School Classification
- Finance Type
- Aided
- Location (District)
- Sham Shui Po
- School Level
- Secondary
- Student Gender
- Girls
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Medium of Instruction
- English
School Picture
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 schoolhas adopted English as the medium of instruction in all subjects except Chinese subjects. For details, please refer to the subject offered in the 2025/26 school year. We strive to enable our students to become biliterate and trilingual. Students are encouraged to take part in various forms of internal and external language-related activities.
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.
School Mission & Governance
Our school upholds the five core values of Catholic Education - Truth, Justice, Love, Life, and Family, following the Preventive Education Philosophy of St. Don Bosco based on Reason, Religion and Loving-kindness. We appeal to nurture students in the spirit of Christian faith and fill their hearts with our love and care. They are also cultivated to be youths of purity and charity. Through participation in our multifarious academic and non-academic activities as well as other learning experiences, our students learn to be knowledgeable, proactive, righteous and civic-minded.
Year of Commencement of Operation: 1971
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 | 53 | 52 | 26% | 13% | 19% | 68% |
| 2020 | 53 | 52 | 26% | 11% | 17% | 72% |
| 2021 | 54 | 53 | 26% | 15% | 15% | 70% |
| 2022 | 54 | 52 | 28% | 11% | 22% | 67% |
| 2023 | 57 | 52 | 26% | 21% | 14% | 65% |
| 2024 | 58 | 53 | 26% | 22% | 14% | 64% |
| 2025 | 57 | 53 | 49% | 19% | 13% | 68% |
Note: Teacher-related figures were obtained from the CHSC Secondary School Profiles in December of each year.
School Facilities
The school's Chapel, STEAM Inno Zones, Chinese Cultural Centre, Visual Arts Room, English Corner, Students’ Activity Centre, computerized library, school hall, tuck shop and all classrooms are air-conditioned and well-equipped with modern technological amenities to facilitate learning.
Facilities for supporting students with Special Educational Needs: Accessible lift, Accessible toilet and accessible public information / service counter.
School Location & Map
Our Lady Of The Rosary College is located at 22 Rose Street, Yau Yat Chuen, Kowloon. Use the interactive map below to explore the surrounding area.
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 .
