Latest Kindergarten Profile Released: Over 20 Schools Charge More Than HK$6,000 in Miscellaneous Fees; One School in Kwun Tong Charges Over HK$10,000

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The Education Bureau released the latest Profile of Kindergartens and Kindergarten-cum-Child Care Centres yesterday, listing the latest information on about 930 kindergartens across Hong Kong. An examination of miscellaneous fees charged by aided kindergartens in various districts found that more than 20 kindergartens charged over HK$6,000 in miscellaneous fees last academic year, with one kindergarten in Kwun Tong charging over HK$10,000.

💰 Ching Ching Kindergarten (Shun Lee Branch) Charges Over HK$10,000 in Miscellaneous Fees, the Most Expensive in Hong Kong
The Profile publishes approved fees, student numbers, teacher-student ratios, curriculum information, and charges for major educational supplies for kindergartens in various districts. A tally of the total "charges for major educational supplies" listed by kindergartens participating in the Kindergarten Education Scheme across districts found that at least 22 kindergartens charge over HK$6,000 per year for educational supplies, the most expensive in Hong Kong. Among them, Ching Ching Kindergarten (Shun Lee Branch) in Kwun Tong continues to charge high fees, with total miscellaneous fees last academic year amounting to HK$10,269, an increase of HK$100 over the previous academic year, a rise of about 1%. This includes a full-year snack fee of HK$3,300, textbooks costing between HK$3,127 and HK$3,210, exercise books or workbooks costing between HK$1,493 and HK$1,846, and an annual stationery fee of HK$600. Ching Ching Kindergarten's branches in Hung Shui Kiu and Tuen Mun also charged full-year miscellaneous fees of HK$9,464 and HK$8,169 respectively.

📋 Multiple Kindergartens Charge Miscellaneous Fees of Over HK$6,000
Multiple kindergartens charge miscellaneous fees of over HK$6,000, including Truth Baptist Church Glory Kindergarten, Kwun Tong Baptist Church Kindergarten, Ying Yeung Lok Yee Anglo-Chinese Kindergarten, Merryland Kindergarten (Merryland Garden Branch) and Beverly Anglo-Chinese Kindergarten, and Tsung Tsin Primary School and Kindergarten (Local Curriculum), among others. The Education Bureau stated that kindergartens must comply with relevant circulars when charging miscellaneous fees, particularly the principle that parents' purchase of supplies or use of services is entirely voluntary.

📉 32 Kindergartens Closed Last Academic Year; 2 to Close This Academic Year
The new academic year's Profile lists a total of 930 kindergartens, about 40 fewer than last year. In response, the Education Bureau said that a total of 32 kindergartens closed last academic year, while 9 registered; 2 will close this academic year, while 1 newly registered, and another 5 are applying for registration. The authorities stressed that kindergartens are private in nature, and new kindergartens may appear every year, or close after considering factors such as profitability and rental issues.