Official Hong Kong education data
Turning School Profiles into Open Day Questions: A Practical Guide for Parents
Teach parents how to convert primary school profile data into field-trip questions, avoiding judging schools by facilities or class counts alone.
Parent starting point
Start with the key facts, then plan for your child
When you see a set of numbers on a school profile, it's tempting to treat them like a scorecard. But the stories behind those figures are what you really need to probe during an open day.
Verified evidence
Current primary profiles by school type
Each school is counted once using the type shown in its current profile.
420
Aided
33
Government
33
Private
21
DSS
| School type | Schools |
|---|---|
| Aided | 420 |
| Government | 33 |
| Private | 33 |
| DSS | 21 |
Class records: confirm the change, then ask the school why
School profiles list classes by grade, allowing parents to verify the structure reported in different years. An unchanged, higher or lower count comes without a cause and does not indicate popularity or admission odds. At an open day, ask whether arrangements have changed, how any change affects grouping and new-pupil support, and where the next school year’s arrangement will be published.
Staff figures: prepare questions rather than a score
Teacher counts, approved posts and training percentages reflect fields reported in the profile. They cannot measure enthusiasm, team stability or whether a child will connect with a teacher. Ask about subject allocation, support for new teachers, collaborative planning and parent communication, then consider the answers alongside your child’s needs.
Facilities: ask when and how children use them
Counts of libraries, halls, playgrounds and special rooms do not show usage or learning impact. Ask which grades use each space, whether it is part of everyday lessons, whether pupils can use it after class, and whether related activities require extra fees or enrolment. What matters is how the school turns space into an experience your child can access.
Use this with your child
Your parent action checklist
- Print out the profile of your target schools and highlight the figures you want to follow up on.
- Before the open day, draft several open-ended questions for each school based on its profile data.
- During the visit, in addition to listening to presentations, make sure to talk to teachers or students to verify the profile and sense the atmosphere.
- After the visit, compare how schools answered similar questions, noting which ones gave concrete examples rather than vague promises.
What this tells you
Profile data provides a school's basic background, resource allocation and static information, helping parents form an initial impression and design questions.
What this cannot tell you
It cannot reflect teaching quality, learning atmosphere, school culture or how effectively resources are used—these must be sensed through personal observation and conversation.
Questions parents often ask
Can class counts compare school quality?
No. A class record only shows structure reported for a stated year. It contains no teaching outcome, application volume or parent-satisfaction measure.
Does a larger teacher count mean more individual care?
The profile field cannot answer how much attention one child receives. Ask the school about classroom grouping, class-teacher arrangements and parent communication.
How should parents use the facilities list?
Turn it into open-day questions about which grades use a space, how often and whether activities cost extra. Do not turn the number of facilities into a score.
Primary School Profiles
- Data period
- 2024, 2021, 2025
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-26
- Provider
- Committee on Home-School Co-operation
What this tells you
Official CHSC school profile facts and reported class totals.
What this cannot tell you
The fields do not measure school quality, popularity or admission probability.
School Location and Information
- Data period
- See source table
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-26
- Provider
- Education Bureau
What this tells you
Stable EDB school numbers, registered names, locations and contact details.
What this cannot tell you
A point location does not determine a household's POA net.
School Registration Information
- Data period
- See source table
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-26
- Provider
- Education Bureau
What this tells you
School registration, premises and permitted accommodation records.
What this cannot tell you
Registration status is not a school quality judgement.
Information on Schools under the Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS)
- Data period
- 2025/26
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-26
- Provider
- Education Bureau
What this tells you
Published DSS school fees and fee-remission information.
What this cannot tell you
Fees alone do not indicate school quality or a family's eligibility for remission.
List of “Through-train” Schools
- Data period
- 2025/26
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-26
- Provider
- Education Bureau
What this tells you
Officially listed through-train primary and secondary school relationships.
What this cannot tell you
It does not publish individual pupil outcomes or guaranteed progression.
How to use these figures
Contains information provided by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the named provider through DATA.GOV.HK. Figures retain their official data period; retrieval date is shown separately.
Enrolment, class size, staff, fees, facilities and SEN reporting are context. They are never converted into a quality score, popularity label, ranking or admission probability.