Recurrent Costs

3.21 By September 1979, if the target figures of places are fully achieved, there will be an enrolment in junior secondary forms of about 282,000 and in senior secondary forms of about 86,000, plus 12,960 places in Form VI. However, as 1979 will be the end of the transitional period, during which enrolments in schools will have been building up towards these target figures, all places in higher forms will not have been filled. By 1983, the enrolment pattern based on 100% of the 12-14 age group in junior secondary forms and 40% in senior secondary forms should be fully operative. Table III gives an estimate of recurrent costs for the four key years 1974, 1976, 1979 and 1983, based on mid-1974 costs.

TABLE III

Estimated Recurrent Costs of Secondary Education

(Showing progression towards 100% of the 12-14 age group in 3 year places, and 40% of the 15-16 age group in Forms IV & V)

September 1974

(a) Junior Secondary Forms

1.

Government

2.

Fully Aided

3.

Assisted Private

4.

Asymmetrical

5.

Prevocational

6.

Secondary Modern

7. Bought Places

Total:

Places

Costs $

10,000

26,960,000

44,040

77,730,600

33,367

24,524,745

960

3,360

705,600 5,009,760

3,860

5,299,780

64,320

47,275,200

159,907

187,505,685

Say

$187,506,000

(b) Senior Secondary Forms (incl. Form VI)

1.

Government

(1,770)

8,130

21,918,480

2. Fully Aided

(5,880)

34,760

61,351,400

3.

Assisted Private

11,718

8,612,730

4.

Bought Places

3,000

2,205,000

Total:

(7,650)

57,608

94,087,610

Grand total:

217,515

281,593,295

Estimated Central Admin. Costs:

16,940,000

Assuming Phase I of 36 Asst. Private Schools becoming fully aided (3 year conversion)

9,888,000

308,421,295

Say

$308,421,000

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