Admission Arrangements for Nursery (K1) Classes in Kindergartens for the 2019/20 School Year

1.	Circular Memorandum

2.	Guidelines on Kindergarten Admission Arrangements

3.	"2019/20 K1 Admission Arrangements" Flowchart

4.	Reference Documents for Admission Arrangements for Nursery (K1) Classes in Kindergartens

5.	Parent Seminars

6.	Briefing Sessions for Kindergartens

7.	Related Support for Non-Chinese Speaking Children

8.	Frequently Asked Questions

9.	Enquiry

10.	Link

1. Circular Memoramdum

The Education Bureau (EDB) will continue to implement the admission arrangements for K1 classes in kindergartens (KGs) for the 2019/20 school year (hereafter referred to as "2019/20 K1 Admission Arrangements") with a view to facilitating the smooth operation of the admission process of KGs and helping parents confirm early a KG place for their child. The EDB Circular Memorandum (EDBCM) No. 87/2018 was issued on 8 June 2018 to all KGs.

2. Guidelines on Kindergarten Admission Arrangements

3. "2019/20 K1 Admission Arrangements" Flowchart


	Applicants apply to EDB for the “Registration Certificate for KG admission” (“RC”) from September to November 2018		KGs process 2019/20 K1 admission applications
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	Upon receipt of the applications with all necessary information and documents provided, EDB will generally take six to eight weeks to complete processing of the applications and issue the “RC” / “KG Admission Pass” (“AP”) to eligible applicants¹ by post
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	KGs inform applicants of the application result before 21 December 2018
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	If application is successful		If application is not successful
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	Applicants register with one KG during the “centralised registration dates” (i.e. 10 to 12 January 2019) by submitting the “RC” / “AP” and paying registration fee²		Applicants refer to the K1 vacancy information released by EDB after the “centralised registration dates” (i.e. from the end of January 2019)

1 If parents cannot present the “RC” / “AP” to the KG their child has been admitted to during the “centralised registration dates”, the KG concerned may not be able to complete registration for their child. Hence, parents are required to submit “RC” application to EDB within the designated period.

2 If an applicant is admitted after the “centralised registration dates”, he/she is still required to submit the “RC” / “AP” for registration. If an applicant wishes to change school after registering with a KG, he/she is required to get back the “RC” / “AP” from the KG with which he/she has registered. Upon getting back the “RC” / “AP” from a KG, the KG concerned will no longer reserve the place for the applicant. Normally, the registration fee paid to the KG with which the applicant has registered will not be refunded.

4. Reference Documents for Admission Arrangements for Nursery (K1) Classes in Kindergartens

According to the EDBCM No. 87/2018, KGs joining the KG education scheme should read carefully and comply with the admission guidelines issued by the EDB for KG admission, including provision of bilingual application forms and related information for parents’ reference. The guidelines have been uploaded to the EDB’s website alongside EDBCM No. 87/2018. When preparing the bilingual version of the related documents, KGs may make reference to the following templates which are for reference only. Individual KGs should prepare their school-based admission documents based on their operational needs.

1.	Application form for admission
2.	Information on admission to K1 classes in the 2019/20 school year
3.	Notification for interview for K1 classes
4.	Notification for result on admission to K1 classes
5.	Acknowledge receipt of “Registration Certificate for Kindergarten Admission” by KGs
6.	Acknowledge receipt of "Kindergarten Admission Pass” by KGs
7.	Acknowledge receipt of "Registration Certificate for Kindergarten Admission" by parent / guardian
8.	Acknowledge receipt of “Kindergarten Admission Pass" by parent/ guardian

5. Parent Seminars

The understanding and co-operation of parents are vital to the smooth implementation of the admission arrangements. Therefore, we will organize 25 identical seminars for parents in July 2018 to explain the workflow and points to note regarding the "2019/20 K1 Admission Arrangements". For details, please visit EDB webpage at http://www.edb.gov.hk/parentstalks_e .

Poster on Parent Seminars

6. Briefing Sessions for Kindergartens

Powerpoint of EDB

7. Related Support for Non-Chinese Speaking Children

．	Leaflet on "Support for Non-Chinese Speaking Children"
	Versions: English , Traditional Chinese , Bahasa Indonesia , Hindi , Nepali , Punjabi(Indian) , Tagalog , Thai , Urdu

．	Poster on Parent Seminar
	July 2018
	- Bilingual Version (Chinese and English)
	- 7 Ethnic Minorities Languages Version (Bahasa Indonesia , Hindi , Nepali , Punjabi(Indian) , Tagalog , Thai and Urdu)

．	Communication Cue Cards for Non-Chinese Speaking Families in Kindergartens Please refer to item 8 of "Free Quality Kindergarten Education" webpage

．	Templates of general kindergarten circulars for parents in eight languages (for reference only) Please refer to item 9 of "Free Quality Kindergarten Education" webpage

8. Frequently Asked Questions

(Updated as of June 2018)

9. Enquiry

Parents may call the EDB’s Regional Education Offices, the Joint Office for Kindergartens and Child Care Centres or the EDB hotline for enquiry.

Hong Kong Regional Education Office	2863 4646
Kowloon Regional Education Office	3698 4108
NT East Regional Education Office	2639 4876
NT West Regional Education Office	2437 7272
Joint Office for Kindergartens and Child Care Centres	3107 2197
EDB Hotline	2891 0088
Hotline for "2019/20 K1 Admission Arrangement"	3540 6808 / 3540 6811

10. Link

．	Free Quality Kindergarten Education
	http://www.edb.gov.hk/free-quality-kg-edu_en

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Admission Arrangements for Nursery (K1) Classes in Kindergartens for the 2019/20 School Year

1.

Circular Memorandum

2.

Guidelines on Kindergarten Admission Arrangements

3.

"2019/20 K1 Admission Arrangements" Flowchart

4.

Reference Documents for Admission Arrangements for Nursery (K1) Classes in Kindergartens

5.

Parent Seminars

6.

Briefing Sessions for Kindergartens

7.

Related Support for Non-Chinese Speaking Children

8.

Frequently Asked Questions

9.

Enquiry

10.

Link