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* Some 37 per cent of pupils holding subsidised S4 places in 1992-93 were offered subsidised S6 places two years later in 1994-95. This figure already exceeded the target provision of one public sector S6 place for every three public sector S4 places two years ago.

* In 1993-94, some 51 per cent of serving kindergarten teachers were trained,

compared with only 22 per cent 10 years ago in 1984-85.

* Also in 1993-94, some 75 per cent of serving teachers in secondary schools

were trained, compared with 58 per cent in 1984-85.

* The proportion of graduate teachers in secondary schools increased from 64 per cent in 1984-85 to nearly 73 per cent in 1993-94. Among these serving graduate teachers, some 69 per cent in 1993-94 were trained, compared with 53 per cent in 1984-85.

* The pupil-teacher ratio in secondary schools dropped from 25:1 in 1984-85 to 21:1 in 1993-94. For primary schools this ratio decreased from 27:1 in

1984-85 to 25:1 in 1993-94.

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On average, only 22 per cent of the teaching periods in junior secondary classes (apart from periods in subjects such as English, Chinese, Chinese History, Religious Education, practical and technical subjects) are conducted in the Chinese medium in 1994-95 and 1995-96.

Each year there are more than 2,000 reported cases of drop-out pupils leaving school without completing $3.

In 1993, nearly 900 youngsters under 16 years for every 100,000 population under 16 were arrested for various crimes, compared with 524 youngsters in 1982.

In 1993, among all the newly reported drug abusers, some 11.6 per cent were youngsters under 16 years of age. In 1985, this percentage was only 3.8 per cent.

The Education Department will update the set of indicators annually. New indicators will be developed whenever feasible and an abridged version of a report on the indicators will be prepared annually for public consumption.