Education

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There is a wide range of education, healthcare and social services available in Hong Kong, whether publicly funded, privately financed or organized by Non- Government Agencies (NGOs). On education, the provision depends on the age of the child.

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• For age 0-6, NGOs supported by  the Social Welfare Department (SWD) provide  Pre-school Rehabilitation Services, such as Early Education and Training Centres (EETC), Special Child Care Centres (SCCC), and Integrated Programme in Kindergarten-cum-Child Care Centres. Also offered are Residential Special Child Care Centres (RSCCC), On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation Services, and After School Care Programmes (ASCP).

• For age 4-18, the Education Bureau provides a range of SEN services for children in mainstream schools.

• Additionally, the Education Bureau operates 63 (2021) aided Special Schools catering for different categories of students with additional learning needs and/or disabilities. 

 

Outside the government-supported schools in Hong Kong, there are also private schools that accommodate students with additional needs, both in mainstream and specialist settings.

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Overview of Existing Services for English-Speaking Children (prepared by Watchdog)

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Early Intervention

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Government Funded – Social Welfare Department (SWD)

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Early Education and Training Centres (EETCs)

For children with disabilities from birth to the age of two, providing them with early intervention programmes with particular emphasis on the role of the child's family.

List of EETCs: https://www.swd.gov.hk/storage/asset/section/301/tc/EETC-202502_TC.pdf

 

Special Child Care Centres (SCCCs) 

Children aged 2 to under 6 who have not yet started primary school and are either:

• moderately or severely mentally handicapped;

• moderately or severely physically handicapped;

• deaf or with severe to profound hearing impairment;

• blind or with severe visual impairment; or

• autistic.

List of SCCs: https://www.swd.gov.hk/storage/asset/section/304/tc/SCCC-202509_TC.pdf

 

Tam Kam Bui Child Development Centre, North Point, is the first subvented English-teaching SCCC in Hong Kong, opened in 2023: https://www.tungwahcsd.org/en/our-services/youth-and-family-services/special-education-and-training-services-for-children-and-youth/TKBCDC/introduction

 

To access EETC, SCCC and other SWD services please visit:

Child Assessment Service

​Central Referral System for Rehabilitation Services (CRSRehab) 

 

Other centres

Child Development Centre

​Watchdog

Heep Hong Society

​SAHK

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Primary and Secondary

 

Government Funded – Education Bureau (EDB)

 

Special Schools

The EDB has launched a one-stop website, SENSE (https://sense.edb.gov.hk), to facilitate easy access by schools, parents and the public to the latest information and online resources on integrated education and special education (SE) for supporting students with special educational needs (SEN). 

​List of Aided Special Schools: https://sense.edb.gov.hk/uploads/page/special-education/type-and-number-of-special-schools/list_of_aided_sp_schs_en.pdf

 

Mainstream Primary / Secondary

List of Schools by District: https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/student-parents/sch-info/sch-search/schlist-by-district/index.html

 

English Medium

• Sir Ellis Kadoorie Primary School https://www.sekps.edu.hk/                            

• Li Cheng Uk Government Primary School https://www.lcu.edu.hk/

• Pat Heung Central Primary School (Chinese and English) http://www.phcps.edu.hk/?lang=en

• Catholic Mission School http://www.cms.edu.hk/index.php/en/

• Li Sing Ta Hang School (Chinese and English)  https://www.lsths.edu.hk/tc/index.php     

• Chiu Sheung School (Chinese and English) https://www.csshk.edu.hk/

• Yaumati Kaifong Association School https://www.ymtkfas.edu.hk/it-school/php/webcms/public/mainpage/main.php3

• Islamic Primary School ​​https://www.islamps.edu.hk/

• ELCHK Lutheran Academy (DSS)  https://www.luac.edu.hk

 

International Schools

 

SEN-focused

• Anfield St. Bosco Koon Ying School https://anfield.edu.hk/sbky-campus  

• Aoi Pui School https://aoipuischool.hk/

• AP School https://www.apschoolhk.edu.hk/en

• Hong Kong International Learning Academy https://www.studyhkila.edu.hk/

• ICHK +1 Centre (Secondary) https://www.ichk.edu.hk/innovation/plus1centre

• Korean International School (Springboard Project) (Primary and Secondary) https://www.kis.edu.hk/springboard-sen-programme

• The Children’s Institute of Hong Kong https://www.tcihk.org

• The Link School https://www.linkschool.hk/

 

 

Mainstream with SEN support

• Anfield School https://anfield.edu.hk

• Australian International School  https://www.aishk.edu.hk/

• Christian Alliance P.C. Lau Memorial International School https://www.capcl.edu.hk/

• Dalton School https://dshk.edu.hk 

• Delia Group of Schools https://www.deliagroup.edu.hk/

• Discovery Bay International School https://www.dbis.edu.hk   

• Discovery Mind https://discoverymind.edu.hk/

• DSC International School Hong Kong https://www.dsc.edu.hk/

• Hong Kong Academy https://hkacademy.edu.hk (Primary and Secondary)

• International College Hong Kong (Kindergarten and Primary: https://ichkhly.edu.hk / Secondary: https://www.ichk.edu.hk/)

• International Christian School https://www.ics.edu.hk/

• ESF Bradbury School https://bradbury.esf.edu.hk/en/

• ESF Quarry Bay School https://qbs.esf.edu.hk/en/

• ESF Peak School https://ps.esf.edu.hk/en/

• ESF Glenealy School https://glenealy.esf.edu.hk/en/

• ESF Kennedy School https://kennedy.esf.edu.hk/en/

• ESF Beacon Hill School https://beaconhill.esf.edu.hk/en/

• ESF Kowloon Junior School https://kjs.esf.edu.hk/en/

• ESF Clearwater Bay School https://cwbs.esf.edu.hk/en/

• ESF Sha Tin Junior School https://sjs.esf.edu.hk/en/

• ESF King George V School https://kgv.esf.edu.hk/en/

• ESF West Island School https://wis.esf.edu.hk/en/

• ESF South Island School https://sis.esf.edu.hk/en/

• ESF Sha Tin College https://shatincollege.esf.edu.hk/en/

• ESF Island School https://island.esf.edu.hk/en/

• Kellett School https://www.kellettschool.com/

• Shrewsbury International School https://www.shrewsbury.edu.hk/

• The Harbour School https://www.ths.edu.hk (Primary and Secondary)

• YMCA Christian Academy https://yca.edu.hk/

 

Education/learning centres

 

Autism Recovery Network https://autismrecovery.hk/

Bridge Academy https://www.bridge.edu.hk/

Encompass Academy https://encompass.edu.hk/

ITS Education https://itseducation.asia/

Kids Connect https://www.kidsconnect.hk/

The Bridge bridgelearn.net