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26 Mar 2018

ESF announces proposed fees for 2018-19

The English Schools Foundation (ESF) announced the proposed fees for the 2018-19 academic year across its schools today.

For ESF’s primary schools, secondary schools and Jockey Club Sarah Roe School, the fee increase announced were HK$470 per month for Primary, HK$550 per month for Secondary (Years 7 to 11) and HK$590 per month for Secondary (Years 12 and 13). The average increase across all years is 4.8%.

The fees are summarised as follows:

ESF primary schools, secondary schools and Jockey Club Sarah Roe School
2017-18
Tuition Fees
(HK$)
2018-19
Tuition Fees
(HK$)
Monthly
increase
(HK$)
Primary Years 1 & 2
(non-subvented)
106,500111,200470
Primary Year 389,200
(subvented)
111,200
(non-subvented)
470 +
1,730
(loss of subvention)
Primary Years 4 to 689,20093,900470
Secondary Years 7 to 11122,900128,400550
Secondary Years 12 & 13129,100135,000590

For ESF’s Private Independent Schools, Discovery College and Renaissance College, and also the five ESF International Kindergartens, the 2018-19 fees have been set as follows:

Discovery College
(6.1% for all year groups)2017-18
Tuition Fees
(HK$)
2018-19
Tuition Fees
(HK$)
Monthly
increase
(HK$)
Primary Years 1 to 6115,600122,600700
Secondary Years 7 to 11154,600164,000940
Secondary Years 12 & 13156,300165,800950
Non-refundable Building Levy (NBL)
All year groups6,7107,120410
Renaissance College
(5.9% for all year groups)2017-18
Tuition Fees
(HK$)
2018-19
Tuition Fees
(HK$)
Monthly
increase
(HK$)
Primary Years 1 to 6111,500118,100660
Secondary Years 7 to 11149,300158,100880
Secondary Years 12 & 13151,000159,900890
ESF International Kindergartens
(5.1% to 6.9% across all kindergartens)2017-18
Tuition Fees
(HK$)
2018-19
Tuition Fees
(HK$)
Monthly
increase
(HK$)
AbacusEnglish class
Bilingual class
76,000
88,500
80,000
93,000
400
450
Hillside72,00077,000500
Tsing Yi75,22080,000478
Tung Chung78,00082,000400
Wu Kai Sha76,00080,000400

All the above fee increases are subject to final approval by the Education Bureau (EDB).

Belinda Greer, Chief Executive Officer of ESF stated, “Our vision is for every student to be the best that they can be and we are proud of our students’ exceptional performance, in both academic and in wider achievements. Our remarkable results rely on the successful partnership with parents and on the incredible effort and support from our staff, who work tirelessly to provide our students with the best that education has to offer. However, we are not complacent and continue to strive to improve our practice to ensure ESF’s position as a world leader in learning and teaching. To continue delivering on a truly excellent education for our children, it is necessary for us in line with rising market costs to make moderate increases in fees. I have written to our parent community today to explain these increases. ESF’s promise to our parents, is that we will focus on ensuring their child achieves personal success in their learning and that they are equipped with the skills to face the future with confidence.”

The letters to parents can be viewed at this link HERE.