Free Lunch at Schools

Details 

Starting from the 2014/15 school year, the programme of Free Lunch at Schools was incorporated into the Government's regular assistance programme.  It aims at providing free lunch at schools for primary students from low-income families so as to enable eligible students to have balanced and substantial meals at schools.

Target Students

Participating schools will be provided with the funding with respect to the number of Primary 1 to Primary 6 students meeting all the following criteria: 

(i)     receiving full grant under the Student Financial Assistance Schemes;

(ii)    studying in a whole-day government primary school, aided primary school (including special schools) or primary school under the Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS primary school); and

(iii)   having lunch arranged by the schools they attend.

Funding Arrangements

The funding will be disbursed to participating schools by the Education Bureau directly.  Participating schools should pay lunch expenses on behalf of Primary 1 to Primary 6 students meeting all of the above criteria.

Application

All whole-day government, aided (including special schools) and DSS primary schools are invited to participate in the programme of Free Lunch at Schools by completing the Application Form attached to the relevant circular memorandum, issued each year, and return it to the Student Special Support Section on or before the due date (the circular memorandum for the 2026/27 school year is EDB Circular Memorandum No. 81/2026).

Reference Materials

• Frequently Asked Questions (*English version will be provided in due course.)
• School Circular Template (*English version will be provided in due course.)

Enquiries  

For enquiries, please contact the Student Special Support Section of EDB at 2892 6656.

Address:  Room 1141, 11/F, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong