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Understanding your needs

Most parents see paying for education as a good financial support they can offer their children. They also believe that this is a good investment they can make for their children.

Education - Understanding your needs

What will a good education cost?

  • To give your children a start in life and get them on road to successful careers, you need to work hard to choose good schools for them
  • Extra-curricular activities are very important in helping your children keep up with fast evolving social trends. The extra skills they offer can be beneficial in school applications

A good investment

  • Parents shoulder most of the financial responsibility with the majority 84%1 funding their child’s education
  • 79% of parents start making financial decisions about their child’s education before they reach primary school1
  • 48% of parents fund their child's education from their general savings/investments/ insurance, 77% on their day-to-day incomes1

 

1Source: 2016 HSBC The Value of Education Report

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