Light. The school belongs to the Marymount education tradition, emphasizing faith, girls' education, language learning and whole-person formation.

School Classification

Finance Type
Aided
District & POA Net
Wan Chai (POA 12)
School Level
Primary
Student Gender
Girls
Religion
Catholicism
Medium of Instruction
English

School Picture

Campus Photo of Marymount Primary School
Outlook of Marymount Primary School

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
20191206056
20201206056
20211206056
20221206056
20231206056
20241005046
20251005047
20261005047

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

Marymount Primary School aims to provide quality education. We aim at the greater development of our students in moral, intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic and spiritual aspects based on our Catholic and cultural traditions.

Year of Commencement of Operation: 1927

School Motto
The Lord is My Light
Name of Sponsoring Body
HKCLC Education Institute Co. Ltd.
Supervisor
Dr. Hui Kam Ping Edith Eadaoin
School Head
Ms. Lo Ka Ming Brenda

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
201844444424
201944444424
202044444424
202144444424
202244444424
202344444424
202444444424
202544444424

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+
2018465332%18%16%66%
2019465132%18%18%64%
2020475135%21%20%59%
2021475135%18%25%57%
2022475238%17%23%60%
2023475046%14%26%60%
2024475372%21%21%58%
2025475180%17%18%65%

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 11,204 square metre.

Special Rooms: Chapel, Small Group Teaching Room, General Studies Room, Music Room, Visual Arts Room, Computer Room, Language and Music Activity Room, Student Activity Centre

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

Area Occupied by the School
about 11,204 square metre
Number of Classrooms
24

School Location & Map

Marymount Primary School is located at 336 Tai Hang Road Wahchai, Hong Kong. Use the interactive map below to explore the surrounding area.

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