2 Hong Kong schools won't run subsidised Primary One classes in 2025-26
Two Hong Kong schools in areas with declining school-age populations will not run any subsidised Primary One classes in the 2025-26 academic year, education authorities have said, as the city wrestles with shrinking student numbers.
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The Education Bureau sent letters on Thursday to all subsidised and government primary schools to inform them about class structures and staffing arrangements for Primary One to Six over the next academic year.
But Aplichau Kaifong Primary School in Southern district and Price Memorial Catholic Primary School in Wong Tai Sin were not allocated any Primary One classes.
The bureau earlier announced new rules restricting survival options for under-enrolled, government-funded schools.
'To better address the impact and challenges brought by the structural decline in the school-age population, the Education Bureau has maintained close communication with school-sponsoring bodies to provide appropriate support to schools,' a bureau spokesman said.
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'The Education Bureau also encourages schools to make early arrangements to respond to changes in the supply and demand for school places, continuously enhance educational effectiveness and safeguard the learning interests of students.'
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