Official Hong Kong education data
Guide to School Subsidies: Separating Student Grant, Textbook, Travel and Internet Assistance
Separate student grant, textbook, travel and internet assistance, then verify the eligibility and official application route that fits your family.
Parent starting point
Start with the key facts, then plan for your child
Do not treat student-assistance statistics as current eligibility. Separate the key schemes first, then verify the official requirements that apply to your family.
Verified evidence
Latest published observations for family assistance
Schemes use different units; verify eligibility and benefit amounts on the official application pages.
| Scheme | Published period | Figure to check |
|---|---|---|
| Student Grant | 2024/25 | HK$2,500 |
| School Textbook Assistance | 2025/2026 (as at 30.6.2026) | P1–P6: HK$6,206 |
| Student Travel Subsidy | 2025/2026 (as at 30.6.2026) | School-sector average: HK$2,924 |
| Internet Access Charges Subsidy | 2025/2026 (as at 30.6.2026) | Full: HK$1,600; Half: HK$800 |
Separate each scheme and statistical unit
Student Grant, textbook, travel and internet assistance appear in different tables, with fields counted by pupil, household, application or average amount. Do not add successful cases across tables or apply one scheme’s average to another scheme.
Treat published amounts as historical observations
A grant rate or average displayed here belongs to the period stated in its table. It does not prove current eligibility or guarantee that the next application round has the same amount, income test or deadline. Base family decisions on the relevant government department’s latest scheme details.
Check the official application page for each family need
List the cost your family needs help with, such as textbooks, travel or internet access, then open the matching official scheme. Verify who it covers, documents, application method and enquiry channel. If anything remains unclear, ask the Student Finance Office or school instead of estimating approval from historical success counts.
Use this with your child
Your parent action checklist
- List the textbook, travel and internet costs for which your family needs support.
- Open the official details and application procedure for each relevant scheme.
- Prepare documents only against the latest official requirements.
- Keep the official enquiry channel and ask directly when eligibility is unclear.
What this tells you
Historical payment levels and averages of various subsidies indicate the support scale in past financial years.
What this cannot tell you
Cannot be used for current eligibility, future amount prediction, or guaranteeing approval for any specific family.
Questions parents often ask
Do successful-application statistics mean my family qualifies?
No. Historical application statistics cannot replace current eligibility, income treatment or document requirements.
Is the average subsidy what every family receives?
No. An average describes results for the stated statistical period and is not a guaranteed amount.
What is the first step when preparing an application?
Identify the cost for which support is needed, then open the relevant government scheme’s latest details and procedure.
The statistics on Student Grant
- Data period
- See source table
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-26
- Provider
- Education Bureau
What this tells you
Historical Student Grant application and payment statistics.
What this cannot tell you
Statistics are not current eligibility rules or a guaranteed benefit.
Statistics of School Textbook Assistance Scheme Scheme
- Data period
- See source table
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-26
- Provider
- Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency
What this tells you
Historical School Textbook Assistance statistics.
What this cannot tell you
Statistics do not replace current application and eligibility guidance.
Statistics of Student Travel Subsidy Scheme
- Data period
- See source table
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-26
- Provider
- Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency
What this tells you
Historical Student Travel Subsidy statistics.
What this cannot tell you
Statistics do not establish a family's eligibility or subsidy amount.
Statistics of Subsidy Scheme for Internet Access Charges
- Data period
- See source table
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-26
- Provider
- Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency
What this tells you
Historical Internet Access subsidy statistics.
What this cannot tell you
Statistics are not current scheme rules or guaranteed benefits.
How to use these figures
Contains information provided by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the named provider through DATA.GOV.HK. Figures retain their official data period; retrieval date is shown separately.
Enrolment, class size, staff, fees, facilities and SEN reporting are context. They are never converted into a quality score, popularity label, ranking or admission probability.