15 Hong Kong schools risk closure over low Primary One enrolment

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Fifteen Hong Kong public primary schools risk closure after being banned from running subsidised Primary One classes next year due to low enrolment, the highest number in recent years. Education Secretary Christine Choi Yuk-lin warned that more closures loom if operators refuse mergers. Primary One allocation participants dropped by 4000 from last year.

Fifteen Hong Kong public primary schools are at risk of closure after authorities banned them from operating subsidised Primary One classes in the 2026-27 academic year due to insufficient enrolment. Deputy Secretary for Education Ida Lee Bik-sai described the figure as “a record high in recent years” for one government and 14 subsidised schools. Among them is city leader John Lee Ka-chiu’s alma mater, the Five Districts Business Welfare Association School in Sham Shui Po, as well as Shau Kei Wan Government Primary School in Eastern district and the Fresh Fish Traders’ School in Tai Kok Tsui. Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin warned on Tuesday that more closures were expected if school operators refused to plan for mergers. She noted that the number of students joining the Primary One allocation system for 2026-27 had dropped by 4000 compared with 2025-26, leaving the 15 schools unable to secure the required 16 students each.

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Kenyan Grade 10 students boarding a bus for school transfers as announced by Education Secretary Ogamba, with principals and school staff present.
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Serikali inahamisha wanafunzi wa darasa la 10 shuleni yenye walioandikishwa kidogo

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Waziri wa Elimu Julius Ogamba amesema wanafunzi wa darasa la 10 katika shule zenye walioandikishwa kidogo watahama shuleni mengine kuanzia wiki ijayo. Hii ni baada ya asilimia 92 ya wanafunzi kurejea shuleni, na serikali inahakikisha masomo yanaendelea licha ya kuchelewa kwa vitabu. Wakuu wa shule wameonya kuwacheru kazi ikiwa hawatawafunza wanafunzi bila ada au sare.

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Maelfu ya shule za upili hatarini kufungwa kutokana na idadi ndogo

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Mpito kutoka shule za msingi hadi Gredi 10 chini ya Mfumo wa Elimu Inayozingatia Umilisi umesababisha changamoto kubwa katika shule za upili za umma nchini Kenya, huku shule ndogo nyingi zikikabiliwa na hatari ya kufungwa. Shule kubwa za kitaifa zinavutia wanafunzi wengi, na kuacha shule ndogo bila wanafunzi. Wizara ya Elimu imetangaza kuwa shule 2,700 zina idadi ndogo ya wanafunzi chini ya 150 kwa jumla.

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