Tears of joy for some but disappointment for many as Hong Kong primary school allocation results released
Lowest success rate in last three years meant only 67.6 per cent of 32,235 children received a place in the school of their top three choices with competition fiercest in north district for cross-border students
The fight for places in Hong Kong’s most coveted primary schools was once again fiercely competitive this year, with parents taking their children to more interviews in a bid to secure the spot of their choice.
While parents who did manage to land their children in their dream schools shed tears of joy, for many the results announced on Saturday were a cause of disappointment – the 67.6 per cent success rate is the lowest in three years. Out of 32,235 children who took part in the central allocation this year, 21,785 were allocated to one of their first three choices, according to the Education Bureau.
At Yaumati Catholic Primary School (Hoi Wang Road), parents lined up as early as 8am to collect the allocation results.
Cherry Ho Suk-ching, who came with her husband and son, was one of the elated mothers. She found out that her boy will be attending Tak Sun School – the family’s first choice.
