Official-source S1 planning

S1 Admission Tracker 2027/28

Separate the confirmed allocation cycle from the still-unpublished annual timetable and the older 2025/26 profile reference. Dates and participation status require official evidence applicable to SSPA 2025/2027.

Allocation cycleSSPA 2025/2027 confirmed

Annual timetableDetailed 2027 timetable pending

Official profiles441 secondary schools

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Dates, official profiles and non-official estimates are different evidence layers. Start from the task that matches your decision.

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Check the 2027 publication state

See which cycle rules are confirmed and which exact dates and lists remain unpublished.

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2

Build a shortlist from official profiles

Narrow the list by district, finance type, gender, language and other 2025/26 fields.

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3

Compare up to four schools

Compare official facts, non-official estimates and unverified 2027 routes without mixing their years.

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4

Understand the data and estimate boundaries

Review the 441-school sources, 50/35/15 method, exam-evidence state and third-party rights.

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Search official school profiles

Results use the 2025/26 Secondary School Profiles and do not mean a school has published 2027/28 S1 admission details.

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441 school profiles

Filter by 18 districts, finance type and gender; inspect fees, language policy, facilities and the 2026 admission reference.

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Compare up to four schools

Compare official profiles, language, fees, staffing, facilities and reviewed HKDSE/IB distinctions side by side while keeping the non-official estimate and unverified 2027 data separate.

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Hong Kong secondary school ranking 2026 Top 100

Explore an academic-led AI-assisted rough estimate built from 441 official profiles and a capped recent public-attention proxy, with open 50/35/15 weights and groups 1A to 3; third-party band labels are not copied.

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SSPA 2025/2027

Understand confirmed rules, the non-participating DSS route and which 2027 dates still await EDB publication.

View allocation status

Banding evidence boundary

Distinguish student allocation bands from market shorthand that labels schools by band.

Understand banding

Publication watch

The next 2027 evidence gates

An explicit empty state is safer than carrying dates forward from the prior cycle.

Discretionary Places

Awaiting the 2025/2027 handbook, exact application period and school place figures.

Not published

Non-participating DSS

Awaiting the official 2025/2027 list; school dates require school-by-school verification.

Not published

Central Allocation

Awaiting choice dates, school lists, results and registration arrangements.

Not published

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Sources

Primary sources used here

EDB Circular Memorandum No. 177/2025: Invitation to Participate in SSPA 2025/2027

Current-cycle framework confirmation

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Education Bureau SSPA general information

Annual publication monitor

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EDB Information Leaflet on SSPA 2024/2026

2024/2026 mechanism reference; its dates do not carry forward

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EDB Notes for Parents on S1 Discretionary Places 2024/2026

2024/2026 mechanism reference; 2027 dates await new documents

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EDB Frequently Asked Questions on the SSPA e-Platform

Current e-submission mechanism reference; 2027 opening dates pending

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CHSC Secondary School Profiles 2025/2026

Official school-profile reference

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DATA.GOV.HK: Secondary School Profiles

Machine-readable official-profile source

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