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APPENDICES
APPENDIX 29
(Chapter 10: Education)
Pupil-teacher Ratios by Type of Educational Institution
As of October
Type
1993
1994
1995
Kindergartens (1)
15.2
14.5
14.3
Primary schools (2)
25.7
24.8
24.1
Secondary schools (2)
21.6
20.9
20.5
UGC-funded institutions (3)
11.9
11.6*
12.0
Notes: (1) Figures denote the ratios of half-day equivalent pupils to half-day equivalent teaching staff.
*
(2) Figures refer to day schools only, excluding schools operated under the English Schools Foundation and international schools. (3) Figures denote the ratios of full-time equivalent students to full-time equivalent teaching staff as of December.
Revised figure.
Source:
Education and Manpower Branch, Government Secretariat.