Yan Tak Catholic Primary School

Yan Tak Catholic Primary School is a co-educational aided Catholic primary school in Butterfly Bay, founded in 1983 and sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Its motto is Benevolence, Wisdom, Goodness and Virtue. The school is linked with Tuen Mun Catholic Secondary School and emphasizes faith and moral formation.

School Classification

Finance Type
Aided
District & POA Net
Tuen Mun (POA 70)
School Level
Primary
Student Gender
Co-educational
Religion
Catholicism
Medium of Instruction
Chinese

School Picture

Campus Photo of Yan Tak Catholic Primary School
Outlook of Yan Tak Catholic Primary 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
20191005052+4
20201005043+4
20211005043+4
20221005042+4
20231005041+4
20241005043+4
20251005044+4
20261005065+4

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

We adhere the church’s mission in preaching the gospel, so that students can understand the principle of loving the Lord and others, and be able to practice, live out the spirit of Christ, and strive to serve others and contribute to society.

Year of Commencement of Operation: 1983

School Motto
Benevolence, Wisdom, Kindness, Virtue
Name of Sponsoring Body
Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
Supervisor
Mr. Ip Wai Wing
School Head
Ms. Lo Suk Ching

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
201845444324
201944544425
202044454425
202144445425
202244444525
202344444424
202444444424
202544444424

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+
2018424970%44%4%52%
2019464970%44%4%52%
2020475470%25%29%46%
2021485440%24%22%54%
2022485440%24%22%54%
2023485240%48%33%19%
2024474950%22%28%50%
2025474850%12%29%59%

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

School Facilities

The school has 24 classrooms, 1 school hall, 2 playgrounds and 1 library, occupying an area of about 3,900 square metre.

Special Rooms: STEAM Lab, Music Room, Library, Social Workers Room, Guidance & Counselling Room, EP consulting room, English Room, YT Creative Kids Hub, Distance Video Conference Room, Chapel, Moral Education Activity Room, Comprehensive Activity Room.

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

Others: All the classrooms are equipped with smartboards, computers and visualizers. All rooms and covered playgrounds in the school are air-conditioned.

Area Occupied by the School
about 3,900 square metre
Number of Classrooms
24

School Location & Map

Yan Tak Catholic Primary School is located at Estate Primary School No 2 Phase II, Butterfly Estate, Tuen Mun, N.T.. Use the interactive map below to explore the surrounding area.

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