Assistant Primary School Masters/Mistresses are mainly deployed on teaching duties and assisting in the implementation of education policies and initiatives in government primary schools.

This Bureau, in deploying a successful candidate to a particular subject (including teaching by means of Chinese and English), will take into account the operational needs of government primary schools that may be adjusted from time to time, having regard to the candidate's qualification and experience. A successful candidate may be required to teach subjects other than those he/she has indicated in his/her application, and the deployment to school will be arranged by this Bureau based on the operational needs.

The 2024 recruitment for Assistant Primary School Master/Mistress will be open to persons holding a relevant bachelor's degree, final year undergraduate students (i.e. graduating in the 2024-25 academic year), and penultimate year undergraduate students graduating in the 2025-26 academic year.

Candidates should have –
(a) met the language proficiency requirements of 'Level 2' results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE), or equivalent [See Note below]; and
(b) a 'Pass' result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test (BLNST) (degree/professional grades);

AND

for Subject (A), candidates should also have -
(c)(i)A a Hong Kong Bachelor of Education (BEd) in primary education majoring in English language, or equivalent [General Note (2)]; or

(c)(ii)A a Hong Kong bachelor's degree majoring in English language, or equivalent [General Note (2)], and
(a) a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in primary education / Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) in primary education majoring in English language from a Hong Kong tertiary education institution, or equivalent [General Note (2)]; or
(b) a teacher's certificate in primary education majoring in English language awarded by the former Colleges of Education or the former Hong Kong Institute of Education, or equivalent [General Note (2)],

and

(d)(i)A attained 'Level 3' proficiency or above in English language in the Language Proficiency Assessment (LPA) [General Note (3)] or are exempted from the said language proficiency requirement by the Education Bureau; or

(d)(ii)A attained an overall band score of 7.5 or above with no individual band scores (i.e. the Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking band scores) below 7.0 in the same Test Report Form in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) (Academic Module) [General Note (4)] and obtained the 'attained' result [General Note (5)] in the Classroom Language Assessment (CLA), or are exempted from the said language proficiency requirement.

The entry requirements set out above are applicable to English Language teachers appointed in or after the 2004/05 school year. For serving English Language teachers holding a permanent post in local public sector and private primary day schools which offer a full curriculum before the 2004/05 school year, they should have a Hong Kong BEd in primary education, or equivalent [General Note (2)], and possess the requisite results in CRE and BLNST. Candidates who are not exempted from the language proficiency requirement set out in paragraphs (d)(i)A or d(ii)A above by way of qualification but have met, with the exception of classroom language, the basic language proficiency requirement in all the core language skills (i.e. reading, writing, listening and speaking) of the LPA or attained the specified results in the Academic Module of IELTS, may also apply. However, they have to attain the language proficiency requirement in the CLA within one year from the date of appointment.

for Subjects (B), (C) and (D), candidates should also have -
(c)(i)B a Hong Kong BEd in primary education, or equivalent [General Note (2)]; or

(c)(ii)B a Hong Kong bachelor's degree, or equivalent [General Note (2)], and
(a) a PGCE in primary education / PGDE in primary education from a Hong Kong tertiary education institution, or equivalent [General Note (2)]; or
(b) a teacher's certificate in primary education awarded by the former Colleges of Education or the former Hong Kong Institute of Education, or equivalent [General Note (2)].

Potential applicants may also apply if they do not meet the language proficiency requirements set out in (a) above but are expected to obtain 'Level 2' results in the two language papers in CRE, or equivalent, no later than the summer of 2025.

Potential applicants may also apply if they do not meet the relevant entry requirements set out in (c) or (d) above but are expected to obtain the following qualifications or attain the following language proficiency requirement to meet the aforementioned entry requirements no later than the summer of 2025, or no later than the summer of 2026 (for applicants graduating in the 2025-26 academic year) –

for Subject (A) –
(i) a Hong Kong BEd in primary education majoring in English language, or equivalent [General Note (2)]; or
(ii) a Hong Kong bachelor's degree majoring in English language, or equivalent [General Note (2)], and
a PGCE in primary education / PGDE in primary education majoring in English language from a Hong Kong tertiary education institution, or equivalent [General Note (2)]; or
(iii) the language proficiency requirement set out in paragraphs (d)(i)A or d(ii)A above.

for Subjects (B), (C), and (D) –
(i) a Hong Kong BEd in primary education, or equivalent [General Note (2)]; or
(ii) a Hong Kong bachelor's degree, or equivalent [General Note (2)], and
a PGCE in primary education / PGDE in primary education from a Hong Kong tertiary education institution, or equivalent [General Note (2)].

If selected, appointment will be subject to, among others, the attainment of requisite academic qualification or requirement within the 2024-25 or 2025-26 academic years respectively.

Applicants are required to clearly state the expected date of obtaining the said qualification(s) in the application form, and to provide documentary evidence such as letters, certificates and transcripts to prove that they have obtained the requisite qualification(s) and met the entry requirements in the aforementioned period by the deadline to be determined by this Bureau. Applicants who fail to provide the necessary information as required will not be considered further.

Candidates should be responsible, self-motivated and enthusiastic; have a fine character and integrity; be committed to serving in the education field; and be able to communicate effectively in Chinese and English.