NET Scheme - NET Appointment Matters in Aided Schools

Appointment and Re-appointment

Circular

Education Bureau Circular No. 8/2025 on "Enhancement Measures for the Native-speaking English Teacher (NET) Scheme"

Point-to-note (for the 2025/26 school year)

Retaining a NET Post

Appointment and Re-appointment of Native-speaking English Teacher (NET) under the NET Scheme

[Primary Schools] [Secondary Schools]

Receiving the NET Grant

Receiving the Native-speaking English Teacher (NET) Grant

[Primary/Secondary Schools]

Forms (for the 2025/26 school year)

Form	Details / Remarks	Deadline for Submission
Option Form	*Opting for retaining a NET Post or receiving a NET Grant* To be completed by all eligible aided schools (including special schools) and caput schools every school year [Primary/Secondary Schools]	30 June 2025
Form A	*Reply Proforma on Appointment of NETs* To be completed by all eligible aided schools (including special schools) and caput schools under the NET Scheme in the current school year. Schools should discuss the performance with their NETs and reflect it in Form A. [Primary Schools] [Secondary Schools]	30 June 2025
Form B	*Application of Serving NETs for New Appointment on Completion of Contract* To be completed by serving NETs who have been recruited through EDB recruitment boards and whose contracts will NOT be renewed upon expiry at the end of the current school year. [Primary Schools] [Secondary Schools]	30 June 2025
Form C	*Personal Particulars of NETs Recruited Directly by Schools opting to retain the NET post* To be completed by both the schools concerned and the new NETs before signing any contracts in the coming school year. [Primary Schools] [Secondary Schools]	Before a contract is signed between the school and NET
School Plan	*Annual* *Plan on the Use of the NET Grant* To be completed by schools receiving the NET Grant in the 2025/26 school year and onwards annually at the beginning of the school year. [Primary/Secondary Schools]	to be uploaded onto the school homepage by 30 November 2025
School Report	*Annual Report on the Use of the NET Grant* To be completed by schools receiving the NET Grant in the 2025/26 school year and onwards annually upon completion of the school year. [Primary/Secondary Schools]	to be uploaded onto the school homepage by 30 November 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Letter of Appointment

Please refer to EDB Circular Nos. 7/2013 (NET Scheme in Primary Schools) and 8/2013 (Enhanced NET Scheme in Secondary Schools) on "Letter of Appointment" for details.

Attachment C - Reply Proforma of Teachers Employed under the NET Scheme in Primary Schools / the Enhanced NET Scheme in Secondary Schools
[Primary Schools] [Secondary Schools] Online Form

Specimens

Letter offering Appointment
[Primary Schools] [Secondary Schools]

Sample Memorandum on the Terms and Conditions of Service for Appointment as Teachers under the NET Scheme in Primary Schools / the Enhanced NET Scheme in Secondary Schools (applicable to 2025/26 school year)
[Primary Schools] [Secondary Schools]

Letter of Acceptance
[Primary Schools] [Secondary Schools]

Extension of Service of NETs Beyond the Retirement Age (applicable to 2025/26 school year)
[Primary/Secondary Schools]

Extension of Contract Period of NETs (updated on 14 June 2016)
[Primary Schools] [Secondary Schools]

Employment Visa

Information on Application for Employment Visa

Recruitment Subsidy

A recruitment subsidy is provided for schools having opted to recruit NET directly. The maximum level of the subsidy is HK$8,000 per NET successfully recruited. For schools having conducted a recruitment exercise but are unable to recruit a suitable NET, the subsidy is capped at HK$4,000 per NET post. For details, please refer to:

Information sheet on Recruitment Subsidy

Application form for Recruitment Subsidy

Teacher Registration

Section 42 of the Education Ordinance stipulates that any person who teaches in a school has to be either a registered teacher (RT) or a permitted teacher (PT). Schools should ensure that their NETs have applied to be RTs or have applied for teaching permits for them prior to their assumption of duties. To obtain teacher registration application forms, please click here.

Others

General appointment matters
Appointment of Temporary NET
[Primary Schools] [Secondary Schools]

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