Middle School Placement Results 2026｜The first three choices’ satisfaction rate for new Yu Tian is 98.9%　Friends all join in at True Light as they burst into tears with joy　Students excitedly shout, “Yeah! I got in!”

The results for the 2026 Secondary School Places Allocation were released today (the 7th). In Hong Kong, 95% of students were assigned their first three choices. Among them, Yingwa Tin Catholic Primary School (Hoi Wang Road)—nicknamed “Sun Yau Tin”—performed particularly well: 98.9% of students were assigned their first three choices, and 92.4% received their first-choice. After students picked up their placement letters, many could not hide their excitement—some cried with joy, while others shouted, “Yeah! I got in!” and shared their happiness with classmates and family.

Preparing for the allocation exams starting from Primary 4: review every day and recite class texts

Although it was raining steadily today, the Sun Yau Tin campus was still filled with a joyful atmosphere. Students were thrilled after receiving their placement letters. Among them, after Li and Lin obtained their placement letters in the classroom, they became even more emotional, breaking down into tears as they hugged and cried. It turned out that the two friends had both been assigned their first-choice school—True Light Girls’ College.

Li said she had been aiming to get into True Light Girls’ College from the start. Starting from Primary 4, she began preparing for the allocation exams, reviewing and reciting class texts every day. She said candidly that although it meant giving up a lot of playtime, she would also regularly play sports to relax. She hopes to work toward getting into university in the future and believes that competition is fierce right now, so she will continue to work hard at her studies.

Overnight study twice a week for the allocation exams

Lin, meanwhile, specially prepared gifts for her classmates. She said she was very happy that she could get into the school she wanted. She revealed that she began preparing for the allocation exams from Primary 5, and even did overnight study twice a week. She believes that once she successfully gets admitted to her desired secondary school, “the road ahead will be a little easier.” She hopes that in the future she can go on to university and become a singer, and she wants to turn her personal journey into song lyrics so that others can reflect. When talking about her favorite singer, she laughed and said it was G.E.M., adding that the other person is also a True Light alumna.

Zhu, who was assigned to Kowloon Wah Yan College, shouted “Yeah! I got in!” in excitement after picking up his placement letter in the classroom. He said he spends about 15 minutes studying every day, and three days a week he also spends 1.5 hours tutoring his main subjects. He admitted, “Although it’s a bit tough, I think it’s worth it.”

After that, Zhu went to the hall to meet up with his family. His sister, who will be studying in Form Four, was also happy for her younger brother and revealed that last night she was so nervous she could hardly fall asleep. When she was admitted back then, her own placement was also her first choice. “But I think I was even more nervous today than I was back then.” She also joked, “He studies every day. As his older sister, I’m really relieved, but watching him like this, I’m also really heartbroken—my heart is bleeding.” The family will go out to eat later to celebrate, and the older sister added with another laugh, “I’ll make lots of dishes for my little brother.”

Assigned to Ying Huang College: go north to eat and celebrate

As for Wang, who was assigned to Ying Huang College, he plans to go north with his family to eat and celebrate, and also get his sister’s glasses. Whenever Wang encounters difficulties, his sister will accompany him and explain the weaker Chinese subject questions carefully. He joked that, “Her eyesight has been getting worse these days, so I have to sacrifice time to help her.” Having previously kept geckos, Wang also hopes that in the future he can become a veterinarian. “If I become a veterinarian, I can treat them, and I can help more animals too. I’ll be really happy.”

This year, a total of 48,545 students participated in the Secondary School Places Allocation. That is an increase of about 500 compared with last year. Among them, when adding together students who were assigned places through discretionary allocation and centralized allocation, the overall satisfaction rate for students assigned to schools that were among their first three choices reached 95%. The satisfaction rate for students assigned to their first-choice schools was 84%, which is down 1 percentage point from last year.

Secondary school places results 2026｜The principal calls on parents to consider “appeals” carefully

Chen Shuyi, principal of Yau Ma Tei Catholic Primary School (Hoi Wang Road), said that although this year’s satisfaction rate for students assigned to first-choice schools has fallen slightly, it does not affect the overall satisfaction rate. However, she believes that the “music chair effect” still exists—some parents may give up their original school places and choose to “appeal” to other schools.

▲ Chen Shuyi, principal of Yau Ma Tei Catholic Primary School (Hoi Wang Road), said that although this year’s satisfaction rate for students assigned to first-choice schools has fallen slightly, it does not affect the overall satisfaction rate. (Photo by Tsang Yiu-fai)

As for whether the success rate of “appeals” will increase this year, Chen Shuyi believes that in recent years, placement satisfaction rates have remained at a high level. The number of people making “appeals” may be fewer than before, but at the same time, schools also have not many seats available for “appeals,” so it is hard to predict whether the success rate will rise. She advises parents to consider carefully whether they need to arrange for their children to “appeal,” and believes that such arrangements may bring pressure to them.

She also reminds students and parents who are considering making “appeals” that they should first understand the admissions requirements of the target school. Some schools may not require an interview and will admit students directly based on their results; for schools that do require an interview, they may find out the reasons why students chose that school. Therefore, she suggests that parents and students should only go for an “appeal” after they truly get to know that “appeal” school well.