Diocesan Girls' School
拔萃女書院
“Daily Giving Service: Starting as an orphanage, the School educates her girls in offering ‘Daily Giving Service’ to the school, local and overseas communities through material support, creative talents and active service.”
At a Glance
- District
- Yau Tsim Mong
- Founded
- 1860
- School category
- Direct Subsidy (DSS)
- Student gender
- Girls
- Principal
- Mrs. Lau Kun Lai Kuen, Stella
- Supervisor
- Ms. Yu Ka Po, Benita
- Sponsoring body
- The Council of the Diocesan Girls' School
- Religion
- Protestant / Christian
Admissions & Fees
How to get in · Direct application
Direct Subsidy (DSS)- Medium of instruction
- English (EMI)
This school admits students directly, outside the government's POA/SSPA allocation. Apply to the school itself — watch its website for open days, application windows and interview details.
Visit school website →Secondary 1 (S1)
2026/27 entry- Application window
- 29 Sept 2025 – 8 Oct 2025
- Application fee
- HK$75
- Annual tuition
- HK$42,000
- Other fees
- The annual school fee for the current academic year is HKD $42,000 for each local student. For each non-local student*, the school fee is HKD $118,316 (Secondary 1-3) and HKD $131,786 (Secondary 4-6), respectively. The fee for the 2026-2027 academic year will be subject to a minor adjustment upon EDB's approval.
- How to apply
- Multiple methods
- Results announced
- After all interviews and tests are completed, the school will notify applicants of the admission results in early March 2026.
- Interview
- 3 round(s) · 22 Nov 2025, 29 Nov 2025, 15 Nov 2025, 6 Dec 2025Stage 3: Meeting the Headmistress. The school will notify applicants who have successfully entered the third stage selection by early January 2026 regarding the arrangements to meet the Headmistress in January or February 2026.
Required documents
- Portfolio Cover Sheet
- Portfolio Summary Form
- Personal Information Form (Sports) (if applicable)
- Personal portfolio
- Copies of school reports for Primary 4 and Primary 5
- A local self-addressed stamped ($5.4) envelope (minimum size: 162 mm x 229 mm)
Selection criteria
- Academic performance and conduct (25%)
- Learning experiences in various fields inside and outside school (25%)
- Student Portfolio Summary (50%)
- Interview and skills test performance (50%)
Selection weightings
Academic performance and conduct (25%); Learning experiences in various fields inside and outside school (25%); Student Portfolio Summary (50%); Interview and skills test performance (50%)
Open days
- 27 Sept 2025 · 27 September 2025 "S1 Admission Briefing" · Please click here to download the briefing for the "S1 Admission Briefing" on 27 September 2025.
Applicants can refer to the school website for details of the school's fee remission and scholarship schemes. Admitted students must attend the "S1 New Student Scholarship Examination / S1 Streaming Test" held on 9 May 2026. Students wishing to apply for music scholarships will be invited to attend the assessment test on 11 April 2026. In addition, the school will consider awarding sports scholarships based on students' sports skills test performance or sports records.
Auto-extracted from school's website
- Annual tuition
- HK$42,000
Vision & Mission
We help students build moral values based on Christian principles and stress the need for respect, modesty and self-discipline. Support for students is abundantly provided through different school schemes.
Building on a legacy of distinction, it is our mission to serve as a model for effective teaching and learning in a dynamic educational environment where students achieve their maximum potential and gain love of lifelong learning; and teachers excel in pedagogy, stimulating young minds and encouraging them to extend excellence beyond the classroom. We provide each and every student with an ideal environment to grow and excel from the time she begins her education journey with us. We pledge to do the utmost to offer our students a vibrant, enjoyable education opportunity that equips them for lifelong challenges.
Capacity & Enrolment
Teaching Staff
Subjects & Teaching Medium
English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Science, History, Geography, Economics and Commerce (S.3 only), Exploration-based Learning (S.3 only), Religious Education, Visual Arts (S.3 only), Art of Living, Music, Physical Education, Information Technology (Digital Literacy & Computational Thinking) and Citizenship, Economics and Society (S.1 & S.2)
HKDSE classes: English Language, Mathematics, Citizenship & Social Development, Literature in English, ICT, BAFS, Economics, Geography, History, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Religious Education, Music, PE (HKDSE), PE, Aesthetic Development, English Language Enrichment (S.4 only), Co-curricular enrichment (S.4 & S.5) · GCE AL classes: Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Economics, Geography, History, English Language, Religious Education, Music, PE and General Education
Chinese Language, Chinese History, Putonghua
HKDSE classes: Chinese Language, Chinese Literature, Chinese History, Chinese Language Enrichment (S.4 only) · GCE AL classes: Chinese Language
Campuses
- Diocesan Girls' SchoolMain campus
1 Jordan Road, Kowloon
Linked primary schools
Through-train pupils are auto-promoted; nominated schools reserve up to 85% of S1 places; linked schools reserve up to 25%. Sourced from EDB Primary School Profile.