TAI PO CATHOLIC KINDERGARTEN
天主教大埔幼稚園
At a Glance
- District
- Tai Po
- Founded
- 1989
- School category
- Non-profit-making
- Voucher scheme
- Yes
- Principal
- MS CHU YUEN SHAN
- 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
- Application forms are available throughout the year. – 11 Oct 2025Application period: Application forms are available throughout the year, with no limit on the number of forms that can be distributed or collected (you can download the application form from our school website or collect it in person at our school). Submission hours: Monday to Friday: 09:30 to 16:30; Saturday: 09:30 to 12:00.
- Age eligibility
- Children born before December 31, 2023, are eligible to apply for admission to the kindergarten program for the 2026-2027 academic year.
- How to apply
- Multiple methods
- Results announced
- Whether you are selected or not (including both successful selection and being placed on the reserve list), you will be notified by mail before mid-December 2025.
- Acceptance deadline
- Uniform registration period for the whole of Hong Kong: January 8 to 10, 2026
- Priority categories
- The applicant’s sibling is currently enrolled in this school; the sibling has been baptized as a Catholic student and resides in this area, allowing for convenient commuting to school. Both the applicant’s parents and sibling are alumni of this school. Applicants who require full-time schooling due to family circumstances will be given priority in the evaluation process.
- Interview
- Parent + child · 1 round(s) · 1 Nov 2025 · MixedMethod of interview: When conducting individual interviews with children, one or two parents must accompany them. The interview will be conducted primarily in Cantonese, with Mandarin or English used as supplementary languages if necessary. The school will send notification letters regarding the interviews to the parents. (If parents have not received such notification by October 25th, please call 2651 1651 to inquire with the kindergarten.)
Required documents
- Application Form for the 2026-2027 Academic Year
- One original and one copy of the birth certificate
- One original and one copy of the needle card
- Two close-up photos, one inch and a half by two inches in size (please attach one of them to your application form in advance).
- Two return envelopes (Please write the applicant’s (student’s) name and address on the envelope surface and attach sufficient postage stamps).
- Registration fee: HKD $40.00
Selection criteria
- Observing children’s behavior
- The applicant’s elder brother/sister is currently studying at this school.
- Catholic students who have been baptized (must submit a certificate proving their baptism)
- Living in this area allows for convenient access to local schools.
- If the parent/sibling is an alumnus of this school, the original relevant certification documents must be submitted, such as a graduation certificate, student handbook, or any other written proof.
- For those applying for the full-day program, applicants whose families have such needs will be given priority in the evaluation process.
From September to November 2025, applicants must first apply for the “Kindergarten Admission Registration Certificate” from the Education Bureau. After the registration period, if there are still available places, those on the waiting list will be notified between the end of January and the beginning of February 2025 to proceed with the registration process. The Education Bureau will announce the availability of places in each school online by the end of January 2026. If parents fail to submit the registration certificate at the time of application, our kindergarten may not be able to complete the registration process on their behalf.
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- Application fee
- HK$40
- Registration fee (half-day)
- HK$970
- Registration fee (whole-day)
- HK$1,570
Curriculum & Approach
Following the spirit of Christ and the revelations of Gospel, we are committed to educate children with love. In doing so, we seek to cultivate in children the spirit of serving others and loving others as you love yourself, and help them develop self-confidence, distinguish between right and wrong and live a brilliant life.
We structure our curriculum based on the ''Guide to the Pre-primary Curriculum'' to cater to children’s development characteristics and needs and their life experiences. Therefore, our children can learn to learn through play and develop problem-solving abilities, which engenders their potentials and self-learning spirit. 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.
We organize activities in a variety of teaching approaches, such as theme-based teaching, group teaching, project-based learning and activity approach. In order to let children get in touch with English from an early age, cultivate their interest in learning English, and guide children to master the experience of language learning from picture books, the kindergarten focuses on the implementation of Shared Reading English picture books that combine various themes, so that children can be exposed to English from an early age and cultivate their interest in English learning.With the focus on bi-literacy and tri-lingualism learning, we engage professional teachers to teach children Mandarin and English courses.
Capacity & Enrolment
Approved capacity: 152
| K1 (Nursery) | K2 (Lower) | K3 (Upper) | Teacher-to-pupil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM session | 8 | 17 | 23 | 1:10.7 |
| PM session | — | — | — | 1:6.4 |
| Whole-day | 22 | 26 | 22 | — |
Teaching Staff
Pre-Nursery service (2-3 yrs)
Campuses
- TAI PO CATHOLIC KINDERGARTENMain campus
G/F, KA WO HOUSE, PO NGA COURT, TAI PO, NEW TERRITORIES
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