Parents of Primary Six students participating in the 2007-2009 Secondary School Places Allocation System will receive two application forms for Secondary One discretionary places through schools from December 15.

Students not studying in participating primary schools, including new arrivals from the Mainland or overseas and returnees, can get the forms from the Education Bureau's School Places Allocation Section.

Parents wishing to apply for government, aided and caput secondary schools, as well as Direct Subsidy Scheme schools participating in the allocation system, must submit completed forms with the necessary documents to schools from January 2 to 19.

Schools must not ask students to disclose their order of preference, while applicants and their parents should not indicate their order of preference to schools.

Secondary schools have been required to make public their admission criteria and weightings, and the documents required. They can arrange interviews and applicants will be notified of the interview arrangements.

Students who are successful in the discretionary places application will not be allocated a place in central allocation.

Click here or call the 24-hour Automatic Telephone Enquiry System on 2891 0088 from December 15 for the Handbook for Application for Secondary One Discretionary Places which contains the list of government, aided and caput secondary schools as well as Direct Subsidy Scheme schools accepting discretionary places applications. Call 2832 7740 for enquiries.