More than 16,000 pupils - or 84 percent of the intake - were accepted into their top three schools in this year's central allocation of Primary One places on Wednesday.

The Education Bureau earlier announced that a total of 19,204 children took part in the central allocation exercise, and the overall satisfaction rate was 92.2 percent.

The bureau reminded parents to register their child with the school allocated from next Tuesday to Thursday.

Some parents were happy with the outcome, while others went to their targeted schools for interviews as a last resort to compete for the remaining few places.

One parent lined up outside a primary school in Yau Ma Tei from 9am for "door knocking" and tried his luck.

"We live nearby and the school is famous. [My kid] has prepared by earning some certificates and participated in competitions. But I'm not very optimistic, because the school is quite popular," he said.

Separately, the Confucian Tai Shing Primary School in Wong Tai Sin said it was unfair that it was only allowed to operate one Primary One class instead of two, saying it had admitted at least 31 pupils this year.

In response, the bureau said the decision was based on established mechanisms because the total number of students admitted was less than 41.