Exploring commitment and turnover intentions among teachers: What we can learn from Hong Kong teachers

•Teachers from religious schools higher on affective commitment to organization.•Teachers from non-religious schools higher on normative commitment to profession.•Teachers from EMI and band 1 schools higher on affective and normative commitments.•Teachers from CMI and band 2 schools higher on turnover intentions.

This study examines the relationship between affective, normative, and continuance commitment of teachers to their profession and their organization, and turnover intentions. Hong Kong teachers (N = 1060) from religious and non-religious, English medium and Chinese medium of instruction, and band 1 and band 2 schools participated. Teachers from religious schools were higher in affective commitment to organization while teachers from non-religious schools were higher in normative commitment to profession. Teachers from EMI and band 1 schools were higher in affective and normative commitments while teachers from CMI and band 2 schools were higher in turnover intentions.