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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
2023/2024 2024/2025 2025/2026
(as at 31.10.2025)
No. of Household Applications Processed 135 411 127 068 110 062
No. of Successful Applications on Household 130 090 121 751 104 109
Full grant 76 136 70 235 59 258
Half grant 53 954 51 516  44 851
Full-year Subsidy Rate
Full $1,700 $1,700 $1,700
Half $850 $850 $850
Total Amount of Subsidy Disbursed (million) $175.3 $163.2 $138.9
Average Amount of Subsidy Disbursed $1,348 $1,341 $1,335