Carmel Secondary School

School Classification

Finance Type: Aided

Location (District): Kowloon City

School Level: Secondary

Student Gender: Co-educational

Religion: Protestantism / Christianity

Medium of Instruction: English

School Picture

Outlook of Carmel Secondary School

Note: Aided secondary schools form the largest sector in Hong Kong, with 355 (76%) schools. Co-educational schools are the norm among secondary schools, with 402 schools (86%). It is Christian-affiliated; 152 schools (32%) share this affiliation overall. Click to view an illustration.

Medium of Instruction & Curriculum

English is the primary Medium of Instruction (MOI).

Curriculum: Secondary education comprises three years of junior secondary and three years of senior secondary education leading to the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Examination.

Teaching Language Policy: The school adopts English as the medium of instruction in all subjects except Chinese Language and Chinese History for all S.1 classes.

Secondary One Admission

The Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) System is Hong Kong's official mechanism for distributing subsidized Secondary One places to primary school graduates. The allocation operates in two distinct, consecutive phases. First, the Discretionary Places (DP) stage allows students to apply directly to individual schools based on academic and interview merits. Second, remaining places are funneled into the Central Allocation (CA) stage, which is subdivided into Part A (unrestricted, territory-wide choices) and Part B (restricted, district-based choices). The table below summarises past years’ allocation figures, including DP places, Central Allocation Part A and Part B places, reserved places, and total places.

Year	DP	CA:A	CA:B	Resv	Total
2020	40	8	76	8	132
2021	40	8	76	8	132
2022	40	8	76	8	132
2023	40	8	76	8	132
2024	40	8	76	8	132
2025	40	8	76	8	132
2026	40	8	76	8	132

Note: SSPA-related figures were obtained from the EDB in December and in April of each year.

School Fees

This is an aided school, the most common type of secondary school in Hong Kong. Aided schools account for approximately 76% of all secondary schools and receive government funding to provide free secondary education. No school fee is charged. By comparison, around 12% are DSS schools, 6% are government schools, and 5% are private schools. Only DSS and private schools generally charge school fees.

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School Mission & Governance

To provide holistic education based on the Bible; to nurture students in moral, intellectual, physical, social, aesthetic and spiritual development, so that they may know God, understand the Truth, establish respectable character, and become caring members of our country and society.

Year of Commencement of Operation: 1964 · View School Emblem

School Motto

Self-discipline through the understanding of the Word; Service to mankind through faithfulness to the Lord.

Name of Sponsoring Body

Christian Education Carmel Association Ltd.

Supervisor

Prof. Kwan Kai Cho Joseph

Principal

Dr. Ho Yuk Fan

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	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	Total
2019	4	4	4	4	4	4	24
2020	4	4	4	4	4	4	24
2021	4	4	4	4	4	4	24
2022	4	4	4	4	4	4	24
2023	4	4	4	4	4	4	24
2024	4	4	4	4	4	4	24
2025	4	4	4	4	4	4	24

Note: Class-related figures were obtained from the CHSC Secondary School Profiles in December 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	TC#	AE#	SET	E:0-4	E:5-9	E:10+
2019	55	52	35%	9%	13%	78%
2020	59	53	25%	15%	12%	73%
2021	56	53	34%	20%	5%	75%
2022	56	53	48%	16%	11%	73%
2023	56	53	54%	18%	15%	67%
2024	56	53	42%	21%	16%	63%
2025	58	53	74%	24%	17%	59%

Note: Teacher-related figures were obtained from the CHSC Secondary School Profiles in December of each year.

School Facilities

Campus facilities include the school hall, playgrounds and covered playgrounds, a Sports Science Arena, a Multi-function Student Activities Room, Carmel Infotainment Network Studio, School Library, English Room, STEAM Room, laboratories, Gym room and Well-being Garden etc. All the special rooms and classrooms are equipped with computers, interactive whiteboard and Wifi networks. The Carmel Infotainment Network Studio also offers relay and live broadcasts to all classrooms and special rooms.

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

Area Occupied by the School

about 6,800 square metre

Number of Classrooms

School Location & Map

Carmel Secondary School is located at 55 Chung Hau Street, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon. Use the interactive map below to explore the surrounding area. Alternatively, use our School Map to view this school and explore nearby schools.

You can also view this school’s location on the Hong Kong Government GeoInfo Map (opens in a new tab) . Click to view the map preview .

Recent Videos @css1964

YouTube Channel Description: This is the official YouTube Channel of CSS. This channel aims to connect the community and all the Carmelians. This channel was established on 2020-02-01 and currently has 979 subscribers, 247 videos and 98,232 views.