Application for Secondary One Discretionary Places

Application for Secondary One Discretionary Places

Discretionary places (DP) are Secondary 1 (S1) places reserved by secondary schools for admission of students at their own discretion.

Eligibility for Participation：

Being a Hong Kong resident and
Studying in a primary school participating in the SSPA System and
Never been allocated an S1 place

Copies of the school Application Form for Secondary1 admissions can be obtained in following ways:
(i)    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
(ii)    You may request an application form in person from the school General Office during its office hours.
(iii)   You may download the application form here.
(iv) You may submit applications for Secondary 1 admission for your children through the Education Bureau's ‘SSPA e-Platform (eSSPA)’ and receive notifications for successful Discretionary Places applicants (if applicable) and allocation results.
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:
(i)   Application Form for S1 Discretionary Place issued by the Education Bureau
(ii)   Application Form for Secondary 1 Discretionary Place issued by Ho Ngai College
(iii)   Applicant's HKID card, passport or birth certificate (Both the original and a photocopy)
(iv)   School report cards for the last two academic years (Primary 5 and Primary 6) (Both the original and a photocopy)
(v)   Certificates showing applicant's achievements and awards (if any) (Both the original and a photocopy)
(vi)   Recommendation letters from primary schools should NOT be submitted at this stage of the application process.
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.
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 Monday, 31^st March 2025.
For the 2025/26 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.
Admission criteria and weightings for secondary 1 admission via discretionary places are as follows:

Admission Criteria		Weightings
Interview performance	Appearance	5%
	Attitude	10%
	Communication Skills	10%
	Motivation (Self-motivated students with strong family support preferred)	5%
Academic performance	Position in discretionary place rank order list (EDB)	20%
Academic performance	Academic performance in primary school	20%
Conduct	conduct	5%
Conduct	Teachers’ comments in report cards	5%
Other Achievements	Extra-curricular activities & awards	10%
Others	Family Religious Belief and Connection with the School sponsoring Body/School(e.g. Alumni, Primary Schools under the Sponsoring Body)	10%
	Total	100%

Collection of personal data
(a)   The personal data provided by means of this form will be used for the application of student admission.
(b)   They may be disclosed to other Government Branches/Departments/Educational Institutes for the purposes
   mentioned in (a);
(c) 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;
(d) 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;
(e)   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)
If you have any questions about enrolling in our school, please call 2441-7100 for inquiries.
Office hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm / Saturday 9:00 am - 11:30 am.

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