CONFIDENTIAL
Provision of Junior Secondary Places for All
(1 November 1981 to 31 January 1982)
Table B
FCO Tabular Progress Report
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85
1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
School year
starting in September
Demand: Based on the estimated
F.I
F.I-III
F.I
F.I-III F.I F.I-III F.I
F.I-III F.I
F.I-III F.I
F.I-III F.I
F.I-III F.I
F.I-III F.I
F.I-III
V
Number of P.6 leavers
88670 262977
86425
261340 36165 254995 83030 255135 88615 258035
89420
261875
87560 261420 85765 258685
85580
255395
and F.I repeaters
Supply
(1) Places in existing Govt/
Aided schools and in
43280 129120
48440
134640 51640 143160
56120 156160 56360 163880
56760
169120
56840 169960 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
234480
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
4553
13285
4545
14130
4545
13860
4545
13635
4545
13635 4545 13635
4545
13635
4545
-13635
4545
13635
(4) Bought places in private
independent schools
10290
25870 11400
28370 11400
29995 11400 30895 11400 30395 11400
30895 11400 30895
10900
30395 10835
29880
(Classification A)
(5)
Bought places in private
independent schools
15669
48302
8500
37645
5140 25535
2525 14085 2870
9305 3275
7905
1335
6610
3855
1080
(Classification 3 & C)
Total
88570
(% of demand)
(100%)
262977 86425 261340 86165 254995 88030 255135 99615 258035 89420
(1003) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%)
261875 87560
(100%) (100%)
261420 85765 258685 85580
(100%) (100%) (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 considera.
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 assured that the level of the legal and illegal immigration from China will taper off in "98-).
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 B & C) will be phased out.
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