Over 21,000 children offered a place in government and aided primary schools

A total of 21,086 children will be offered a place in government and aided primary schools this year, the Education Bureau said, before the results of primary one discretionary places for September 2024 are released next Monday (Nov 20). 

This year, a total of 42,277 children applied for discretionary places in government and aided primary schools. 

Among those that are offered a place, a total of 11,138 children are applicants with siblings studying or with parents working in the schools that they have applied to. 

The remaining 9,948 are selected according to the Points System, a spokesman for the Education Bureau said. 

Parents are reminded to bring the parent’s copy of the paper Application Form for Primary One Admission (POA) and check the results of their discretionary place application between 9 am and 5 pm on Monday at the school to which they have applied. 

Parents who have already activated their POA e-platform (ePOA) account can check the results via the ePOA from 10 am on that day. 

Parents whose children have been offered a place are advised to note carefully the registration arrangements of the schools concerned and the documents required for registration. 

Relevant documents include the parent's copy of the paper application form for the POA or the electronic application record in the ePOA, as well as the specified number of photographs of their children. 

They should register their children next Wednesday or Thursday (Nov 22 & 23) at the school to which they have applied during school hours. 

Under the POA System, each government or aided primary school may make use of about 50 percent of its total Primary One places as discretionary places. The approximate 50 percent of places remaining will be reserved for Central Allocation at a later stage.