HKUGA Primary School

It was founded by the Hong Kong University Graduates Association in 2002.{{cite book |last=Tsang |first=Ian |date=2014 |title=小一入學全攻略 |language=zh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wdsCBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA293 |location=Hong Kong |publisher=Sing Tao News Corporation |pages=213–215 |isbn=9789623482288 |accessdate=2021-10-11 }} According to the Hong Kong Economic Times, the HKUGA Primary School is "one of the most sought-after DSS schools".{{cite news |author=李世聰 |date=2020-06-09 |title=【小一報名】東區一條龍直資港大同學會小學 6月13日截止申請 |language=zh |url=https://topick.hket.com/article/2664376/【小一報名】東區一條龍直資港大同學會小學%E3%80%806月13日截止申請 |newspaper=Hong Kong Economic Times |accessdate=2021-12-12 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212203332/https://topick.hket.com/article/2664376/【小一報名】東區一條龍直資港大同學會小學%E3%80%806月13日截止申請 |archivedate=2021-12-12 }} Every year, the school receives roughly 6,000 admittance applications for 120 spots.{{cite news |author=李紫銘 |date=2021-06-01 |title=小一面試│港同小一每年約6千人申請 校長強調小朋友要有呢樣特質 |language=zh |url=https://www.hk01.com/親子/631882/小一面試-港同小一每年約6千人申請-校長強調小朋友要有呢樣特質 |publisher=HK01 |accessdate=2021-12-12 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212194605/https://www.hk01.com/親子/631882/小一面試-港同小一每年約6千人申請-校長強調小朋友要有呢樣特質 |archivedate=2021-12-12 }} Applicants go through three rounds of interviews. The interviews test group activities, reading, logical questions, conversations, and how familiar parents are with the school.

It is a Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) school. It is a through-train school ({{zh|t=一條龍學校}}) in which the primary school students proceed directly to the linked secondary school Hong Kong University Graduate Association College without going through the central allocation process. Author Ian Tsang cautioned parents to consider the considerable distance between the two schools: the primary school was in the Eastern District, while the secondary school was in the Southern District. The school emphasises reading and independent learning.{{cite news |author1=鄺嫻 |author2=黃存新 |date=2021-11-25 |title=【校長專訪】受慈父啟發從不將孩子比較 港同校長：要扶持孩子不是踩扁他 |language=zh |url=https://topick.hket.com/article/3111834/【校長專訪】受慈父啟發從不將孩子比較%E3%80%80港同校長：要扶持孩子不是踩扁他 |newspaper=Hong Kong Economic Times |accessdate=2021-12-12 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212202820/https://topick.hket.com/article/3111834/【校長專訪】受慈父啟發從不將孩子比較%E3%80%80港同校長：要扶持孩子不是踩扁他 |archivedate=2021-12-12 }} Unlike the typical school which would have teachers teach different subjects, HKUGA Primary School follows the approach of having teachers each teach a single subject. The aim is to have the teachers specialise and become experts in their subject. It follows the {{ill|biliteracy and trilingualism|zh|兩文三語}} pedagogical approach in which students are taught how to read in English and Chinese and how to speak in Cantonese, English, and Mandarin. To reduce student stress, the school does not hold exams for students in the first and second grades.

• Education in Hong Kong
• List of primary schools in Hong Kong

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• [https://www.hkugaps.edu.hk/ Official website]

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Category:Primary schools in Hong Kong

Category:2002 establishments in Hong Kong

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