Breakdown of Bullying Incidents and Awareness of New Mandatory Bully-reporting Channels

50 Ms Elysa Chen asked the Minister for Education for each year from 2020 to date (a) what are the annual rates per 1,000 primary students for (i) reported bullying incidents with a breakdown by types (ii) counselling referrals (iii) prolonged absenteeism related to anxiety or school refusal and (iv) suicide‑risk referrals; and (b) how do these data inform resourcing to support student well-being.

51 Mr David Hoe asked the Minister for Education (a) what are the new mandatory bully-reporting channels that schools will provide under the enhanced framework for discipline; (b) whether the Ministry will standardise these across schools and ensure their age-appropriateness; (c) what is the Ministry's communication strategy to ensure students are cognisant of reporting channels; and (d) what are the safeguards in place to protect students who report bullying.

Mr Desmond Lee: These questions have been addressed as part of the oral reply to Question Nos 1 to 12 on 23 September 2025. Members may refer to the transcript for the reply. [Please refer to ​"Management of Bullying in Schools", Official Report, 23 September 2025, Vol 96, Issue 3, Oral Answers to Questions section.]