Primary One Admission 2022
(for parents of Non-Chinese Speaking Students)
What we will cover today?
1. Types of primary schools and how to get admitted through the Primary One
Admission System
2. Education support for non-Chinese
speaking (NCS) students
Different Types of Primary Schools in Hong Kong
1. Government Primary Schools 2. Aided Primary Schools
3. Direct Subsidy Scheme Primary Schools
4. Private Primary Schools
Government & Aided Primary Schools
No school fee will be charged
Their primary one places are allocated
under the POA System
Direct Subsidy Scheme Primary Schools, Private Primary Schools and International Schools
School fees will be charged
These schools do NOT join the POA System
Parents need to apply to them direct (i.e. not
under the POA System)
How to get admitted
through the POA System?
To join POA 2022, the child must
reach the age of 5 years 8 months when
he/she is enrolled in P1 in September 2022;
(i.e. born on or before 31 December 2016);
be a Hong Kong resident;
NOT be attending any primary school; and
have NEVER been allocated a P1 place
Eligibility
POA School Net
POA system is net based
The whole territory is divided into
36 POA School Nets
Primary One Admission
2 stages :
Discretionary Places (DP) Admission stage (take up about 50% of a school’s P1 places)
Central Allocation (CA) stage
(take up about 50% of a school’s P1 places)
Discretionary Places (DP)
Admission Stage
Discretionary Places Admission Stage
Parents can apply to ONE government or aided school in ANY DISTRICT (i.e. any POA school net)
If more than one application to government or aided school is submitted, all your applications for discretionary place will be forfeited
Refer to “Primary School Lists by School Net for
Discretionary Places Allocation Stage”
Discretionary Places
Type A
Reserve about 30% of P1 places
For admission of applicant children with siblings studying or parents working full- time in the school
All applicant children of this category will
be admitted by the school
Type B
Reserve about 20% of P1 places
If the number of applications for
discretionary places in Type B received by a school exceeds its quota, the school
should admit the applicant children according to the Points System
Discretionary Places
The Points System
1. Parent(s) teaching or working full-time in the kindergarten or secondary section if it is of the same address as the primary school (20 points) 2. Sibling(s) studying in the secondary section if it is of the same address as the
primary school (20 points)
3. Parent(s) being a school manager of the primary school (20 points) 4. Parent(s) or sibling(s) being a graduate of the primary school (10 points) 5. First-born child (the eldest child in the family irrespective of sex) (5 points) (Applicant children may claim only one of the relationships from 1 to 5)
6. Same religious affiliation as the sponsoring body which operates the primary
school [See Note] (5 points)
7. Parent(s) being a member of the same organisation which sponsors the operation
of the primary school [See Note] (5 points)
(Applicant children may claim only one of the relationships from 6 to 7)
8. Applicant child of the right age (5 years 8 months to 7 years old) (10 points)
[Note: Parents are advised to consult the school direct about the definition of “same religious affiliation”/ “a member of the same organisation” before submitting the application form.]
Discretionary Places Admission Stage
Submit application to the school direct from 20 to 27 September 2021 (excluding Saturday, Sunday and public holiday)
Results will be released by schools on 22 November 2021
Register with allocated school on 24 or 25
November 2021 (If parents cannot register
their child with the school within the specified
period and time, they would deemed to have
given up the school place allocated.)
When submitting application forms, parents should bring along:
1. Parent’s Identity Card
2. Applicant child’s Birth Certificate / Passport and its copy 3. Valid proof of residential address (e.g. stamped tenancy
agreement, water/ electricity/ town gas / residential telephone bills) and its copy
(Note: Parents who require Statutory Declaration service in connection with their P1 application can go to the School Places Allocation Section (POA).
Parents should note the latest arrangements of EDB public service and contact the School Places Allocation Section to make appointments in advance. To avoid unnecessary waiting, parents should take their oaths well in advance of the deadline for submission of the Application Form.)
Parents should also bring along relevant documents to prove the relationship with
school if they wish to claim points under the Points System.
(e.g. If the applicant child’s sibling is a graduate of the school, then bring the Birth Certificate and
Primary 6 Graduate Certificate of the sibling)
Central Allocation (CA) Stage
Central Allocation Stage
Applicant children who have not been offered a discretionary place will
participate in the Central Allocation
A fresh application for the Central Allocation is NOT necessary.
Each primary school earmarks about 50% of its P1 places for Central
Allocation
Choices of Schools
Part A – Unrestricted School Choices
Can choose ANY school located in ANY school net
About 10% of P1 places are earmarked for unrestricted school choices (i.e. Part A in Central Allocation)
Parents may make up to 3 choices of
schools from any school nets (including
the home net)
Choices of Schools
Part B – Restricted School Choices
About 90% of P1 places are earmarked for restricted school choices (i.e. Part B in Central Allocation)
Parents should select schools available in the applicant children’s residing
school net to avoid travelling
unreasonably long distances to attend
schools
Choices of Schools
When choosing a primary school for your children, parents should first identify
children’s characteristics, personalities,
abilities and interests, and then consider
various factors such as the sponsoring
body, history, location and religion of a
school.
Computer Processing of Central Allocation
Based on parental choices and random numbers (to ensure fairness) of applicant children
First process the unrestricted school choices (Part A)
Then process the restricted school choices
(Part B)
Parents will be informed in mid-Jan 2022 by EDB in writing to go to the Central Allocation centres to make choices of schools.
Parents should go to the specified Central
Allocation centre to make their choices of schools on 22 or 23 January 2022.
If parents have not received the letter by 18 January 2022, they should contact the School Places Allocation Section.
Central Allocation Stage
Allocation processed centrally by computer
Results of Central Allocation to be sent to parents by post on 1 to 2 June 2022
Registration of Primary 1 pupils allocated with
places through Central Allocation on 7 to 8 June 2022
(The EDB will assign timeslots for parents to register with the
allocated school on 7 June or 8 June. Parents who cannot proceed with the registration within the specific date can register on 9 June. If there is tropical cyclone or persistent heavy rain during the above
dates, please pay attention to radio, television or EDB website for special arrangements.)
Central Allocation Stage
EDB will arrange to deliver the ‘Primary One
Registration Form’ with the result of Central Allocation by post to parents’ correspondence address provided in the POA application form from 1 to 2 June 2022
through the ‘Local CourierPost’ service provided by Hongkong Post. The letter will be delivered to door.
If attempt of door delivery by Hongkong Post fails, a
‘Mail Collection Notification Card’ will be left for
parents to collect it from the designated post office starting from the afternoon of the following working day.
Central Allocation Stage
If parents have not received the ‘Primary One
Registration Form’ or the ‘Mail Collection Notification Card’ issued by Hongkong Post by 3 June 2022, they could collect the ‘Primary One Registration Form’ at the designated ‘Collection Centre’ from 4 to 5 June 2022 (For the latest arrangements, please refer to EDB
Primary One Admission Website).
Central Allocation Stage
Apart from issuing the ‘Primary One Registration Form’
by post, if parent wish to receive the results of the CA for POA 2022 of their applicant children via SMS message on 1 June 2022, they may provide a mobile number
which can receive SMS message on the Choice of
Schools Form and indicate their consent to receive the results of the CA via this mobile phone number.
A testing SMS message will be sent from the EDB to the mobile phone number provided for receiving SMS in
early May 2022.
Central Allocation Stage
Sample of
Application Form
6 6
KHATRI MITEN
S245678(9)
01 10 2016
00
LUI KEE PRIMARY SCHOOL
D234567(3) 01
Mother KHATRI RADHIKA
2468 2468
9345 6789
1999 4
Khatri Radhika
Education support for non- Chinese speaking (NCS)
students
The Government
is committed to encouraging and
supporting the integration of NCS students into the community (i.e. early adaptation to the local education system and mastery of the Chinese language)
ensures NCS children enjoy equal
opportunities for admission to public sector schools and learning of Chinese on par
with their Chinese-speaking counterparts
The Education Bureau (EDB)
has substantially increased the additional funding for schools
has provided schools with teaching resources, teacher training and
professional support to further enhance
the support for NCS students’ learning
of the Chinese language
implementation of the “Chinese Language Curriculum Second Language Learning
Framework” in schools
drawn up in consultation with teachers and language experts
to help NCS students learn Chinese
creation of an inclusive learning
environment in schools
Parents of NCS applicant children are encouraged to choose schools with an
immersed Chinese language environment to help the applicant children learn the
Chinese language
Most of the public sector schools including the list of schools in the applicant
children’s residing school nets have an
immersed Chinese language environment
For school-based support measures for NCS students provided by individual
schools, please refer to the column on
“Education Support for NCS Students” in the Primary School Profiles published by the Committee on Home-School Co-
operation
http://www.chsc.hk/primary/en
Having due regard to the
aforementioned, in case parents
consider that the applicant children may still have difficulties studying in a school with an immersed Chinese language environment at this stage, and
indicate on the application form that the applicant
children cannot use Chinese as the learning medium
If the applicant child cannot use Chinese as a learning
when filling in Part B of the Choice of Schools Forms for Central Allocation,
parents can choose from the list of schools in the applicant children’s residing school nets and make reference to the list of
schools traditionally admitting more NCS
students (in Appendix 3 of the “Notes on
How to Complete the Application Form”)
Timetable for POA 2022
2 to 27 Sept 2021 • Distribution of POA application form
20 to 27 Sept 2021 • Application for discretionary place (Only 1 aided or government school)
22 Nov 2021 • Release of discretionary places admission results by schools 24 & 25 Nov 2021 • Registration of successful discretionary places applicant children
Mid-Jan 2022 • Parents of the applicant children who did not secure a discretionary place are invited by letter to make choices of schools for Central Allocation
22 & 23 Jan 2022 • Make choices of schools at specified central allocation centres 1 & 2 June 2022 • Results of Central Allocation to be sent to parents by post
(If parents provide a mobile number which can receive SMS message on the Choice of Schools Form and indicate their consent to receive the results of the CA via this mobile phone number, the results of the CA for POA 2022 of their applicant children will be sent via SMS message on 1 June 2022.)
7 to 9 June 2022 • Registration with schools
(The EDB will assign timeslots for parents to register with the allocated school on 7 June or 8 June. Parents who cannot proceed with the
registration within the specific date can register on 9 June)
Special Arrangements for POA 2022
In light of the latest development of COVID-19, special
arrangements for obtaining and submitting the application
forms will be implemented for POA 2022.
Special Arrangements for POA 2022
Download the application form
• Parents may obtain a 3-ply application form from the
kindergartens or kindergarten-cum-child care centres the child is attending, District Offices (Home Affairs Enquiry Centres), School Places Allocation Section or EDB's Regional Education Offices.
• In light of the latest development of COVID-19, parents may also choose to download a web version from the Education Bureau’s (EDB) POA Webpage [path: EDB homepage (http://www.edb.gov.hk) > Education System and Policy > Primary and Secondary Education > School Places Allocation Systems > Primary One Admission
System].
Special Arrangements for POA 2022
Download the application form
• Please note that each applicant child participating in POA may use one application form to apply for one government or aided primary school only.
• To avoid submitting duplicate applications and submitting applications to more than one
government or aided school by mistake, if parents have obtained the 3-ply printed version of the
application form, they need NOT download the
application form online for use.
Special Arrangements for POA 2022
Download the application form
• Parents will only need to complete one copy of the downloadable application form for each applicant child, and should read the
“Notes on how to complete the ‘Application Form for admission to Primary One’” and “Notes on how to complete the downloadable application form” when completing the downloadable application form.
• Since a set of 8-digit “POA application number” for POA use is not pre-printed on the downloadable version, when parents submit the downloadable application form to the government or aided primary school at DP stage between 20 and 27 September 2021, the school will put a “POA application number” label on the
application form after checking the documents submitted by parent.
Special Arrangements for POA 2022
Download the application form
• The school will then make two photocopies of the application form and stamp the school chops on each copy. A copy will be given to the parent for record, the original and another copy will be kept by EDB and school respectively.
• The 3-ply printed version of application form has pre-printed with a set of 8-digit POA application number and consists of “EDB’s copy”, “School’s copy” and “Parent’s copy”. The “Parent’s copy”
will be given to the parent for record after the school completes the procedure. The school needs not put the POA application number label and photocopy the application form.
Special Arrangements for POA 2022
Submit the application form
• If parents intend to apply a government or aided primary school for their child, they should submit the application form with the relevant originals and copies of documents as listed on the
“Notes on how to complete the ‘Application Form for admission to Primary One’” to the school in person between 20 and 27 September 2021 (excluding Saturday, Sunday and public holiday)
• Parents should avoid gathering of people and wear masks when they go to the schools and follow the relevant measures of
schools on prevention and control of infection and maintain social distancing.
Special Arrangements for POA 2022
Submit the application form
• Parents who cannot submit the application form in person may authorise in writing a representative to bring along the completed application form with originals and copies of supporting
documents to the school on their behalf.
• Parents should visit the school’s website or contact the school direct for details on submitting application form in advance.
• Parents should note that, to avoid gathering of people, schools may arrange parents to put the original copy of the application form and the photocopies of the supporting documents in the
drop-box provided by the school to shorten parents’ waiting time.
Under this circumstance, parents should note the corresponding arrangements on submitting original copies of the documents to
Special Arrangements for POA 2022
Submit the application form
• Parents who are unable to apply in person or authorise a representative may arrange to submit the application form with the photocopies of supporting documents by post
between 20 and 27 September 2021 (the postmark date should not be later than the prescribed deadline) and sign a declaration form (which will be available for download from the EDB homepage) to declare that the supporting
documents provided are true copies and will submit the
original copies of the supporting documents to the school
on or before 1 November 2021 for verification.
Special Arrangements for POA 2022
Submit the application form
• The school will arrange parents to submit the original copies of the supporting documents to the school for
verification on or before 1 November 2021. Please visit the websites or contact the enquiry hotlines of the
corresponding organizations to find out the latest
arrangement of the postal service and the time required before submitting applications, so that the applications could reach the school by the deadline.
• After verifying the corresponding documents, the school will
return the copy of the application form with the school chop
to parents for record.
Special Arrangements for POA 2022
Submit the application form
• For parents who wish to apply for Central Allocation only, they should submit the application form with all originals and copies of the supporting documents to School Places Allocation Section (Primary One Admission), Education Bureau at Office 2, 2/F, Manulife Financial Centre, 223 Wai Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, during the period from 20 September 2021 to 21
January 2022.
• Parents should wear masks when they complete the application procedure at the above address and follow the relevant
measures on prevention and control of infection and maintain social distancing.
