Special Schools

The Government adopts a dual-track mode in providing special education. The Education Bureau (EDB) will, subject to the assessment and recommendation of specialists and the consent of parents, refer students with more severe or multiple disabilities to aided special schools for intensive support services. Other students with special educational needs will attend ordinary schools.

From the perspective of the education profession and with due consideration of the learning needs of students, the EDB has been reviewing the development of special education and injecting resources to enhance the quality of education. Schools strive to help students overcome their limitations and difficulties, attain the learning level in accordance with their abilities, and realise their potential at different developmental stages so that they can gradually become independent persons with adaptability and the learning to learn capabilities to embrace the challenges in life.

• Categories and Number of Special Schools
• Manpower and Resources in Special Schools
• Special School List
• Curriculum in Special Schools
• Duration of Study in Special Schools
• Placement in Special Schools

• Professional Development Activities
• School Partnership Scheme
• Schools for Social Development (SSD)/Residential Homes (RH)
• Cash Grant for Specialist Staff in Aided Special Schools
• Cash Grant for Auxiliary Staff in Aided Special Schools
• Cash Grant for Houseparent in Aided Special Schools
• Additional Support Grant for Enhancing the Support for Boarders with Medical Complexity in Aided Special Schools
• Additional Support Grant for Day Students and Day Student-cum-Boarders with Medical Complexity in Aided Special Schools