Resources on Primary One Application e-Platform (ePOA)

The Education Bureau (EDB) will be sending an activation email (sender: espa@edb.gov.hk) for the POA e-Platform (ePOA) starting from 10 November to parents who have provided an email address in the paper form of “Application Form for Admission to Primary One”. Parents can check the results for discretionary places after activating their ePOA account and binding their account with “iAM Smart”/ “iAM Smart+”. Please read Parent’s Guide III “Account Activation and Login Procedures”. For enquiries, please contact the School Places Allocation Section of the EDB at 2832 7700.

1. "Primary One Application e-Platform" (ePOA)

Public Desk: https://epoa.edb.gov.hk
School Desk: https://epoa.edb.gov.hk/school

2. PowerPoint slides on ePOA & Common Errors

PowerPoint on "Primary One Application e-Platform" for Kindergartens Principals and Teachers
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PowerPoint on "Primary One Application e-Platform 2026" for Parents (
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) (Chinese only)
PowerPoint on "Primary One Application e-Platform 2026" for Parents and Kindergartens
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) (Chinese only)
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Common Errors in e-Applications of Primary One Admission System

3. Public Information Videos

Video Playlist

Discretionary Places (DP) Stage

Central Allocation (CA) Stage

Functions and advantages of using ePOA for choice making
Account Activation, Making School Choices for CA & Checking Allocation Results
- Chapter: Account Activation and Login Procedures for paper applicants
  (Only applicable to parents who have submitted the paer form of "Application Form for Admission to Primary One")
- Chapter: Procedures for Making School Choices for CA (Using "iAM Smart+")
- Chapter: Checking Allocation Results via ePOA

Functions and Advantages of Using ePOA (Highlighted version)

Digitalisation of Primary One Admission (POA) Applications Simple, Convenient and Fast
- Chapter: Discretionary Places Admission Stage
- Chapter: Central Allocation Stage

4. Parent's Guide

Registration for “iAM Smart+”
- Pamphlet
(I) Account Registration and Login Procedures
(If the parents have submitted the paper form of “Application Form for Admission to Primary One”, please refer to (III) Account Activation and Login Procedures.)
- Pamphlet
- Video

(II) Submitting Applications for Discretionary Places (DP) & Checking Allocation Results
- Pamphlet
- Video on Submitting Applications for Discretionary Places (DP)

(III) Account Activation and Login Procedures
(Only applicable to parents who have submitted the paper form of "Application Form for Admission to Primary One")
- Pamphlet
- Video on Account Activation for Paper Form Applicants

(IV) Application for POA
(Applicable to parents who apply for CA only, i.e. who have never applied for a discretionary place)
- Pamphlet

(V) Making School Choices in Central Allocation (CA) & Checking Allocation Results

(VI) Transfer of School Net
- Pamphlet
(VII) Change of Personal Particulars
- Pamphlet