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Grantham Scholarships Fund vs "F. O. C. U. S." (Focus On Children's Understanding In School)
Key details
- Effective date
- 8 December 1958
- 6 September 1998
About
- Description
- The Fund has been established since 1955 and provides maintenance grants to students who are in financial need as assessed under a means test and are pursuing full-time courses at one of the following institutions: a. Secondary 4 / Senior Secondary 1 to Secondary 6 / Senior Secondary 3 courses of the secondary day schools approved by the Education Bureau; or b. Certain courses of the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education and Youth College under the auspice of the Vocational Training Council.
- For over 25 years FOCUS has been a trusted resource for Hong Kong parents, educators and medical professionals seeking to learn how to better support the academic and social lives of children with mainstream learning differences. FOCUS aims to improve educational and life outcomes of children with AD/HD and SpLD by expanding understanding and raising awareness of what it means to have a mind that learns differently Our mission is is to improve the education of mainstream students who are challenged by Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) by providing accurate evidence-based information, practical strategies and support to parents and professionals in education and healthcare and by improving understanding of how learning differences impact youth both emotionally and academically.
Contact
- Address
- 34/F., Wu Chung House, 213 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong
- Rm 617, 6/F, One Island South, 2 Heung Yip Rd, Wong Chuk Hang, HK
Status
- Subvented
- No
- No
- IRD verified
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- —
- Subsidiary
- No
- No
- Crowdfunding
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- —
Categories
Target beneficiaries
Governance & transparency
- Directors
- Ken Wing-sing TSOI,Ginny MAN,Leung Kuk PO,Ching-nam MA,Daisy Chiu-fung HO,Nancy Mei-hou CHAN WOO,Cheung-ki CHIU,Anthony Ling-cheong CHIU,Gigi Ching-chi WONG
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- Annual report on website
- No
- No
- Financial audits on website
- Yes
- No
- Board of directors on website
- No
- Yes
Sustainable Development Goals
- SDGs
- SDG4: Quality Education
- SDG4: Quality Education
Social links
Documents & video
- Video intro
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Organisation structure
- Structure
- Statutory body incorporated under a specific Ordinance
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Disclaimer
Information is based on publicly available data and may not reflect recent changes.
This comparison is not a legal or professional audit.
