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Kindergarten & Child Care Centre Fee Remission Scheme (KCFRS) & Grant for School-related Expenses for Kindergarten Students (Grant-KG)

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Overview

The Student Finance Office administers two financial assistance schemes for needy pre-primary students, including the Kindergarten and Child Care Centre Fee Remission Scheme (KCFRS) and the Grant for School-related Expenses for Kindergarten (Grant-KG). Please click here for details of the schemes.

Amount of Financial Assistance

KCFRS

  • Computation Method of Fee Remission

    1. Nursery, Lower and Upper Classes in Kindergarten (K1 to K3):

      The fee remission will be calculated from the actual fee charged by the kindergarten* or the fee remission ceiling (whichever is the less), and based on the level of fee remission (i.e. 100%, 75% or 50%) applicable to an applicant.

      Half-day class monthly fee remission
      =
      [Annual net fee* or fee remission ceiling (whichever is the less)] x level of assistance
      /
      No. of operating months of the kindergarten
      Whole-day class monthly fee remission
      =
      [Annual net fee* or fee remission ceiling (whichever is the less)] x level of assistance
      /
      No. of operating months of the kindergarten
      (Tuition fee Subsidy)
      +
      [Actual monthly meal charge or maximum meal allowance (whichever is the less) x level of assistance]
      (Meal Allowance)
      Remarks :
      *

      refer to the actual annual school fee after deducting all the government subsidies under the KG scheme

    2. Child Care Centre (groups aged 0-2 and 2-3):

      The fee remission will be calculated from the actual fee charged by the child care centre (inclusive of meal charge) or the fee remission ceiling (whichever is the less), and based on the level of fee remission (i.e. 100%, 75% or 50%) applicable to an applicant. Detailed calculation is as follows:

      Monthly fee remission
      =
      Monthly fee inclusive of meal charge or fee remission ceiling (whichever is the less) x level of assistance

  • Fee Remission Ceilings and Maximum Meal Allowance

    The fee remission ceilings and maximum meal allowance for the 2023/24 school year are set out below:

    1. Nursery, Lower and Upper Classes in Kindergarten (K1 to K3):

      • Fee remission ceiling (half-day class): $11,280 per student per annum
      • Fee remission ceiling (whole-day class): $29,330 per student per annum
      • Maximum meal allowance (whole-day class only): $604 per student per month
      Fee remission for Half-day class
      Fee remission level Max. annual fee remission
      Full remission　(100%) $11,280
      3/4 remission　(75%) $8,460
      Half remission　(50%) $5,640
      Fee remission for whole-day class (meal allowance excluded)
      Fee remission level Max. annual fee remission
      Full remission　(100%) $29,330
      3/4 remission　(75%) $21,998
      Half remission　(50%) $14,665

    2. Child Care Centre (groups aged 0-2 and 2-3):

      • Fee remission ceiling (group aged 0-2) (inclusive of meal charges): $6,720 per child per month
      • Fee remission ceiling (group aged 2-3) (inclusive of meal charges): $6,802 per child per month
Grant-KG

  • The grant rates for the 2023/24 school year are as follows:

Eligible KG Students
(including students attending whole-day and half-day KG classes)
Full grant (100%) $4,370
3/4 grant (75%) $3,278
Half grant (50%) $2,185

  • Each eligible kindergarten student could only receive the Grant-KG once in the same school year. Student-applicants would not be disbursed with the Grant-KG twice within the same school year due to his / her transfer to another school or other reasons.