Current Situation
After the introduction of universal primary education (1971) and junior secondary education (1978), the practical differences between the Grant Schools and other Subsidized Schools are little, with the exception of retaining legal distinctions. The Grant Code and Subsidy Code were unified as the Code of Aid (then regarded as “Aided Schools”), government aid is paid regardless of the school origin and prestige. But due to the distinguished history and alumni, the Grant Schools in Hong Kong have established themselves as a tier of elite schools in the territory. These schools prefer to preserve their former identities as Grant Schools.
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, in high profile partly due to their dissatisfactions towards the perceived unfriendly education reform policy. These schools included :
- Diocesan Boys' School
- Diocesan Girls' School
- St. Paul's Co-educational College
- St. Paul's College
- St. Paul's Convent School
- Ying Wa College
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