e-Bulletin for Parents - 14 September 2026

Notes on Submission of Primary One Admission Application Form

Parents intending to apply for a Primary One (P1) place of a particular government or aided primary school for their child at the Discretionary Places Admission stage under the Primary One Admission (POA) System via the POA e-Platform (ePOA) (epoa.edb.gov.hk) should first register as ePOA users and bind their account to “iAM Smart+”, and submit their applications via the ePOA between September 17 and 25. For details, please refer to the Parent’s Guides on the EDB’s website (www.edb.gov.hk/en/edu-system/primary-secondary/spa-systems/primary-1-admission/poa_eplatform/index.html). If parents choose to submit paper application forms, they should submit the completed application form together with all supporting documents directly to the school during school office hours between September 21 and 25. Parents who are unable to submit the application form in person may authorise in writing a representative to bring along the above-mentioned documents to the primary school on their behalf.

When parents complete and submit the POA Application Form, please note the following-

(1) At the Discretionary Places Admission stage, parents can submit an application to any government or aided primary school, and the school choice is not restricted to the school net in which the child resides.

(2) Irrespective of whether the application is submitted via the ePOA or in paper form, parents should submit only one application for each child. If parents have applied to more than one government or aided primary school, their application for a POA discretionary place will be rendered void. In addition, parents should not submit duplicate applications via the ePOA and in paper form for the same child.

(3) When completing the POA Application Form, parents should fill in the actual residential address of their child. If a false address is given by parents to secure a P1 place for their child under the POA System, the application will be rendered void and the P1 place allocated will be withdrawn. If a false instrument has been used or a false statutory declaration has been made in the application, the offender is liable on conviction to imprisonment for 14 years or imprisonment for two years and to a fine respectively under the Crimes Ordinance.

(4) Parents who are unable to submit the application form in person may authorise in writing a representative to bring along the above-mentioned documents to the primary school on their behalf.

(5) Children who have accepted the offer of a P1 place in a school under the Direct Subsidy Scheme will not be allocated a P1 place in a government or aided primary school through the POA System. Even if a school place has been allocated through the POA System, that school place will be withdrawn.

(6) Parents could check results of discretionary place admission via ePOA from 10 a.m. on November 23, 2026. Schools will also release the discretionary places admission results on the same day. For applicant children who are not allocated with discretionary places, they will participate in the Central Allocation. The School Choice-making dates for Central Allocation will be from January 18 to 24, 2027. Details will be announced later.

If parents only intend to apply for the POA Central Allocation for their child, they should submit the application to the EDB via the ePOA or in paper form on or before January 22, 2027. For submission of paper forms, they should return the completed application form and relevant supporting documents to the School Places Allocation Section (Primary One Admission) of the EDB at Podium Floor, West Block, Education Bureau Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre, 19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong.

For details regarding POA 2027, parents may refer to the EDB’s POA website (www.edb.gov.hk/en/edu-system/primary-secondary/spa-systems/primary-1-admission/index.html). If parents have any enquiries, please contact the School Places Allocation Section of the EDB:

Enquiries

Telephone Number

General Enquiries

2832 7700 / 2832 7740

Hong Kong Island & Islands

2832 7610

Kowloon

2832 7620

New Territories West

2832 7635

New Territories East

2832 7659

Members of the public who suspect that a parent has used a false address for POA applications for his or her child may report it to the School Places Allocation Section by calling its hotline at 2832 7700.

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