The Education Bureau issued a circular today to all public sector schools and Direct Subsidy Scheme schools to announce the launch of the “AI for Empowering Learning & Teaching Funding Programme”.

The programme will support primary and secondary schools in utilising artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance learning and teaching.

In his 2025 Policy Address, the Chief Executive proposed to step up efforts to promote digital education in primary and secondary schools, and announced that the Education Bureau had set aside $2 billion from the Quality Education Fund to advance support measures put forward by the Steering Committee on Strategic Development of Digital Education.

Chairperson of the Steering Committee on Strategic Development of Digital Education and Under Secretary for Education Sze Chun-fai said: “Within the $2 billion earmarked under the Quality Education Fund, the Education Bureau allocates approximately $500 million to launch the three-year programme starting from this school year. Schools can flexibly utilise the funding to initiate and promote school-based programmes that use AI to empower education, catering for their specific circumstances and developmental needs.”

Successful school applicants will receive one-off funding of $500,000. These schools can then use the funding to purchase, subscribe to, or lease AI-powered devices and services that facilitate AI-assisted teaching, and to subsidise students’ participation in activities that enhance their AI literacy and skills.

Applications will be accepted from today. Generally, schools will receive block funding of $500,000 on or before June 30 next year. They can use the funding from the 2025-26 school year to the 2027-28 school year, until August 31, 2028.