Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Full-time Tertiary Students (NLSFT)

Overview

The Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Full-time Tertiary Students (NLSFT) is to complement the Tertiary Student Finance Scheme – Publicly-funded Programmes (TSFS) to provide loans to eligible students to settle tuition fees of recognised full-time study courses.

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 31.3.2025)
No. of applications
- received Total 32 212 33 92036 459
NLSFT 13 679 14 68415 714
NLSPS 12 136 12 91214 799
ENLS 6 397 6 3245 946
- with results issued Total 32 212 33 92036 046
NLSFT 13 679 14 68415 690
NLSPS 12 136 12 91214 742
ENLS 6 397 6 3245 614
No. of applications
- with loan offered Total 31 55433 20135 336
NLSFT 13 371 14 33515 367
NLSPS 11 786 12 54214 355
ENLS 6 3976 3245 614
- with loan paid Total 27 181 28 59129 034
NLSFT 11 199 11 98712 123
NLSPS 10 063 10 78911 706
ENLS 5 9195 8155 205
Average amount of loan paid^ Total $55,632.24 $55,838.20$55,169.80
NLSFT $39,870.52 $39,908.23$39,990.10
NLSPS $60,429.30 $59,802.58$59,823.17
ENLS $77,298.53 $81,320.72$80,059.56
Total amount of loan paid^ (million) Total$1,512.14$1,596.47$1,601.80
NLSFT $446.51 $478.38$484.80
NLSPS $608.10 $645.21$700.29
ENLS $457.53 $472.88$416.71

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.