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Grant Schools are a special type of secondary schools in Hong Kong. Education in Hong Kong has a similar system to that of the United Kingdom, in particular the English education system of Hong Kong was modernized by the The Education Bureau ( Jyutping: gaau3 yuk6 guk6 abbr EDB) is responsible for Education policies in Hong Kong. Established in 1977, the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority ( HKEAA,) (previously known as Hong Kong Examinations Authority HKEA) administers the Education in Hong Kong has a similar system to that of the United Kingdom, in particular the English education system of Hong Kong was modernized by the Hong Kong Academic Aptitude Test (HKAAT 香港學業能力測驗 commonly known as 學能測驗 was a standardized area-wide benchmarking examination conducted by the Education Education in Hong Kong has a similar system to that of the United Kingdom, in particular the English education system of Hong Kong was modernized by the The Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE 香港中學會考 is a standardized examination which most local students sit for at the end of their 5-year secondary education The Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination ( HKALE, 香港高級程度會考 or more commonly known as the A-level, conducted by the Hong Kong Examinations and The Hong Kong Advanced Supplementary Level Examination ( HKASLE, Chinese 香港高級補充程度會考 since 1994 is a qualification in Hong Kong The Joint University Programmes Admissions System ( Chinese 大學聯合招生辦法 or JUPAS (聯招 in Hong Kong is a unified system for applying The Early Admission Scheme (or simply " EAS " held by the University Grants Committee in Hong Kong SAR, China, enables students to See also List of higher education institutions in Hong Kong Higher Education in Hong Kong means any education higher than Secondary education, including professional The English Schools Foundation ( Chinese 英基學校協會 abbreviated ESF or 英基 is an organisation that runs 20 educational institutions most of which are The Culture of Hong Kong can best be described as a foundation that began with China, and then leaned West for much of the 20th century under constructive Hong Kong's highly favorable geographical position and Entrepot trading opportunities are wealth-generating assets The Geography of Hong Kong primarily consists of three main territories Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, and the New Territories Hong Kong began as a coastal Island geographically located in southern China. Politics of Hong Kong takes place in a framework of a political system dominated by People's Republic of China, its own legislature the Chief Executive According to the Education and Manpower Bureau of Hong Kong, "Grant School” are referred to 'any secondary school which receives subsidies in accordance with the Code of Aid for Secondary Schools and which was, before 1 April 1973, in receipt of grants in accordance with the Grant Code. '[1] They were established by missionaries and churches in nineteenth and early twentieth century, and receive grant-in-aid from the government to operate, thus named Grant Schools. A grant-in-aid is money coming from central government for a specific project


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Background

The emergence of Grant Schools is related to a specific historical context. When the colony of Hong Kong was established as Britain's trading outpost in the Far East, the need of local education for trade as well as administer the territory were found. However the colonial government was not able to provide a sufficient education as needed. After the passage of Elementary Education Act 1870 by the imperial parliament, which allowed state funding to Church schools, the colonial government followed suit and adopted the similar measures to provide public education by limited financial resources. The Elementary Education Act 1870 commonly known as Forster's Education Act set the framework for schooling of all children over the age of 5 and under 13 in England

The resulting 1873 Grant Code is a product of the aforementioned development. It regulates the criteria for admission to the grant-in-aid scheme and other the standards of the schools. The government also provides land and gives grants to establish schools. In turn the duty of administering the day to day operation of the schools fall into the hand of the missionaries. Grant-in-aid from the government provided only part financial income for the schools, donations and tuition fees are other sources to finance the schools. The government thus have the church to shoulder the financial and administrative burden of providing education, and in turn the church have another platform to expand their missionary activities.


Current Situation

After the introduction of universal primary education (1971) and junior secondary education (1978) the practical differences between the Grant Schools and other Government Subsidised Schools are little. But due to their distinguished history and alumni, the Grant Schools in Hong Kong have established themselves as a tier of elite schools in the territory. A number of Grant Schools have recently joined the Direct Subsidy Scheme, another funding programme initiated by the government which allow greater freedom for schools to set curriculum, entrance requirement and tuition fee [2], in high profile partly due to their dissatisfactions towards the perceived unfriendly education reform policy. The Direct Subsidy Scheme ( DSS) is instituted by the Education Bureau of Hong Kong as a means to enhance the quality of Private schools in Hong Kong These schools included[3]:

Grant Schools Council

The Grant Schools Council was formed in 1939 to reflect the interests of the Grant Schools. Diocesan Boys' School is a boys' school located at 131 Argyle Street, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Diocesan Girls' School, founded in 1860 is one of the oldest Anglican girls' schools in Hong Kong St Paul's Co-educational College ( Traditional Chinese: 聖保羅男女中學 (often abbreviated as St St Paul's Convent School Ying Wa College, formerly known as Anglo-Chinese College, is the world's first Anglo - Chinese school Consists of the head masters and principals of the Grant Schools, there are currently twenty two members. The Council is highly critical of the education reform in recent years, as they see this as an attempt of the government to destroy these 'relic institutes from the former dynasty'.


Grant Schools Represented in the Grant School Council


See also


External links

Codes of Aid (1994), retrieved from the Education and Manpower Bureau's website [4]

Diocesan Boys' School is a boys' school located at 131 Argyle Street, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Diocesan Girls' School, founded in 1860 is one of the oldest Anglican girls' schools in Hong Kong Heep Yunn School La Salle College ( LSC; Chinese: 喇沙書院 Maryknoll Convent School ( MCS, traditional Chinese 瑪利諾修院學校 is a prestigious Roman Catholic girls' school with primary and secondary Marymount Secondary School ( Chinese 瑪利曼中學 is a very prestigious Secondary school in Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Sacred Heart Canossian College ( Chinese 嘉諾撒聖心書院 abbr SHCC) is a Roman Catholic girls' school in Pokfulam, west Hong St Clare's Girls' School ( Chinese 聖嘉勒女書院 is a renowned Catholic English girls' school located on Mount Davis Road Hong Kong. St Francis' Canossian College (嘉諾撒聖方濟各書院 abbrSFCC was founded on May 8th1869 the second school established by the Italian Canossian Daughters of Charity Saint Joseph's College or Saint Joseph College may refer to Asia Saint Joseph College Malang St Mark’s School is a Coeducational, Episcopal, preparatory school, situated on in Southborough Massachusetts, from Boston School sponsoring body The Sisters of the Canossian Daughters of Charity as missionaries in the spirit of Magdalen of Canossa, their founder was inspired to establish St Paul's Co-educational College ( Traditional Chinese: 聖保羅男女中學 (often abbreviated as St St Paul's Convent School St Paul's Secondary School ( SPSS, Traditional Chinese: 聖保祿中學 is a famous Catholic girls' secondary school in Ventris Road, Happy Valley St Stephen's Girls' College (聖士提反女子中學 which is one of the grant schools under Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (Anglican Church is a girls' schools in Hong Kong Wah Yan College Hong Kong (WYCHK; Demonym: Wahyanite, pl Wahyanites) is a grant-in-aid secondary school in Hong Kong Aims and characteristics According to the school website the school is aimed to give students opportunity to know Christ to build a school community in which everybody may respect Ying Wa College, formerly known as Anglo-Chinese College, is the world's first Anglo - Chinese school Ying Wa Girls' School ( is an HKCCCC Secondary Day school for girls in Central Hong Kong. Education in Hong Kong has a similar system to that of the United Kingdom, in particular the English education system of Hong Kong was modernized by the Tertiary education See also List of higher education institutions in Hong Kong See also:CategoryUniversities in Hong Kong
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