Official Hong Kong education data

Cross-boundary student trends

Official yearly totals and class-level control-point records for family logistics, without unsupported school-net competition claims.

2,434primary pupils in 2025/26
6,001primary pupils in 2022/23
820using the busiest primary control point
8control points used by primary pupils

Primary trend by school year

Cross-boundary student trends
School levelStudentsSchool year
Kindergarten (including kindergarten-cum-child care centre)3772025/26
Primary School2,4342025/26
Secondary School13,8452025/26

Primary pupils by control point

Use this to start a weekday travel plan: border opening time, school start time, transfer points and a backup route. The figures do not identify schools or school nets.

2025/26 primary cross-boundary students by control point
Control pointPrimary pupilsShare of primary total
Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point82033.7%
Lo Wu Control Point44218.2%
Heung Yuen Wai Control Point36915.2%
Man Kam To Control Point28411.7%
Shenzhen Bay Control Point2309.4%
Lok Ma Chau Control Point2269.3%
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Hong Kong Port401.6%
Sha Tau Kok Chung Ying Street230.9%

The number of cross-boundary students in kindergartens, primary and secondary schools

Data period
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Retrieved
2026-07-26
Provider
Education Bureau
What this tells you

Cross-boundary student counts by year and school level.

What this cannot tell you

The totals do not establish competition within any school net.

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The number of cross-boundary students (CBS) using various land-based boundary control points, with a breakdown by class level

Data period
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Retrieved
2026-07-26
Provider
Education Bureau
What this tells you

Cross-boundary student counts by class and land control point.

What this cannot tell you

Control-point patterns do not predict admission outcomes.

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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.

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