Hong Kong drops in survey of most expensive international schools
ExpatFinder.com reports that the median annual tuition cost in the city has dropped to US$18,465, but this reflects a far larger survey base rather than lower fees
A global survey of the cost of sending children to international schools shows that Hong Kong has dropped out of the top five, but it does not mean that fees have actually come down.
The international school fee survey by expatriate products and services website ExpatFinder.com polled 1,576 international schools across 117 countries and found Hong Kong ranked 10th, a drop from fifth place last year.
School fees increased 2 per cent globally and 7 per cent in Asia, it found.
“The rising cost of international education is exacerbated by increased demand from wealthy or even middle-class families of emerging nations in Asia and the Middle East who want a grounding in international curricula – International Baccalaureate or an American High School Diploma – for their children,” CEO and ExpatFinder.com co-founder Sebastien Deschamps said.
In Hong Kong, the median annual cost of tuition was US$18,465. Last year, the annual cost was US$23,360. But the figures could not be compared because the sample size is larger this year.