School Classification
- Finance Type
- Aided
- District & POA Net
- Sha Tin (POA 91)
- School Level
- Primary
- Student Gender
- Co-educational
- Religion
- Protestantism / Christianity
- Medium of Instruction
- Chinese (including Putonghua) and English
School Picture
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 100+24 | 50 | 56 |
| 2020 | 100+16 | 50 | 41 |
| 2021 | 100 | 50 | 43 |
| 2022 | 100 | 50 | 15 |
| 2023 | 100 | 50 | 41 |
| 2024 | 125 | 63 | 62 |
| 2025 | 100 | 50 | 50 |
| 2026 | 100 | 50 | 50 |
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
To develop holistic education based on Christian spirit; and to nourish abundant life through evangelism.
Year of Commencement of Operation: 1989
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 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 28 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 27 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 27 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 27 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 25 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
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+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 50 | 52 | 20% | 10% | 13% | 77% |
| 2019 | 51 | 54 | 24% | 10% | 13% | 77% |
| 2020 | 53 | 54 | 24% | 10% | 13% | 77% |
| 2021 | 54 | 54 | 24% | 10% | 13% | 77% |
| 2022 | 54 | 58 | 27% | 12% | 21% | 67% |
| 2023 | 54 | 58 | 27% | 12% | 21% | 67% |
| 2024 | 49 | 52 | 27% | 17% | 12% | 71% |
| 2025 | 49 | 52 | 44% | 11% | 18% | 71% |
Note: Teacher statistics were obtained from the CHSC Primary School Profiles in September of each year.
School Facilities
The school has 27 classrooms, 2 school halls, 2 playgrounds and 1 library, occupying an area of about 1,272 square metre.
Special Rooms: STEAM Room, Learning Galaxy, English room, Art room, Music room, Pottery room, Game room, PTA room etc.
Facilities for supporting students with Special Educational Needs: Ramp, Accessible lift and Accessible toilet.
Others: Climbing wall
School Location & Map
Shatin Methodist Primary School is located at Kwong Yuen Estate, Sha Tin, N.T.. Use the interactive map below to explore the surrounding area.
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