Table 22
(Chapter 7: Education)
(a) Number of Educational and Training Institutions by Type
Type
Kindergarten(1)
Primary school
Day
Evening (2)
Secondary school
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Number of institutions
Academic year
2000/2001
2004/2005
2005/2006+
789
737
1 062
816
759
720
Day
486
519
524
Evening
39
51
47
Special education school (3)
74
66
63
Vocational Training Council
1
1
1
Approved post-secondary college (4)(5)
1
3
3
Other colleges (6)
Day
Evening
University Grants Committee-funded
institution
The Hong Kong Academy for
Performing Arts
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13
13
4
4
8
8
8
1
1
1
The Open University of Hong Kong
1
1
1
Construction Industry Training Authority
1
1
1
Clothing Industry Training Authority
1
1
1
Hospital Authority
1
1
1
The Prince Philip Dental Hospital
1
1
1
Institute offering adult education/
tutorial/vocational courses
Day
622
1 089
Day cum evening
163
Evening
523
943
966
424
815
Notes: (1) Figure for 2005/2006 includes kindergartens newly converted from child care centres upon
harmonisation of pre-primary services in September 2005.
(2) As from September 1999, no primary evening schools were in operation.
(3) Figures include special schools, practical schools and skills opportunity schools. Practical schools and skills opportunity schools are grouped into "Secondary school" after completion of full mainstreaming. Figures also include one special school under the English Schools Foundation.
(4) Approved post-secondary colleges refer to colleges registered under the Post Secondary Colleges
Ordinance.
(5) Chu Hai College of Higher Education has registered as an "Approved post-secondary college" since
July 2004,
(6) Other colleges refer to private schools which provide post-secondary courses, such as Hong Kong
Adventist College, Hong Kong Buddhist College, etc.
+
Provisional figures (as at February 2006) except those for kindergartens, primary, secondary and special education schools.