e-Bulletin for Parents - 23 June 2023

Parent Seminar on Admission Arrangements for Nursery (K1) Classes in Kindergartens for the 2024/25 School Year

The Education Bureau (EDB) will continue to implement the admission arrangements for nursery (K1) classes in kindergartens (KGs), including KG-cum-child care centres, for the 2024/25 school year (2024/25 K1 Admission Arrangements). Parents who wish to apply for admission to a K1 class in a KG joining the KG Education Scheme (Scheme-KG) for their children in the 2024/25 school year should follow the procedure set out below. The procedure is applicable to all non-profit-making Scheme-KGs.

The EDB will issue a registration document to each child who can receive education in Hong Kong and all Scheme-KGs should only admit children holding a valid registration document.

Parents are required to apply to the EDB for a registration document for admission to KGs from September to November 2023. Details on application will be uploaded to the EDB’s website in early September.

Parents should understand from KGs about their school-based admission mechanism, including the procedure, criteria, interview arrangements, application fee, etc. They should obtain application forms and submit applications for admission in accordance with the requirements as specified by individual KGs.

KGs will inform parents of their application results before 15 December 2023.
Upon receipt of notification(s) of admission, parents should, after careful consideration, choose one KG for registration. They are required to submit the valid registration document and pay the registration fee at the KG to complete the registration procedure during the Centralised Registration Dates (i.e. 4 to 6 January 2024).

The EDB will release K1 vacancy information from the end of January 2024 onwards.

The EDB will conduct 7 identical parent seminars in July this year to explain details of the “2024/25 K1 Admission Arrangements” (for details of the parent seminars, please visit the EDB’s website at https://www.edb.gov.hk/parentstalks_e). For details of the related admission arrangements, please refer to the EDB’s website (https://www.edb.gov.hk/k1-admission_e). For enquiries, please call the EDB (Enquiry hotline: 3540 6808 / 3540 6811; hotline for parents of non-Chinese speaking children: 2892 6676) or the 24-hour automatic telephone enquiry system at 2891 0088. Parents may also call the EDB’s Regional Education Offices or the Joint Office for Kindergartens and Child Care Centres.

Admission Arrangements for Nursery (K1) Classes in Kindergartens

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