For the 2022/23 school year, which will be admitted in September this year, the unified allocation of primary one places will be accepted for two consecutive days from today (22nd).
In the unified allocation center of the Kowloon Tong school net 41 in the traditional famous school net, many parents of boys preferred La Salle Primary School, and parents of girls preferred the primary school of Maryknoll Seminary School. The area where the school network is located in order to win the favor of the famous school.
Some parents revealed that in order to increase their children's competitiveness, they spend six figures, or more than 100,000 yuan a year, to enroll their sons in interest classes and cram schools. newspaper".
Reporter: Fang Xiaotong
The Education Bureau estimates that about 25,200 students will participate in the Primary One Central Allocation this year, a decrease of about 1,500 students compared with the same period last year.
In response to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the Education Bureau arranged for parents to register at different times to avoid too many parents gathering, and urged not to bring their children with them.
At the Central Allocation Center of School Net 41 located at the Church of Christ in China Kee Wah Primary School (Kowloon Tong), only two parents were waiting outside the door before the door opened, and only a dozen parents entered before 9:30 this morning.
Before entering the school, parents need to scan the safe travel or fill in the form, disinfect their hands with alcohol-based hand sanitizer, etc., and some staff standing in front of the school gate wear masks.
Primary One Unified Placement Registration｜Parent Ms. Zhang deliberately moved to Kowloon City in the 41 school net last year in order to gain admission to her favorite famous school.
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Parents: Children's lack of communication and social skills affected by the epidemic
The parent, Ms. Zhang, said that she chose the famous La Salle Elementary School for her son, and moved to Kowloon City, which is in the 41 school net last year, in order to gain admission to the favorite school. She did not allow to disclose which district she lived in.
She said that she spends 6 figures every year to enroll her son in interest classes and cram schools. Yes, you can't be purely academic, drumming, taekwondo, and swimming are all interested in him."
She mentioned that due to the epidemic, children were unable to communicate with other children, and their social skills were affected, which also affected interviews.
Expected immigration wave will not help reduce competition for elite schools
Another parent, Ms. Cai, also chose La Salle Primary School as her first choice.
She said that the immigration wave did not have much impact on the competition for unified allocation, because the choice of immigrants was not of this age group. She pointed out that she would not have no confidence in the current education system, "Actually, it is necessary according to the general trend of the family. Local life must be catered for, unless you choose not to live in that place.”
Primary One Unified Allocation Registration｜Parent Ms. Cai believes that the immigration wave has little impact on the unified allocation competition.
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Some parents have planned to send their children to study abroad
Ms. Wen, the parent who brought her children to the Allocation Center, chose Maryknoll Seminary School Primary School for her daughter. She also adopted the "1-1-1" method, in the "Self-Allocation" and "Central Allocation" Parts A and B. First choice", they all chose Marynor.
She said that she moved from Yuen Long to the Kowloon City District last year (both belonging to the 41 school network), thinking that this area is more convenient, and she chose to move into this area because of the school.
She said that she has not considered DSS primary schools for the time being, and may consider sending children to study abroad in the future. The way of governing is a little different from before.”
Primary One Central Allocation Application｜Parent Mr. Leung believes that Hong Kong is more focused on practice-based teaching, so he may consider sending his children to study abroad.
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The parent, Mr. Leung, also preferred La Salle Primary School. He pointed out that he was worried that the children could not take care of themselves, so he might consider studying abroad when he went to secondary school. , Don't worry about the development to the future, maybe it should be used in exams."
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