General Information on Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) System

Admission to Secondary 1 (S1) in September 2021

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

• Information Leaflet on the SSPA System 2019/2021 Cycle
• Video on the SSPA System 2019/2021 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 2019/2021 [October 2020]
• Frequently Asked Questions on SSPA 2019/2021 (
    in December 2020)
  • Versions: English , Bahasa Indonesia , Hindi , Nepali , Punjabi (Indian) , Tagalog , Thai , Urdu , Vietnamese

• Parents' Talk on "Choice of Secondary Schools" [December 2020] (Chinese version only) Cancelled 
  • [Please click to view details of talks]
• PowerPoint on Education Support Measures for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students and SSPA 2019/2021 [December 2020] (with narration) (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^Note 
  • [Application period from 4 January to 18 January 2021]
  • [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
    • [^#In light of the latest development of COVID-19 epidemic, this year's DP applications can also be applied via post.  Parents could arrange to submit the completed Application Forms and other documents required by the secondary school by post between 4 January (Monday) and 18 January 2021 (Monday), both dates inclusive (the postmark date should not be later than the prescribed deadline)]
  • [Note: Should students / parents be unable to return to school and collect the Application Forms for Secondary One Discretionary Place and related documents in person, parents should authorise in writing a representative to collect documents from the school on behalf of their child.  For details, please contact the respective primary school (Please click to download the Sample of Letter of Authorisation for Collecting Documents for Application for Secondary 1 Discretionary Place)]

• 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 2019/2021]

• 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 31 March 2021
• 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 mid-April to early May in 2021
• Notes for Parents on Central Allocation for SSPA 2019/2021
  • Versions: English, Bahasa Indonesia, Hindi, Nepali, Punjabi (Indian), Tagalog, Thai, Urdu, Vietnamese
• Handbook for Unrestricted School Choices for SSPA 2019/2021
• Secondary School List for SSPA 2019/2021
• Frequently Asked Questions on SSPA 2019/2021
  • Versions: English, Bahasa Indonesia, Hindi, Nepali, Punjabi (Indian), Tagalog, Thai, Urdu, Vietnamese

• Release of DP and CA results on 6 July 2021
• S1 registration on 8 and 9 July 2021

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 4 January to 18 January 2021]
  • [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
    • [^#In light of the latest development of COVID-19 epidemic, this year's DP applications can also be applied via post.  Parents could arrange to submit the completed Application Forms and other documents required by the secondary school by post between 4 January (Monday) and 18 January 2021 (Monday), both dates inclusive (the postmark date should not be later than the prescribed deadline)]
    • Submit the Application Form for Secondary One Discretionary Place and documents required to the school direct from 4 January to 18 January 2021
    • 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 31 March 2021
    • 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 6 July 2021, 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 2019/2021]

• Application for a subsidised S1 place for 2021/22 school year  
  • [To be allocated by the EDB]
    • Applicants* may apply for a subsidised S1 place from May to August 2021.  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 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 submit the duly completed application form, together with the copies of student applicant's identity documents, to the SPA Section by post or email to sspalatepart@edb.gov.hk (For details, please refer to the procedure for submission of application in the application form).  For any enquiries regarding submission of application by post/email, please contact the designated hotline of the SPA Section during office hours 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 6 July 2021, the second batch by the end of July, the third batch in mid-August, and thereafter students will be informed individually
      

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Telephone : 2832 7740, 2832 7700

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