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Top 15 Best Public Primary Schools in Hong Kong 2026

A guide to public and government-aided primary schools in Hong Kong for 2026, covering school type, sponsoring body, curriculum medium, and admissions structure. Hong Kong primary schools do not publicly disclose HKAT/TSA scores or secondary-placement rates, so this guide reflects verifiable institutional facts rather than published performance statistics.

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    #1 PLK Camoes Tan Siu Lin Primary School — Top 15 Best Public Primary Schools in Hong Kong 2026

    Po Leung Kuk Camões Tan Siu Lin Primary School is a Direct Subsidy Scheme, English-medium primary school in the Yau Tsim Mong District, sponsored by Po Leung Kuk. Founded in 1999, it also teaches Chinese, Putonghua, and a third language (French, Spanish, or Japanese); annual fees are HK$20,500.

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    St. Paul's Co-educational College Primary School is the Direct Subsidy Scheme, Chinese-medium primary school affiliated with St. Paul's Co-educational College; a whole-day primary school was established under the college in 1945. Annual fees range from HK$77,300 to HK$85,700 depending on year group.

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    #3 Diocesan Preparatory School — Top 15 Best Public Primary Schools in Hong Kong 2026

    Diocesan Preparatory School is an independent, government-aided Anglican primary school in Hong Kong, governed by its own board of trustees — it is not affiliated with Diocesan Boys' School despite the similar name (the DBS-affiliated primary is a separate institution, Diocesan Boys' School Primary Division). Founded in 1950, it teaches predominantly in English, with Chinese taught in Putonghua and General Knowledge in Cantonese.

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    #4 La Salle Primary School — Top 15 Best Public Primary Schools in Hong Kong 2026

    La Salle Primary School is a government-aided, Catholic boys' primary school in Kowloon Tong, sponsored by the Hong Kong La Salle Brothers Society (the local body of the De La Salle Brothers order), with a direct feeder relationship to La Salle College, which the same order founded in 1932. The primary school itself was founded later, in 1957, and teaches in Chinese (including Putonghua) and English.

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    Pok Oi Hospital Chan Kai Memorial Primary School is part of the school network run by Pok Oi Hospital, a long-established Hong Kong charitable organisation whose services also include medical care, elderly homes and social welfare.

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    #6 CCC Kei Wan Primary School — Top 15 Best Public Primary Schools in Hong Kong 2026

    CCC Kei Wan Primary School is a government-aided, Chinese-medium primary school in Shau Kei Wan on the eastern side of Hong Kong Island, sponsored by the Church of Christ in China Hong Kong Council. Founded in 1970, it charges no tuition fee and runs 24 classes across Primary 1 to 6.

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    #7 Carmel Alison Lam Primary School — Top 15 Best Public Primary Schools in Hong Kong 2026

    Carmel Alison Lam Primary School shares its name and likely sponsorship with Carmel Alison Lam Foundation Secondary School, which is sponsored by The Evangelical School Development Incorporation and located in Kwai Chung, New Territories — not Kowloon as the published item claimed; the primary school's own address was not independently confirmed this pass.

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    #8 Diocesan Boys' School Primary Division — Top 15 Best Public Primary Schools in Hong Kong 2026

    Diocesan Boys' School Primary Division is a Direct Subsidy Scheme, English-medium, all-boys primary school in Kowloon City, established in 2004 under the Diocesan Boys' School Committee. It guarantees a through-train place at the Senior Division of Diocesan Boys' School, one of Hong Kong's longest-established boys' secondary schools, removing the uncertainty of the standard secondary-placement process. Admission runs for boys aged five years nine months to twelve years, and annual tuition for the 2026/2027 school year is HK$58,190. The school teaches a broad curriculum primarily in English, positioning it among Kowloon City's most sought-after Direct Subsidy Scheme primary options for families targeting the DBS through-train pathway.

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    St. Mary's Canossian School (Primary) is a Catholic girls' primary school in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, operated by the Canossian Sisters. It is the primary section paired with the adjacent St. Mary's Canossian College secondary school.

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    #10 Maryknoll Convent School (Primary Section) — Top 15 Best Public Primary Schools in Hong Kong 2026

    Maryknoll Convent School (Primary Section) is a government-aided, English-medium Catholic primary school in Kowloon City, sponsored by the Maryknoll Convent School Foundation. It traces its founding to 11 February 1925, when Mary Paul began teaching 12 students in the Convent Parlour at 103 Austin Road; its purpose-built Primary Section building, completed in 1937, was declared a monument in 2008. The school charges no tuition fee, runs 30 classes across Primary 1 to 6 (five per grade), and holds a 07:55-to-14:50 school day. All subjects are taught in English except Chinese Language, Chinese History and Mandarin. Fifty-nine percent of its teaching staff have ten or more years of experience, and graduates feed into the affiliated Maryknoll Convent School (Secondary Section).

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    #11 Marymount Primary School — Top 15 Best Public Primary Schools in Hong Kong 2026

    Marymount Primary School is a government-aided, English-medium Catholic primary school for girls at 336 Tai Hang Road, Wan Chai, sponsored by the HKCLC Education Institute Co. Ltd. Founded on 10 January 1927 by the Maryknoll Sisters as Holy Spirit School, it runs 24 classes (four per grade, Primary 1 to 6) with no tuition fee. The school day runs 08:00 to 15:00 across nine 40-minute periods, with three exams and no formal tests per year. All teaching staff have completed teacher training, and 48% hold a master's degree or above. Graduates feed into the affiliated Marymount Secondary School, though without a guaranteed through-train place.

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    #12 Good Hope School (Primary) — Top 15 Best Public Primary Schools in Hong Kong 2026

    Good Hope School (Primary Section) is a Catholic primary school at Jat's Incline, Ngau Chi Wan, sponsored by the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (M.I.C.). Its kindergarten and primary sections were founded in 1954, with the affiliated secondary school opening in 1957.

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    Lok Sin Tong Leung Kau Kui Primary School No. 2 is a government-aided primary school sponsored by the Lok Sin Tong charitable organisation, one of Hong Kong's long-established school-sponsoring bodies.

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    #14 Sacred Heart Canossian School — Top 15 Best Public Primary Schools in Hong Kong 2026

    Sacred Heart Canossian School is a government-aided, bilingual Catholic primary school for girls on Caine Road in the Central and Western District, sponsored by the Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute. Founded in 1860, it is one of Hong Kong's oldest Canossian schools and charges no tuition fee. The school teaches in Chinese, including Putonghua, and English, and runs 30 classes across Primary 1 to 6 (five per grade) with a staff of 59 teachers against 56 approved posts. Graduates feed into the affiliated Sacred Heart Canossian College, though the two schools do not operate a guaranteed through-train arrangement.

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    Elchk Lutheran School (Primary) is a primary school in Hong Kong affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong (ELCHK).

Image credits
  • PLK Camoes Tan Siu Lin Primary School: Exploringlife / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Diocesan Preparatory School: WIKIMEDIA_MIRRORED
  • CCC Kei Wan Primary School: Exploringlife / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Carmel Alison Lam Primary School: Chong Fat / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
  • Diocesan Boys' School Primary Division: Photo by SCRATCH1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Maryknoll Convent School (Primary Section): Photo: ken93110 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Marymount Primary School: Photo by LN9267, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Good Hope School (Primary): WIKIMEDIA_MIRRORED
  • Sacred Heart Canossian School: Photo by DDMLL, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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