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(8) THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN ACED BETWEEN 10 AND 14 YEARS IN HONG KONG WHO WERE NOT ENROLLED IN A SCHOOL REGISTERED UNDER THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE THAT OFFERS A PRIMARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL COURSE WAS 26,000 IN SEPTEMBER 1973, 22,300 IN SEPTEMBER 1974 AND 25,100 IN SEPTEMBER 1975. INFORMATION IS NOT YET AVAILABLE IN

RESPECT OF SEPTEMBER 1976. THESE FIGURES EXCLUDE CHILDREN ENROLLED IN SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CLASSES, FOR WHICH AN AGE DISTRIBUTION IS NOT AVAILABLE, AND CHILDREN ENROLLED IN CERTAIN SPECIALIST TRADE SCHOOLS. NOR IS STATISTICAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE NUMBER OF HONG KONG CHILDREN EDUCATED ABROAD.

(9) THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN 10 AND 14 YEARS IN HONG KONG ENROLLED DURING THE DAY-TIME IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS, AIDED SCHOOLS AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AT SEPTEMBER 1973, SEPTEMBER 1974 AND SEPTEMBER 1975 WAS AS FOLLOWS. NO FIGURES ARE YET AVAILABLE

FOR SEPTEMBER 1976 AND IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN

''ASSISTED PRIVATE' AND 'OTHER' PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ENROLMENT FOR THE AGE-GROUP 10-13 (INCLUSIVE)

(SEPTEMBER 1973)

GRADE

GOVERNMENT

AIDED

PRIVATE

TOTAL

P.1

2

342

242

586

P.2

41

2,656

1,280

3,977

P.3

630

15,633

5,115

21,378

P.4

4,813

51,904

13,190

69,907

P.5

10,301

84,107

20,347

114,755

P.6

11,691

75,324

19,157

106,172

F.1

3,276

15,970

46,268

65,514

F.2

1,514

5,711

12,386

19,611

F.3

173

509

613

1,295

TOTAL

32,441

252,156

118,598

403,195

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