Amount of Financial Assistance

• Since the TA grant rates for the 2021/22 school year have not yet been determined, the SFO will preliminarily disbursed the provisional TA to eligible students in end July / August 2021 with reference to the TA grant rates for the 2020/21 school year. As and when the TA grant rates for 2021/22 are available (in around October 2021), the SFO will adjust the assistance for the student-applicant based on the latest rates. The 2021/22 provisional TA grant rates for various class levels are as follows:

  TA grant rates for various class levels

  	Primary1-6	S1-S3	SS1	SS2	SS3
  Full Grant	$4,892	$4,964	$5,218	$4,776	$3,222
  Half Grant	$2,446	$2,482	$2,609	$2,388	$1,611

• The subsidy is calculated on the basis of the average unit fare relevant to the districts in which the student studies and resides during term-time.

• Full rate of subsidy for SIA in the 2021/22 school year is $1,600 per household while the half rate is $800 per household.