School Types
| Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government schools | Comprehensive | Run by the government. | |
| Aided schools | Subsidized schools | Comprehensive | Most common, run by charitable and religious (Christian, Buddhist, Taoist, TWGHs and others) organisations with government funding. |
| Grant schools | Subsidised | Schools run by charitable or religious organisations with government funding according to the now defunct Grant Code. Currently receiving government aid in accordance with the Codes of Aid, which also apply for the Subsidized schools. | |
| Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) schools | Private | Run by various non-government organisations. HKSAR Government has encouraged non-government primary and secondary schools which have attained a sufficiently high educational standard to join the DSS by providing subsidies in order to enhance the quality of private school education since 1991/92 school year. Under the scheme, schools are free to decide on their curriculum, fees and entrance requirements. | |
| Caput schools | Subsidised | Subsidies are provided according to the number of pupils admitted. | |
| Private schools | Private | Run by various private organisations, and mainly accept local Chinese children. Admissions are based more on academic merit than on financial ability, they teach in both English and in Cantonese. | |
| Private international schools | Private | Provide an alternative to the mainstream education, in exchange for much higher tuition fees although it is recently deemed as high-pressure as local mainstream education. The schools teach streams in both English, and in the language of its sponsoring nation e.g. French, German, Japanese etc. | |
| English Schools Foundation | Subsidised | Provide an alternative to the high-pressured mainstream education. However the tuition fees are lower than many other international schools as many ESF schools enjoy subvention by the Hong Kong Government in order to educate English-speaking children who cannot access the local system. | |
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