At least 15 students in Hong Kong are suspected to have died by suicide in the first five months of this year, according to the Post’s calculations, with the figure equivalent to about half of the total recorded in 2024.
The education minister is set to discuss student mental health and support measures at a Legislative Council panel meeting on Friday.
According to the Education Bureau’s figures, primary and secondary schools reported 11 suspected suicide cases between January and April.
The Post also counted four more cases in May after checking local media reports, bringing the tally up to at least 15 known incidents, or an average of three a month.
The bureau earlier said that a pattern observed over the past five years suggested the number of suicides was typically higher during the periods of May to July and September to November.
There were 28 student deaths by suicide in 2024, down from 32 in 2023. The figures for 2022 and 2021 were 25 each year.
