For Central Application (Year 1 and Year 7), all applications received within the ‘Central Application Period’ (1 to 30 September) will receive a computer generated random number. Applications will be ranked by priority category and assigned a random number for central processing. The interview list for each school is compiled, taking into account the priority criteria, the parent’s preferences, placement availability and requirements in line with the Education Bureau. Transport restrictions into Discovery Bay will also be taken to account for ESF Discovery College processing. Applicants who are not able to gain a first-round interview are waitlisted for their first preference school. Year 1 and Year 7 applications received after 30 September respectively will be placed on a waiting list in date order of receipt. All other General Applications received during the year, are processed by application date order and added to the waiting list according to the first preference school and priority criteria.