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.

School Textbook Assistance Scheme

School Textbook Assistance Scheme
Summary of Statistics
2021/2022 2022/2023 2023/2024
(as at 31.3.2024)
No. of Student-applications Processed 208 624 201 049  191 476 
No. of Successful Student-applicants 200 717 193 737 183 270
Primary 102 744 97 980 91 016
Half grant 42 160 42 108 41 436
Full grant 60 584 55 872 49 580
Secondary 97 973 95 757 92 254
Half grant 36 255 36 033 36 215
Full grant 61 718 59 724 56 039
Grant Rates
P1 - P6 $5,586 $5,726 $5,804
S1 - S3 $5,842 $6,012 $6,100
S4 $5,932 $6,108 $6,108
S5 $5,512 $5,304 $5,594
S6 $3,468 $3,506 $3,522
Total Amount of Subsidy Disbursed (million) $894.9 $875.1 $829.3
Average Amount of Subsidy Disbursed $4,458 $4,517 $4,525