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
2023/2024 2024/2025 2025/2026
(as at 31.12.2025)
No. of student-applications Processed 192 285 183 885 164 671
School sector(*) 167 778 160 917 149 865
Tertiary sector 24 507 22 968 14 806
No. of Successful student-Applicants 157 473 150 397 129 802
School sector(*) 135 676 129 671 116 905
Tertiary sector 21 797 20 726 12 897
Average subsidy
School sector(*) $2,761 $2,850 $2,874
Tertiary sector $4,321 $4,512 $2,026
Total Amount of Subsidy Disbursed (million) $468.7 $463.1 $362.2
School sector(*)(million) $374.5 $369.6 $336.1
Tertiary sector (million) $94.2 $93.5 $26.1
(*)

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)