HKFYG Lee Shau Kee College vs St. Paul's Convent School (Secondary Section)

	H HKFYG Lee Shau Kee College Hong Kong	S St. Paul's Convent School (Secondary Section) Hong Kong
Snapshot	Snapshot
Fees / year	Fees / year HK$28,360 - 139,756	Fees / year HK$30,000 - 32,000
Age range	Age range 11 - 18 years	Age range 11 - 18 years
Type	Type Co-educational	Type Girls School
Curriculum	Curriculum Pearson Edexcel IGCSE	Curriculum Bespoke Curriculum, Pearson Edexcel IGCSE
Pupils	Pupils 800	Pupils 1,141
Typical class size	Typical class size 30	Typical class size 32
Instruction language	Instruction language English	Instruction language English
Opened	Opened 2006	Opened 1854
Bus service	Bus service Yes	Bus service No
Essentials	Essentials
Location	Location The school is located at 12 Tin Kwai Road, Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is situated within the Tin Shui Wai new town, which is well served by public bus routes and light rail connections, making it accessible from different parts of the city	Location The school is located at 140 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. This places it on Hong Kong Island in the Wan Chai District. The campus sits in an urban Causeway Bay area that hosts a range of amenities and transport options.
Stages	Stages The college offers Secondary 1 to Secondary 6, covering ages roughly 12 to 18. Students may follow either the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) or the Pearson Edexcel International A Level (IAL) pathway.	Stages The Secondary Section serves Form 1 to Form 6 for girls aged about 11 to 18. It operates as the secondary arm of St. Paul's Convent School, which also includes a Primary Section (P1–P6) and other early years divisions. Students in the secondary program follow the HKDSE pathway.
School type	School type It is a co-educational secondary day school.	School type St. Paul's Convent School is a Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) school. It is a single-sex, girls-only Catholic school run by the Sisters of St. Paul de Chartres.
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Additional learning support	Additional learning support The school provides Gifted Education and Remediation (GEAR) programmes, as well as self-directed learning initiatives and support structures for students with different needs.	Additional learning support Additional Learning Needs (SEN) support is provided. A dedicated SEN team works with form teachers, subject teachers, parents, and social workers to support students.
Country affiliation	Country affiliation The school is based in Hong Kong and does not have a formal country affiliation beyond this.	Country affiliation No formal country affiliation is stated beyond its Catholic identity.
Religious affiliation	Religious affiliation The college does not have a religious affiliation.	Religious affiliation Catholic, administered by the Sisters of St. Paul de Chartres in Hong Kong.
School day structure	School day structure The website does not publish exact daily start and end times, but it follows a secondary timetable with regular lessons, breaks, and lunch periods in line with Hong Kong DSS school practices.	School day structure The secondary school day runs from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm on weekdays.
Bus service details	Bus service details The school does not operate a private bus service. Instead, it provides detailed information about public transport routes, including multiple bus lines and light rail connections that directly serve Tin Shui Wai and the school area.	Bus service details The school does not operate a dedicated school bus service.
Fees	Fees
Fee details	Fee details Application fees The school does not list a separate application fee on its website. Tuition fees * Secondary 1–3 (S1–S3) • Local students: HKD 28,360 per year • Non-local students: HKD 104,676 per year * Secondary 4–6 (S4–S6) DSE Stream • Local students: HKD 42,540 per year • Non-local students: HKD 132,326 per year * Secondary 5–6 (S5–S6) IAL Stream • Local students: HKD 49,970 per year • Non-local students: HKD 139,756 per year Billing schedule and payment terms Fees are reviewed annually in September and may be adjusted with Education Bureau approval. Payment is collected on an annual basis, though schools in Hong Kong generally divide billing into instalments (e.g., termly). Other costs Parents should expect additional expenses for items such as school uniforms, textbooks, and extracurricular activities. The website does not list specific amounts for these. Refund policy The published fee schedule does not mention a refund policy for tuition. Payment options The website does not specify payment methods, but fees in Hong Kong are typically settled via bank transfer or cheque, subject to the school’s finance office arrangements.	Fee details Application fees - No separate application or registration fee is published for the Secondary Section. The public school profile for the Secondary Section lists no ‘Other Charges / Fees' or application fee for secondary applicants. Tuition fees (by year group) - School-wide published chargeable (tuition) fees are stated as annual amounts as follows: - Form 1 (S1): HKD 30,000 per year. - Form 2 (S2): HKD 30,000 per year. - Form 3 (S3): HKD 30,000 per year. - Form 4 (S4): HKD 32,000 per year. - Form 5 (S5): HKD 32,000 per year. - Form 6 (S6): HKD 32,000 per year. - The published figures appear as annual school fees; no per-term fee amounts are published publicly for the Secondary Section. The public school profile shows the annual chargeable fees but does not provide a published breakdown by term. Billing schedule and payment terms - The school's public materials list the annual chargeable fees but do not publish a standard billing schedule or detailed payment terms for tuition (for example, per-term or instalment deadlines and surcharges are not published in the materials available online). The fee remission and scholarship pages describe how remissions and scholarships are administered, but a standard tuition invoicing timetable and payment-terms document is not published in the public pages. - Scholarship payments (where scholarships are awarded) are paid in two equal instalments by direct credit to the parent's designated bank account; the school issues scholarship offer letters and the payments are scheduled in November and March. (This applies to scholarship disbursement only, not to general tuition invoicing.) Boarding fees - The Secondary Section does not publish any boarding or hostel facilities or boarding fees. No boarding/hostel charge is listed in the school profile for the Secondary Section. The school is listed as a day secondary school (no boarding fees published). Other costs and fees (uniforms, books, activities, association fees, etc.) - Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) fee: HKD 500 per year is listed as an annual charge. - The school's public profile does not publish fixed amounts for uniforms, textbooks, field trips, uniform purchase, student ID replacement, extracurricular charges or other ‘non-standard' items for the Secondary Section; the profile shows ‘Approved Charges for Non-standard Items' and ‘Other Charges / Fees' as blank for the Secondary Section. This indicates no standard published amounts for those items in the public profile. Individual items (textbooks, camps, trips, instrument tuition, extra-curricular camps or overseas trips) are commonly charged separately by most schools, but no specific standard figures for those items are published for the Secondary Section. Refund information - The school maintains a formal Fee Remission Scheme and may grant fee remission up to 100% in cases of proven financial hardship or emergency circumstances; fee remissions and scholarships are awarded annually and the school provides a self-assessment platform and application procedures for fee remission. The fee remission policy and the availability of emergency assistance are published in the school's fee-remission documentation. Fee payment options - The school's publicly listed pages and school profile provide the chargeable amounts and fee-remission/scholarship procedures but do not publish a comprehensive list of accepted payment methods (for example: bank transfer details, FPS/PayMe/PPS, in-person cheque, or credit-card gateway information) in the public profile. No standard payment-method text (credit card / bank account number / online payment gateway) is published in the public pages inspected.
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Academics	Academics
Curriculum details	Curriculum details The school provides a six-year secondary education programme from Secondary 1 to Secondary 6. In the junior years (S1–S3), students follow a broad curriculum that includes English, Chinese, Mathematics, Science, Humanities, Arts, and Physical Education. At the senior level, two distinct pathways are offered: the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) stream from S4–S6 and the Pearson Edexcel International A Level (IAL) stream from S5–S6. The HKDSE pathway covers a core of Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics, and Citizenship & Social Development, with a choice of electives across sciences, humanities, and arts. The IAL pathway provides students with subject specialisation leading to internationally recognised British qualifications. English is the main medium of instruction for most subjects, with Chinese taught in Putonghua at lower secondary levels.	Curriculum details St. Paul's Convent School (Secondary Section) offers a two-stage curriculum: Junior Secondary (S1–S3) with a school-based program and Ming Yi, Learning to Learn, and Project Learning, and Senior Secondary (S4–S6) with a broad set of electives and multiple qualification pathways. In S1–S3, core English-medium courses include English Language, Literature in English, Mathematics, Citizenship and Social Development, and Integrated Science, with a wide range of electives and language options such as French, Spanish, German, Japanese, and Korean. In S4–S6, core offerings include Chinese Language, Chinese History, Chinese Literature, and Chinese Culture & Heritage (for Chinese-medium tracks) alongside English Language, Literature in English, Mathematics (Further/ Pure), Economics, Geography, History, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, ICT, Business, Accounting & Financial Studies, and related electives. The school provides a diversified elective program (17 options) including ApL and BTEC qualifications in areas like Art & Design, Business, Home Cooking Skills, Information Technology, and Sports. Assessment pathways include DSE, IGCSE, GCE, IAL, and BTEC, with a six-class-per-year structure for S4–S6 to accommodate core and elective subjects.
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Gifted and talented	Gifted and talented —	Gifted and talented —
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Wellbeing & support	Wellbeing & support
Social & emotional learning	Social & emotional learning —	Social & emotional learning —
Special educational needs (SEN)	Special educational needs (SEN) —	Special educational needs (SEN) —
English as an additional language	English as an additional language —	English as an additional language —
Mental wellbeing	Mental wellbeing —	Mental wellbeing —
Safeguarding	Safeguarding —	Safeguarding —
Safeguarding policy	Safeguarding policy —	Safeguarding policy —
Facilities	Facilities
Facilities overview	Facilities overview —	Facilities overview —
Sports facilities	Sports facilities —	Sports facilities —
Academic facilities	Academic facilities —	Academic facilities —
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Parent experience	Parent experience
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Extra-curricular	Extra-curricular
Academic & intellectual	Academic & intellectual —	Academic & intellectual —
Arts & creative	Arts & creative —	Arts & creative —
Cultural & language	Cultural & language —	Cultural & language —
Social & hobbies	Social & hobbies —	Social & hobbies —
Community & service	Community & service —	Community & service —
Leadership & professional	Leadership & professional —	Leadership & professional —
Lifestyle & wellbeing	Lifestyle & wellbeing —	Lifestyle & wellbeing —
Language provision	Language provision
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Reputation	Reputation
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Accreditations	Accreditations —	Accreditations —
Admissions	Admissions
Admissions	Admissions 1. Application submission: Parents must complete the official application form during the announced admissions period. Supporting documents, such as recent school reports, identification documents, and photographs, are required. 2. Application fee: The website does not list a separate application fee. Parents should be prepared for possible administrative costs that may apply under Hong Kong DSS school practices. 3. Interview process: Shortlisted applicants are invited for an interview. The school assesses academic ability, language skills, and general suitability during this stage. 4. Offer of place: Successful applicants receive a conditional offer, which must be accepted within a specified timeframe. Acceptance usually requires signing documents and confirming agreement to the school’s fee structure. 5. Registration and enrolment: Parents complete registration by submitting further documents and paying the first instalment of tuition fees. This step secures the child’s place for the academic year.	Admissions 1. The school operates as a Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) school and does not participate in the Education Bureau's Central Allocation Scheme. Applications for Form One are invited from across Hong Kong and beyond, rather than being limited to a central queue. The school also makes clear that fee remission is available to all enrolled students, with the remission level determined by a Reckoner-based scoring system and by a Self-Assessment Platform that applicants can use to gauge eligibility. 2. The Form One admission process is conducted via online applications for Form One Places. The school details a merit-based selection path that includes multiple interview stages; in recent cycles, short-listed candidates proceed to a second interview after the first interview. When the 2025–2026 cycle was active, the page indicated that the application for Form One Places had closed and provided a route to the second-interview process for shortlisted candidates. 3. First-round interviews are part of the process. Shortlisted applicants are invited to attend the first interview, and successful candidates are then moved to the second-interview stage. In the published materials, candidates were instructed to bring the First Interview Form and to collect the Second Interview Form at the school reception before proceeding to the second interview. 4. The second interview is scheduled for a specific date (for example, March 15, 2025 in one cycle). Shortlisted candidates' numbers appear on a published list, and those not on the list may be considered unsuccessful. If a candidate's number is on the second-interview list, the family proceeds with the interview at the school at the arranged time. 5. Outcome notification follows the second interview. The published materials show a named list of applicants for the second interview and indicate that those not listed may be deemed unsuccessful. Successful candidates typically move toward the final offer and related enrollment steps, which are coordinated by the school's admissions team and can involve campus tours or informational sessions. 6. Fees and financial support are an explicit part of admissions. All students are eligible to apply for fee remission, with remission levels expressed as a percentage of the school fee based on a Reckoner scoring system. There is a dedicated Self-Assessment Platform to determine eligibility, and the principal can adjust remission levels in consultation with the Fee Remission / Scholarship Team.
Scholarships	Scholarships The school offers several scholarship schemes to recognise and support students: * HKFYG Lee Shau Kee College Scholarship Scheme – a school-based programme providing financial support for eligible students. * Dr. LSK Scholars’ Award (Entrance Scholarship) – available to new entrants, with guidelines and application forms published by the school. * Secondary One Entrance Scholarship – awarded to incoming S1 students, based on academic and other criteria set out in the official application guidelines. In addition, the school operates a Fee Remission Scheme to support families with financial need. This includes published guidelines, an application form, and a checklist to assist parents through the process. Enquiries about scholarships or remission can be made directly to the school office by phone.	Scholarships Scholarships and financial assistance are an established part of the school's admissions ecosystem. Academic scholarships are available to all enrolled students and do not require a separate application; the school's scholarship team reviews academic performance to determine allocations. Non-academic scholarships require nominations from teachers-in-charge of extracurricular activities or functional groups and the nominees submit a portfolio for assessment. The school also notes that scholarship payments can be disbursed in two equal installments and that the policy is updated periodically, with the latest documented revision in mid-2025. The school also maintains a Fee Remission Scheme, with eligibility determined via a self-assessment platform and a Reckoner-based scoring system; maintenance allowances may be provided in hardship cases. In 2024–2025 the school reported that it allocates a portion of tuition revenue to both fee remission and scholarship programs, with the aim of supporting up to a substantial share of students.
Waitlist	Waitlist The school does not publicly disclose information about whether it operates a waitlist or central pool system for oversubscribed year groups.	Waitlist —
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