Central allocation – Charm

Parents seek spots with popular schools despite record-high allocation results

1 week ago02 mins

Many Hong Kong parents still sought a place with popular primary schools for their children despite a record-high of 86 per cent of pupils allocated to institutions they favoured. A day after the Education Bureau sent premature SMS notifications about the allocations that listed the correct school choices but the wrong calendar year, some principals…

86% of Hong Kong children get preferred school places as applications plunge 16%

2 weeks ago02 mins

Around 86 per cent of children seeking places in Hong Kong’s public primary schools have secured one of their top three choices through the central allocation system, a record high and up from about 79 per cent last year, as applicant numbers fell 16 per cent to 16,345, the steepest decline on record. But a…