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Discretionary Places · competition
教育局逐年公布嘅學額（2019–2026）。
「競爭」喺呢度淨係指Supply and demand in the discretionary stage——Whether the school fills up and whether it exceeds the legal quota; not about whether the school is good, norNot about whether you get in.(No one publicly releases past Points System cutoffs).
Highly competitive自行8 年裡面 5 年額滿有溢
20
Points System (Category B) at least Total places × 20%, EDB minimum
100
2026 Total Primary One places
58
Central Allocation places
92019
-62020
-12021
-172022
-32023
-112024
-32025
82026
Number = actual CA places minus statutory half.
Positive = DP not filled, remainder to CA; negative = DP used more than half.
2019–2026 大部分年份自行階段都收足並超出法定配額，統一派位嘅學額因而少咗，缺口通常 6 個左右。
The shortfall is due to legacy (unrestricted places) exceeding the 30% cap, or retained repeaters, which are indistinguishable. But Points System places are unaffected – Category B has a 20% floor.
Discretionary・Points places at least Total places × 20%
91
School net
"Central Allocation places" isRemaining after the Discretionary Places stagePlaces,
EDB notes they are provisional and subject to change—It is not the denominator for the Discretionary round.. In the discretionary stage, each person can apply to only one school in HK; that round you should look at Category A (sibling) and Category B (points) allocation, see "POA Discretionary Places · Competition" above.
Documents needed for transfer admission
出生證明書或身份證明文件
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