Guidelines on Nursery (K1) Classes Admission Arrangements

Distribution Period

1. Under the kindergarten (KG) education scheme (hereafter referred to as “Scheme”), each child who can receive education in Hong Kong will only be issued a registration document and all Scheme-KGs can only admit children holding a valid registration document.
2. Parents are required to submit an application for the “Registration Certificate for Kindergarten Admission” (hereinafter referred to as “RC”) to the EDB from September to November 2024. The “RC” will be opened for applications in September 2024 and the EDB will announce and upload the details of application onto the EDB's website (http://www.edb.gov.hk/en/edu-system/preprimary-kindergarten/kindergarten-k1-admission-arrangements/front.htm) If applicants have provided all the required information and documents when submitting the application, the EDB will generally take six to eight weeks to complete processing of the applications and issue the RC to applicants who are eligible for receiving subsidy under the Scheme by post.
3. If a child cannot obtain a RC as he/she can receive education in Hong Kong but is not eligible for receiving subsidy under the Scheme1, the EDB will then issue a Kindergarten Admission Pass (hereafter refer to as “AP”) to the child concerned for registration and admission to a Scheme-KG but the parents concerned are required to pay full school fees before deduction of subsidy under the Scheme as shown on the Fees Certificate of the KG to which the child is admitted.

1. Acknowledging the school's philosophy and purpose
2. Interview performance 
3. The matching of the applicant’s age and the vacancy
4. The applicant with sibling(s) currently studying at our school will be given due priority consideration
5. The applicant from families with special social needs will be given due priority consideration
   (Please note that due to the limited number of school places, not all applicants fulfilling the priority consideration will be guaranteed a school place.)

1. Our Kindergarten will arrange interview for all K1 applicants.
2. Interviews will be conducted during the second half of November 2024, and separate notification letters will be sent to parents.
3. Group and individual interviews will be arranged.
4. Parents must accompany their child for the interview.
5. Parents and children are allowed to be accompanied by a Chinese speaking relative/friend to facilitate communication in the interview. If you need interpretation/translation services, please notify the school at the time of registration. The contact details of school for parents of non-Chinese speaking children is as follows:
   Telephone number: 2728 1122
   Email：kga@ywca.org.hk

1. Successful applicants: Parents should come to our Kindergarten to complete the registration procedures at specific time during 2 to 4 January 2025 ("Centralized Registration Dates") and submit the RC / AP and pay the registration fee.
2. Applicants on the waiting list:  If the school still has vacancies, the school will notice applicants by phone or mail individually. Parents should come to our Kindergarten to complete the registration procedures for their child according to the specified date set by our Kindergarten, and submit the RC / AP and pay the registration fee. 
3. Please be reminded that if parents cannot submit the RC / AP on the specified registration date, our Kindergarten may not be able to complete registration for their child. Hence, parents must submit application for the relevant registration document to the EDB within the specified date.
4. The registration fee for the 2024/25 school year【The registration fee for half-day place is HK$970 / whole-day place is HK$1,570】.  If the child concerned studies in our Kindergarten, the registration fee will be refunded in September 2025.  However, should parents decide to change school after registration, please notify our Kindergarten in writing. Our Kindergarten will return the RC / AP as soon as possible but the registration fee will not be refunded. Upon obtaining the RC / AP, Our Kindergarten will no longer keep the school place for the child.