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| September, 1964. | 13 classes of M1, consisted of 5 classes students from the primary school section. The M1 classes were arranged in alphabetically A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L and M. In Chinese it was arranged on two 7-worded phrase,"白綠培英信望愛， 德志羣體真善美 "(white, green, growth, deligence, faith, hope, charity, virtue, plans, group, unity, truth, kindness and beauty. The 14th word was not in use because there was no class assigned.) Each class consists of 40-45 students. |
| June, 1965. |
The last year of SM3 (Senior Middle Three) in the Hong Kong Chinese Secondary School System, the last year of the Hong Kong School Certificate Examination (Chinese). The M5 students took an open examination known as the Hong Certificate of Education (Chinese). The official graduation year was M5, M6 was an optional matriculation year. However, the School refused to recognize M5 students as "graduates". ( The School quietly regonized M5 as the official graduating class in 1985, buit the alumni assoication still refused to make any changes nor officially apologize. ) |
| September, 1965. |
8 classes of M2, arranged alphabetically A,B,C,D,E,F,G and H. Since then the school has abandoned the use of the phrased Chinese arrangement method because the M1 enrollment was 15 classes then and the 14 words had exhausted. |
| September, 1966. | 7 classes of M3, M3 curriculum has entered the Hong Kong Certification of Education (Chinese) Syllabus. |
| September, 1967. | 6 classes of M4, the streaming of (Mathematics Group A) in M4A, and (Mathematics Group B) in M4B - M4F, the streaming method was a defunct remeant of the old 6 year Chinese Secondary School streaming method no longer in used, the science students in group B were not disclosed they have had no chance to get into higher educational in science nor commerce in the Hong Kong education system. |
| April, 1968. |
The Principal, Mr. Kam Ming Wan announced his retirement, and his successor-hopeful, Dean of Students, Mr. Wing-Kwong Lee also announced his retirement for health reason. Rev. Lee Kuen was appointed as the interim Dean of Student by the Board of Directors. Rev. Lee was appointed as Principal in July, 1968. |
| September, 1968. |
5 Classes of M5, With M5A the official science class, M5B-M5E the unofficial science and arts classes. Students were allowed to drop Physics regardless which class they were in. A surprise to the M5A homeroom teacher, there were 5 students dropped physics, and they refused to withdraw from the official science class, fearing that their chances in higher studies in commerce being ruined by the questionable streaming method. It was also a surprise that the School did not play hard ball on the 5 students. The Hong Kong Education Department announced starting the year 1969, the Certificate of Education Examinations in both Chinese and English schools, grade E was considered as satisfactory performance of the subject. There was no definition of pass and fail. Admission to the matriculation class would be determined by the institution applied. |
| September, 1969. |
3 classes of M6, M6A being the official science class, M6B being the unofficial science class and M6C being the arts class. The first time in Pui Ying having a better definition of the science class and the arts class. This change, came too little, too late. 3 of our classmates completed their M6 at the Clementi Middle School to increase their chance to enter local higher education. ( This has been a common practice for some PY students who disagreed with the school's dysfunctioning and / or obsolete streaming system since the switching to the 5-year system ! ) 2 entered the pre-admission program of the Hong Kong Baptist College. |
| September, 1970. |
3 of our classmates from the science class entered CUHK, another 1 from Clementi's M6 also entered CUHK. Some of our classmates entered the Hong Kong Baptist College. Some proceeded to Taiwan, among the luckier ones who were assigned to the National Taiwan Normal University, their tuition were paid by the Taiwan government. Of course, their stories of military training were interesting topics. |