Tai Po Government Primary School
大埔官立小學
“please refer to the Chinese school motto”
At a Glance
- District
- Tai Po
- Founded
- 1946
- School category
- Government
- Student gender
- Co-educational
- Session
- Whole day
- Principal
- Ms. Kwan Yuk Kuen Iris
- Supervisor
- Mr. Hui Chi Fung
- Sponsoring body
- Government
- Religion
- Not applicable
Admissions & Fees
How to get in · Primary One Admission (POA)
Government- POA school net
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Apply directly to one government or aided school; admitted on the EDB points system (about half of all places).
Remaining places are allocated by computer within your home school net (about half).
If this school has feeder, nominated or through-train links, see "School linkages" below.
Primary 1 (P1)
2026/27 entry- Application window
- 22 Sept 2025 – 26 Sept 2025Date for submitting paper applications: September 22nd to 26th, 2025; Date for submitting electronic applications: September 18th, 2025, until 11:59 p.m. on September 26th, 2025.
- Age eligibility
- Must have reached the age of six by or on September 1, 2023
- How to apply
- Multiple methods
- Results announced
- Announcement of the Results of the Voluntary Allocation of Places for Primary One Students in the 2025-2026 Academic Year and Matters Concerning the Registration of Admitted Students (24-11-2025)
- Acceptance deadline
- Tuesday, June 9, 2026, and Wednesday, June 10, 2026: from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Priority categories
- The sibling is currently studying at this school; the parents graduated from this school; the sibling also graduated from this school.
Required documents
- Registration Certificate for Grade 1 Students
- A child's Hong Kong birth certificate may be included in the original (for inspection only) and duplicate of the residence permit document.
- Identity documents of parents/guardians (for reference only)
- One child's photo (in the size of a passport photo; write the child's name on the back of the photo).
- A return envelope already stamped with a postage stamp (the child’s name and address are written on the envelope cover).
- Parents' ID cards, passports, or other identification documents
- Copies of the parental authorization form and the parent’s identification documents (in case someone else is entrusted to submit the form on their behalf)
- Original and photocopies of the birth certificate from Hong Kong (if it states “NOT ESTABLISHED”, then a valid travel document for the child or the original and photocopies of the residence permit in Hong Kong must also be presented).
- Original and photocopies of the birth certificate from another place and of the identity documents proving residence in Hong Kong (if no Hong Kong birth certificate is available)
- Original and photocopies of the documents proving your residential address (e.g., a lease contract with stamps, utility bills, public housing rental cards, water/electricity/gas/residential telephone bills, etc. Mobile phone bills and bank statements will not be accepted).
- If the sibling is enrolled in this school: The original and photocopies of the sibling’s birth certificate and student record book (the page containing the enrollment information can be submitted later after the relevant details in the student record book have been completed).
- Both the original and photocopies of score-keeping documents are accepted (for example, the birth certificate of a sibling who graduated from this school, or the graduation certificate of such a sibling or their parents).
- Birth certificate
- Recent official and unofficial report cards
Selection criteria
- Eligible age: born on or before December 31, 2020
- Residents of Hong Kong
- Has not yet started primary school
- I was never awarded a primary school diploma.
- My elder brother/sister is currently studying at this school.
- Both of my parents graduated from this school.
- My elder brother/sister graduated from this school.
- Age requirement: Kindergarten Level 3
- If any older siblings are attending school…
- Parents are present at the school (if applicable).
- Contact information for the school/educational organization/religious entity (if any)
Open days
- 26 Aug 2025 · 活動日期2025年8月26-27日
- 28 Aug 2025 · 活動日期2025年8月28日
Information on the registration process and the roster for the unified allocation of primary one places for the 2026-2027 academic year, along with sample forms, were released on June 2, 2026; details and application forms for candidates seeking primary one places through the alternative allocation system for the same academic year were also published on June 2, 2026. Notes regarding applications for “self-allocated places” in primary one for the 2026-2027 academic year were issued on September 18, 2025.
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Vision & Mission
1. Through organizing whole-school activities, students are nurtured with a "positive and caring" school culture. Their sense of belonging to school and optimal thinking are enhanced. 2. Through the "Understanding Adolescence Programme", we are helping the upper primary students to develop their resilience in coping with the challenges they face as they grow up. 3. We promote healthy development of students by providing diversified learning opportunities through activities inside and outside the classroom setting.
Our school mission is to provide students with an all-round education enhancing moral, cognitive, physical, social and aesthetic growth. We are committed to nurturing students to learn with initiative and joy, instilling in them the values to be positive and responsible citizens. In partnership with parents, we strive to work for the best future for our students.
Capacity & Enrolment
Teaching Staff
Campuses
- Tai Po Government Primary SchoolMain campus
8 Tai Wo Road, Tai Po, N.T.
Progression to secondary
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.