APPENDICES
APPENDIX 31
(Chapter 9: Education)
Number of Educational Institutions by Type
Number of institutions
As of September
Type
Kindergartens
1997
1998
1999
735
744
756#
Primary schools
Secondary schools
847
832
822#
503
507
519#
Special schools (1)
70
74
74#
Technical Institutes (2)
7
7
Technical Colleges
(2)
2
2
Institute of Vocational Education (2)
1
Approved post-secondary college
1
1
1#
Other colleges (3)
20
17
19#
UGC-funded institutions
8
8
8
The Hong Kong Academy for
Performing Arts
1
1
1
The Open University of Hong Kong (4)
1
I
1
Adult education institutions (5)
422
606 *
859#
Total
2 617
2 800*
3 061 #
Notes: (1) Include practical schools and skills opportunity schools.
(2) The Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education was formed in 1999. It is composed of nine campuses of which two are the
formerly Technical Colleges and seven are the formerly Technical Institutes.
(3) Other colleges are those private schools which provide post-secondary courses, such as Chu Hai College, Hong Kong Adventist
College and Hong Kong Buddhist College, etc.
(4) The Open University of Hong Kong was formerly known as "The Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong" before May 1997.
(5) Adult education institutions refer to government evening institutes and various private schools offering a variety of subjects including
commercial classes.
*
Revised figure.
#
Provisional figure.
499