Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS)

Overview

The Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS) is to complement the Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (FASP) to provide loans to eligible students to settle tuition fees of locally-accredited, self-financing full-time programmes at the level of associate degree, higher diploma or degree.

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 2023/20242024/2025 2025/2026
(as at 31.12.2025)
No. of applications
- received Total 33 92037 45534 816
NLSFT 14 68415 86215 088
NLSPS 12 91214 90815 130
ENLS 6 3246 6854 598
- with results issued Total 33 92037 45533 502
NLSFT 14 68415 86214 800
NLSPS 12 91214 90814 744
ENLS 6 3246 6853 958
No. of applications
- with loan offered Total 33 20136 74432 906
NLSFT 14 33515 53414 543
NLSPS 12 54214 52514 405
ENLS 6 3246 6853 958
- with loan paid Total 28 59131 26924 663
NLSFT 11 98712 75910 399
NLSPS 10 78912 26710 866
ENLS 5 8156 2433 398
Average amount of loan paid^ Total $55,838.20 $56,921.55$50,766.74
NLSFT $39,908.23 $39,920.06$40,492.36
NLSPS $59,802.58 $59,826.36$57,326.52
ENLS $81,320.72 $85,960.28$61,233.08
Total amount of loan paid^ (million) Total$1,596.47$1,779.88$1,252.06
NLSFT $478.38 $509.34$421.08
NLSPS $645.21 $733.89$622.91
ENLS $472.88 $536.65$208.07

Remarks :
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Approved loan will be paid in more than one instalment. The amount of loan paid in the 2025/26 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.