APPENDICES
Number of Students" by Type of Educational Institution and Mode of Study
As at beginning of academic year
Number of students
Type
Schools
Kindergartens Primary schools
Secondary schools
Special education (2)
Sub-total
The Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2002#
Full-timel Part-timel
Full-timel Part-timel
Full-timel Part-timel
Day
Evening
Day
Evening
Day
Evening
171 138
160 921
156 202
491 851
493 979
493 075
453 465
11 785
456 693
10 017
456 455
8 948
9 687
9 387
9 511
1 126 141
11 785
1 120 980
10 017
1 115 243
8 948
Craft level courses
1 640
10 941
1977
8 835
1 602
8 073
Technician level courses
8 019
14 286
12 808
12 941
14 208
10 893
Higher technician level courses (3)
10 101
9 794
7 494
9 679*
9 105
10 944
Sub-total
19 760
35 021
22 279
31 455*
24 915
29 910
Approved post-secondary colleges (4)
2 361
2 707
4 180
Other colleges (5)
3 620*
953*
4 193*
1 065*
2 284
979
UGC-funded institutions (6)
Sub-degree (7)
10 887
10 029
10 284
8 365*
13 966
5 857
Undergraduate (?)
44 031
3 436
44 241*
3 365*
45 114
3 312
Taught postgraduate
1 480
9 870
1 593*
9 662*
1 957
9 049
Research postgraduate
3 363
658
3 290*
672*
3 758
644
Sub-total
59 761
23.993
59 408*
22 064*
64 795
18 862
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts The Open University of Hong Kong (7)
Institutes offering adult education/tutorial/
vocational courses
704
712
64 293*
25 654
77 909*
25 722
738 116
26 807
Total
1 276 640
175 315
76 606*
1 286 885*
100 259*
190 582*
88 968
95 320
1 301 239
180 826
520
Notes: (1) Student numbers are in headcount.
(2) Figures include students of special classes in ordinary schools. (3) Figures include also students of unified Higher Diploma (higher technician level)/Diploma (technician level) courses for which students are enrolled in different subject groups. Each subject group has a common year one curriculum. Students will proceed to either a Diploma or a Higher Diploma course in year 2 based on their academic achievement in year 1.
(4) Approved post-secondary colleges refer to colleges registered under the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance. (5) Other colleges refer to private schools which provide post-secondary courses, such as Chu Hai College, Hong
Kong Adventist College, Hong Kong Buddhist College, etc.
(6) Figures refer to students attending University Grants Committee (UGC)-funded programmes as at December of
the year.
(7) Starting from 2001-2002, figures also include students attending accredited full-time self-financing post-
secondary programmes.
* Revised figure.
#
Provisional figures.
Not applicable.
Source: Education and Manpower Bureau, Government Secretariat.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 3150 8032)
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