Scholarships
To encourage and foster the excellence of our students’ achievements, the school offers a number of scholarships to honour our outstanding students. Most scholarships are awarded on the strength of academic merits, and some on other non-academic achievements as specified by the donors including the former school supervisor, former principals, former teachers, Parents and Teachers Association and alumni.
Kit Sam Scholarships
| Level | Scholarship | Criteria |
| S1-3 | Kit Sam Scholarship | The first 5 students who achieve good academic results and conduct in each form |
| S4-6 | Kit Sam Scholarship | The student who achieves good academic results and conduct in each class |
| S1-6 | Subject Prize | The student who achieves the best result in the subject in each form |
| S1-6 | Outstanding Performance in Arts & Sports | Students who have achieved good physical aesthetic performance in the school year |
| S1-6 | Award for Outstanding Voluntary Service | Students who have good performance in voluntary service inside or outside school in the school year |
Other scholarships:
| Donor | Scholarship | Criteria |
Former School Supervisor Prof Ho Sui Chu | Kit Sam Outstanding Achievement Award | The most outstanding student in academic performance, conduct and service in the school year |
Former Principal Ms Li Mak Lai Ying | Positive Initiative Award | The student who strives to make progress in times of adversity |
Former School Vice Principal Ms Li Lai Yee Fong | English Langnage Award | The first 3 students who achieve the best overall result in English in each form |
Former teacher Mr Choi Fu Man | Science Award | The first 3 students who achieve the best overall result in Science in each form |
| Chemistry Prize | The student who achieves the best overall result in Chemistry in each form | |
| Parents and Teachers Association | Certificate of Best Conduct | The student who has the best performance in conduct inside and outside school in each class |
| Merit System – Gold Award | The student who has good performance in academic achievement, conduct, activities and services, and has the most number of merits in each form | |
Alumnus Ms Wan Yuen Shan
Alumnus Ms Chiu Ka Pik | Most Improved Students Award | Students who have outstanding improvement in academic performance and conduct in each class |
Alumnus Ms Chiu Ka Pik | Certificate of Dedication | Diligent students without records of absence, lateness, early leave, no submission of homework and punishment with a pass in overall average mark and are not subjected to trial promotion |
Assistantships
1. With the generous support from our alumni, past teachers and friends, we provide immediate relief for students who have financial difficulties, allowing them to concentrate on their studies.
2. The ‘Kit Sam Assistantship’ and the ‘Mrs. Ng Chan Si Mui Grant’ are offered to students who have financial difficulties.
3. Any students who need the assistantships should apply via their class teacher.
Donation of school uniform
The school uniform contractor offers several school uniforms to our disadvantaged students (applicable to the students receiving full/half grant under School Textbook Assistance Scheme or Comprehensive Social Security Assistance). Students may get the application form from the General Office and return it to their class teacher. The beneficiaries will be selected by the Principal.
Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) Scheme / Student Financial Assistance Scheme
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Life-wide Learning Fund
l~ The fund aims to enable financially needy students from P1 to S6 to participate in Life-wide Learning programmes organized or recognized by schools. The following are those eligible students:
(i) receiving ‘Comprehensive Social Security Assistance’ (CSSA) or
(ii) receiving full grant under School Textbook Assistance Scheme (full grant) or
(iii) meeting the school’s established ‘financially needy’.
~ F.1 – F.3 students can apply for the fund up to $300 each year, while F.4 – F.6 students can apply for $500 each year.
~ The eligible students may get the application form from the General Office and return it to their class teacher. Successful applicants have to return the reply slip signed by their parents/guardians to the General Office before the funds are released.
School-based After-School Learning and Support Programme
~ Programmes are organized by the school to suit the needs of students and extra assistance for needy students is provided.
Financial Assistance Schemes under the Student Financial Assistance Agency (SFAA)
(1) The School Textbook Assistance (TA) Scheme is to provide assistance to needy students for covering the costs of essential textbooks and other miscellaneous school-related expenses.
(2) The Student Travel Subsidy (STS) Scheme is to provide travel subsidy to needy students residing beyond 10 minutes walking distance from school and traveling to school by public transport.
(3) The Subsidy Scheme for Internet Access Charges (SIA) is to provide subsidy to needy families to meet the Internet access charges for e-learning at home. The subsidy is granted on a household basis. Eligible families will receive a flat-rate cash grant, regardless of the number of children in the family.
(4) The Examination Fee Remission (EFR) Scheme is to provide assistance to needy students attending public examinations conducted by Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA). Those students receiving half grant under School Textbook Assistance Scheme are also eligible to apply for the scheme.
~ Each applying family should return one completed application form only to the SFAA by post. Applicants receiving the Eligibility Certificates (ECs) should select the appropriate Scheme(s) in the ECs for their children and submit the completed ECs to the class teacher before the deadline.
Grantham Maintenance Grants
~ The Fund, which was established in 1955, provides maintenance grants to students who are in financial need.
~ The student must be a Hong Kong resident who is not in receipt of the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) in his/her own name or as a member under the applicant’s family. Students who are repeaters will not be considered for this application except under very exceptional circumstances.
Those students who are interested in the scheme may download the application form from the website of SFAA (http://www.sfaa.gov.hk/tc/other/content16.htm). Please submit the completed application form together with the relevant documentary proofs on the annual income to the class teacher before the deadline.