Talk on Secondary School Places Allocation2010/2012 12 December 2011

An Outline of the Secondary School Places Allocation System (SSPA)

Secondary One AdmissionFor September 2012Intend to study in a public-sector secondary school (All P.6 pupils)Participate in SSPA System Apply for a Discretionary Place Not apply for a Discretionary PlaceFill in Choice of School FormPart A: Unrestricted School ChoicesPart B: Restricted School Choices Central AllocationRelease of SSPA Results (10 July 2012) Registration (12-13 July 2012)Apply to a preferred school directly No restriction on school net Apply to not more than two schools Date: 3 January 2012 to 20 January 2012Admission criteria for application are set by individual schoolNotices will be issued for parents reference Will be allocated according to students banding, parental choice and random numberWill not be centrally allocated to a place if secure a discretionary place Make choices with reference to the Secondary School ListSubmit the form to EDB in early MayComplete and submit the form irrespective of whether a Discretionary Place has been applied for Pre-S1 Test (17 July 2012)

Schools participate in the SSPA System(Apply not more than two schools [DP])

Aided schoolsGovernment schoolsDSS schoolsDSS schoolDSS schoolJockey Club Ti-I college

Discretionary Places (DP)

All secondary schools participating in SSPA are allowed to reserve not more than 30% of their S1 places as DP

Application is not subject to restriction on districts. Each student may apply to not more than TWO schools listed in the Handbook for Application for Secondary One Discretionary Places, otherwise his/her chance of acquiring a DP will be forfeited

*30%About65%About 5%Discretionary PlacesRepeater PlacesPercentage of School Places

Discretionary Places Allocation (DP)

DP Quota30%No. of Schools Students may apply2Not restricted by districtsSchools to set admission criteria and weightings, and consider performance of students in all aspects

Interviews allowed, but no written tests

Admission Criteria and WeightingsSchools must make public their admission criteria and weightings, and adhere to these criteria in student admission

Criteria should be fair, open and educationally sound

Schools may arrange interviews, but no written tests should be conducted

Discretionary Places Allocation (DP)

Early November- Information Leaflet on the SSPA System 2010/12 Cycle and a Video DiscMid December- P.6 Student Record Form- Application Forms for S1 DPHandbook for Application for S1 DP (The Handbook will be distributed to schools and uploaded on EDBs homepage or 24-hour Automatic Telephone Enquiry System on 2891 0088 for parents' reference) Secondary School Profile (Wan Chai NET)3rd to 20th, January 2012-Submit application form to Secondary Schools

*Application Form for S1 Discretionary Place (Sample) Two Application Forms to each student (Only applicable for applying to participating schools; Not applicable for applying to non-participating schools)

*Write the name of the school you wish to apply for according to your order of preference.Tear off the part containing the order of preference before submitting the application. Submit in person to the secondary school directly within the application period.

*Submit these three parts and bring along the original of their pupils identity document for checking by the secondary school.If the information provided is in order, the school would enter the school code and school chop (showing clearly the name of the school) in all parts of the Application FormSecondary school will give the Parents Copy as acknowledgement.Once submitted, the Application Form cannot be cancelled or retrieved and no change can be made to the order of school preference

Allocation of DPSubmit only ONE school choiceScenario 1 First choice allocatedScenario 2First choice allocatedParticipate in CA Scenario 3Participate in CASuccessful Reserve Not accepted Vacancies ariseNo vacancies arise

Submit TWO school choicesScenario 1First choice: SuccessfulFirst choice allocatedSecond choice: SuccessfulScenario 2First choice: SuccessfulFirst choice allocatedSecond choice: ReserveScenario 3First choice: SuccessfulFirst choice allocated Second choice: Not accepted

Scenario 4First choice: Not acceptedSecond choice allocatedSecond choice: SuccessfulScenario 6First choice: ReserveSecond choice: SuccessfulFirst choice allocatedSecond choice allocatedScenario 5First choice: Not accepted Second choice: ReserveSecond choice allocatedParticipate in CA

Scenario 7First choice: ReserveSecond choice: ReserveScenario 9First choice: Not accepted Second choice: Not acceptedScenario 8First choice: ReserveSecond choice: Not acceptedFirst choice allocatedVacancies ariseParticipate in CANo vacancies ariseFirst choice allocatedVacancies ariseSecond choice checkedNo vacancies arise

Vacancies ariseParticipate in CANo vacancies ariseParticipate in CASecond choice allocated

Release of Results

Results of discretionary places and central allocation are released at the same time on 10 July 2012Parents do not need to make enquiries to the schools

Central Allocation CAIf you signed the undertaking declaration of DSS schools, please also follow the procedure to join this allocation.

Central Allocation (CA)

After the deduction of repeater and discretionary places, the remaining places in a secondary school are used for CA:About 10% for unrestricted school choices (choose one to three schools from any school nets)Remaining 90%for restricted school choices (choose a maximum of 30 schools in the school net to which a student belongs)

Example on Calculation of S1 Places# While 2 repeater places will be reserved per class at S1 level, the maximum repetition rate at the whole school level should not exceed 5% of the total enrolment of the school

(a) Planned no. of S1 classes in 2011/125(b) Total planned no. of S1 places (a) x 38190(c) No. of DP (b) x 30%57(d) No. of repeater places reserved (a) x 2 #10(e) Provisional no. of places for CA (b)(c)(d)123 (1) Unrestricted by school nets (e) x 10%12 (2) Restricted by school nets (e)(1)111

School Nets

In line with district administration boundaries, the whole territory is divided into 18 school netsThe school net to which a student belongs is determined by the physical location of the primary school the student attends (except those who have applied for cross-net allocation)

*Demarcation of School Nets

Choices within school netTo ensure all the nets have sufficient S1 places to meet the demand for CA, each school net comprises:participating primary and secondary schools located in own district; and secondary schools in other districts providing school places for the net (secondary schools and school places from other districts may vary from year to year )

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Should complete and submit the Secondary One Choice of Schools Form to EDB in early May through the primary school irrespective of whether application for DP has been madeCAN repeat the same school choice in both Part A and Part B if it is in the students own netDO NOT repeat the choices in the same partDO NOT choose only a few favourite schools in Part B. This will not increase the chance of the student being allocated to the schoolChoice of Schools Form (Sample)2010/2012B325698XF6ASHEUNG CHUN PO12345LUI KEE PRIMARY SCHOOL2010/2012

*Criteria for CAStudents Allocation Band* (Territory Band)Parental Choice of Schools (a maximum of 3)Random Number #Students Allocation Band* (Net Band)Parental Choice of Schools(a maximum of 30)Random Number #Part A Unrestricted School ChoicesPart B Restricted School Choices

*CA Computerised Procedures A random number is first assigned to each student by the computer. It is used to determine the order of allocation within the same allocation band. The Unrestricted School Choices in Part A will be processed first, to be followed by the Restricted School Choices in Part B.

Allocation Band ?Random Number ?

Allocation Band1. It is based on standardized pupils internal assessments result of the followings: P.5 - Final Exam. (June 2011) P.6 - 1st Term Exam. (December 2011 ) P.6 - Final Exam (March 2012)2. Subject for assessment All subjects (English, Maths, Chinese, G.S. , V.A. and Music will be assessed) Written paper will be set for Music Scores for IT and PE will not be counted3. Divided equally into 3 allocation bands with a view to determining the order of allocation.

Random NumberUsed to determine the order of allocation within the same allocation band. If the demand for school places of a certain secondary school is more than the supply (actual number of seats of the school), the student possessing a smaller random number will be allocated a place first.

*The computer will first process the school choices of students in Territory Band 1, Then the choices of students in Territory Band 2, andFinally the choices of Territory Band 3 students.Only after the computer has finished processing the choices of all the students in Part A will the unallocated students choices in Part B be processed.Part A : Allocation Process (3 choices)

*Part B: Allocation Process (30 choices)After all the students in Net Band 1 have been allocated school places, the computer will follow the same procedure to allocate places to students in Net Band 2, andfinally allocate places to students in Net Band 3

*Committee on Home-School Co-operation Secondary School Profiles (Distributed in early December 2011)Education BureauHandbook for Application for Secondary 1 Discretionary Places (Distributed in early December 2011)Secondary School Lists and Handbook for Unrestricted School Choices (Distributed in mid April 2012)Choice-making Reference Materials for Parents

Important Notes to Parents and Pupils Pupils should not be absent from the examinations. All subjects are important. Pupils must try to obtain good results in all subjects. 3. Dont leave Hong Kong during the publication of Allocation Results and registration with the secondary schools allocated. (12-13 July 2012)

Pupils must register with the secondary school, otherwise seats will not be reserved. 5. Pre-S1 Test will be organized by all of the secondary schools on 17 July 2012. Keep good care of the documents eg. Admission Slip, P.6 Student record form and Report Cards of P.5 and P.6.

All pupils should have their ID cards or other documents of identity ready.Photographs are required for registration with the secondary school.9. A portfolio of a clear holder for keeping your childs report cards, certificates of awards is preferable for interviews.

Allocation of Secondary School 2009/2011School CodeName of School1st Choice2nd Choice3rd ChoiceOthersTotalNo.No.No.No.No.275Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo)3300033515Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West Kowloon)3000030125Rosaryhill School912012N.A.YMCA of Hong Kong Christian College80008504Islamic Kasim Tuet Memorial College 51006106St Margaret's Girls' College50005126SKH Tang Shiu Kin Secondary School22004199Delia Memorial School (Broadway)30003105Raimondi College10023150Caritas Chai Wan Marden Foundation Secondary School21003550PLK Wai Yin College20002134True Light Middle School of Hong Kong20002152SKH Li Fook Hing Secondary School00022355CMA Choi Cheung Kok Secondary School10001276Delia Memorial School (Matteo Ricci)10001117Ho Tung Secondary School10001520Kiangsu-Chekiang College10001122Marymount Secondary School10001521Pui Kiu Middle School1 0001124Queens College10001327Salesians of DB Ng Siu Mui Secondary School10001109St. Louis School10001N.A.St Pauls Co-educational College10001113St Stephens Girl College10001410Yuen Long Public Secondary School10001115Buddhist Wong Fung Ling College00011149Man Kiu College00011Total114 (90%)5 (4%)2 (1%)6 (5%)127 (100%)

*SSPA 2010/2012 Provisional Schedule(2011/12 School Year)

*Oct 2011Distribution of Information leaflet and VCDDec 2011Distribution of Application Form for S1 Discretionary Place and related documents

3 to 20 Jan 2012 All participating secondary schools accept DP applications within the same period

March/April 2012 Some secondary schools mayconduct interviews for selection of students

*April 2012 Distribution of Secondary One Choice of Schools Form and related documents

May 2012 All participating primary schools submit parents duly completed Secondary One Choice of Schools Form

10 July 2012 Release of allocation results

12 and 13 July Students register with the secondary schools allocated

17 July 2012 Pre-Secondary 1 Hong Kong Attainment Test

*EnquiriesWebsiteEducation Bureau (www.edb.gov.hk): Home > Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary Education > Education System > School Places Allocation Systems > Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) System

TelephoneGeneral Enquiries2832 7740 / 2832 7700

AddressRoom 203, 2nd Floor, Lui Kee Education Services Centre, 269 Queens Road East,Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Thank you very much!

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