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Direct Subsidy Scheme
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<p>The Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) is instituted by the <a href="/facts/Education_Bureau/8qFchkfW">Education Bureau</a> of Hong Kong to enhance the quality of private schools at the primary and secondary levels. The <a href="/facts/Hong_Kong_government/AyXflbNn">Hong Kong government</a> has been encouraging non-government secondary schools which have attained a sufficiently high educational standard to join the DSS by <a href="/facts/Charter_school/mvttNkwB">providing subsidies</a> to enhance the quality of private school education since the 1991–92 school year. In the 2000–01 school year, the DSS was extended to primary schools. In the 2001–02 school year, the terms of the DSS were significantly improved to attract more schools to join the scheme. Under the scheme, schools are free to decide on their curriculum, fees, and entrance requirements. </p>