Tuition fees rise at one in five private and semi-private schools in Hong Kong
- A total of 45 international, private and semi-private institutions applied for and received government permission to raise rates this academic year
- Most schools are keeping the increase to less than 10 per cent, but a handful are charging more
The Education Bureau revealed on Thursday that 45 schools had applied for and received permission to raise fees in 2020-21, a sharp drop from 179 the year before.
Ten of the city’s 53 international schools, and 12 of its 80 private ones are raising fees this year, as will 23 of 71 direct subsidy scheme schools – semi-private institutions that receive government money.
Most schools that applied are raising fees by 10 per cent or less. The average increase across international and private schools is 5.3 and 8.6 per cent, respectively, but three are pushing up fees by more than 10 per cent.
For non-subsidised institutions, parents must sometimes bear other costs as well, such as capital levies and debentures charged for purposes such as school development.