Too Little, Too Late? Why the EDB’s New Voluntary Listing System May Not Stop Hong Kong’s Private School Scams dse dss edb hong kong Apr 21, 2026

 

The Education Bureau (EDB) announced a new voluntary listing system for private schools. While framed as a move toward transparency and 'good governance', my first thought is 'about time!'. Then, the cynic in me starts wondering: Is this a genuine shield for parents, or a bureaucratic band-ai...

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Local School Admissions 101 centralallocation dse dss localschools poa triple1 Oct 31, 2022

All children legally residing in Hong Kong are entitled to a place in a local school.

By ‘local school’, we mean a school primarily offering the local Hong Kong curriculum as stipulated by the Education Bureau. The vast majority of these schools use Cantonese as the main medium of instruction.

Typ...

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