In 1949, the Hong Kong Buddhist Association established a primary school in Wanchai, taking the lead to provide free education to the children who cannot afford to go to school after the Second World War. Because of the restructuring of the Wanchai District in the 1960's, the site was planned by the government to redevelop into a commercial zone. The Association then founded a new school in Wah Fu Estate named "Buddhist Chung Wah School" in 1970. However, with the drop of student numbers in the area by 1986, the government planned to change the school into a Language Institute. Under the negotiation with the government, a new school site was offered in Quarry Bay.
Our school was formally established in 1986 and occupies a total area of 4,000 square meters. It is next to the Quarry Bay Country Park and big estates such as Kornhill Gardens and Nan Fung Sun Chuen. It is a well-established bi-sessional government aided school adopting multi-media teaching methods.
The school designs a curriculum alongside the new educational trends catering for the full development of the children in moral, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic aspects. Buddhist philosophies are assimilated into civic education to promote well discipline and school ethos. In the past three years, the results the students have attained in the HK Attainment Test have been above average territory wide. The curriculum is further supported by extra-curricular activities that help develop students' potentials and creativeness. In external competitions the students have made outstanding achievements in dancing, singing, verse speaking and gardening.