Kindergarten & Child Care Centre Fee Remission Scheme (KCFRS) & Grant for School-related Expenses for Kindergarten Students (Grant-KG)

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Overview

The Student Finance Office administers two financial assistance schemes for needy pre-primary students, including the Kindergarten and Child Care Centre Fee Remission Scheme (KCFRS) and the Grant for School-related Expenses for Kindergarten (Grant-KG). Please click here for details of the schemes.

Grant-KG

Grant for School-related Expenses for Kindergarten Students
Summary of Statistics
2022/2023 2023/2024 2024/2025
(as at 30.4.2025)
No. of Student-applications Processed 39 412 35 171 28 675
No. of Successful Student-applicants 33 273 29 290 23 892
½ grant 11 981 10 881 9 245
¾ grant 3 154 2 836 2 306
Full grant 18 138 15 573 12 341
Grant Rate
½ grant $2,135 $2,185 $2,230
¾ grant $3,203 $3,278 $3,345
Full grant $4,270 $4,370 $4,460
Total Amount of Subsidy Disbursed (million) $113.3 $101.2 $83.4
Average Amount of Subsidy Disbursed $3,404 $3,454 $3,491