Basic Education
Like other early new towns of Hong Kong, the district was primary for settling the influx of Chinese population around the year of the change of sovereignty in China in 1949 and the baby boom afterwards. Public housing estates were built throughout the district. Many schools have been established by various charities and religious organisations. Some have provided vocational training for industries in Hong Kong while some have become liberal schools. As the community has aged, the number of school children declined after the 2000s, and schools are facing survival problems.
Secondary schools in 2006:
- Buddhist Sin Tak College
- Buddhist Yip Kei Nam Memorial College
- Caritas St. Joseph Secondary School
- Carmel Alison Lam Foundation Secondary School
- CCC Chuen Yuen College
- CCC Yenching College
- CNEC Christian College
- CNEC Lee I Yao Memorial Secondary School
- Cotton Spinners Association Secondary School
- Daughters of Mary Help of Christians Siu Ming Catholic Secondary School
- Ha Kwai Chung Government Secondary School
- HKSYC & IA Chan Nam Chong Memorial College
- Hong Kong Taoist Association the Yuen Yuen Institute No.1 Secondary School
- Ju Ching Chu Secondary School (Kwai Chung)
- Kiangsu-Chekiang College (Kwai Chung)
- Kwai Chung Methodist College
- Lai King Catholic Secondary School
- Lingnan Dr Chung Wing Kwong Memorial Secondary School
- Lions College
- Lok Sin Tong Ku Chiu Man Secondary School
- Lok Sin Tong Leung Chik Wai Memorial School
- Po Leung Kuk Lo Kit Sing (1983) College
- Pope Paul VI College
- Queen's College Old Boys' Association Secondary School
- Salesians of Don Bosco Ng Siu Mui Secondary School
- Shek Lei Catholic Secondary School
- Sheung Kwai Chung Government Secondary School
- Shun Tak Fraternal Association Lee Shau Kee College
- Sheng Kung Hui Lam Woo Memorial Secondary School
- The Methodist Lee Wai Lee College
- Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Chen Zao Men College
- Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Mrs Wu York Yu Memorial College
- Tung Wah Group of Hospitals S. C. Gaw Memorial College
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