Primary One Admission System

• Information Leaflet on "Primary One Admission for September 2027"  

• Information Note on "Primary One Admission for September 2026" 
  • Versions: English , Bahasa Indonesia , Hindi , Nepali , 
    Punjabi (Indian) , Tagalog , Thai , Urdu , Vietnamese

• Information Leaflet on "Primary One Admission for September 2027" - Applicable to Applicant Children Who Intend to Commute Daily to Schools in Hong Kong    

• POA 2027 Notes on How to Complete the "Application Form for Admission to Primary One"  
  • Example of How to Complete the ‘Application Form for Admission to Primary One’ (extract from the Notes above) 
    • Versions:  English ,  Bahasa Indonesia , Hindi , Nepali , 
      Punjabi (Indian) ,  Tagalog , Thai , Urdu , Vietnamese

• Primary School Profiles 

• Letter of Authorisation - Submitting of "Application Form for Admission to Primary One" (Sample for reference)  

• Frequently Asked Questions     
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  • Annex 1: Recognized Proof of Residential Address
  • Annex 2: Documents Required for Items of the Points System

• In line with the Smart Government strategy, the EDB has fully digitalised POA. Parents who have registered as POA e-platform (ePOA) users and bound their accounts to "iAM Smart+" may submit applications and check the results for discretionary places and Central Allocation online via ePOA. The EDB encourages parents to register with "iAM Smart+" (https://www.iamsmart.gov.hk/en/reg.html) as early as possible for more convenient and faster P1 school place allocation services.
  • Public Desk: https://epoa.edb.gov.hk
  • School Desk: https://epoa.edb.gov.hk/school
  • Resources on "Primary One Admission e-Platform"   
    
    
    

• Primary School Lists by School Net
  

• Press Release - EDB announces arrangements under Primary One Admission System for admission to Primary One in September 2027 ( 29 August 2026 ) 
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5. Reference

• Video on "Primary One Admission System"  
  

• Briefing Sessions on Primary One Admission (POA) System  
  
  • POA 2027 : PowerPoint for Kindergartens Principals and Teachers  ( 
    PDF
    ) (Chinese only)    
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  • POA 2027 : PowerPoint for Primary Schools Principals and Teachers  ( 
    PDF
    ) (Chinese only)   
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  • POA 2026 : PowerPoint for Parents ( 
    PDF
    ) (Chinese only) ( PowerPoint slides for POA 2027 will be available in September 2026. )  
    
    
    
    
  • For PowerPoint slides on ePOA, please click [here]
    
    
    
  • POA 2026 : PowerPoint on Education Support for NCS Students and Primary One Admission for Parents of Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students:( PowerPoint slides for POA 2027 will be available in September 2026. ) 
    • Part I - Education Support for NCS students  (
      PDF
      ) 
    • Part II - Primary One Admission  ( 
      PDF
      ) 
    • Part III - Student Financial Assistance Schemes  ( 
      PDF
      )  

• Report on Primary One Admission 2025   

Education Bureau, School Places Allocation Section
Address:	Podium Floor, West Block, Education Bureau Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre, 19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon
Tel. No.:	2832 7700, 2832 7740
Office Hour:	Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 6 pm

 
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