The Hong Kong Education System
Appendix J
Education Department Adult Education Provision
Enrolment Statistics: 30th Sept., 1930
Remarks
Length
Evenings Hours
Fees
Entrance Requirements
Name of Course
of Course
(Years)
per week
per evening
per year
*
per instalment
Ko. of No. of Centres Classes
No. of students
K
F
TOTAL
1. Evening School of Higher
Chinese Studies (regular course)
3
5
2
800
80
t
HKCE
& Interview
1
8
147
172
Short Courses
1
2
100(per course)
2. Teachers' Courses
1,2 or 3
1 or 2
2.
210
70, 70, 70
For practising teachers only
13
80
243
2017
:
2260
Leading to a Diploma 319 issued by the Education
Department.
3. English Course
9
2
3
1호 -
21
100
200
30
70
Beginners: NIL
Elementary/Intermediate:
18
214
3616
4570
Entrance examination Serior: Pass in HKCE
Eng. Larg./Interview Age 18 for all levels
Several
different
courses (Art, Music, Physical Education,
English, Kaths etc.)
F.3
8186 Beginners/Elementary
equivalent to P.4 Intermediate : equivalent to F.4-F.5, leading to EXCE
Senior: equivalent to Lower F.6
4. Secondary School Counse
(English & Chinese
Sections)
5
2×
Free
Normal school age
12
130
1742
3076
4818
(Yr.1
students only
Entrance
Leading to HKCE
Yr.3)
exam./interview
310
31
(Yr.4
Yr.6)
5. Middle School Course
for Adults
6. Young People's Course
5
22
310
31
Age 18+ Entrance exam.
6
77
1207
1846
3053 Leading to KKCE
5
2-2
Free
Free
Normal school age students
19
76
913
1525
2438 Leading to a Certificate
issued by the Education Department
7. Adult Education Courses
(Practical)
+
2
2
70 - 270
35 - 135
Age 18 +
30
76
142
1393
1535 Subjects include Sewing
& Knitting, Cookery, Woodwork
8. Adult Education Course
3
2
Free
Free
Age 18 +
21
60
(General)
879
629
1508 Primary education (P.3 - P.6)
9. Police General Education Course jointly organized by the Royal H. K. Police Force and the Adult Education Section
10. Adult Education and
Recreation Centres
4
2
Free
Sub-total :
Free
Age 18 +
a 10-month course exclusively for junior Police Officers.
120
721
15
8889 15228
24117
3141
5419
8560# Over 200 types of culture
al, eduâational, social & sports activities; library
reading room etc.
TOTAL :
135
12,030
20,647 32,677
# The number of active members from September 1979 to July 1980 is 22,080.