Appendices ❘ 471
(b) Student Enrolment (1) by Level of Education
Thousands
School/Academic year
Level of education
Kindergarten(2)(3)
Primary(3)
Secondary(3X4)
Post-secondary(5)
2002/2003
143.8
487.5
487.2
169.6
2006/2007
2007/2008#
140.8
138.4
414.5
389.9
505.0
507.2
184.5
188.3
Notes: Figures refer to the beginning of the respective school/academic years. The beginning and ending months of a school/academic year may vary among different educational and training institutions. (1) Figures cover both full-time and part-time students attending long programmes lasting for at least one school/academic year. Figures do not include students attending institutes offering adult education/tutorial/vocational courses.
Source:
(2) Figures from 2005/2006 onwards include pupils attending kindergarten classes (i.e. nursery, lower and upper classes) in kindergarten-cum-child care centres upon harmonisation of pre-primary services in September 2005. Accordingly, they are not directly comparable to figures for earlier years. (3) Figures include students in special schools.
(4) Apart from day schools and special schools, figures also cover students attending evening schools,
craft level courses, and programmes of the Project Yi Jin.
(5) Figures include students attending post-secondary courses at the levels of associate degree, higher diploma, professional diploma or equivalent, and bachelor degree or above offered by universities and colleges.
Education Bureau, Government Secretariat. (Enquiry Telephone No.: 2892 6363)