Form One Admission

General Information about Application for Form 1 Discretionary Places (2025-2026)

Admission to Form One at Maryknoll Convent School (Secondary Section), an aided school, is regulated by the Secondary School Places Allocation (SSPA) System. Students are admitted either through the discretionary place system or allocated by the Education Bureau (EDB).


Candidates who apply for discretionary places are reminded that each student may apply to NOT MORE THAN TWO secondary schools participating in the SSPA system. Otherwise, the application will be rendered void.


The number of Form One classes and that of discretionary places for the 2025-2026 academic year are 5 and 54 respectively (tentative; pending final approval from the EDB).


The collection of applications will start on 2 January 2025 and end on 16 January 2025.


The application form can be downloaded from the school website from 11 November 2024 to 16 January 2025 (click here).


Please refer to the Notes to Applicants and this video for details.

Personal Information (Privacy) Collection Statement

The Personal Information Collection Statement sets out the purposes for which the applicant’s personal data will be used following collection, what the applicant is agreeing to with respect to the use of the applicant’s personal data by Maryknoll Convent School (Secondary Section), and the applicant’s rights under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486).


Information or personal data collected is strictly confidential and used to process applications. The information or personal data will be retained for a period of no longer than twelve months. Thereafter, the application together with all materials the applicants provide will be disposed of.


The information and personal data provided in the application form must be accurate, complete, and up-to-date to the best of the applicant’s knowledge.