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.

Student Travel Subsidy Scheme

Student Travel Subsidy Scheme
Summary of Statistics
2021/2022 2022/2023 2023/2024
(as at 31.3.2024)
No. of student-applications Processed 204 208 198 237 188 611
School sector(*) 176 146 171 843 166 225
Tertiary sector 28 062 26 394 22 386
No. of Successful student-Applicants 171 088 164 164 153 689
School sector(*) 145 316 140 594 134 043
Tertiary sector 25 772 23 570 19 646
Average subsidy
School sector(*) $2,621 $2,594 $2,744
Tertiary sector $4,087 $4,200 $3,854
Total Amount of Subsidy Disbursed (million) $486.1 $463.8 $443.5
School sector(*)(million) $380.8 $364.8 $367.8
Tertiary sector (million) $105.3 $99.0 $75.7
(*)

Primary or secondary students, and full-time students pursuing Diploma of Applied Education / Diploma Yi Ji programmes or courses of the Vocational Training Council (below post-secondary level)