Only about one in five of Hong Kong’s international, private and semi-private schools will increase tuition fees this academic year amid an economic downturn made worse by Covid-19, but three are raising their rates by more than 10 per cent.
The Education Bureau revealed on Thursday that 45 schools had applied for and received permission to raise fees in 2020-21, a sharp drop from 179 the year before.
Ten of the city’s 53 international schools, and 12 of its 80 private ones are raising fees this year, as will 23 of 71 direct subsidy scheme schools – semi-private institutions that receive government money.