General Information on Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) System

Admission to Secondary 1 (S1) in September 2022^#

Applicable to Students Participating in SSPA
(Students studying Primary 6 in schools participating in SSPA)

• Information Leaflet on the SSPA System 2020/2022 Cycle  
• Video on the SSPA System 2020/2022 Cycle
  • Part 1: Overview [Eligibility for Participation / Discretionary Places / Central Allocation]
  • Part 2: Illustrations [Allocation of Discretionary Places / Division of Allocation Bands / Central Allocation]
• PowerPoint on SSPA 2020/2022   
• Frequently Asked Questions on SSPA 2020/2022  
  • Versions: English , Bahasa Indonesia , Hindi , Nepali , Punjabi (Indian) , Tagalog , Thai , Urdu , Vietnamese 

• Parents' Talk on "Choice of Secondary Schools" [December 2021] (Chinese version only)  
  • [Please click to view details of talks]
• Briefing Session for Parents of Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students: Education Support Measures for NCS Students and SSPA 2020/2022  (English version only)  
   

Discretionary Places (DP)

• Application to government, aided and caput schools as well as Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) secondary schools participating in SSPA 
  • [Application period from 3 January to 17 January 2022]
  • [Please click to download Handbook for Application for Secondary One Discretionary Places]  
  • [Please click to download Notes for Parents on Application for Secondary One Discretionary Places]  
    • Versions: English , Bahasa Indonesia , Hindi , Nepali , Punjabi (Indian) , Tagalog , Thai , Urdu , Vietnamese

• Application to non-participating Direct Subsidy Scheme (NDSS) secondary schools
  • [Application period at the schools' discretion]
  • [Please click to download List of Direct Subsidy Scheme Secondary Schools Not Participating in Secondary School Places Allocation 2020/2022]  

• Secondary schools participating in SSPA will notify parents of successful DP applicants of their children's inclusion in the Successful Lists for Discretionary Places on 4 May 2022  
• EDB Circular No. 18/2019
• Frequently Asked Questions    
  •  Versions: English , Bahasa Indonesia , Hindi , Nepali , Punjabi (Indian) , Tagalog , Thai , Urdu , Vietnamese

Central Allocation (CA)

• Choice-making period from early May to late May in 2022
• Notes for Parents on Central Allocation for SSPA 2020/2022
  • Versions: English , Bahasa Indonesia , Hindi , Nepali , Punjabi (Indian) , Tagalog , Thai , Urdu , Vietnamese
• Handbook for Unrestricted School Choices for SSPA 2020/2022  
   
• Secondary School List for SSPA 2020/2022  
   
• Frequently Asked Questions on SSPA 2020/2022
  • Versions: English , Bahasa Indonesia , Hindi , Nepali , Punjabi (Indian) , Tagalog , Thai , Urdu , Vietnamese

• Release of DP and CA results on 26 July 2022
• S1 registration on 28 and 29 July 2022
• [Note: Should the student and his/her parent/guardian be unable to return to school to collect the allocation results and register with the allocated secondary school in person, they should authorise in writing a representative to complete the procedures on their behalf.  For details, please contact the respective primary school (Please click to download the Sample of Letter of Authorisation for Registration of Secondary 1 Students)]

Pre-Secondary One Hong Kong Attainment Test

• For more information, please click here

Applicable to Students NOT participating in SSPA
(including newly-arrived children and students studying Primary 6 in schools NOT participating in SSPA)

Schedule

• Application to government, aided and caput schools as well as DSS secondary schools participating in SSPA*  
  • [Application period from 3 January to 17 January 2022]
  • [Please click to download Handbook for Application for Secondary One Discretionary Places]  
  • [Please click to download Notes for Parents on Application for Secondary One Discretionary Places (Applicable to Non-participating Students)]  
    • Versions: English , Bahasa Indonesia , Hindi , Nepali , Punjabi (Indian) , Tagalog , Thai , Urdu , Vietnamese
    • Apply for the issuance of the Application Form for Secondary One Discretionary Place from the School Places Allocation (SPA) Section of the EDB during office hours from 6 December 2021 to 17 January 2022, bringing along the originals of student-applicants' identity documents
    • Submit the Application Form for Secondary One Discretionary Place and documents required to the school direct from 3 January to 17 January 2022
    • Secondary schools participating in SSPA will notify parents of successful DP applicants of their children's inclusion in the Successful Lists for Discretionary Places on 4 May 2022
    • If student-applicants are admitted by participating secondary schools or Jockey Club Ti-I College at DP stage, the secondary school concerned will call the parents to inform them of the application results and the related arrangements on 26 July 2022, i.e. the date of announcement of the allocation results

• Application to NDSS secondary schools
  • [Application period at the schools' discretion]
  • [Please click to download List of Direct Subsidy Scheme Secondary Schools Not Participating in Secondary School Places Allocation 2020/2022]  

• Application for a subsidised S1 place for 2022/23 school year*  
   
  • [To be allocated by the EDB]
    • Applicants may apply for a subsidised S1 place from May to August 2022. Places available after central allocation will be allocated to eligible applicants by the EDB.  Applicants may choose to submit their applications by visiting the School Places Allocation (SPA) Section in person or by post/email
      • Visiting the SPA Section in person: Parents may visit the SPA Section of the EDB during the office hours for submitting the application. Parents should bring along with the originals of student applicant's identity documents upon submission of application concerned^Note
      • By post/email: Parents may download and fill in the application form. Completed application form, together with the copy of student applicant’s identity documents, should be sent to the SPA Section by post or email to sspalatepart@edb.gov.hk (For details on the procedure for submission of application, please refer to the application form).  For any enquiries regarding submission of application by post/email, please contact the designated hotline numbers of the SPA Section at 2832 7683 or 2832 7694
        [Please click here to download Application Form for a Subsidised S1 Place]
    • The results of the first batch of applications will be announced on 26 July 2022, the second batch by mid-August, and thereafter students will be informed individually
      

    
    

    [Note: If parents could not submit the application in person owing to personal reason, he/she may authorise a representative to proceed the related procedures on his/her behalf.  The authorised person should bring along with the original of letter of authorisation signed by parent (Please click to download Sample Letter of Authorisation), the copy of parent's identity document, the originals of student applicant's identity documents and the copy of student applicant's birth certificate]

    
    

    [*Eligibility for application: Applicants must be a Hong Kong resident, have never been allocated an S1 place through SSPA and have never studied in government, aided, caput, DSS secondary schools and English Schools Foundation secondary schools]

    
    

    #In view of the vacations adjustment for schools, the schedule of SSPA 2020/2022 has been postponed. For details, please refer to the related press release.

    
    
    School Places Allocation Section of the Education Bureau

    Address : Office 2, 2/F, Manulife Financial Centre, 223 Wai Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon

    Telephone : 2832 7740, 2832 7700

    Office hours : Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 1:00pm and 2:00pm to 6:00pm

    
    
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