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How many students, if any, currently board at hostels in public schools?

Answered Question 18856 (2026)
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Asked by

Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • How many students, if any, currently board at hostels in public schools?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education

Answer

I am advised by the Ministry of Education that as at 1 March 2026, there were 6,039 students recorded as boarders. The number of boarders is supplied directly by schools and is not independently verified by the Ministry.