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 2021/2022 2022/2023 2023/2024
(as at 31.7.2024)
No. of applications
- received Total 32 928 32 21233 899
NLSFT 13 884 13 67914 668
NLSPS 12 531 12 13612 907
ENLS 6 513 6 3976 324
- with results issued Total 32 928 32 21233 895
NLSFT 13 884 13 67914 665
NLSPS 12 531 12 13612 906
ENLS 6 513 6 3976 324
No. of applications
- with loan offered Total 32 185 31 55433 179
NLSFT 13 526 13 37114 319
NLSPS 12 146 11 78612 536
ENLS 6 513 6 3976 324
- with loan paid Total 27 798 27 18128 528
NLSFT 11 366 11 19911 955
NLSPS 10 346 10 06310 758
ENLS 6 086 5 9195 815
Average amount of loan paid^ Total $54,534.86 $55,632.24$55,832.87
NLSFT $39,701.74 $39,870.52$39,925.55
NLSPS $58,905.86 $60,429.30$59,929.35
ENLS $74,806.11 $77,298.53$80,957.87
Total amount of loan paid^ (million) Total$1,515.96 $1,512.14$1,592.80
NLSFT $451.25 $446.51$477.31
NLSPS $609.44 $608.10$644.72
ENLS $455.27 $457.53$470.77

Remarks :
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Approved loan will be paid in more than one instalment. The amount of loan paid in the 2023/24 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.