Extended Non-means-tested Loan Scheme (ENLS)

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Overview

The Extended Non-means-tested Loan Scheme (ENLS) provides loans to eligible students to settle tuition fees of specific post-secondary/continuing and professional education courses studied in Hong Kong.

Statistics

Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Full-time Tertiary Students (NLSFT) /
Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS) /
Extended Non-means-tested Loan Scheme (ENLS)
Academic Year 2022/20232023/2024 2024/2025
(as at 28.2.2025)
No. of applications
- received Total 32 212 33 92035 891
NLSFT 13 679 14 68415 637
NLSPS 12 136 12 91214 683
ENLS 6 397 6 3245 571
- with results issued Total 32 212 33 92035 366
NLSFT 13 679 14 68415 604
NLSPS 12 136 12 91214 617
ENLS 6 397 6 3245 145
No. of applications
- with loan offered Total 31 55433 20134 671
NLSFT 13 371 14 33515 283
NLSPS 11 786 12 54214 243
ENLS 6 3976 3245 145
- with loan paid Total 27 181 28 59127 909
NLSFT 11 199 11 98711 751
NLSPS 10 063 10 78911 329
ENLS 5 9195 8154 829
Average amount of loan paid^ Total $55,632.24 $55,838.20$54,603.17
NLSFT $39,870.52 $39,908.23$40,074.89
NLSPS $60,429.30 $59,802.58$59,645.16
ENLS $77,298.53 $81,320.72$78,127.98
Total amount of loan paid^ (million) Total$1,512.14$1,596.47$1,523.92
NLSFT $446.51 $478.38$470.92
NLSPS $608.10 $645.21$675.72
ENLS $457.53 $472.88$377.28

Remarks :
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Approved loan will be paid in more than one instalment. The amount of loan paid in the 2024/25 academic year shown in the table above does not reflect the full amount of loan paid in the year until the respective application cycle ends.