Kindergarten and Child Care Centre Fee Remission Scheme Summary of Statistics 2005/ 2006 2006/ 2007 2007/ 2008 2008/ 2009 2009/2010 (as at 28.2.2010) No. of applications received 61 974 62 549 48 170 51 039 43 775 No. of applications processed 61 974 62 549 48 170 51 039 43 387 No. of successful applications 58 035 59 119 37 859 39 392 29 536 ½ fee remission 27 212 28 541 9 857 8 042 6 788 ¾ fee remission 19 919 19 483 13 591 11 327 9 473 Full fee remission 10 904 11 095 14 411 20 023 13 275 Fee remission ceiling    Note 1           Half day class $ 1,315 $ 1,379 $16,000 note4 $16,000 note4 $18,000 note4 Whole day class $ 2,298 $ 2,301 $25,400 note4 $25,400 note4 $29,300 note4 General maximum fee assistance level  Notes 2and 3           Group aged under 2 $ 4,676 $ 4,680 $ 4,680 $ 4,735 $ 4,735 Group aged 2-3 $ 2,689 $ 2,779 $ 2,992 $ 3,153 $ 3,183 Total amount of fee remitted $ 544.2m $ 630.3m $ 275.4m $ 309.7m $ 159.31m Note 1 Fee remission ceiling per student per month by making reference to the weighted average fee of non-profit making kindergartens provided by the Education Bureau Note 2 set by Social Welfare Department for child care centres on a per student per month basis Note 3 implemented with effect from 1 September 2005 Note 4 fee remission ceiling per student per annum