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Financial Assistance Schemes for Primary & Secondary Students

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Overview

The Student Finance Office administers various financial assistance schemes for needy primary and secondary students, including the School Textbook Assistance (TA) Scheme, the Student Travel Subsidy Scheme and the Subsidy Scheme for Internet Access Charges (SIA). Please click here for details of the schemes.

Subsidy Scheme for Internet Access Charges

Subsidy Scheme for Internet Access Charges
Summary of Statistics
2022/2023 2023/2024 2024/2025
(as at 30.9.2024)
No. of Household Applications Processed 143 294 135 411 106 829 
No. of Successful Applications on Household 138 396 130 090 99 205
Full grant 83 439 76 136 56 709
Half grant 54 957 53 954  42 496
Full-year Subsidy Rate
Full $1,600 $1,700 $1,700
Half $800 $850 $850
Total Amount of Subsidy Disbursed (million) $177.4 $175.3 $132.6
Average Amount of Subsidy Disbursed $1,282 $1,348 $1,336