G1 Admission

2024-2025 Grade One Admission

 

<<Reminder of 2024/25 Grade 1 Admission Interview>>

The Second Round of 2024/25 Grade One Admission interview will be held on 16 and 23 September, 2023. Please be reminded to bring the printed hardcopy of the interview letter and your child’s identification with the latest photo (e.g. Student Card, School Handbook, etc.). Applicants will have to use the Main Gate (For the location of the Main Gate, please refer to the Photos 1 & 2) and follow the instructions to reach the Grand Hall on 2/F for registration (Photo 3).

The interview will take around one hour. Parents will pick up their children at the Indoor Gym on 2/F (Photo 4). Parents MUST show our teachers their child’s student card or student handbook in order to pick up their child at the specified time and cooperate with the crowd control measures arranged by our school.

Due to the large number of applicants, please use public transportation as far as possible. For the location of public parking, please refer to the map below (Photo 2). The school would like to make an appeal to parents to avoid parking illegally. To consider the safety of pedestrians and other road users, please do NOT stop or park your vehicle in a restricted area as it will cause severe traffic problems.

If a candidate is unable to attend the interview on 23rd September (Saturday) due to illness. Please complete the Google Form on or before 26th September, 2023 (Tuesday) by 12nn (There is no need to call for leave). The interview will be rescheduled for the candidates.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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Main Gate (On Ming Street) for entering and leaving

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Public parking facilities near the school campus

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Registration at 2/F Grand Hall

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Dismissal at 2/F Indoor Gymnasium

 

 

For parents who would like to apply for a Grade 1 place for their child in the academic year 2024-25, please complete the online application form through the link below and submit the required documents simultaneously.

Application Procedures:

Step Specific Date Online System Remarks
1. Complete online application & upload necessary documents May 15, 2023
(Monday)
12:00 n.n.
to
July 10, 2023
(Monday)
12:00 n.n.		 Click to enter Online Application System
  • Applicants can complete the online application and upload necessary documents from 12:00 n.n.  May 15, 2023 (Monday) to 12:00 n.n. on July 10, 2023 (Monday)
2. First Round Assessment May 15, 2023
(Monday)
12:00 n.n.
to
July 17, 2023
(Monday)
12:00 n.n.		 Click to enter Online Application System
  • 3 minutes Video and 4 pages Portfolio submission
  • The 3 minutes video consists of two parts:
    1) Story telling/reading: - Chinese Speakers: ONE Chinese story and ONE English Story
    - English Speakers: only ONE English story
    2) Talent Show
  • The portfolio must not exceed four single-sided A4 pages
  • Applicants can check the First Round Assessment submission guidelines through the online application system
3. Second Round of Interview September 16, 2023 (Saturday) or September 23, 2023 (Saturday) Click to enter Second Interview Enquiry System
  • Second Round of Interviews is applicable to shortlisted applicants only
  • Rescheduling of the interview would not be entertained. Applicants need to reserve time to attend the Second Round of Interviews
  • Applicants can check the result of First Round Assessment and the details for Second Round Interviews through the online enquiry system
4. Third Round of Interview October

Click to enter Third Interview Enquiry System
  • Third Round of Interviews is applicable to shortlisted applicants only
  • Rescheduling of interviews will not be entertained. Applicants and his/her parent(s) need to reserve time to attend the Third Round of Interview
  • Applicants can check the result of Second Round Interview and the details for Third Round Interviews through the online enquiry system
5. Announcement of Final Application Result

November

 Click to enter Result Enquiry System
  • Applicants can check the final result of Grade One Admission through the online enquiry system

*In case of any unpredictable events that affect the Grade One Admission Application Schedule, the school will inform parents through the registered email or SMS.

 

Interview Content:

There will be individual interviews in the Second Round of Interviews in September to October.

1.   We are looking for candidates with good social skills

2.   communication skills

3.   self-management

4.   command of language at an age-appropriate level

5.   curiosity as well as eagerness to learn

Eligible families will be invited for the Third Round of Interviews. In this round, the focus will be on the parent-child relationship, parental support and alignment with A-School vision.

 

NOTE:

1.   There is a 15% upper limit for the admission of Shatin residents.

2.   As a through-train Primary to Secondary school, we do not provide internal examinations for the purpose of the Hong Kong Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) process.

Kindergarten Principal’s Nomination Scheme for Financially Disadvantaged Students

Notes to Applicants
Nomination Form

Should you have any enquiries, please contact us via e-mail at psadmission@hkbuas.edu.hk.

Scholarship / Financial Assistance

Needy students, including those from families receiving Comprehensive Social Security Assistance and those receiving financial assistance provided by the Student Finance Office, could apply and be eligible for school fee remission. Besides, we welcome students who have noteworthy performance in sports, music, performing arts, visual arts, services, leadership or academic excellence to apply for our scholarship. The application forms and details of our Scholarship and Financial Assistance Schemes can be found on our school website (http://www.hkbuas.edu.hk). Hard copies of application forms and related information are also available at our school office. If you would like to apply for your child, please submit the application form and other related documents on the day of registration.

Financial assistance
Scholarship

Download:
Primary School Information Brochure

Data Privacy Notice:

  1. All private data related to the Admission Process shall be handled in full compliance of all HK laws, ordinances, and EDB guidelines
  2. All the information submitted in the Application Form and other attachments will be used only for the admission purposes. All admission data of unsuccessful candidates will be destroyed after the admission process is completed.
  3. Documents submitted for the admission process will not be returned.

 

2024-2025 Grade One Online Admission Briefings

The event was completed. You are also welcome to visit our school Facebook to learn more about the school learning and teaching arrangement.

Date & Time:

1st session: 13 May 2023 (Saturday) 08:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
2nd session: 13 May 2023 (Saturday) 11:45 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Reservation for Grade One Admissions Briefing cum Open House:

Reservation is available online on a first-come-first-served basis from 10:00 a.m. on April 17, 2023 (Monday).

(Click Here to Reserve Your Seat)

Attention:

  1. Due to the overwhelming number of participants each year, parent can reserve 1 seat only. (If both father and mother would like to attend the G1 Admission Briefing, please reserve seats separately)
  2. These two identical briefings are for K2/N3 parents only. Children are not encouraged to attend as it is quite a long session in the introduction.
  3. The capacity is normally filled up very quickly within the first ten minutes. Due to an overwhelming response, there is a possibility that you might experience difficulties in assessing the online system. Please be patient and avoid calling the school office. Online reservation will be closed once the quota is full.

Should you have any enquiries, please contact us via e-mail at psadmission@hkbuas.edu.hk.