Kowloon City Kindergarten Rankings 2026
91 schools ranked by composite score
Kowloon City — Choosing a School
Kowloon City spans Ho Man Tin, Kowloon Tong, Hung Hom and To Kwa Wan — the densest and most polarised kindergarten district in Kowloon, with 91 schools. Kowloon Tong combines traditional names and international campuses: academically-minded feeders like Munsang College, Keen Mind, St. Catherine's International (SC) and Creative sit alongside 22 schools (24%) running non-local curricula — Yew Chung, Australian International, American International and Tutor Time among them, the highest non-local count in Kowloon. Fees span nearly 100-fold: 44 schools (48%) join the Free Scheme with no tuition, local private half-day runs about $38,930 to $88,272, while international/non-local schools range from $38,000 up to Yew Chung's $233,442. The district's defining texture is that pathway drives the choice: Munsang, Alliance and Creative each offer routes into their own or linked primaries, yet parents repeatedly note that "whichever you pick, you'll need outside tutoring" — DSS/private admissions still rely on family effort.
| Rank | School | Fee /yr (half-day) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUNSANG COLLEGE KINDERGARTEN 民生書院幼稚園 Kowloon CityDirect Entry Apply: 2/10 – 7/10 | $52k | 85 |
| 2 | PUI CHING PRIMARY SCHOOL 香港培正小學 Kowloon CityDirect Entry Apply: 2/7 – 5/8 | $51k | 81 |
| 3 | ST. CATHERINE'S INTERNATIONAL KINDERGARTEN 國際英文幼稚園 Kowloon CitySEN Apply: 28/8 – 8/9 | $77k | 80 |
| 4 | KEEN MIND KINDERGARTEN 劍鳴幼稚園 Kowloon CityPN Class Apply: 2/9 – 9/9 | $74k | 72 |
| 5 | ST. ROSE OF LIMA'S KINDERGARTEN 聖羅撒幼稚園 Kowloon CitySEN Apply: 1/9 – 30/9 | — | 71 |
| 6 | HEEP YUNN SCHOOL PRIVATE KINDERGARTEN 協恩中學附屬幼稚園 Kowloon CityDirect Entry Apply: 14/9 – 5/10 | — | 70 |
| 7 | HONG KONG SOKA KINDERGARTEN 香港創價幼稚園 Kowloon CitySEN Apply: 2/10 – 17/10 | $2k | 70 |
| 8 | THE ALLIANCE KINDERGARTEN 宣道幼稚園 Kowloon CitySEN Apply: 1/9 – 6/10 | $39k | 69 |
| 9 | ST. CATHERINE'S INTERNATIONAL KINDERGARTEN 國際英文幼稚園 Kowloon CitySEN Apply: 28/8 – 8/9 | $77k | 66 |
| 10 | POOI TO PRIMARY SCHOOL 香港培道小學 Kowloon CityDirect Entry | — | 66 |
| 11 | CANNAN KINDERGARTEN (KOWLOON TONG) 迦南幼稚園（九龍塘） Kowloon CityPN Class Apply: 14/9 – 19/10 | $5k | 61 |
| 12 | ST. NICHOLAS' ENGLISH KINDERGARTEN 金巴倫英文幼稚園 Kowloon CityMontessori Apply: 2/7 | $69k | 60 |
| 13 | CANNAN KINDERGARTEN (WATERLOO ROAD) 迦南幼稚園（窩打老道） Kowloon CityPN Class Apply: 14/9 – 19/10 | $10k | 59 |
| 14 | CHRIST CHURCH KINDERGARTEN 基督堂幼稚園 Kowloon CitySEN | $75k | 58 |
| 15 | CREATIVE PRIMARY SCHOOL'S KINDERGARTEN 啓思小學附屬幼稚園 Kowloon CityDirect Entry Apply: 22/6 – 31/10 | $76k | 57 |
| 16 | VICTORIA (HOMANTIN) INTERNATIONAL NURSERY 維多利亞（何文田）國際幼兒園 Kowloon CityInternational Apply: 7/9 – 26/10 | $105k | 57 |
| 17 | LEARNING HABITAT KINDERGARTEN (CHATHAM LV) 學之園幼稚園（昇御海逸） Kowloon CityPN Class Apply: 1/8 – 16/10 | $86k | 57 |
| 18 | KOWLOON LING LIANG CHURCH DAY NURSERY 九龍靈糧堂幼兒園 Kowloon CityPN Class Apply: 1/9 – 30/9 | $25k | 56 |
| 19 | CHRISTIAN YOUTH CENTRE KINDERGARTEN 基督教中心幼稚園 Kowloon CityPN Class | — | 55 |
| 20 | PO LEUNG KUK TAM AU-YEUNG SIU FONG MEMORIAL KINDERGARTEN 保良局譚歐陽少芳紀念幼稚園 Kowloon CitySEN Apply: 1/6 – 28/11 | $7k | 55 |
| 21 | CANNAN KINDERGARTEN (WHAMPOA GARDEN) 迦南幼稚園（黃埔花園） Kowloon CityPN Class Apply: 14/9 – 19/10 | $7k | 55 |
| 22 | YORK ENGLISH PRIMARY SCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN (KOWLOON TONG) 約克英文小學暨幼稚園（九龍塘） Kowloon CityInternational Apply: 1/1 – 31/12 | $70k | 54 |
| 23 | YEW CHUNG INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL 耀中國際學校 Kowloon CityInternational | $135k | 54 |
| 24 | HOLY TRINITY CENTRE KINDERGARTEN 聖三一中心幼稚園 Kowloon CityPN Class Apply: 6/7 – 24/10 | $20k | 54 |
| 25 | THE SALVATION ARMY LOK MAN NURSERY SCHOOL 救世軍樂民幼兒學校 Kowloon CityMontessori | $22k | 54 |
| 26 | VICTORIA (HOMANTIN) INTERNATIONAL KINDERGARTEN 維多利亞（何文田）國際幼稚園 Kowloon CityInternational Apply: 7/9 – 26/10 | $105k | 53 |
| 27 | CREATIVE KINDERGARTEN 啟思幼稚園 Kowloon CityInternational Apply: 22/7 – 31/10 | $71k | 52 |
| 28 | KOWLOON TRUE LIGHT SCHOOL (KINDERGARTEN SECTION) 九龍真光中學（幼稚園部） Kowloon CityDirect Entry | — | 52 |
| 29 | KOWLOON CITY BAPTIST CHURCH KINDERGARTEN 九龍城浸信會幼稚園 Kowloon CityFull Day | — | 51 |
| 30 | KOWLOON CANNAN ANGLO-CHINESE KINDERGARTEN 九龍迦南中英文幼稚園 Kowloon CitySEN Apply: 14/9 – 19/10 | $5k | 51 |
| 31 | YEW CHUNG INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S HOUSE (KENT ROAD) 耀中國際幼稚園（根德道） Kowloon CityInternational | $233k | 51 |
| 32 | YEW CHUNG CHILDREN'S HOUSE (SOMERSET ROAD) 耀中幼稚園（森麻實道） Kowloon CityInternational | $233k | 51 |
| 33 | YORK INTERNATIONAL KINDERGARTEN 約克國際幼稚園 Kowloon CityInternational Apply: 1/1 – 31/12 | $58k | 51 |
| 34 | YEW CHUNG INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S HOUSE (WATERLOO ROAD) 耀中國際幼稚園（窩打老道） Kowloon CityInternational | $233k | 49 |
| 35 | WILLIAM (SMART) KINDERGARTEN (WHAMPOA) (LOCAL STREAM) 威廉（睿智）幼稚園（黃埔）（非本地課程） Kowloon CityInternational | $63k | 49 |
| 36 | FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD KINDERGARTEN (Name in the past: FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD PRIMARY SCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN) 神召第一幼稚園 (舊校名稱: 神召第一小學暨幼稚園) Kowloon CityMontessori Apply: 1/1 | — | 48 |
| 37 | ST. MARK'S CHURCH BRADBURY KINDERGARTEN 聖馬可堂白普理幼稚園 Kowloon CityFull Day | — | 48 |
| 38 | MAGART INTERNATIONAL KINDERGARTEN 瑪歌瑞特國際幼稚園 Kowloon CityInternational | $48k | 48 |
| 39 | SUN ISLAND ENGLISH KINDERGARTEN 太陽島英文幼稚園 Kowloon CityPN Class Apply: 1/1 | — | 46 |
| 40 | ST. CATHERINE'S KINDERGARTEN (HARBOUR PLACE) ST. CATHERINE'S KINDERGARTEN (HARBOUR PLACE) Kowloon CityPN Class Apply: 18/9 – 29/9 | $62k | 46 |
| 41 | ST. JOHANNES COLLEGE 聖若望英文書院 Kowloon CityPN Class | $52k | 45 |
| 42 | YORK ENGLISH PRIMARY SCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN (KOWLOON TONG) 約克英文小學暨幼稚園（九龍塘） Kowloon CityInternational Apply: 1/1 – 31/12 | $70k | 45 |
| 43 | S.K.H. HOLY TRINITY CHURCH TSANG SHIU TIM KINDERGARTEN 聖公會聖三一堂曾肇添幼稚園 Kowloon CitySEN | — | 45 |
| 44 | PO LEUNG KUK LAM TING LAI LING KINDERGARTEN 保良局林丁麗玲幼稚園 Kowloon CityPN Class Apply: 1/6 – 28/11 | $23k | 45 |
| 45 | HO OI DAY NURSERY (SPONSORED BY SIK SIK YUEN) 嗇色園主辦可愛幼兒園 Kowloon CityPN Class | $8k | 45 |
| 46 | HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN MA TAU CHUNG NURSERY SCHOOL 香港保護兒童會馬頭涌幼兒學校 Kowloon CityPN Class | $12k | 45 |
| 47 | WILLIAM (SMART) KINDERGARTEN (WHAMPOA) (LOCAL STREAM) 威廉（睿智）幼稚園（黃埔）（本地課程） Kowloon CityFull Day | $6k | 45 |
| 48 | HKVNS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION KINDERGARTEN (KCC) 漢師幼稚園（龍總） Kowloon CityFull Day | — | 45 |
| 49 | HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN SIA WHAMPOA NURSERY SCHOOL 香港保護兒童會新航黃埔幼兒學校 Kowloon CityPN Class | $12k | 44 |
| 50 | MARTHA BOSS LUTHERAN DAY NURSERY 路德會包美達幼兒園 Kowloon CityPN Class | $5k | 44 |
| 51 | MANHABIT KINDERGARTEN 文娜雅拔幼稚園 Kowloon CityPN Class | $74k | 44 |
| 52 | PO LEUNG KUK CHAN LAI WAI LIN KINDERGARTEN 保良局陳黎惠蓮幼稚園 Kowloon CityPN Class Apply: 1/6 – 28/11 | $16k | 43 |
| 53 | KOWLOON BAPTIST CHURCH KINDERGARTEN KOWLOON BAPTIST CHURCH KINDERGARTEN Kowloon CityInternational | $38k | 42 |
| 54 | SUN ISLAND ENGLISH KINDERGARTEN (LOK MAN) 太陽島英文幼稚園（樂民） Kowloon CityFull Day Apply: 1/1 | — | 42 |
| 55 | ANFIELD INTERNATIONAL KINDERGARTEN 安菲爾國際幼稚園 Kowloon CityInternational | $91k | 42 |
| 56 | YMCA OF HONG KONG CHRISTIAN NURSERY SCHOOL (FARM ROAD) 港青基信幼兒學校（農圃道） Kowloon CityPN Class | $11k | 42 |
| 57 | BUDDHIST MR. & MRS. CHAN CHART MAN KINDERGARTEN 佛教陳策文伉儷幼稚園 Kowloon CityFull Day | — | 42 |
| 58 | KOWLOON LING LIANG CHURCH KINDERGARTEN 九龍靈糧堂幼稚園 Kowloon CitySEN Apply: 1/9 – 30/9 | $3k | 41 |
| 59 | KINGSTON INTERNATIONAL KINDERGARTEN 京斯敦國際幼稚園 Kowloon CityInternational | $112k | 41 |
| 60 | ST. MONICA'S KINDERGARTEN 聖文嘉幼稚園 Kowloon CityFull Day | — | 41 |
| 61 | TSUNG TSIN MISSION OF HONG KONG ON KEI NURSERY SCHOOL 基督教香港崇真會安基幼兒學校 Kowloon CityPN Class | $26k | 41 |
| 62 | POK OI HOSPITAL MRS YAM WING YIN KINDERGARTEN 博愛醫院任永賢夫人幼稚園 Kowloon CityMontessori | $12k | 41 |
| 63 | ST. HILARY'S KINDERGARTEN (HUNG HOM) 德萃幼稚園（紅磡） Kowloon CityPN Class Apply: 10/8 | $75k | 41 |
| 64 | MAY NGA KINDERGARTEN 美雅幼稚園 Kowloon CityPN Class | — | 40 |
| 65 | YORK ENGLISH PRE-SCHOOL YORK ENGLISH PRE-SCHOOL Kowloon CityInternational Apply: 1/1 – 31/12 | $10k | 40 |
| 66 | TUTOR TIME INTERNATIONAL KINDERGARTEN (KOWLOON TONG) 多多國際幼稚園（九龍塘） Kowloon CityInternational | $155k | 40 |
| 67 | AMOY COLLEGE 閩光書院 Kowloon CityFull Day | — | 39 |
| 68 | MAY NGA KINDERGARTEN (BRANCH) 美雅幼稚園（分校） Kowloon CityPN Class | — | 39 |
| 69 | PO LEUNG KUK LI TSUI CHUNG SING MEMORIAL KINDERGARTEN 保良局李徐松聲紀念幼稚園 Kowloon CityFull Day Apply: 1/6 – 28/11 | — | 39 |
| 70 | ANFIELD INTERNATIONAL KINDERGARTEN 安菲爾國際幼稚園 Kowloon CityInternational | $91k | 39 |
| 71 | SAINT BRIGIT INTERNATIONAL KINDERGARTEN 聖姬莉國際幼稚園 Kowloon CityInternational | $61k | 39 |
| 72 | YMCA OF HONG KONG CHRISTIAN KINDERGARTEN (KAI CHING) 港青基信幼稚園（啟晴） Kowloon CityMontessori | — | 39 |
| 73 | AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL 美國國際學校 Kowloon CityInternational | $97k | 38 |
| 74 | TWGHS LO WONG PIK SHAN NURSERY SCHOOL 東華三院羅黃碧珊幼兒園 Kowloon CityPN Class | $14k | 38 |
| 75 | ABC PATHWAYS INTERNATIONAL KINDERGARTEN (WHAMPOA GARDEN) ABC PATHWAYS INTERNATIONAL KINDERGARTEN (WHAMPOA GARDEN) Kowloon CityInternational | $81k | 38 |
| 76 | HOMANTIN BAPTIST CHURCH KINDERGARTEN 何文田浸信會幼稚園 Kowloon CityFull Day | — | 37 |
| 77 | PO LEUNG KUK LUI CHAN WAI CHING KINDERGARTEN 保良局呂陳慧貞幼稚園 Kowloon CityPN Class Apply: 1/6 – 28/11 | $20k | 37 |
| 78 | LUTHERAN PHILIP HOUSE MA TAU WAI NURSERY SCHOOL 基督教香港信義會馬頭圍幼兒學校 (舊校名稱: 粵南信義會腓力堂馬頭圍幼兒學園) Kowloon CityPN Class | $12k | 37 |
| 79 | MAY NGA NURSERY 美雅幼兒園 Kowloon CityPN Class | $10k | 37 |
| 80 | HONG KONG NOBEL PRESCHOOL 樂沛兒幼稚園 Kowloon CityPN Class | $68k | 37 |
| 81 | AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL HONG KONG 香港澳洲國際學校 Kowloon CityInternational | $156k | 36 |
| 82 | HOMANTIN YANG MEMORIAL METHODIST PRE-SCHOOL 何文田循道衛理楊震幼兒學校 Kowloon CityPN Class | — | 36 |
| 83 | SDM-CHATSWORTH INTERNATIONAL KINDERGARTEN (BOUNDARY STREET) 新加坡卓薈國際幼稚園（界限街） Kowloon CityInternational | $66k | 35 |
| 84 | KOWLOON FUNFUL KINDERGARTEN 九龍方方樂趣幼稚園 Kowloon CityPN Class | $88k | 34 |
| 85 | YORK INTERNATIONAL PRE-SCHOOL YORK INTERNATIONAL PRE-SCHOOL Kowloon CityInternational Apply: 1/1 – 31/12 | $88k | 34 |
| 86 | GALILEE INTERNATIONAL KINDERGARTEN 伽利利國際幼稚園 Kowloon CityInternational | $66k | 34 |
| 87 | IMPERIAL CHILDREN KINDERGARTEN 茵晴幼稚園 Kowloon CityReggio | $45k | 34 |
| 88 | KOHITSUJI KINDERGARTEN KOHITSUJI KINDERGARTEN Kowloon CityInternational | $38k | 32 |
Non-local = international / non-local curriculum. Dual-track schools appear under both tabs.
The best kindergarten is where your child thrives — not the one with the highest score.
FAQ
Which kindergartens are good in Kowloon City?
Kowloon City is dense with prestigious schools. To progress to an affiliated primary, Munsang College Kindergarten (~70% to Munsang Primary); for traditional academics toward DSS/private, Keen Mind (though outside tutoring is needed); for free plus DSS progression, HK Soka (Ming Pao A++); for an English environment, St. Catherine's (SC); for full international, Yew Chung. See our Kowloon City rankings.
In Kowloon City, should I aim for a linked primary or a DSS/private school?
It depends on your target. For a linked-primary route, Munsang College Kindergarten sees about 70% of graduates progress to Munsang Primary (parents caution it has added kindergarten classes recently so not all progress, and English often relies on outside tutoring); Alliance's main draw is progression to Alliance Primary; Creative has its own primary section. For a traditional academic route into DSS/private schools, Keen Mind and Cannan (Whampoa) focus on character recognition and discipline, though parents stress "whichever you pick, you'll need outside tutoring." For a full English environment, St. Catherine's (SC) is solid but large, and does not sit exams or build portfolios for you. Both tracks have top options here — settle your pathway before choosing.
Are there affordable yet good kindergartens in Kowloon City?
Yes. 44 schools (48%) join the Free Scheme with no tuition. Among them, Hong Kong Soka (Ming Pao A++) — where parents report winning several DSS offers without paid tutoring — and Heep Yunn's kindergarten (free, with about a third of graduates progressing to Heep Yunn Primary) are well-regarded, though the latter has only around 66 places and is highly competitive. Kowloon City Baptist and Ma Tau Chung kindergartens are also rated A++. Free does not mean second-tier; several Free-Scheme schools here post solid progression.
Are there many international kindergartens in Kowloon City?
Yes — it is Kowloon's most concentrated cluster of non-local curricula, with 22 schools (24%) running them, densest around Kowloon Tong and Ho Man Tin: Yew Chung, Australian International, American International, Tutor Time and Victoria (Homantin) among them. Fees run high — Yew Chung's half-day reaches $233,442/year, among the city's priciest. For an international or bilingual curriculum close to home, Kowloon City offers ample choice.
How many kindergartens are in Kowloon City?
Kowloon City has 91 kindergartens: 44 (48%) join the Free Scheme, 45 offer PN (nursery, age 2) classes, and 22 run non-local curricula. It is Kowloon's largest and most polarised district for school choice.
Admissions Now Open
23 schools accepting applications now
- FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD KINDERGARTEN (Name in the past: FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD PRIMARY SCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN)from 1/1
- YORK ENGLISH PRIMARY SCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN (KOWLOON TONG)1/1–31/12
- YORK ENGLISH PRIMARY SCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN (KOWLOON TONG)1/1–31/12
- YORK ENGLISH PRE-SCHOOL1/1–31/12
- YORK INTERNATIONAL PRE-SCHOOL1/1–31/12
- YORK INTERNATIONAL KINDERGARTEN1/1–31/12
- PO LEUNG KUK LI TSUI CHUNG SING MEMORIAL KINDERGARTEN1/6–28/11
- PO LEUNG KUK TAM AU-YEUNG SIU FONG MEMORIAL KINDERGARTEN1/6–28/11
+15 more schools with upcoming dates
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