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APPENDICES
Number of Students by Type of Educational Institution (1)
Type
Schools
Kindergartens
Primary
Secondary
Special education (2)
Sub-total
Technical Institutes (3)
1995
As of September
1996
1997
Full-timel Part-timel Day Evening
Full-timel Part-time! Day Evening
Full-timel Part-time!
Day
Evening
180 317
180 771
177 462+
467 718
466 507
461 812+
459 845
11 152
465 658
11 950
459 453+
98† 10 871†
8 476
8 697
8 956+
1 116 356
11 152
1 121 633
11 950
1 107 683† 10 969†
Craft level courses
5 659
16 493
Technician level courses
8 313
17 956
5 616
8 531
16 192*
18 493
5 206
16 033
8 595
19 073
Sub-total
13 972
34 449
14 147
34 685*
13 801
35 106
Technical Colleges
4 900
8 061
5 141
8 671*
5 269
9 065
Hong Kong Institute of Education (4)
3.003
5 649
Approved post-secondary college
2 600
2 434
Other colleges (5)
1 994
1 021
2 213
848
2 383+ 2 281+
969†
UGC-funded institutions (6)
Sub-degree
7 117
7 768*
10 701*
12 165*
10 841†
11 868+
First degree
42 824
4 627
Postgraduate
Sub-total
The Open University of Hong Kong
3 569*
9 652
44 302*
4 021*
4 223*
44 090†
10 138*
4 646†
4 134+ 10 536†
53 510*
22 047*
59 024*
26 526*
59 577† 26 538†
(7)
20 085
20 451
Adult education institutions (8)
Total
32.590
59 547
33 359
59 211
22 904 36 588† 62 948†
1 228 925*
162 011*
1 237 951*
162 342*
1 227 582+ 168 499†
Notes: (1) Figures for approved post-secondary college, other colleges, Hong Kong Institute of Education and the Open University of Hong Kong are as of October of the year. Figures for Technical Institutes and Technical Colleges are as of November of the year and include Block Release Courses. Figures for UGC-funded institutions are as of December of the year.
(2) Include enrolment of special classes in ordinary schools.
(3) Craft level course is post-secondary 3 course while technician level course is post-secondary 5 course.
(4) The Hong Kong Institute of Education was included within the purview of the University Grants Committee in 1996.
(5) Other colleges are those private schools which provide post-secondary courses, such as Far East College of Hong Kong, Chu Hai
College, Hong Kong Adventist College and Hong Kong Buddhist College, etc.
(6) Figures for Hong Kong Institute of Education have been included since 1996.
(7) The Open University of Hong Kong was formerly known as 'The Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong' before May 1997.
(8) Adult education institutions refer to courses in Government evening institutes, the Evening School of Higher Chinese Studies and
various private schools offering a variety of subjects including commercial courses.
* Revised figure.
+
Provisional figure.
Source: Education and Manpower Bureau, Government Secretariat.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2810 2619)