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10 Essential Questions for Primary School Open Days: What Schools Won't Voluntarily Tell You

Primary school open days in Hong Kong are carefully orchestrated marketing events. To move beyond the glossy brochures, you need a strategic questioning plan. HK Primary Interview presents 10 critical questions—covering competition ratios, teacher turnover, bullying protocols, and more—to help you gauge a school's true fit for your child. Always cross-check dates and policies with official sources like the Education Bureau and individual school websites.

What Parents Need To Know

This section turns the topic into practical family decisions. Check official dates and school-specific requirements before acting.

Check school facts against CHSC and the school website.
Record the decision, evidence and next action in your family checklist.
Practise briefly and regularly, focusing on natural responses.

How To Use This Page

This section turns the topic into practical family decisions. Check official dates and school-specific requirements before acting.

Decision Checklist

This section turns the topic into practical family decisions. Check official dates and school-specific requirements before acting.

School Shortlisting

This section turns the topic into practical family decisions. Check official dates and school-specific requirements before acting.

Verification Notes

This section turns the topic into practical family decisions. Check official dates and school-specific requirements before acting.

Next Actions

This section turns the topic into practical family decisions. Check official dates and school-specific requirements before acting.

Common Mistakes

This section turns the topic into practical family decisions. Check official dates and school-specific requirements before acting.

Useful Filters

This section turns the topic into practical family decisions. Check official dates and school-specific requirements before acting.

What should parents verify first?

Check school facts against CHSC and the school website.

How should we use this page?

Check school facts against CHSC and the school website.

What is the safest next step?

Practise briefly and regularly, focusing on natural responses.

How often should we practise?

Check school facts against CHSC and the school website.

Where should official facts come from?

Verify dates, eligibility and submission records with EDB or ePOA.

Keep momentum

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Sources

Official sources to verify first

EDB Primary One Admission System EDB ePOA resources CHSC Primary School Profiles CHSC POA overview POA School Net Boundaries data POA 2026 central allocation release