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Hong Kong admissions intelPublished 2026-10-15

2027 S1 Allocation Timeline: Notification 31 Mar, Results 6 Jul, Registration 8–9 Jul

The EDB has set out the full calendar for S1 entry in September 2027: positive-reply notification on 31 March, central allocation selection from early April to early May, results on 6 July.

Gradepath@BeBuddiDigital editor

Official notice

The EDB page for Secondary School Places Allocation sets out, for S1 entry in September 2027: discretionary place applications run 4 to 18 January 2027; participating secondary schools notify, in writing (letter or email) and by telephone on 31 March 2027, the parents of all students placed on their discretionary positive list; central allocation school selection runs from early April to early May 2027; results for both discretionary places and central allocation are released on 6 July 2027; and S1 registration takes place on 8 and 9 July 2027.

Gradepath analysis

This timeline turns “getting into secondary school” from a January paperwork exercise into a nine-month race, and three nodes are routinely overlooked. First, central allocation selection spans only about one month from early April to early May — the sole window to reorder preferences if the discretionary round falls through. Second, what the EDB specifies for 31 March is a notification to positive-list parents, not a simultaneous notice to everyone else; silence on that day does not mean the discretionary outcome is final, so do not abandon your central allocation planning early. Third, results land on 6 July and registration runs only on 8 and 9 July; families travelling without a pre-arranged authorised representative forfeit the place — the most common and most avoidable way to lose a school place. Put all five dates in the family calendar today, and use next April as the mid-course checkpoint from which to back-plan the second and third internal assessments.

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Official source：教育局中學學位分配辦法 ↗

Dates, quotas and admission arrangements follow official and school announcements; the analysis here is general information and is not individual admissions or professional advice.

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