https://www.scmp.com/rss/523133/feed The latest news and top stories on Dion Chen, the Principal of Ying Wa College. Previously, he led YMCA of Hong Kong Christian College for over eight years, where he introduced international curricula. Chen also contributes to charity through Lions Club and has a background in sports administration. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com William Yiu William Yiu Non-local students could pay up to HK$350,000 (US$44,680) per year to study in Hong Kong’s semi-private schools after the institutions were allowed to admit them by offering additional places, with scholarships to cover some expenses. But an education consultant specialising in expatriate placements for Hong Kong schools said the charges were uncompetitive, noting the cost exceeded those of a premium British boarding school in Malaysia and Thailand. The Hong Kong Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS)... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3347630/non-local-pupils-could-face-hk350000-fees-hong-kong-semi-private-schools?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3347630/non-local-pupils-could-face-hk350000-fees-hong-kong-semi-private-schools?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:37:02 +0000 Oscar Liu,William Yiu Oscar Liu,William Yiu More than half of Hong Kong’s 78 semi-private schools have applied to increase class sizes and student numbers to admit more non-locals as part of the city’s drive to become an international education hub. The Education Bureau said on Monday that it has received an “enthusiastic response” to its earlier invitation to all Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) schools to take in more non-local pupils. The initiative, first outlined in Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s policy address last year, allows DSS... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3340466/40-hong-kong-semi-private-schools-eye-more-non-local-pupils-education-hub-push?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3340466/40-hong-kong-semi-private-schools-eye-more-non-local-pupils-education-hub-push?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:52:21 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu A semi-private school in Hong Kong has said accommodation arrangements and scholarships have to be addressed when admitting non-local students under a new government trial scheme. Chan Wai-kai, principal of HKBUAS Wong Kam Fai Secondary and Primary School in Sha Tin – one of the schools under the Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) – said the sector was generally positive about enrolling non-local students, following the government’s approval for them to do so in the coming academic year. He said his... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3336828/housing-and-scholarship-concerns-test-hong-kongs-non-local-student-admission-scheme?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3336828/housing-and-scholarship-concerns-test-hong-kongs-non-local-student-admission-scheme?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Dec 2025 02:00:12 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu Two universities in Australia will directly admit students from Hong Kong’s semi-private schools based on teachers’ predictions of their grades in the city’s university entrance examinations and principals’ nominations under an unprecedented arrangement. The Hong Kong Direct Subsidy Scheme Schools Council said it hoped the new initiative would ease students’ uncertainties by helping them secure universities’ offers before the exams and giving them a chance to pursue higher education abroad. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3332930/2-australian-universities-admit-hong-kong-students-based-predicted-grades?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3332930/2-australian-universities-admit-hong-kong-students-based-predicted-grades?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Nov 2025 01:00:34 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu A three-day education fair featuring more than 300 institutions from kindergartens to universities will be held in Hong Kong later this month to boost student enrolment from mainland China, with the organisers expecting it to draw more than 50,000 visitors. The fair, the third since 2023, is being arranged by four major school councils, with the city facing the problem of a shrinking student population. “It is one of the ways to expand our source of students,” said primary school head Jessie... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3332374/hong-kong-school-fair-mainland-china-focus-set-attract-50000-visitors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3332374/hong-kong-school-fair-mainland-china-focus-set-attract-50000-visitors?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:58:43 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu A body representing Hong Kong’s semi-private schools is considering promoting its institutions to Southeast Asian countries, with more than 60 per cent of members saying they plan to admit more non-local students under a new government trial scheme. Sharing its enrolment strategy on Tuesday, the Direct Subsidy Scheme Schools Council said that the region was being eyed because of its proximity to the city. Last month, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said in his annual policy address that the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3329979/hong-kongs-semi-private-schools-eye-southeast-asia-source-extra-students?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3329979/hong-kongs-semi-private-schools-eye-southeast-asia-source-extra-students?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:35:37 +0000 William Yiu William Yiu Hong Kong will launch a trial scheme allowing semi-private schools to apply for expanded enrolment of overseas students in a bid to open the city’s primary and secondary education market. The government will also increase the enrolment ceiling for self-financing non-local students at public universities from 40 to 50 per cent of its local undergraduate places in the next school year. Under the change, the quota for non-local students could climb to 37,000, an increase of 7,000 from the current... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3325906/policy-address-2025-hong-kong-add-more-foreign-students-dse-schools?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3325906/policy-address-2025-hong-kong-add-more-foreign-students-dse-schools?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:03:28 +0000 Emily Hung,Wynna Wong Emily Hung,Wynna Wong Hong Kong welfare authorities on Thursday issued a practical guide for professionals required to report child abuse cases under a new ordinance that will take effect on January 20, 2026. Under the coming law, members of 25 professions across the social welfare, education and healthcare sectors will face up to three months in prison and a HK$50,000 (US$6,400) fine if they fail to report suspected child abuse cases. The Post takes a look at the guide and asks professionals about how it could... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3319610/hong-kong-issues-guide-reporting-suspected-child-abuse-post-takes-look?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3319610/hong-kong-issues-guide-reporting-suspected-child-abuse-post-takes-look?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Jul 2025 09:28:23 +0000