CUHK FAA Thomas Cheung School

CUHK FAA Thomas Cheung School is a co-educational aided primary school in Tai Wai, founded in 1987 by the Education Foundation Alumni Association of CUHK. It was the first school established by the CUHK alumni education body. Its motto is Broad Learning and Self-restraint, reflecting scholarship, courtesy, service and whole-person growth.

School Classification

Finance Type
Aided
District & POA Net
Sha Tin (POA 88)
School Level
Primary
Student Gender
Co-educational
Religion
Not Applicable
Medium of Instruction
Chinese

School Picture

Campus Photo of CUHK FAA Thomas Cheung School
Outlook of CUHK FAA Thomas Cheung 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
2019100+165055+9
2020100+125058+30
20211005036+12
20221005041+9
20231005054
20241005065
20251005084
20261256397

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.

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School Mission & Governance

We intend to provide a child-centred and pleasurable learning environment for our students. Our mission is to inspire our students’ potentials, and encourage them to strive for the best.

Year of Commencement of Operation: 1987

School Motto
To broaden one's intellectual horizons and to keep within the bounds of propriety
Name of Sponsoring Body
Education Foundation Alumni Association of CUHK
Supervisor
Mr. Yau Ying Sum
School Head
Ms. Chan Sze Wing

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
201844545426
201944454526
202054445426
202145444526
202244544425
202344454425
202424445423
202522444521

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+
2018495210%29%6%65%
2019505512%27%5%68%
2020505612%14%20%66%
2021505712%14%19%67%
2022505632%11%27%62%
2023485353%13%23%64%
2024485446%15%22%63%
2025445153%6%22%72%

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

School Facilities

The school has 25 classrooms, 1 school hall, 2 playgrounds and 1 library, occupying an area of about 7,000 square metre.

Special Rooms: Music Room, Visual Art Room, English Room, Computer Room, Conference Room, Remedial Room, Multi-purpose Activity Room, Creative Science Laboratory, School Campus TV,INNO-STEAM multi-purpose activity Room.

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

Others: All classrooms are well equipped with interactive whiteboard and visualizer. There are also covered basketball court, orchard and vegetable garden.

Area Occupied by the School
about 7,000 square metre
Number of Classrooms
25

School Location & Map

CUHK FAA Thomas Cheung School is located at Ka Tin Court Hin Keng Estate, Sha Tin, N.T.. Use the interactive map below to explore the surrounding area.

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