Life-wide Learning and Sister School Grant (Disbursed to Publicly-funded Schools since 2025/26 School Year)
Starting from the 2025/26 school year, EDB will consolidate the Grant for the Sister School Scheme, Life-wide Learning Grant and Outdoor Education Camp Scheme subsidy into Life-wide Learning and Sister School Grant (LWLSSG) with a view to improving flexibility, utilisation and synergy. The LWLSSG will be provided to all public sector schools (including special schools) and DSS schools.
The LWLSSG is comprised of two components, namely, the Life-wide Learning Grant and the Sister School Grant. Within the ambit of the LWLSSG, schools may flexibly deploy the aggregate amount for life-wide learning activities (including outdoor education camps) and exchange activities with Mainland sister schools, without being bound by respective provisions (except for the specified expenditure items subject to allocation limits).
In accordance with the record of Mainland sister schools as reported by schools and verified by EDB as of 15 September of each year, EDB will confirm whether a school will be provided with the provision of the Sister School Grant component for the respective school year. Therefore, after forming Mainland sister schools on own initiative, schools should proactively submit the completed Reporting Form on Mainland Sister Schools and copies of relevant supporting documents to EDB, and allow sufficient time for verification to be completed before the deadline.
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Plans and Reports
Each school is required to prepare a Plan on the Use of the LWLSSG (Plan) of the school year and a Report on the Use of the LWLSSG (Report) of the previous school year, which are to be incorporated in the Annual School Plan and School Report respectively for endorsement by the Incorporated Management Committee (IMC)/School Management Committee (SMC), and upload them onto the school website by the end of November each year. The electronic templates of the Plan and the Report provided by EDB have to be adopted when preparing the Plan and Report.
- Template of Plan on the Use of the Life-wide Learning and Sister School Grant
- Template of Report on the Use of the Life-wide Learning and Sister School Grant
Frequently Asked Questions
For the frequently asked questions regarding the utilisation of the LWLSSG, please refer to Questions and Answers on the LWLSSG webpage of EDB.
Prior to using the LWLSSG for sister school exchange activities, schools should read in conjunction with other frequently asked questions in relation to the Sister School Scheme under Questions and Answers.
Other Relevant Information
For other information regarding the LWLSSG, please visit the LWLSSG webpage of EDB.