Yuen Long Merchants Association Primary School

Yuen Long Merchants Association Primary School is a co-educational aided primary school, founded in 1946 and sponsored by Yuen Long Merchants Association. It is non-religious and reflects a local business-community education tradition, emphasizing diligence, thrift, love, sincerity, moral education and service to Yuen Long families.

School Classification

Finance Type
Aided
District & POA Net
Yuen Long (POA 73)
School Level
Primary
Student Gender
Co-educational
Religion
Not Applicable
Medium of Instruction
Chinese

School Picture

Campus Photo of Yuen Long Merchants Association Primary School
Outlook of Yuen Long Merchants Association 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
2019100+165044
2020100+165059
20211005045
20221005044
20231005030
20241005037
20251005047
20261005043

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 provide our students with a supportive and friendly learning environment to encourage them to learn to become a responsible citizen. Through participation, engagement, learning, and experiencing life in activities, students increase their confidence, understand the community and put our school motto, ‘Honesty, Modesty, Courtesy, Trust’, into practice.

Year of Commencement of Operation: 1946

School Motto
Honesty, Modesty, Courtesy, Trust
Name of Sponsoring Body
Yuen Long Merchants Association
Supervisor
Mr. Tai Yiu Wah Robert
School Head
Ms. Li Tak Choi

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
201844444424
201944444424
202044444424
202144444424
202244444424
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+
2018455647%23%12%65%
2019475847%23%12%65%
2020496345%21%11%68%
2021486045%18%10%72%
2022486045%23%8%69%
2023476045%21%14%65%
2024476053%18%19%63%
2025466061%20%16%64%

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, 3 playgrounds and 1 library, occupying an area of about 4,000 square metre.

Special Rooms: Computer room, General Studies room, Music room, Visual Arts room, English Activity room, Chinese Calligraphy room, Art Therapy room, Student Activity room

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

Others: Multi-purpose room, Art Gallery, School hall, Library, Space Science Learning room, STREAM room, MAPS Garden

Area Occupied by the School
about 4,000 square metre
Number of Classrooms
24

School Location & Map

Yuen Long Merchants Association Primary School is located at 244 Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long, N.T.. Use the interactive map below to explore the surrounding area.

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