How the system works

Hong Kong P1 school nets and addresses: school selection and allocation

Administrative districts, P1 school nets and secondary school nets are different concepts.

Two separate allocation systems

P1 school nets apply during the Central Allocation stage of government and aided primary school admission. Discretionary Places Admission and Central Allocation are separate stages.
Source category:Official admissions systemSource:Original source text: 教育局小一入学统筹办法https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/edu-system/primary-secondary/spa-systems/primary-1-admission/ · Last checked:2026-09-26
Secondary school nets belong to Central Allocation under the Secondary School Places Allocation System. They differ from P1 nets. Administrative districts cannot be treated directly as either type of school net.
Source category:Official admissions systemSource:Original source text: 教育局学位分配系统https://www.edb.gov.hk/sc/student-parents/spa-systems/overview/index.html · Last checked:Check date not recorded
Central Allocation school-net rules cannot simply be applied to DSS school-based admission. Schools publish their own application channels.
Source category:Official admissions systemSource:Original source text: 教育局直资计划资料https://www.edb.gov.hk/sc/edu-system/primary-secondary/applicable-to-primary-secondary/direct-subsidy-scheme/info-sch.html · Last checked:Check date not recorded
Verify private school application and school-net arrangements individually. Central Allocation coverage cannot be inferred from private-school status.
Source category:Education Bureau dataSource:Original source text: 教育局 School Location and Informationhttps://data.gov.hk/en-data/dataset/hk-edb-schinfo-school-location-and-information · Last checked:2026-09-28Source:Original source text: 教育局小一入学统筹办法https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/edu-system/primary-secondary/spa-systems/primary-1-admission/ · Last checked:2026-09-26Source:Original source text: 教育局学位分配系统https://www.edb.gov.hk/sc/student-parents/spa-systems/overview/index.html · Last checked:Check date not recorded
International schools have a separate search service. Verify each school's application and school-net arrangements.
Source category:Education Bureau dataSource:Original source text: 教育局香港国际学校搜索https://internationalschools.edb.gov.hk/en/schools/index.html · Last checked:2026-09-26Source:Original source text: 教育局小一入学统筹办法https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/edu-system/primary-secondary/spa-systems/primary-1-admission/ · Last checked:2026-09-26Source:Original source text: 教育局学位分配系统https://www.edb.gov.hk/sc/student-parents/spa-systems/overview/index.html · Last checked:Check date not recorded

Addresses and transfers

P1 Central Allocation includes address and address-proof procedures. Not having a Hong Kong address affects those procedures; check current Education Bureau requirements. The term school-district property is not an official Education Bureau system name.
Source category:Official admissions systemSource:Original source text: 教育局小一入学统筹办法常见问题（住址证明）https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/tc/edu-system/primary-secondary/spa-systems/primary-1-admission/FAQ_TC.pdf · Last checked:2026-09-26
Not having a Hong Kong address does not limit applications to DSS schools. Parents may still enquire about transfers at schools with vacancies and seek Education Bureau placement assistance. Enquiries do not guarantee a place.
Source category:Official admissions systemSource:Original source text: 教育局学位安排支援：家长可直接联络有空缺学校https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/student-parents/placement-assistance/about-placement-assistance/index.html · Last checked:2026-09-26Source:Original source text: 教育局新来港儿童学位安排https://www.edb.gov.hk/sc/student-parents/newly-arrived-children/placement/index.html · Last checked:2026-09-26

These explanations were checked on the dates shown. Arrangements may differ by school and year; consult the original sources. The platform does not provide admission or school selection advice.