Top 20 Private Schools in Hong Kong 2026

Diocesan Boys' School traces its history to 1869, when the Anglican Church (Sheng Kung Hui) founded it on Hong Kong Island; the school relocated to its present Argyle Street campus in Mong Kok in 1926. One of Hong Kong's oldest secondary schools, it became a Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) school in 2003 and offers programmes spanning academics, music, sport, and community service.

St. Joseph's College was established in 1875 when the De La Salle (Christian) Brothers took over the earlier St. Saviour's College and re-founded it under its present name. Located on Kennedy Road in Central's Mid-Levels district, it is a Catholic, all-boys Grant-in-aid school — meaning it charges no tuition fees under Hong Kong's aided-school funding model. The college marked its 150th anniversary in 2025.

Wah Yan College, Kowloon traces its roots to the original Wah Yan school founded in 1919 by Peter Tsui Yan Sau, with the Kowloon branch opening in 1924 and becoming an independent grant-in-aid school in 1933. The Society of Jesus took over the school's management in 1946, and it has operated as a Jesuit institution since. This government-aided, all-boys Catholic secondary school sits at 56 Waterloo Road in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, and continues the Jesuit tradition of pairing character formation with academic rigor.

Wah Yan College, Hong Kong shares its origin with Wah Yan College, Kowloon: both descend from the school founded in 1919 by Peter Tsui Yan Sau, with the Society of Jesus taking over management in 1946. Now located on Queen's Road East in Wan Chai — not Kennedy Town, as sometimes assumed — this government-aided, tuition-free boys' school carries forward the Jesuit emphasis on holistic, values-driven education alongside academic achievement.

Marymount Secondary School was founded in 1927 by the Maryknoll Sisters as Holy Spirit School. It is located on Blue Pool Road in Happy Valley — not Ho Man Tin, the address of a different school in this list — and offers an English-medium curriculum grounded in the Maryknoll Sisters' Catholic educational tradition, with programmes spanning STEM and the humanities.

Pui Ching Middle School traces its history to Pui Ching Academy, founded in Guangzhou in 1889; its Hong Kong branch was established in 1933 and took its current name in 1950. This Chinese-medium school (with English used in select subjects) is based in Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, and has built a long-standing reputation for strength in science and mathematics education.

St. Stephen's Girls' College was founded in 1906 by the Church Missionary Society of the Anglican Church. It moved to its present Lyttelton Road site in Mid-Levels in 1924. This English-medium school in the Anglo-Chinese tradition was among the first in Hong Kong to send female graduates to the University of Hong Kong, in 1921.

St. Paul's College was officially founded in 1851 as one of Hong Kong's earliest Anglican secondary schools, tracing its origins to a school that opened in 1849. Located at 69 Bonham Road in Mid-Levels, this English-medium boys' school converted from aided to Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) status in 1992, meaning it now charges tuition — full fees of around HK$44,000 a year, with a fee remission scheme for eligible families — rather than being free.

Queen's College is the oldest government secondary school in Hong Kong, founded in 1862. The school moved to its current Causeway Bay campus at 120 Causeway Road in 1950. This government-run boys' school has educated generations of Hong Kong students and continues to publish annual HKDSE results.

Raimondi College opened in 1958 as Hong Kong's first Catholic diocesan secondary school, dedicated to the memory of Bishop Timoleone Raimondi, the first Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong. Located at 2 Robinson Road in Mid-Levels — not Sheung Wan, as sometimes assumed — this Catholic boys' school continues a pastoral, community-focused educational tradition today.

St. Francis Xavier's College was founded in 1955 by the Marist Brothers — not the La Salle Brothers, who run the separate La Salle College — and marked its 70th anniversary in 2025. The school is located at 45 Sycamore Street in Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, and offers a Catholic, all-boys education through to HKDSE level.

True Light Girls' College was established in 1973 by the Kowloon True Light Middle School Management Board, with the support of the Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China, continuing a Christian girls'-education lineage that traces back to the original True Light Seminary founded in Guangzhou in 1872. Located at 54A Waterloo Road in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, this aided school is known for its Christian ethos and community-service culture.

A Catholic girls' school in Kowloon Tong, Maryknoll Convent School was founded by the Maryknoll Sisters in 1925 and has been sponsored since 2005 by the Maryknoll Convent School Foundation. It operates as a government-subsidised Grant school with English as the medium of instruction, and its 2025 graduating class saw 87.2% of students admitted to degree programmes, with a significant share entering HKU, CUHK, and HKUST, including medicine and law.

Operated by Po Leung Kuk, this government-aided co-educational school is located in Tai Hing Estate, Tuen Mun, in the New Territories — not Sai Wan Ho, as sometimes assumed. Its curriculum has a STEM lean, covering physics, chemistry, biology, and computer science, with students taking part in events like the Joint School Science Exhibition and an Electronic Circuit Challenge. As a government-aided school, it charges nominal public-school fees rather than DSS-level tuition.

Sponsored by the Hong Kong Chinese Women's Club, this girls' secondary school is located in Sai Wan Ho, in the Eastern District — not Wanchai, as sometimes assumed. Founded in 1978, it uses English as its medium of instruction, with Cantonese used for Chinese Language and Chinese History, and enrols around 790 students across 27 classes. Its curriculum covers the full range of science, humanities, and arts subjects.

Sponsored by the Hoi Ping Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong, this co-educational, government-aided school is located on Shek Ku Street in Ho Man Tin, Kowloon — not Tsuen Wan or the New Territories, as sometimes assumed. Founded in 1973 as an English-medium school, it offers STEAM education alongside its core academic curriculum.

Founded in 1951 by the Salesians of Don Bosco in Shau Kei Wan, tracing its roots to a school and orphanage established in 1941, Salesian English School is a Catholic school on Chai Wan Road. Its curriculum and student life are shaped by the Salesian educational tradition. The school marks its 75th anniversary in 2026.