[Archive] Second School Allocation Exercise 2012

Introduction

The Second School Allocation Exercise 2012 has started. A new secondary school premises under planning is available for application by eligible school sponsoring bodies (SSBs) for reprovisioning of an existing secondary school which is in need of infrastructure upgrade.

For press release of the Exercise, please click here.

Premises Available for Allocation

For detailed information of the school premises available for allocation, please click here.

Submission of Application

Applicants who are interested in applying for the school premises should follow the procedures below:

(1)

The applicants should submit a proposed school plan [NOT MORE THAN 10 PAGES including all annexes] plus a 2-page executive summary. SSBs may also provide information on the school(s) that they are operating and their respective performance to support their application. They should also include information as regards the views from parents and teachers about the reprovisioning plan.

(2)

Should the proposed school plan contain more than 10 pages, the application might be adversely affected.

(3)

Applicant bodies are required to submit (i) one copy of each of the duly completed application form and (ii) detailed information on their eligibility [i.e. incorporation document and certificate of exemption from tax], together with (iii)18 copies each of the documents as stated in (1) above to the following address:

          Infrastructure and Research Support Division
          Education Bureau
          6th Floor, East Wing, Central Government Offices
          2 Tim Mai Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong

The above documents (i) to (iii) above should reach the address indicated above no later than 5:00 p.m. 10 September 2012.

(4)

18 copies of the proposed school plan in the form of CD-ROM are also acceptable. Late submission or incomplete applications, as well as application via email, will not be accepted.

Time Schedule

10 September 2012

Deadline for submission of applications

November/ December 2012 (Tentative)

Meeting(s) of the School Allocation Committee (and interviews with applicant bodies if required)

End of 2012/ Early 2013 (Tentative)

Announcement of results

Application Form and Guidance Notes for Application

To download the application form and the guidance notes, please click here.

The invitation for application and submission of detailed school proposal is non-binding in nature. It does not constitute any kind of offer or the basis of any kind of offer to any party for school allocation, nor does it create any legal obligations on the Government. It does not prejudice any future scrutiny by the School Allocation Committee/ Government, nor commit them to any course of action including whether or not to approve any allocation at all, irrespective of the number of applications received. Nothing in this invitation shall oblige the Government to allocate the premises to any party at any time.