Grant School (Hong Kong)

Grant School (Hong Kong)

Grant School is a special type of secondary school in Hong Kong. According to the current legislation, “Grant Schools” 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”. (Cap 279C) 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.