The Hong Kong Education System
Appendix N
Performance of Primary 6 Population in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination
Table 1: 1976 HKCE Examination
P.6 enrolment
in March 1971
1976 HKCE Form/Middle V
Candidates
No. with
No. with
Age Group
Enrolment (A)
Age
5 Es and
Group
above
(B)
3 Cs and above (c)
(B) + (A)
Percentages
Proportion Achieving
5 Es & above
Proportion Achieving
3 Cs & above (C) + (A)
10 &
801
15 &
55
23
6.9
2.9
below
below
11
7,953
16
2,240
1,052
28.2
13.2
12
32,818
17
10,335
4,125
31.5
12.6
13
32,030
18
8,036
2,149
25.1
6.7
14 &
19,643
19 &
4,590
592
23.4
3.0
above
above
Total
93,245
Total 25,256
7,941
27.1
8.5
P.6 enrolment
in March 1972
Table 2 : 1977 HKCE Examination
1977 HKCE Form/Middle V
Candidates
Percentages
No. with
No. with
Proportion
Age Group
Enrolment (A)
Age
5 Es and
3 Cs and
Achieving
Group
above
(B)
above (c)
Proportion Achieving
5 Es & above | 3 Cs & above
(B) + (A)
10 & below
846
15 &
46
24
5.4
(C) + (A)
2.8
below
11
12,121
16
3,536
1,813
29.2
15.0
222223223
12
36,911
17
11,306
8,242
30.6
9.1
13
33.795
18
9,307
27.5
14 &
20,323
19 &
5,932
29.2
above
above
Total
103,996
Total
30,127
10,079
29.0
9.7
* included under "17 year-old"