What are the application procedures of the Kindergarten and Child Care Centre Fee Remission Scheme?

Contents

• Applicable to Continuing Applicants
• Applicable to Other Applicants

Application procedures of 2023/24 KCFRS

(1) Applicable to Continuing Applicants

(i.e. applicants who have successfully applied for financial assistance for pre-primary students in the 2022/23 school year on or before 1 May 2023)

Starting from mid-May 2023(Note 1), the SFO will issue Access Code and/ or paper-based pre-printed “Household Application Form for Student Financial Assistance Schemes” (Paper-based Pre-printed Form) to continuing applicants in batches according to their option indicated in the 2022/23 application.

(Note 1：applicants who have successfully applied for financial assistance in the 2022/23 school year on or before 1 March 2023 for students at pre-primary, primary and secondary levels will receive in mid-March 2023)

Continuing applicants may –

1. E-submission - Access the “Pre-filled E-Form” tab in the “SFO E-link – My Applications (Financial Assistance Schemes at Pre-primary, Primary and Secondary Levels) ” website, and use “iAM Smart+” (Note 2) or enter the Access Code and required information to open the E-Form which has been prefilled with their application details (Pre-filled E-Form). Continuing applicants may then complete the Pre-filled E-Form, upload relevant supporting documents and submit the application online; or
2. Complete and submit the Paper-based Pre-printed Form issued by the SFO, together with copies of relevant supporting documents, to Tsimshatsui PO Box 96824 by post.

(Note 2: For more details on the registration of ”iAM Smart+”, please visit the “iAM Smart” website .)

(2) Applicable to Other Applicants

(i.e. including new applicants, and those who have NOT received financial assistance for pre-primary students in the 2022/23 school year on or before 1 May 2023)

Starting from August 2023, other applicants may –

1. E-submission - Access the “E-Form” tab in the “SFO E-link – My Applications (Financial Assistance Schemes at Pre-primary, Primary and Secondary Levels)” website to complete and submit E-Form direct; or
2. Complete and submit the paper-based Household Application Form for Student Financial Assistance Schemes, together with copies of relevant supporting documents, to Tsimshatsui PO Box 96824 by post. The related application form and documents will be uploaded to the SFO webpage.

For details and application processing time table, please click here.