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View SSPA statusOfficial-source S1 planning
S1 Admission Tracker 2027/28
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Allocation cycleSSPA 2025/2027 confirmed
Annual timetableKey 2027 dates published
Official profiles441 secondary schools
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Open comparisonUnderstand the data and estimate boundaries
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View data and evidenceSearch 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
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Open comparisonHong Kong secondary school ranking 2026 Top 100
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View estimate and methodSSPA 2025/2027
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View allocation statusBanding evidence boundary
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Understand bandingPublication watch
The next 2027 evidence gates
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Discretionary Places
Key application and successful-notification dates are published; school places and detailed application notes still require review.
Remaining details pendingNon-participating DSS
Awaiting the official 2025/2027 list; school dates require school-by-school verification.
Not publishedCentral Allocation
Result and registration dates are published; paper submission deadlines and school lists still require review.
Remaining details pendingSources
Primary sources used here
EDB Circular Memorandum No. 177/2025: Invitation to Participate in SSPA 2025/2027
Current-cycle framework confirmation
Open official source ↗Education Bureau SSPA general information
Annual publication monitor
Open official source ↗EDB Information Leaflet on SSPA 2024/2026
2024/2026 mechanism reference; its dates do not carry forward
Open official source ↗EDB Notes for Parents on S1 Discretionary Places 2024/2026
2024/2026 mechanism reference; use reviewed 2025/2027 sources for current dates
Open official source ↗EDB Frequently Asked Questions on the SSPA e-Platform
Electronic submission mechanism reference; use reviewed 2025/2027 sources for current dates
Open official source ↗CHSC Secondary School Profiles 2025/2026
Official school-profile reference
Open official source ↗DATA.GOV.HK: Secondary School Profiles
Machine-readable official-profile source
Open official source ↗EDB Information Leaflet on SSPA 2025/2027
2025/2027 annual timetable; not evidence of individual school participation
Open official source ↗EDB FAQs on Central Allocation 2025/2027 (September 2026)
Current CA guidance; electronic dates are not a universal paper-form deadline
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