Table V.
Average Attendance in all Government and Grant Schools, and total enrolment in Private Schools and the Technical Institute, which was opened in 1908.
Note. The figures prior to 1913 are not very trustworthy, as there was no right of entry into private schools until that year.
The figures for the New Territories were included in 1913 for the first time.
The University and Police School were not included.
English Schools :- Red.
Vernacular Schools :- Black.
1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 6,786 8,140 10,327 9,863 6,100 6,442 6,065 5,732 5,527 5,382 5,230 5,120 5,096 4,580 4,540 4,130 18,916 12,092 11,919 13,230 13,461 16,582 16,641 9,145 8,962 8,474 7,873 7,764 7,462 23,610 11,672 25,484 18,78025,000
21,000
28,000
22,000
21,000
20,000
19,000
18,000
17,000
16,000
16,000
14,000
13,000
12,989
12,000
11,000
10,000
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,900
3,375
3,213
3,680
3,970
4,490
4,630
4,610
4,660
4,130
4,540
4,580
5,096
5,120
5,230
5,382
5,527
5,732
6,065
6,442
6,100
9,863
10,327
8,140
6,786