Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College
Around 2009 the school had annual losses of $5 million HKD with 280 students. In hopes of "reduc[ing] annual losses" the school a Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) school. According to Elaine Yau of the South China Morning Post, financial performance improved subsequently during the principalship of Eric Yuon Fuk-lung, thanks in part to significant staffing cuts.
Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College's motto is "Enlighten with Wisdom, Manifest with Compassion and Pursue kindness and virtue". The school is founded on the Buddhist value that everyone has an equal right to learn.
Student body
Elaine Yau wrote in 2015 that "a number of students come from troubled families or have a chequered past". In 2021 a student was a finalist for South China Morning Post's and the Hong Kong Jockey Club's Hong Kong Student of the Year Award.
Facilities
The Po Lin Monastery has a boarding house with spaces for thirty students.