Northern Lamma School

Northern Lamma School is a co-educational aided primary school in Yung Shue Wan, founded in 1949 after earlier village-school provision on northern Lamma. Sponsored by Lamma Island (North) Rural Committee, it is the main primary school for the northern part of Lamma Island. The school is known for a small-school setting, multicultural enrolment and nature-based learning opportunities.

School Classification

Finance Type
Aided
District & POA Net
Islands (POA 96)
School Level
Primary
Student Gender
Co-educational
Religion
Not Applicable
Medium of Instruction
Chinese

School Picture

Campus Photo of Northern Lamma School
Outlook of Northern Lamma 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
2019251312
2020251310
2021251312
2022251312
2023251314
2024251321
2025251315
2026251312

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 school serves to provide all-round education for the students.

Year of Commencement of Operation: 1949

School Motto
Courtesy, Righteousness, Integrity and a sense of honour
Name of Sponsoring Body
Lamma Island (North) Rural Committee
Supervisor
Mr. Ng Kwok Kin
School Head
Ms. Wong On Ki Angela

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
20182211118
20192221119
20202112118
20211211117
20221121117
20231111116
20241111116
20251111116

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+
2018161950%37%16%47%
2019172044%30%15%55%
2020202335%26%22%52%
2021182037%30%30%40%
2022172030%25%25%50%
2023171839%17%28%55%
2024151833%22%22%56%
2025151833%22%11%67%

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

School Facilities

The school has 6 classrooms, 1 school hall, 2 playgrounds and 1 library, occupying an area of about 2,500 square metre.

Special Rooms: 1 Computer Room. 1 Music Room. 1 Visual Arts Room. 1 Library.

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

Area Occupied by the School
about 2,500 square metre
Number of Classrooms
6

School Location & Map

Northern Lamma School is located at 1 Yung Shue Ling N.T. Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island, N.T.. Use the interactive map below to explore the surrounding area.

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