Tai Po Government Primary School

School Classification

Finance Type: Government

District & POA Net: Tai Po (POA 84)

School Level: Primary

Student Gender: Co-educational

Religion: Not Applicable

Medium of Instruction: Chinese

School Picture

Outlook of Tai Po Government Primary School ()

Note: There are 32 government primary schools in Hong Kong. All of them are co-educational and have no religious affiliation. Click to view an illustration. 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.

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Year	Total	DP	CA
2019	125	63	98+5
2020	125	63	104+5
2021	125+25	63	109
2022	125	63	118
2023	125	63	115
2024	125	63	121
2025	125	63	119
2026	125	63	118

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 a government school operated and funded directly by the Education Bureau. Government schools account for approximately 6% of all primary schools in Hong Kong and provide free primary education. No school fee is charged. Among the other school types, around 78% are aided schools, 4% are DSS schools, and 12% are private schools. Only DSS and private schools generally charge school fees.

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School Mission & Governance

Our school mission is to provide students with an all-round education enhancing moral, cognitive, physical, social and aesthetic growth. We are committed to nurturing students to learn with initiative and joy, instilling in them the values to be positive and responsible citizens. In partnership with parents, we strive to work for the best future for our students.

Year of Commencement of Operation: 1946 · View School Emblem

School Motto

Please refer to the Chinese version.

Name of Sponsoring Body

Government

Supervisor

Mr. Hui Chi Fung

School Head

Mr. Chan Kam Fai

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	4	5	5	5	7	31
2019	5	5	4	5	5	5	29
2020	5	5	5	4	5	5	29
2021	3	3	4	5	4	5	24
2022	2	2	3	4	5	4	20
2023	2	2	2	3	4	5	18
2024	1	2	2	2	3	4	14
2025	1	1	2	2	2	3	11
2026	1	1	1	2	2	2	9

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	53	60	32%	18%	5%	77%
2019	54	60	38%	8%	22%	70%
2020	53	60	57%	8%	18%	74%
2021	51	60	54%	7%	25%	68%
2022	45	55	54%	7%	25%	68%
2023	38	44	58%	2%	24%	74%
2024	35	37	77%	3%	11%	86%
2025	29	29	82%	0%	7%	93%
2026	24	25	87%	0%	12%	88%

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

School Facilities

The school has 30 classrooms, 1 school hall, 2 playgrounds and 1 library, occupying an area of about 5,046 square metre.

Special Rooms: 2 Computer Rooms; 2 Music Rooms; 1 Visual Arts Room; 1 English Activity Room; 1 Flight Simulation Room; 1 Students Activity Centre; 1 STEAM Room; 1 Science Room; 1 Parent-Teacher Association Room.

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

Others: 2 Covered Playgrounds, LED Wall, all-in-one interactive touch panels.

Area Occupied by the School

about 5,046 square metre

Number of Classrooms

School Location & Map

Tai Po Government Primary School is located at 8 Tai Wo Road, Tai Po, N.T.. 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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