Final yr, the muse obtained approval to boost charges by a median of 5.8 per cent.
“When setting the finances for the approaching yr, the board … goals to discover a stability; one that allows us to recruit and retain distinctive lecturers and help workers while additionally setting charges at an affordable degree that gives high quality and worth for the funding you make in your little one’s training,” it mentioned.
The ESF mentioned it had “one of many highest-performing training techniques” worldwide, with charges that remained “among the many lowest” in contrast with different worldwide colleges in Hong Kong.
It added the charge would come with the obligatory costs for objects similar to software program licenses and exercise charges.
Underneath the plan, mother and father with kids learning at main faculty must pay HK$132,500 (US$16,900) within the subsequent educational yr, HK$6,300 or 5 per cent greater than what they now pay.
For junior secondary colleges, mother and father had been anticipated to pay 4 per cent or HK$6,800 extra within the coming faculty yr, with the invoice coming to HK$173,900 yearly.
For senior secondary colleges, the ESF has proposed elevating the tutoring charge by 4.7 per cent, taking the annual complete relying on the category to HK$152,200 and HK$160,100.
Hong Kong’s ESF to present interview precedence to kids of staff in expertise scheme
Hong Kong’s ESF to present interview precedence to kids of staff in expertise scheme
Mother and father with kids learning at Renaissance Faculty or Discovery Faculty, that are the personal unbiased colleges beneath the group, face a charge hike of round 5 per cent, and 6.3 per cent respectively – or about HK$6,700 to HK$12,100 extra per yr. Each colleges are permitted to enrol extra native college students than different ESF colleges.
Preschools would face a bigger charge enhance than those proposed for main and secondary colleges.
The group has referred to as for elevating the tutoring charge for ESF Worldwide Kindergarten (Hillside) within the Mid-Ranges by 8.25 per cent, taking it to HK$95,800, the best enhance amongst all 22 establishments beneath the group.
The proposed charge hike at ESF Abacus Worldwide Kindergarten and ESF Worldwide Kindergarten (Wu Kai Sha) can be about 7.53 per cent and seven.72 per cent respectively, or round HK$6,900 to HK$8,000.
ESF is the biggest English-medium worldwide faculty organisation in Hong Kong. Greater than 18,000 college students from 75 completely different nationalities are enrolled in its kindergartens, main, secondary and all-through colleges. About 70 per cent of its college students have mother and father who’re everlasting residents of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong mother and father to be allowed to enrol their kids in any ESF faculty
Hong Kong mother and father to be allowed to enrol their kids in any ESF faculty
A mom of two kids who didn’t want to be recognized mentioned the rise didn’t match the present financial progress or pay rises.
“A 4.98 share level enhance is quite a bit, contemplating the poor efficiency of the financial system and the pay rise typically just isn’t more likely to match this increment,” she mentioned. “It’s a burden for fogeys like me who’ve two or extra kids learning in ESF.
