APPENDICES
Number of Students" by Type of Educational Institution and Mode of Study
Number of students
1998
As of September
1999
2000#
Full-time! Part-timel
Full-time! Part-timel
Full-timel Part-timel
Type (2)
Day
Evening
Day
Evening
Day
Evening
Schools
Kindergartens
175 073
171 138
Primary
476 802
Secondary
455 872
342 12 095
Special education (3)
9 667
491 851 453 465 9 687
160 921 493 979
11 785
456 693
10 017
9 387
Sub-total
1 117 414
12 437
1 126 141
11 785
1 120 980
10 017
The Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (4)
Craft level courses (5)
5 043
14 850
1 640
10 941*
1 977
Technician level courses (5)
10 161
17 693
8 019*
14 286*
12 808
8 835 12 941
Higher technician/Technician level courses (6) Higher technician level courses (5)
6 298
5 520
9 454
3 803*
9 794*
7.494
9 678
Sub-total
20 724
41 997
19 760*
35 021*
22 279
31 454
Approved post-secondary college
2 346
Other colleges (7)
3 084
1 219
2 361 3 632*
2.707
991
4 203
1 098
UGC-funded institutions
Sub-degree
11 081
10 835
10 887
10 029*
10 284
8 362
Undergraduate
43 885
3 759
44 031*
3 436*
44.191
3 387
Taught postgraduate
1 374*
9 729*
1 480*
9 870*
1 603
9 531
Research postgraduate
3 188*
687*
3 363*
658*
3 401
664
Sub-total
59 528
25 010
59 761*
23 993*
59 479
21 944
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
748
704
712
The Open University of Hong Kong
Adult education institutions (8)
Total
48 905
1 252 749
24 318 76 724
181 705
64 281*
1 276 640*
25 654 77 871*
175 315*
76 910
25 722 99 996
1 287 270
190 231
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 former Technical Colleges and seven are the former Technical Institutes. Figures before 1999 refer to the number of students in the former 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 Collège, etc.
(8) 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)
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