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Public universities admit 65 non-local DSE pupils last year, a fivefold jump since 2022

5 months ago02 mins

The number of non-local students admitted to government-funded degree programmes at Hong Kong’s public universities with Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) qualifications has risen fivefold in four years, according to the Education Bureau. By comparison, the number of local DSE candidates who qualified for those universities fell by 5 per cent over the same period,…

40 Hong Kong semi-private schools eye more non-local pupils in education hub push

8 months ago02 mins

More than half of Hong Kong’s 78 semi-private schools have applied to increase class sizes and student numbers to admit more non-locals as part of the city’s drive to become an international education hub. The Education Bureau said on Monday that it has received an “enthusiastic response” to its earlier invitation to all Direct Subsidy…