A record 86% of Hong Kong pupils secured their top three primary school choices, yet popular schools like Yaumati Catholic Primary School still saw high demand post-allocation. An early SMS notification error by the Education Bureau had minimal impact.
Hong Kong parents received SMS notifications for their children's primary school allocations a day before the official announcement. While school choices were correct, the academic year displayed was wrong, causing confusion and overwhelming the Education Bureau's hotline.
Hong Kong education authorities apologized after parents received primary school allocation results via SMS a day before the official announcement due to a system glitch. The bureau urged parents to disregard the early messages and await the official release on June 3, stressing those results are final.
Hong Kong education authorities have demanded a report from a secondary school after a video surfaced showing its principal allegedly swearing at security guards during a trip to Singapore. The Education Bureau is investigating the incident and will take action if professional conduct was breached.
Hong Kong schools have recorded net student rises for two consecutive years, with the current academic year seeing an increase of about 7,200 pupils, a surge that an industry leader has attributed to the influx of dependants of admitted talent. The Education Bureau published enrolment figures on its website on April 28. The data covers all government, aided, private, international and direct subsidy scheme schools at the time of the annual headcount exercise in September 2025. To determine the...
Hong Kong education authorities have ordered a primary school to submit a report after a national flag was found hanging upside down on campus. The Education Bureau said on Thursday that it had followed up on the incident at F.S.F.T.F. Fong Shu Chuen Primary School in Fanling. Online images earlier showed that the national flag was hanging upside down on top of a building at the school. “The Education Bureau immediately contacted the school upon learning of the incident. The school promptly...
Hong Kong education authorities have contacted a school after its newly tightened rules and penalties on mobile phone use triggered an outcry among students. Under the new measures, due to take effect in the coming weeks, Form Three and Four students at the boys’ school Kwun Tong Maryknoll College will be banned from using mobile phones on campus, with devices stored in lockers and accessible only during designated time slots. The rules also stipulate that no other items may be kept in the...
Hong Kong’s education authorities will relax rules for under-enrolled public secondary schools that merge with others in a bid to encourage consolidation amid declining student numbers. In a circular sent to all public secondary schools on Wednesday, the Education Bureau said merged schools would be exempt from submitting survival plans in the first three years after merging, even if they fail to admit 30 students or form two Form One classes. The bureau said the move aimed to “further support...
Student mental health is a matter of great concern. According to the latest data from the Education Bureau, the number of secondary students with mental health issues has doubled over the past five years, from 660 in 2020-21 to 1,330 in 2024-25. In recent years, the government and various stakeholders in society have worked to halt the continued rise in student suicides. However, the number of suspected suicide cases still rose by 10 per cent between 2024 and 2025, from 28 to 31. To help...
More than 600 Hongkongers aged 60 and above have defaulted on student loans under five government schemes, with the Education Bureau recording 9,838 default cases involving HK$126 million as of January 31, 2026, up from 5,134 cases worth HK$96 million in 2025.
The number of Hong Kong secondary school leavers pursuing higher studies outside the city fell to a 14-year low in 2025, with only 2,671 students (6.5% of 40,948 Form Six graduates) choosing to study abroad. This represents a 13% drop from 2024 and a 56% decline from the 2020 peak. An expert attributes the trend to a surge in mainland Chinese students targeting local universities, estimating over 10% of Hong Kong secondary students are now from the mainland.
