Application

「Secondary 1 Discretionary Place 2023/2025」Admission Guide

1. Copies of the school Application Form for Secondary1 admissions can be obtained in following ways:
   -- You may post a request for this application form with an enclosed self-addressed envelope of standard size with appropriate postage ($2.20) to Ho Ngai College (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen), 8 Oi Ming Lane, TUEN MUN, N.T. and we will return our application form to you by post; or
   -- You may request an application form in person from the school General Office during its office hours;
   -- You may download the application form here.
    
2. The completed application forms must be submitted in person at the school General Office during office hours from Thursday 2^nd January until Thursday 16^th January 2025. Late applications may not be considered. The following documents are required:
   1. Application Form for S1 Discretionary Place issued by the Education Bureau
   2. Application Form for Secondary 1 Discretionary Place issued by Ho Ngai College
   3. Applicant's HKID card, passport or birth certificate (Both the original and a photocopy)
   4. School report cards for the last two academic years (Primary 5 and Primary 6) (Both the original and a   photocopy
   5. Certificates showing applicant's achievements and awards (if any) (Both the original and a photocopy)
   6. Recommendation letters from primary schools should NOT be submitted at this stage of the application process
       
3. Note that the Education Bureau has issued strict instructions this year that Primary 6 students can apply for ONLY TWO schools via secondary 1 discretionary place applications. If more than TWO secondary 1 discretionary place applications are submitted ALL such applications will be cancelled and deemed ineligible for consideration by any of the selected schools.
    
4. A letter will be sent to all eligible applicants detailing interview arrangements in late February 2025. These interviews will be held on Saturday 8^th March 2025. Parents of all successful applicants will be notified by letter and phone on Thursday, 27^th March 2025.
    
5. For the 2023/24 school year there will be only 30 places available for admission to this school via secondary 1 discretionary place allocation. Due to this limited quota only applicants with better conduct and academic performance will be admitted.
    
6. Admission criteria and weightings for secondary 1 admission via discretionary places are as follows.

7.  Collection of personal data

• The personal data provided by means of this form will be used for the application of student admission.
• They may be disclosed to other Government Branches/Departments/Educational Institutes for the purposes mentioned in (a);
• The provision of personal data by means of this form is obligatory.  If you do not provide sufficient information, the Education Bureau/School may not be able to process matters relating to the above-mentioned application;
• You have a right of access and correction with respect to personal data as provided for in Sections 18 and 22 and Principle 6 of Schedule 1 of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance.  Your right of access includes the right to obtain a copy of your personal data provided by this form/record;
• Enquires concerning the personal data collected by means of this form/record including the making of access and correction should be addressed to :
  The Principal,
  Ho Ngai College (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen),
  8, Oi Ming Lane, Tuen Mun, N.T.
  (Tel. No. : 24417100)

8. For any enquries, please call (852)2441 7100
   Office hour: Monday – Friday   : 0900-1700
                       Saturday                : 0900-1130

General Admission

1. Collect application form
   -- In person at school General Office
   -- Download here
    
2. Submit application form
   -- In person to school General Office
   -- Email to: info@hongai.edu.hk
   -- By mail to: No. 8, Oi Ming Lane, Tuen Mun, N.T., Hong Kong
    
3. Submission to be complete with the following documents' copies:
   -- Hong Kong birth certificate, Hong Kong Identity Card, valid travel document with endorsement, or landing slips;
   -- At least two academic years’ school reports or public examination result records;
   -- Any merit certificates or prize records; 
   -- Recent half-length photograph.
    
4. After screening of the applicants’ information, we will contact applicant and parents for interview. Submission after 7days and have no contacts by us, the application can be regarded as not successful, school will not initiate to inform the result.
    
5. Admission criteria:

6. For more details, please visit our website or school overview. 
    
7. Personal Information Collection Statement:
   -- All data collected is used for admission purpose only;
   -- Insufficient personal information may cause failure to handle or further process the application.
   -- Under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, applicants have right to request access to and  correction of your personal data.
    
8. For any enquries, please call (852) 2441 7100.
   Office hour: Monday – Friday   : 0900-1700
                     Saturday              : 0900-1130