Results of Primary One discretionary places to be released on Monday
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A spokesman for the Education Bureau said today (November 18), "There are 43 755 children applying for discretionary places in government and aided primary schools this year, of whom 21 724 will be offered a place in these schools. Among them a total of 11 790 children are applicants with sibling(s) studying or with parent(s) working in the schools that they have applied to, whereas the remaining 9 934 are selected according to the Points System."
Parents are reminded to bring the parent's copy of the Application Form for Primary One Admission and check the results of their application between 9am and 5pm on Monday (November 21) at the school to which they have applied. In light of the COVID-19 epidemic, if parents cannot visit the school to which they have applied in person, they may check the results on the school website or contact the school by phone.
Parents whose children have been offered a Primary One place are advised to note carefully the registration arrangements of the schools concerned and the documents required for registration, such as the parent's copy of the Application Form for Primary One Admission and the specified number of photographs of their children. They must observe the social distancing and anti-epidemic measures of individual schools. Registration of successful applicant children should be made on Wednesday (November 23) or Thursday (November 24) during school hours according to the arrangements of individual schools. Parents should also note that as the Vaccine Pass arrangement has been implemented in schools, except for exempted persons or persons participating in school activities as students (for example, attending admission interviews), all visitors aged 5 or above have to present their vaccination record and use the "LeaveHomeSafe" mobile application to scan the venue QR code before they are allowed to enter school premises. Persons with a Red Code or an Amber Code cannot enter school premises as visitors.
"Parents who cannot register within the specified period should notify the person-in-charge of the school in advance to make alternative arrangements. Otherwise, they will be deemed to have given up their discretionary place," the spokesman said.
Under the Primary One Admission System, each government or aided primary school may make use of about 50 per cent of its total Primary One places as discretionary places. The approximately 50 per cent of places remaining will be reserved for Central Allocation at a later stage.
"Parents of applicant children who have failed to secure a discretionary place or who have opted for Central Allocation only will be invited by the Education Bureau via letter in mid January 2023 to make choices of schools for Central Allocation at a designated Central Allocation Centre on February 4 or 5. Primary One places will then be allocated to these children by Central Allocation. Moreover, in line with the 'Smart Government' strategy, the Education Bureau will implement digitalisation of primary one admission in phases starting from 2023. Parents are encouraged to register with 'iAM Smart +' (www.iamsmart.gov.hk/en/reg.html) as early as possible for more convenient and faster services. If parents have provided an email address in the 'Primary One Application Form' and activated their Primary One Admission e-Platform account using 'iAM Smart +', they may make choices of schools and check the result of Central Allocation through the e-platform. Further details will be announced in due course.
"For applications for participation in Primary One Admission 2023 made after February 5, parents are required to approach the School Places Allocation Section of the Education Bureau to complete the necessary procedures. The Education Bureau will separately arrange a Primary One place for the applicant children in June 2023," the spokesman said.
"Parents should note that once their children have been allocated a Primary One place, they cannot take part in the Primary One Admission System again in future," he added.
Ends/Friday, November 18, 2022
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