CONFIDENTIAL
Provision of Junior Secondary Places for All
(1 February 1982 to 30 April 1982)
Table B
FCO Tabular Progress Report
School year
starting in September
Demand: Based on the estimated
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85
1985-86
1936-37
1997-83
1988-89
1939-90
F.I
F.I-III F.I
F.I-III F.I
F.I-III F.I
F.I-III F.I
F.1-111 F.I
F.I-III F.I
F.I-III F.I
F.I-III F.1
F.I-III
Number of P.6 leavers and F.I repeaters
88670 262977
86425
261340 86165 254995 88030 255105 88615
257845 89420 261640 87560 261465 85765 258685 85580 255395
Supply
(1)
Places in existing Govt/ Aided schools and in
43280
129120
48440
134640 51360
142880
54760
154520 56600
162480 56760
168000
56840 170200 56880
170480
56760
170480
existing projects
(2)
Bought places in existing
private NFM schools to be converted to aided schools in September 1982
14878
46400
13480
46555
13440
42445
13440
40360 13440
40320 13440 40320 13440 40320 13440 40320 13440 40320
(3) Bought places in existing
NPM schools not to be converted to aided schools
(4) Bought places in private independent schools (Classification A)
4553
13285
4545
14130
4545
13860
4545
13635
4545
13635 4545 13635 4545
13635
4545
-13635 4545
13635
10290
25870 11400
20370 11400 29995 11400
30895 11400
30895 11400
30895
11400
30895 10900 30395 10835 29880
(5) Bought places in private independent schools (Classification 3 & C)
15669 48302
8560
37645 5420
25815 3885 15695 2630 10515 3275 8790 1335
6415
3855
1080
Total
(% of demand)
88670 262977 86425
(100%) (1005) (100%)
261740 86155 254995 88030 255105 88615
(100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%)
257845 89420 261640 87560 (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%)
261465 85765
(100%) (100%)
85580 258685
(100%) (100%)
255395 (100%)
Notes:
(1)
(2)
(3)
The 1974 White Paper on Secondary Education in Hong Kong over the Next Decade stated the Government's objective to make available, by 1979, subsidised education for every child for nine years, i.e. six years in a primary school followed by three years in a secondary school. To achieve the policy, a rapid expansion in the number of subsidised places available was essential. Given the tight schedule, temporary measures, including bought places in private independent schools of acceptable standards, has been adopted. A further stage of building programme is being considered.
These figures reflect the number of school places arising from projects for which financial approval has been received. There include stares I-IV of the School Building Programmes. The demand figures have taken into account the impact of the current and likely trends in Immigration (based on the 1979 Population Projection which assumed that the level of the legal and illegal immigration from China will taper off in 1981).
The objective is to confine the bought places scheme to all those private non-profit-making schools and private independent schools housed in proper school buildings whose standards are found to be suitable (i.e. Classification A). Bought places in the less satisfactory private independent schools (i.e. Classification 3 & C) will be phased out.
CONFIDENTRO