Financial Assistance Schemes for Primary & Secondary Students

Checklist for Submission

Please check the followings before submitting your application for the 2024/25 school year -

• Please submit the completed electronic or paper-based “Household Application Form for Student Financial Assistance Schemes” together with copies of the relevant supporting documents either online or by post using the addressed envelope provided to the Student Finance Office (SFO), on or before 31 May 2024.

• Required supporting documents include:

  1. Copy of identity documents of the applicant and his / her family members (including dependant parent(s) (if applicable)) as listed in Part II of the Application Form;

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     If the applicant or his/her family member(s) meet(s) the following requirements, it is not required to submit the supporting document(s). If necessary, the applicant may still be required to resubmit the relevant document(s). In case of any disputes, the decision of the SFO will be final.

     • The applicant / his/her family member(s) has/have a successful application for the financial assistance of the SFO and has/have submitted a copy of HKID Card of the applicant / his/her family member(s) in the above successful application; and
     • There is no change in the personal particulars on the HKID Card of the applicant / his / her family member(s).

  2. (For single-parent families) Copy of supporting documents for separation / divorce or spouse’s Death Certificate. If applicants are unable to provide the supporting documents, please explain in writing the reasons and sign on an explanatory note; if applicant is unable to provide the required supporting documents, the SFO reserves the right to process the application on the basis that the applicant is not treated as a single parent;

  3. (If applicable) Copy of documentary proof on unavoidable medical expenses (for family members who are chronically ill or permanently incapacitated) for the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024;

  4. Copy of the bank statement / first page of bank book (if applicable); 

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     If the applicant meets the following requirements, it is not required to submit the supporting document. If necessary, the applicant may still be required to resubmit the relevant document. In case of any disputes, the decision of the SFO will be final.

     • The applicant has a successful application under the financial assistance schemes of the Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency and was disbursed with payment of grant and/or loan to his/her bank account while he/she has submitted a copy of bank account proof in the above successful application; and
     • The applicant uses the same bank account in the application for 2024/25 school year (i.e. the above bank account which has been disbursed with grant and/or loan).

  5. Documentary proof on total income for the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.

• For applications submitted by post, please affix sufficient postage. Applicants should write their address at the back of the addressed envelope to avoid wrong / unsuccessful delivery.

• Please make a copy of the submitted application form for personal retention, if necessary.