South Yuen Long Government Primary School
South Yuen Long Government Primary School

21 Lam Hau Tsuen Road, Yuen Long, New Territories

School aims at providing a cherishing learning environment for the holistic development of pupils in areas of moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic. Through various activities, pupils enjoy learning as well as building up the foundation for life-long learning.

Supervisor / Chairman of Management Committee Mr. Tsang Yue Tung, Andrew
School Head Ms. Lau Yuen Shan
Finance Type Government
Session Whole Day
Student Gender Co-educational
Medium of Instruction Chinese
Sponsoring Body Government
Religion -
Year of Commencement of Operation 1904
School Motto Please refer to the Chinese Version.
Area Occupied by the School About 6,289 Sq. M

School Fees -
Activity Fees -
PTA Fees "$20"
Approved Charges for non-standard items "School-based Management Fee $300"
Other Charges -

Number of teaching posts in the approved establishment 56
Total number of teachers in the school 61
Qualifications and professional training (%)
Teacher Certificate / Diploma in Education 100%
Bachelor Degree 98%
Master/ Doctorate Degree or above 45%
Special Education Training 30%
Years of Experience (%)
0 - 4 years 8%
5 - 9 years 28%
10 years or above 64%

P1 Number of classes 5
P2 Number of classes 5
P3 Number of classes 5
P4 Number of classes 5
P5 Number of classes 5
P6 Number of classes 6
Total 31

Number of Classroom(s) 31
Number of School Hall(s) 1
Number of Playground(s) 2
Number of Library(ies) 1
Special Rooms Computer room, Language room, English Activity room, Visual Art room, Music room, General Studies room, Student Activity Center and Remedial Teaching rooms.
Facility(ies) for Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs Accessible lift, Accessible toilet and Tactile guide path plan.
Others Air-conditioning and multi-media teaching facilities in classrooms and special rooms.

Mode of teaching at different levels Starting from 2011-2012 school year, Learning Support Grant has been implemented and whole school approach will be adopted to cater for learner diversity. Small class teaching and cooperative learning started from 2010-2011 in order to enhance effective learning. Starting from 2014-2015, Temporary Arrangement of allocating more students per P.1 class under the POA System.
Class Remarks -
Number of test(s) per year 2
Number of exam(s) per year 2
Diversified Assessment for Learning 2 tests and 2 exams are held in each school year. Formative assessments for different subjects and cultural activities are also employed to promote holistic development of pupils.
Streaming arrangement P.1 & 2, no steaming arrangement. P3, P4 & P5, classes A, B are steamed according to academic results, Classes C, D, E are non-steamed with similar proportion of gender. P.6, classes A, B, C are steamed according to academic results, Classes D, E, F are non-steamed with similar proportion of gender.