Over half of the private schools and majority of international schools applied for fees increase from this September, ranging from below 7 per cent to as high as 30 per cent.

With the new raise in fees, a school will be charging close to HKD200,000 a year. On top of school fees, some parents also had to pay for a debenture in advance to first secure a school place.

Hong Kong Academy will raise fees to HKD181,600 for Grades 6 to 8 and HKD197,600 for Grades 11 and 12, a rise of 11 to 12 per cent respectively.

Kellett School will raise fees to HKD143,300 for its primary section and to HKD183,400 for secondary section, a rise of 10 per cent and 5 per cent respectively.

Independent Schools Foundation Academy will raise tuition fees by 5 per cent to HKD199,700.

Since it would be difficult for parents to transfer children between schools, parents facing high fees may feel having no choice but to oblige.

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British Council commentary, by Janice Ng, Marketing Services Manager, Education

Soaring school fees in Hong Kong is bringing a closer gap to school fees charged from UK boarding school, and therefore might push parents to consider UK boarding school as a study destination for their children.