Hong Kong educators call for non-local admissions amid decline in Form One classes
Hong Kong educators call for non-local admissions amid decline in Form One classes

Hong Kong secondary schools have 15 fewer Form One classes this academic year, prompting a sector representative to call on the government to allow publicly funded institutions to enrol non-local students in response to the drop in pupil numbers.
The number of Form One classes this school year at 381 government and aided schools taking part in the allocation system has fallen to 1,487 from 1,502 last year, according to the Secondary School Profiles 2025–26 compiled by the Committee on…
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Source: Original business report via Hong Kong – South China Morning Post