https://www.scmp.com/rss/522173/feed The latest news and top stories on Beacon College. A leading entity in the education services sector, Hong Kong-based Beacon College is a prominent cram school established in 1989. It specialises in providing private supplementary secondary school education services, including Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) tutorial classes and JUPAS application advice, with a notable tutor Andy Yeung advising on JUPAS modifications. Although it primarily serves secondary school students, it... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Leopold Chen,Lorraine Chiang,Lynn Zhang Leopold Chen,Lorraine Chiang,Lynn Zhang Two major mainland Chinese tutorial school operators are expanding their Hong Kong footprint, increasing the competition for local counterparts already facing challenges caused by a shrinking student population and a curriculum revamp, the Post has found. The moves by the firms come amid rising demand from mainland students to sit Hong Kong’s university entrance exams, with the surge in interest also prompting local tutorial chains to extend their operations across the border. The number of... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3324588/hong-kong-tutorial-firms-feel-squeeze-2-mainland-chinese-giants-eye-slice-pie?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3324588/hong-kong-tutorial-firms-feel-squeeze-2-mainland-chinese-giants-eye-slice-pie?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Sep 2025 04:10:05 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok The Hong Kong government and a university have denied a claim made by a major private education chain that the tertiary institution had won the bidding process to operate the city’s third medical school, calling the statement groundless. They weighed in on Monday after Beacon College posted a clip to social media saying that “reliable sources” had indicated authorities would announce in the policy address on September 17 that the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) had been... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3322277/hong-kong-authorities-and-hkust-deny-claim-winning-bid-new-medical-school?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3322277/hong-kong-authorities-and-hkust-deny-claim-winning-bid-new-medical-school?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:24:35 +0000 Leopold Chen,Lorraine Chiang,Lynn Zhang Leopold Chen,Lorraine Chiang,Lynn Zhang More than 40 schools in five mainland Chinese cities and provinces offering Hong Kong’s university entrance exam curriculum charge at least 100,000 yuan (US$13,925) in annual tuition, with fees of as much as 334,000 yuan at one, the Post has found. The schools, in Guangdong, Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, also generally charge additional boarding and meal fees that total thousands of yuan each year, according to the institutions. The 45 schools examined by the Post are among 68 that... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3321388/mainland-chinese-schools-charging-pupils-334000-yuan-hong-kong-dse?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3321388/mainland-chinese-schools-charging-pupils-334000-yuan-hong-kong-dse?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Aug 2025 02:00:25 +0000 Lynn Zhang,Leopold Chen,Lorraine Chiang,William Yiu Lynn Zhang,Leopold Chen,Lorraine Chiang,William Yiu More than 70 schools in mainland China are offering Hong Kong’s university entrance exam courses, with some operators planning for further expansion given the curriculum’s growing demand, the Post has found. The rising popularity of the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) also prompted calls for Hong Kong authorities to internationalise the assessment launched in 2012 to boost the number of non-local candidates. At least 72 schools and four tutorial centres in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3321379/hong-kong-university-entrance-exam-courses-offered-over-70-mainland-schools?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3321379/hong-kong-university-entrance-exam-courses-offered-over-70-mainland-schools?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:30:12 +0000