Set in green surroundings with spacious courtyards, the Hong Kong Institute of Education Jockey Club Primary School has been awarded the Hong Kong Institute of Architects Medal of the Year in the category of Community Buildings.

Built with a generous donation from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charity Fund, the School is located inside the Institute's Tai Po campus. It was conceived as a "model school" where innovative curricular, teaching and learning methods could be put into practice. In line with the student-oriented philosophy of the School, the architects, Aedas LPT and Design Consultants, succeed in integrating the natural environment with the learning and teaching needs of the pupils. The school buildings adopt a courtyard composition and follow the existing topography by means of a series of roof terraces, stepping gardens and an outdoor amphitheatre. Trees on the adjacent central garden have been preserved to create a green backdrop.