School Classification
- Finance Type
- Aided
- Location (District)
- Wan Chai
- School Level
- Secondary
- Student Gender
- Girls
- Religion
- Protestantism / Christianity
- 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 schooluses English as the medium of instruction in all subjects except Chinese Language, Chinese History, Putonghua, Religious Studies and Life Education. Apart from that, we also emphasize the teaching Chinese and Putonghua. Through the NET scheme, Chinese and English Reading Across the Curriculum Literacy Programme, Drama curriculum, English Week and Putonghua Activities and overseas study tours, we hope that our students can achieve high levels of proficiency in 'biliteracy and trilingualism'.
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 | 6 | 78 | 8 | 132 |
| 2021 | 40 | 6 | 78 | 8 | 132 |
| 2022 | 40 | 6 | 78 | 8 | 132 |
| 2023 | 40 | 6 | 78 | 8 | 132 |
| 2024 | 40 | 6 | 78 | 8 | 132 |
| 2025 | 40 | 6 | 78 | 8 | 132 |
| 2026 | 40 | 6 | 78 | 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
We use “Jesus is the True Light of the World“ as our school name, and “Educating people for God“ as our school mission by living up to the truth of how Jesus sacrificed His life for loving us and cultivating talents for the society, the nation and the world.
Year of Commencement of Operation: 1872
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 | 63 | 51 | 25% | 8% | 11% | 81% |
| 2020 | 63 | 51 | 27% | 8% | 10% | 82% |
| 2021 | 62 | 51 | 27% | 10% | 8% | 82% |
| 2022 | 63 | 52 | 33% | 13% | 11% | 76% |
| 2023 | 65 | 52 | 52% | 15% | 11% | 74% |
| 2024 | 64 | 52 | 50% | 19% | 9% | 72% |
| 2025 | 63 | 52 | 56% | 16% | 13% | 71% |
Note: Teacher-related figures were obtained from the CHSC Secondary School Profiles in December of each year.
School Facilities
To meet the evolving needs of the times, the school continually updates and expands the school's learning facilities. Nine decades of dedicated development have allowed the school’s equipment to become increasingly comprehensive. All classrooms are equipped with air conditioning, computers, ultra-short-throw laser projectors, wireless internet, and Apple TV to satisfy the various needs of teaching and learning activities and to promote students’ self-directed learning. In addition to the True Light Oasis, electronic learning areas, home economics rooms, sewing rooms, library, English Centre, laboratories, and STEAM studios, the school also offers a full-sized all-weather sports field, indoor gymnasium, heated indoor swimming pool, three dance studios, a multi-purpose covered playground, school history room, career planning room, counseling office, Black Box Theatre, True Light Chapel, campus television station, and self-directed learning rooms—providing ample resources to support the development of multiple intelligences and holistic education.
Facilities for supporting students with Special Educational Needs: Accessible lift, Accessible toilet and accessible public information / service counter.
School Location & Map
The True Light School of Hong Kong is located at 50 Tai Hang Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Use the interactive map below to explore the surrounding area.
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