School profiles show there are 1,569 Primary One classes this year, 12 fewer than in 2024
Hong Kong schools appear to have staunched the problem of shrinking enrolment as fewer Primary One classes are being cut this year, according to official data, with the sector attributing the improvement to an influx of children of mainland Chinese talent.
According to Primary School Profiles 2025 released on Monday, there are 1,569 Primary One classes in public schools this year, 12 fewer than the 1,581 in 2024.
Last year, there were 26 Primary One classes fewer than in the 2023-24 school year.
Jessie Cheung Chok-fong, chairwoman of the Subsidised Primary Schools Council, attributed the better figures to the influx of children of talent from the mainland.
