"The object of the Hong Kong Grant Schools Council is to provide a body representative of the Grant Schools, to co-operate with Government in the working of the Grant-in-aid system, and capable of noting (should it be so commissioned) with plenipotentiary power on behalf of the Grant Schools." (Constitution of Grant Schools Council, 1940)

Mission

• - Fostering mutual support among the member schools
• - Promoting better service and quality education in Hong Kong
• - Making representations and recommendations on educational matters to the relevant authorities

Aims

Grant Schools aim to provide an all-round education. Besides a strong academic emphasis, every effort is made to develop a pupil's individual talents. The objectives of Grant schools are

• - To teach efficiently through the latest pedagogical methods
• - To instill civic, moral and spiritual values
• - To encourage participation in extra-curricular activities
• - To enhance language skills, both written and oral

Grant schools expect their students to be bi-iterate and trilingual, that is, to be able to write in Chinese and English and able to speak in Cantonese, Putonghua and English.

Graduates of Grant schools have a strong sense of belonging to their alma maters. Alumni associations have sprung up in all corners of the world as a tangible way of keeping close contact with their mother schools. Throughout the world, graduates of Grant Schools show that the Hong Kong public identifies with our educational aims.