ST. STEPHEN'S CATHOLIC KINDERGARTEN
聖斯德望天主教幼稚園
At a Glance
- District
- Kwai Tsing
- Founded
- 1981
- School category
- Non-profit-making
- Voucher scheme
- Yes
- Principal
- MS TAI HOI LUN
- Supervisor
- MS CHAN CHI MAN
Admissions & Fees
In the Kindergarten Education Scheme (voucher)
This kindergarten joins the EDB's Kindergarten Education Scheme. To take up a place you'll need an EDB Registration Certificate (apply September–November) and must register during the territory-wide Unified Registration Dates in early January — when each child can secure only one place.
Guide: the KG Registration Certificate, explained →K1 (age 3)
2026/27 entry- Application window
- 1 Aug 2025 – 1 Nov 2025Parents can download the registration form online or come to the kindergarten during office hours to collect it. Parents can also bring the registration form and the following documents to the kindergarten to submit them.
- How to apply
- Multiple methods
- Results announced
- The results of the applications will be notified to applicants via official correspondence.
- Acceptance deadline
- For selected students: Parents must come to the kindergarten during the designated time period from January 8th to 10th, 2026 (the “Unified Registration Period”) to complete the registration procedures. For alternate students: The kindergarten will contact parents by phone depending on the actual situation on campus. Please come to the kindergarten during the designated date to complete the registration procedures after receiving the notification.
- Priority categories
- Siblings are currently enrolled in this school; parents or siblings have graduated from this school or were once enrolled here; the child is a baptized Catholic.
- Interview
- Group · 1 round(s) · 1 Nov 2025 · CantoneseThe kindergarten will arrange interviews with all children applying to enroll. These interviews will be conducted in groups, and parents are required to accompany their children during the process. The communication during the interviews will primarily be in Cantonese. If necessary, applicants may indicate at the time of registration their preference for conversations in Mandarin or English; alternatively, parents and children may be accompanied by relatives or friends who understand Chinese to assist with communication.
Required documents
- Registration fee: $40 (in cash)
- Original and duplicate copies of Hong Kong birth certificates or other identity documents
- Copy of the vaccination record
- 2 photos (one of them is attached to the registration form)
- Catholic baptismal certificate (if available)
- Copy of address proof (for the past three months)
- Original and duplicate copies of certification documents proving that the parents/siblings are currently enrolled in this school or are alumni of this institution (e.g., graduation certificates, student ID cards, etc.).
- 4 return envelopes (each approximately 9 inches x 4 inches in size); please attach a postage stamp worth at least $3 to the envelope surface and write the student’s name and address on it.
Selection criteria
- Brothers and sisters are currently studying at our school.
- Performance during the toddler interview
- Enroll in a school located nearby.
- Parents or siblings who have graduated from this school or have studied here in the past
- Young children are already baptized Catholic believers.
Open days
- 4 Oct 2025 · 9:30-12:00 學校開放日暨 新生 簡介會，歡迎蒞臨參觀
Applications for K1, K2, and K3 transfer students are accepted throughout the year. Parents are welcome to enroll their children. Notes: 1. Interviews are conducted primarily in Cantonese. If necessary, please indicate during registration your preference to communicate in Mandarin or English; alternatively, parents and children may be accompanied by relatives or friends who understand Chinese to assist with communication. 2. For parents of children whose home language is not Chinese, please refer to the provided phone number and email address for further information. Due to limited places available, not all applicants who meet the priority criteria will be admitted.
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- Application fee
- HK$40
- Registration fee (half-day)
- HK$970
- Registration fee (whole-day)
- HK$970
Curriculum & Approach
Practising the spirit of Christ of Love and Service, and emulates our patron St. Stephen’s care for the community, helpful to others and inspiring children to love their life. Our school is committed to demonstrating the spirit of fraternity through encouraging our students to help the poor and the weak, and each other. Besides developing intelligence, we nurture independent thinking, sense of right and wrong to establish a positive and optimistic life, as well as balanced physical, mental and spiritual development.
We emphasize proactive learning in children. We promote High Scope Approach(Plan-Do-Review) to enrich the children logical thinking and problem-solving skills through game-playing. A flexible teaching strategy to implement comprehensive learning goals. We will follow the “Kindergarten Education Curriculum Guide” (2017) to plan curriculum. Children of nursery classes will not be asked to write, and there will not be mechanical copying exercises and drills on calculation.
1.Drama education 2.Thematic Learning 3. Projects-based Learning 4. Group learning 5.Schools trip 6. English Shared Reading and Phonics, Mandarin Activities and Religious Activites
Capacity & Enrolment
Approved capacity: 127
| K1 (Nursery) | K2 (Lower) | K3 (Upper) | Teacher-to-pupil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM session | 11 | 10 | 19 | 01:12.9 |
| PM session | — | — | — | 01:07.9 |
| Whole-day | 19 | 19 | 25 | — |
Teaching Staff
Pre-Nursery service (2-3 yrs)
Campuses
- ST. STEPHEN'S CATHOLIC KINDERGARTENMain campus
G/F, 14 WING FONG ROAD, HA KWAI CHUNG, NEW TERRITORIES