Financial Information

School Fees Structure

School fee rates
Year 2024 Monthly School Fees


Category	Sec 1 to Sec 2	Sec 3 to Sec 4	JC1 to JC 2
Singapore Citizen	$300	$350	$350
Singapore Permanent Resident	$860	$910	$990
International Student (ASEAN)	$1,308	$1,374	$1,592
International Student (Other Countries)	$2,235	$2,289	$2,671

Note:
1) School fees will be adjusted accordingly for pupils under Scholarships or Special Programmes.
2) School fees may be subject to review and revision by the school.

School fees payable by Singaporean students on MOE Scholarship

Please note that the annual award quantum cap of $2,400 for all MOE scholarships will apply to all students.

The Edusave or any other MOE Scholarships will cover the school fees of $200 per month and the student needs to pay the balance of the monthly school fees to HCI unless the student is also a recipient of MOE Independent School Bursary (ISB).

School fees payable by Singaporean students on MOE Independent School Bursary (ISB)

Please refer to below for more details on ISB scheme and school fee rates.

School fees payment

The school fees payable is structured by spreading an annual fee over 12 months of the academic year. As such, students who join in February have to pay fees for January; and those who leave after 5th October will have to pay fees for November and December.

School fees will be deducted through Interbank Giro on 15th of each month; or the next working day if the 15th day of the month falls on a weekend or Public Holiday, unless otherwise advised.

Giro Collection Dates For JC 1 school fees


Month	Date of Giro Collection
Jan-Feb-24	28 Mar 2024
Mar-Apr-24	30 Apr 2024
May till Sep-24	15th day of each month or the next working day if the 15th day of the month falls on a weekend or Public Holiday
Oct-24	01 Oct 2024
Nov-24	15 Oct 2024
Dec-24	01 Nov 2024

Giro Collection Dates For JC 2 school fees


Month	Date of Giro Collection
Jan till Sep-24	15th day of each month or the next working day if the 15th day of the month falls on a weekend or Public Holiday
Oct-24	01 Oct 2024
Nov-24	15 Oct 2024
Dec-24	01 Nov 2024

Interbank Giro Application Form

It is compulsory for all students to take part in the Inter-bank Giro scheme. Parents / guardians are to submit the Interbank Giro Application form for the scheme upon admission of their child/ward to HCI.This is to facilitate the school to collect school fees and any other fees as may be required from time to time.

The application form is available here for download.

Financial Assistance

Financial Assistance / Awards

No Singaporean student will be denied a place in Hwa Chong Institution because of financial reasons. A range of financial assistance schemes, scholarships and awards are available to support our students.

(A) Awards and scholarships offered by MOE:

1 . MOE Edusave Scholarships for Students of Independent Schools (ESIS)

2 . MOE Edusave Awards

Edusave Merit Bursary (EMB)
Good Progress Awards (GPA)
Edusave Awards for Achievement, Good Leadership and Service (EAGLES)
Edusave Character Awards (ECHA)

3 . MOE Scholarships

a. MOE Pre-University Scholarship

b. Programme-Based Scholarships

Bicultural Studies Programme (BSP) Scholarship
Language Elective Scholarship
Art Elective Scholarship
Humanities Scholarship

(B) Financial Assistance Schemes:

1 . Independent Schools Bursary Scheme (ISB)
- For Singaporean Citizens only (details please refer to ISB Section)

2 . Hwa Chong Institution Needy Pupils Fund
- For all students

3 . Opportunity Fund (OF) / MOE Discretionary School-Based FAS
- For Singapore Citizen, to fund overseas study trips, enrichment programme

Students who require financial assistance at any point of time can approach either their Civic Tutor or Education Consultant of their Faculty for advice on the application for the above.

4 . Trip for Internationalization Experience (TIE)
- For Singapore Citizens, provides subsidy for overseas learning journeys to Asia with a focus on ASEAN countries, school immersion programmes and student exchange programmes with a cultural focus. TIE fund needs no application and is granted to all Singaporean students who are going on eligible overseas trips.

5 . IDA’s NEU PC Plus Programme

(C) Other Bursary and Scholarship schemes:

HCJC Alumni Bursary
The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund
Singapore Buddhist Lodge Bursary
Loo Geok Eng Foundation Scholarship
Tan Sri Dr Tan Chin Tuan Scholarship
Seah Boon Thong Book Prize
Lin Hsiang Scholarship
Singapore Buddhist Youth Mission Bursary Award
Youth Empowering and Aspiration Programme (YEAP)

Students and parents will be notified of application times on IEMB, ISP and other communication channels used by the School.

(D) Awards (Only through nomination by school):

Hwa Chong Ang Wee Hiong All-Round Excellence Award
Hon Chiew Weng Science Research Award
SCCCI Academic Excellence Award
Lim Nan Tian Community Service Award
Ong Teng Cheong Outstanding Leadership Award
Model Student Councilor Award
Annie Tan Bilingual Award
Tan Keong Choon Award
Computing @ SMU Award
HCI ECHA Award

MOE Independent School Bursary (ISB) Scheme

Eligibility Criteria And Benefits

Student is a Singapore Citizen, and meets either the gross monthly household income (GHI) or per capita income (PCI) criterion shown in the table below.

Tenure of Bursary

All MOE ISB approved will be valid till December of the year or when your child is no longer eligible for financial assistance, whichever is earlier. Fresh applications will have to be submitted for each school year.

Effective Month

Student can apply for MOE ISB at any time of the year. It will take effect in the month the application is approved. There will be no backdating of the effective month.

Newly admitted students are to submit their ISB application latest by end Feb 2024 for ISB subsidy to take effect from Jan 2024.

Income Criteria and Benefits

The income limits and benefits for Year 2024 are as shown in the tables below:

Income Criteria
(Meet one of the following criteria)

Monthly Gross Household Income (GHI)	Monthly Gross Per Capita Income (PCI)	Benefits
Not exceeding $3,000	Not exceeding $750	* 100% subsidy of school fees * Free textbooks and school attire at Secondary level; Annual bursary of $1,200 at Pre-university level * Transport Subsidy (for students taking public transport): $17 per month from the month of approval, up to $204 per annum, to be paid quarterly on end Apr, Jun, Sep and Dec. * School meal subsidies for 10 meals per school week for Secondary level, to be paid quarterly on end Apr, Jun, Sep and Dec. * UPLIFT Scholarship^ of $1,000 cash award per annum for students admitted via DSA and/or ESIS recipients
$3,001-$4,400	$751-$1,100	* School fee rate per month: Pre-university level MOE Scholar: $0.00 Non-MOE Scholar: $33.00 to be funded by MOE’s School Based Financial Assistance Scheme, no fee payable this year. Secondary level MOE Scholar: $0.00 Non-MOE Scholar: $25.00 to be funded by MOE’s School Based Financial Assistance Scheme, no fee payable this year. * UPLIFT Scholarship^ of $1,000 cash award per annum for students admitted via DSA and/or ESIS recipients
$4,401-$7,500	$1,101-$1,875	* School fee rate per month: Pre-university level MOE Scholar: $0.00 Non-MOE Scholar: $49.50 Secondary level MOE Scholar: $0.00 Non-MOE Scholar: $37.50
$7,501-$10,000	$1,876-$2,500	* School fee rate per month: Pre-university level MOE Scholar: $34.50 Non-MOE Scholar: $234.50 Secondary level MOE Scholar: $1.00 (Sec 1 & 2); $34.50 (Sec 3 & 4) Non-MOE Scholar: $201.00 (Sec 1 & 2); $234.50 (Sec 3 & 4)

^ No separate application is required; please refer to MOE’s website for more details.

Click to download the 2024 ISB Application Form Here

Students need only satisfy either the monthly Gross Household Income (GHI) or the PCI criterion to qualify for ISB. More information can be found in the Annex I of the ISB Application Form.

Completed ISB Application Form, together with required supporting documents are to be submitted to High School or College Reception Office.

Student Insurance Matters

All students are automatically covered under the school’s Students’ Accident Protection (PA) Insurance Scheme and Group Overseas Travel Insurance Plan.

The policies offer basic coverage to help partially defray the costs incurred by the students due to accidents and claimable events in the case of overseas travel insurance.

While students need not pay for PA policy; the premium for Travel Insurance is chargeable on a per trip basis and included in the overseas trip cost.

(I) Students’ Accident Protection Scheme


Insurer	Lonpac Insurance Bhd
Insurance Broker	AB Lim Pte Ltd
Coverage	24 hours coverage for all school activities and/or CCAs both in and out of school.
Claim Procedure	1 . Report to AB Lim (via online reporting at www.ablim.com.sg, email, fax or phone) within 31 days from date of accident. 2 . Details on the insurance coverage; claim procedure and AB Lim’s contacts can be found together with the Claim form, downloadable here 3 . The required supporting documents are as follow: a. All ORIGINAL MEDICAL BILLS/RECEIPTS/ TAX INVOICES incurred for medical treatments and/or consultations. b. A Medical Report (obtained at the Claimant’s expense) must be furnished for claims exceeding S$1,000. c. For Motor-related Accidents, a copy of the Police Report is required. d.For Fatal cases, the following additional documents must be furnished: * Coroner’s Report * Birth Certificate * Death Certificate * Confirmation letter from the School 4 . Completed Claim form and all necessary supporting documents (as listed under item 3 above) in PDF or JPEG format are to be emailed to claims@ablim.com.sg. Kindly keep all the ORIGINAL documents for at least 6 months from the date of submission. They must be made readily available upon request. Alternatively,** send the completed Claim Form and all the necessary documents to AB Lim’s office by “REGISTERED POST”. (Please write down the Insured Person’s Name & “Hwa Chong Institution” on the envelope). 5 . There is no need for school to endorse on the Claim form. Note that the information on the brochure is to provide an outline of the coverage only and is not a policy document. The terms and conditions of the Insurer's policy document shall prevail at all times Any claim related query should be directed to AB Lim (Mr Philip Leow or Ms Stella Teo at 62722277).

(II) Group Overseas Travel Insurance


Insurer	Zurich Insurance Co Ltd
Insurance Broker	Mercer - Marsh
Coverage	24 hours coverage for all overseas school trips. Click here to download the Travel Insurance Benefit Summary. Note that this summary is to provide an outline of the coverage only and is not a policy document. The terms and conditions of the Insurer's policy document shall prevail at all times.
Claim Procedure	a. Insurance claims involving recovering of trip costs (eg airfare in the case of cancelled trip) for school’s subsidized trips are to be handled and submitted by the school if co-payments have been made by students. The school will submit an insurance claim for the affected group as the settlement is to be allocated between the students and the school. The teacher in charge is to contact Finance Department to arrange for the claim submission. b. Personal insurance claims such as medical expenses/benefits or baggage loss/damage (where 100% of the settlements are to be paid to the individual claimants) are be submitted directly by the claimants to the insurer via the its Claim Submission Portal, URL as follow: https://singapore.merimen.com/claims/index.cfm?fusebox=MTRCmt&fuseaction=client_portal&GCOID=200800 Steps: 1 . Read the “Checklist” to understand and obtain the required supporting documents 2 . Select “Submit a Claim”, and then “Travel (Policy No Starting with TTT, TAT or TZT)” 3 . Select “Claim Type” 4 . Input “Hwa Chong Institution” as Policyholder’s Name 5 . Input “TTT8000233SN” as Policy Number 6 . Enter Claimant’s Personal Information 7 . Enter Claim Information 8 . Upload Documents 9 . Confirm, declare and submit 10 . A Notification No. will be generated. Claimant will also receive an acknowledgement email sent to the email address entered at the Personal Information section Claimants can also check the claim status via Zurich’s Claim Submission Portal. Please refer to the Claim Portal User Guide here for the detail instructions. If encounter problem with the Claim Portal, please email to sg-support@merimen.com for technical support. For claim related queries on travel insurance claims, please email the queries to the broker’s Claim Team at EH&B@mercermarshbenefits.com, together with the settlement letter and/or the copy of the paid itemized invoice or any other supporting documents surrounding the claims (where applicable) so that the claim team can review and analyse the claim before providing advice.