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
2022/2023 2023/2024 2024/2025
(as at 31.7.2025)
No. of student-applications Processed 198 237 192 285 183 764
School sector(*) 171 843 167 778 160 798
Tertiary sector 26 394 24 507 22 966
No. of Successful student-Applicants 164 164 157 473 150 359
School sector(*) 140 594 135 676 129 633
Tertiary sector 23 570 21 797 20 726
Average subsidy
School sector(*) $2,594 $2,761 $2,850
Tertiary sector $4,200 $4,321 $4,512
Total Amount of Subsidy Disbursed (million) $463.8 $468.7 $463.0
School sector(*)(million) $364.8 $374.5 $369.5
Tertiary sector (million) $99.0 $94.2 $93.5
(*)

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)