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Oct 11, 2026

Tutorial Centres in Hong Kong: DSE, IB and IGCSE Tutoring, Prices and How to Check a Centre Is Registered

Any Hong Kong tutorial centre teaching 20 or more people in a day, or 8 at any one time, is a school under the Education Ordinance and must be registered with the Education Bureau. Registered centres have their approved fees published by the EDB as a fees certificate: a Secondary 6 single-subject DSE course at Beacon College is HK$980 a month for 12 months. One-to-one tutoring is priced by the hour and runs far higher.

Oct 10, 2026

IB Schools in Hong Kong: The List, Fees and How the Continuum Works

Hong Kong has 70 IB World Schools, of which 40 offer the Primary Years Programme, 16 the Middle Years Programme, 38 the Diploma Programme and 7 the Career-related Programme, according to the IB's own country page. Fees for 2026/27 run from about HK$154,200 in primary to HK$359,200 in the final two years. ESF students averaged 36.7 Diploma points in 2026 against a worldwide mean of 30.8.

Oct 9, 2026

British Curriculum Schools in Hong Kong: ESF and the Independents, 2026/27 Fees

The English Schools Foundation charges HK$145,000 a year for Years 1 to 6 and HK$188,300 for Years 7 to 11 in 2026/27, and the independent British schools run from HK$182,493 to HK$279,100 depending on year group. Every school adds a capital levy, debenture or nomination right on top, from HK$35,000 a year at Nord Anglia to HK$500,000 for an ESF Individual Nomination Right. Central applications for ESF Year 1 and Year 7 places run from 1 to 30 September.