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Primary One Admission: a parent's starting guide
Plan discretionary places, central allocation, and electronic applications for the correct intake.
Family, education and supportKindergarten registration certificates and K1 applications
School applications and registration-certificate applications are separate tasks.
Family, education and supportApplying for school student financial assistance
Organise household income and children's details using the SFO checklist.
Family, education and supportWorking Family Allowance: hours, income, and claim months
Check household eligibility and organise hours, income, and assets for the claim period.
Family, education and supportA rainy family day in Hong Kong: science, reading, and a half-day rhythm
Choose one indoor anchor around children's ages, naps, and walking needs, with tickets and family facilities checked first.
Family, education and supportWorking Family Allowance for casual work and irregular hours
Prepare monthly evidence of hours and earnings, including the official alternatives when ordinary payslips are missing.
Family, education and supportTSFS after a family income change: requesting a review
Handle a significant financial change through the correct TSFS review route, with dated evidence and course updates.
Family, education and supportHome care or a care home for an older adult: assess needs and compare services
Record the person's needs, preferences, and support, seek assessment, and compare community, day, respite, and residential care.
Family, education and supportContinuing Education Fund: check the course before enrolment and claim after completion
Check residence, age, registration validity, attendance, and assessment, retaining fee and completion documents for the timely claim.
Family, education and supportChoosing child care: day care, occasional sessions, extended hours, and centre checks
Match age, care gaps, and collection needs to registered services, checking places, fees, and daily arrangements.
Family, education and supportSecondary school allocation: the current cycle, discretionary places, central allocation, and registration
Identify the student's allocation route, use EDB's current timetable and platform guidance, and keep application and registration records.
Family, education and supportSchool weather arrangements: before leaving, travelling and already on campus
Check EDB announcements by timing and school type, coordinate collection, and avoid assuming that red or black rain means immediate dismissal.
Family, education and support2026/27 textbook assistance: eligibility certificates, provisional payments and school confirmation
Check the school-year application and student confirmation, distinguish provisional and final payments, and retain school and banking records.
Family, education and supportSuddenly short of food money: seek short-term food assistance
Find the team serving your address and check income, assets and needs; this is not a fixed cash allowance.
Family, education and supportFamily difficulties: start with an Integrated Family Service Centre
Find the centre covering the address and explain the need; counselling, care and financial assistance can require different referrals.
Family, education and supportCheck the Community Care Fund: find the actual current programme
The fund contains programmes run by different bodies; one form does not claim every assistance item. Check status and entry point first.
Family, education and supportSocial-welfare referrals: what to explain in the first call
Use need, address, existing support and urgency to find the right unit; referral, application and approval are separate stages.
Family, education and supportCompare VTC study routes: S3, S6, part-time study and progression requirements
Choose the admission category matching your education and schedule, then check the particular programme and full costs.
Family, education and supportCheck the Qualifications Register before paying: title, operator, level and registration dates
Match the advertisement to its QR record, then separately check acceptance by the destination institution, employer and funding scheme.
Family, education and supportAssess a non-local qualification in Hong Kong: purpose, documents, translation and 2026 fees
Establish the recipient's assessment requirement, then apply to HKCAAVQ for the appropriate purpose with complete study and award evidence.
Family, education and supportAdult evening secondary study: 2026/27 designated centres, level, attendance and fee reimbursement
Find the current EDB-designated centre, confirm study level and timetable, and organise attendance, payment and assistance evidence.
Family, education and supportStill searching for Yi Jin? Separate legacy awards from the current Diploma of Applied Education
DAE replaced Diploma Yi Jin from 2023/24; new applicants check current admission while graduates verify their own award and intake.
Family, education and supportStudent Octopus 2026/27: school verification, renewal and activation
Check age and full-time course eligibility, select the right application and activate Student Status after school verification.
Family, education and supportFind a babycare room: official directory, BreastfeedingGPS and the Coliseum example
Start with the June 2026 government-premises directory, then confirm feeding, changing, sockets and actual access with the venue.
Family, education and supportTertiary grant and loan: TSFS course eligibility, family income and assets
Check the publicly funded programme and residence conditions before academic-year family declarations; tertiary assistance differs from school schemes.
Family, education and supportSuspected special educational needs: school observations, assessment and support
Bring concrete learning and daily-function observations to the school support team and discuss assessment, consent and classroom adjustments.
Family, education and supportPreschool developmental concerns: assessment, school support and rehabilitation referral
Check participation in the 2026 School-based Model trial, then distinguish its direct route, Tier 1 and ordinary OPRS social-worker referral outside the trial.
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