30% of Hong Kong international schools expect expat applications to fall over next 5 years, as some predict surge in local demand


Almost 30 per cent of Hong Kong’s international and private schools expect non-local student applications to drop by 13 per cent annually over the next five years, although some institutions anticipate a surge in local demand, a government-commissioned study has found.

Competition for international school places would remain keen if parents merely chose the few institutions considered “the best of the best”, consultancy firm Policy 21 said in its report, quoting some principals.

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