Five public schools in Hong Kong face closure after failing to enrol the minimum number of students to run even a single Primary 1 class.
There was no confirmation from a spokesman from the bureau on whether the five schools had failed to enrol enough students for Primary 1 classes. Only 43,755 students signed up for Primary 1 classes in government and aided primary schools for the next academic year.Official data showed there would be a 10 per cent drop in the number of six-year-olds – who would generally enter Primary 1 – in the next three years.A top private institution in Kowloon, Tak Nga Primary School, announced in March that it is ceasing operations in the 2024-2025 academic year. It said it would eventually close in 2028.
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