SSPA scores, banding and POA points — calculated in the browser
Free Hong Kong school-admissions calculators and guides. Supports both the current 999632 weighting and the new 88844222 weighting from the 2026/27 school year, plus a secondary-school banding estimator and a Primary One Discretionary Places points tool.
Calculators
SSPA calculator
Supports both the current 999632 weighting and the new 88844222 weighting effective from the 2026/27 school year (Primary 5 second term).
Banding estimator
An honest estimator of secondary-school banding. Exact Band 1/2/3 cuts are set by the EDB from territory-wide norms and cannot be computed by parents.
POA points
Computes Discretionary Places points (maximum 35: one of the 20/10/5-point items, plus one of two 5-point items, plus 10 age points).
Guides
SSPA timeline
The SSPA year at a glance, from Primary 5 internal assessment through to Secondary 1 registration.
SSPA process
How Discretionary Places and Central Allocation work, and how to fill in your choices.
Primary One timeline
Primary One Admission (POA) Discretionary Places and Central Allocation timeline.
Sources and privacy
Every scoring rule and admissions step is cited from Education Bureau (EDB) official sources. All calculations run in your browser; nothing is uploaded.