English Schools Foundation
Introduction


The **English Schools Foundation** (**ESF**) is an organisation that runs 22 [international schools](/wiki/International_school "International school") in [Hong Kong](/wiki/Hong_Kong "Hong Kong"). It is Hong Kong's largest English\-medium organisation of international schools. It was founded in 1967 with the passage of the English Schools Foundation Ordinance.

In addition to tuition fees, the foundation receives an ongoing subsidy from the [Hong Kong Government](/wiki/Hong_Kong_Government "Hong Kong Government"),  The schools also receive donations from their [parent–teacher associations](/wiki/Parent%E2%80%93teacher_association "Parent–teacher association"). 


How many international schools does ESF run in Hong Kong?