Tai Po Methodist School

Tai Po Methodist School is a co-educational aided Christian primary school in Tai Po, operating under its current name from 1992 with roots in a Methodist school founded in 1972. Sponsored by the Methodist Church, Hong Kong, its motto stresses understanding the Way, virtue, broad learning and good community relationships.

School Classification

Finance Type
Aided
District & POA Net
Tai Po (POA 84)
School Level
Primary
Student Gender
Co-educational
Religion
Protestantism / Christianity
Medium of Instruction
Chinese (including Putonghua)

School Picture

Campus Photo of Tai Po Methodist School
Outlook of Tai Po Methodist 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
20191256338+5
20201256344+5
20211256349
20221256353
20231256362
20241256361
20251256369
20261256368

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 whole person education based on Christian spirit; and to nourish abundant life through Evangelism.

Year of Commencement of Operation: 1992

School Motto
To discern truth and uphold morals. Be erudite and companionable.
Name of Sponsoring Body
The Methodist Church, Hong Kong
Supervisor
Mr. Ho Denny King Leung
School Head
Ms. Lee Yee King Yuky

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
201855555530
201955555530
202055555530
202155555530
202255555530
202355555530
202455555530
202555555530

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+
2018556027%23%10%67%
2019566030%45%13%42%
2020596030%45%13%42%
2021586426%50%9%41%
2022586426%58%9%33%
2023576335%56%17%27%
2024576159%51%23%26%
2025566176%52%25%23%

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

School Facilities

The school has 30 classrooms, 2 school halls, 4 playgrounds and 1 library, occupying an area of about 6,000 square metre.

Special Rooms: InnoSpace (STEM Room), IdeoStudio (STREAM Room), English Room, Dance Room, Art Room, Music Room

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

Others: Religious Activity Room, Student Activity Room, Flower zone and Butterfly Garden, Eco pond, Campus TV, Environmental Education and Organic Farm.

Area Occupied by the School
about 6,000 square metre
Number of Classrooms
30

School Location & Map

Tai Po Methodist School is located at 10 Tung Lung Road, Tai Po, N.T.. Use the interactive map below to explore the surrounding area.

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