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APPENDICES
Number of Students" by Type of Educational Institution and Mode of Study
Number of students
As of September
1997
1998
1999#
Full-time! Part-time!
Full-timel Part-timel
Full-timel Part-timel
Type (2)
Day
Evening
Day
Evening
Day
Evening
Schools
Primary
Kindergartens
177 462
175 073
171 138
461 911
98
476 802*
342
491 851
Secondary
458 118
10 871
455 872*
12 095
453 465
11 785
Special education (3)
8 956
9 667
9 687
Sub-total
I 106 447
10 969
1 117 414*
12 437
1 126 141
11 785
Institute of Vocational Education (4)
Craft level courses (5)
5 206
16 033
5 043
14 850
1 640
10 869
Technician level courses (5)
8 595
19 073
10 161
17 693
7 890
13 794
Higher technician/Technician level courses (6) Higher technician level courses (5)
6 298
5 265
9 179
5 520*
9 454*
3 534
9 730
Sub-total
19 066
44 285
20 724*
41 997*
19 362
34 393
Approved post-secondary college
2 383
Other colleges (7)
2 281
969
2346 3 084
2 361
1 219
3 633
991
UGC-funded institutions
Sub-degree
11 220
11 758
11 081*
10 835*
10 887
10 085
First degree
44 225
4 120
43 885*
3 759*
43 934
3411
Postgraduate
4 342
10 537
4 562*
10416*
4 944
10 579
Sub-total
59 787
26 415
59 528*
25 010*
59 765
24 075
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts The Open University of Hong Kong (8) Adult education institutions (9)
697
748
704
36 588
Total
1 227 249
22 904 62 948
168 490
48 905
24 318 76 724*
25 654
64 230
65 798
1 252 749*
181 705*
1 276 196
162 696
Notes: (1) Student numbers are in headcount.
(2) Figures for approved post-secondary college, other colleges, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and the Open University of Hong Kong are as of October of the year. Figures for Institute of Vocational Education are as of November of the year and include figures for block release courses. Figures for UGC-funded institutions are as of December of the year.
(3) It includes enrolment of special classes in ordinary schools.
(4) 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. Figures before 1999 refer to numbers of students in formerly Technical Colleges and Technical Institutes.
(5) While craft level courses are post-secondary 3 course, technician level and higher technician level courses are
post-secondary 5 courses.
(6) Students in this course category are enrolled in different subject groups. Each subject group has a common year one curriculum. Students will proceed to either a Diploma (technician level) or a Higher Diploma (higher technician level) course in year 2`based on their academic achievement in year 1.
(7) 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.
(8) The Open University of Hong Kong was formerly known as "The Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong" before
May 1997.
(9) Adult education institutions refer to government evening institutes and various private schools offering a variety
of subjects including commercial classes.
*
#
Revised figure.
Provisional figures.
Not applicable.
Source: Education and Manpower Bureau, Government Secretariat.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2810 2617)