Primary One Admission System

The application for Discretionary Places of Primary One Admission (POA) 2027 has ended. Results of allocation of Discretionary Places will be released by schools on 23 November 2026. Parents whose applicant children have been offered a discretionary place should register their applicant children at the school to which they have applied on 25 or 26 November 2026. Failure for the parent to register their applicant child with the school within the specified period would lead to forfeiture of the discretionary place offered.

For parents who have not yet submitted application for POA for their children, they should submit the application to the EDB via POA e-Platform (ePOA) or in paper form on or before 22 January 2027 in order to make choice of schools at Central Allocation stage.

1. Basic Information of Primary One Admission

Information Leaflet on "Primary One Admission for September 2027"

Information Note on "Primary One Admission for September 2027"
- 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
Updated
- Annex 1: Recognized Proof of Residential Address
- Annex 2: Documents Required for Items of the Points System

2. Primary One Admission e-platform (ePOA)

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"

3. Discretionary Places Stage

Primary School Lists by School Net

4. Press Releases

Press Release - EDB announces arrangements under Primary One Admission System for admission to Primary One in September 2027 ( 29 August 2026 )
Press Release - Parents reminded to submit application form for admission to Primary One ( 14 September 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 (
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  ) (Chinese only)
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- POA 2027 : PowerPoint for Primary Schools Principals and Teachers (
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  ) (Chinese only)
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- POA 2027 : PowerPoint for Parents (
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  ) (Chinese only)
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- For PowerPoint slides on ePOA, please click [here]
- POA 2027 : PowerPoint on Education Support for NCS Students and Primary One Admission for Parents of Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students:
  - Part I - Education Support for NCS students (
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  - Part II - Primary One Admission (
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  - Part III - Student Financial Assistance Schemes (
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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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