The Education Bureau today (19th) issued a circular memorandum to all secondary day schools, primary schools, special schools and kindergartens in Hong Kong announcing the arrangements for providing student allowances for day school students in the 2022/23 school year.
Schools can collect application forms from their respective regional education service offices tomorrow (20th), while special child care centers and vocational training bureaus can collect application forms from the Special Duty Office of the Education Bureau.
Parents should complete the application form and return it to the school they are attending. Schools are required to return the completed form to the Education Bureau on or before November 4 for follow-up.
The EDB will generally disburse the subsidy gradually within about six weeks after receiving the completed application, and will notify parents of the progress of the application through SMS and email in due course.
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Students studying non-local programs without asset inspection can apply
The Government provides a student grant of $2,500 per school year for secondary day school, primary school and kindergarten students, which will be regularized from the 2020/21 school year to reduce the burden of parents on education expenses.
The Education Bureau today (19th) issued a circular memorandum to all secondary day schools, primary schools, special schools and kindergartens in Hong Kong announcing the arrangements for providing student allowances for day school students in the 2022/23 school year.
There is no asset test for the student allowance. All secondary school day schools, primary and special schools and kindergartens offering local or non-local courses in Hong Kong on the application date can receive the relevant allowance. Students studying in Hong Kong and holding a letter of guarantee issued by the Immigration Department are not covered by the subsidy.
In addition, due to some students who should meet the above conditions, but admitted to other courses due to special circumstances, they will also be deemed to be eligible for the grant, including reaching the age of two years and eight months on September 1 of the relevant school year and due to special circumstances Children who need to be admitted to special child care centres subsidized by the Social Welfare Department, newly arrived children in full-time start-up courses subsidized by the Education Bureau, and students enrolled in the Vocational Training Council's full-time courses for secondary three school leavers.
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Schools can obtain application forms from tomorrow, while special child care centres and Vocational Training Council can obtain application forms from the Office of Special Duties of the Education Bureau. Parents fill in the application forms and return them to their schools. Schools must submit the completed application forms on or before November 4. Return the form to the Education Bureau for follow-up.
The EDB will generally disburse the subsidy gradually within about six weeks after receiving the completed application, and will notify parents of the progress of the application through SMS and email in due course.
In addition, the Education Bureau has launched a pilot scheme for the electronic application of student allowances in government schools in the 2022/23 school year. Applicants can use the student allowance electronic application platform to submit electronic applications for students studying in government schools. Applicants can also view the electronic platform. Application progress, and update or revise information.
The EDB will learn from the pilot scheme and study the feasibility of extending electronic application to other schools in the future.
Student Allowance｜Schools can get the form from now for parents to complete the school and submit it to the Education Bureau Student Allowance before November 5｜The Education Bureau distributes a subsidy of 2,500 yuan to day school students. The school will distribute the form and return the student subsidy｜2,500 yuan subsidy for the new school year 900,000 students are eligible for a single article to see the application
