Tears of joy as Hong Kong children get secondary school placement results
- Satisfaction rate among parents hits three-year high as 90 per cent of pupils allocated top three picks
- One principal believes success linked to parents’ decision to make ‘more prudent choices’ amid increased competition
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There were tears of joy at Hong Kong schools on Tuesday as more than 54,000 Primary Six children learned about their secondary school placement results.
That came as parents’ satisfaction with the results hit a three-year high, with 90 per cent of pupils allocated their top three picks, and 77 per cent to their top school choices.
One primary school principal believed this year’s higher success rate might be a result of parents making “more prudent choices” because of a rising number of graduating pupils, which is up more than 1,100 compared to last year’s 52,900.
Competition has been fierce, with pupils allocated to secondary schools in two stages. The first batch were allocated through discretionary placement in April, and the rest have to take part in the central allocation round.
At Yaumati Catholic Primary School (Hoi Wang Road), about 87 per cent of the 159 Primary Six pupils got a place at their top three choices, and 70 per cent were admitted into the top picks.