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The Hong Kong Education System

Appendix J

Education Department Adult Education Provision

Enrolment Statistics: 30th Sept., 1930

Remarks

Length

Evenings Hours

Fees

Entrance Requirements

Name of Course

of Course

(Years)

per week

per evening

per year

*

per instalment

Ko. of No. of Centres Classes

No. of students

K

F

TOTAL

1. Evening School of Higher

Chinese Studies (regular course)

3

5

2

800

80

t

HKCE

& Interview

1

8

147

172

Short Courses

1

2

100(per course)

2. Teachers' Courses

1,2 or 3

1 or 2

2.

210

70, 70, 70

For practising teachers only

13

80

243

2017

:

2260

Leading to a Diploma 319 issued by the Education

Department.

3. English Course

9

2

3

1호 -

21

100

200

30

70

Beginners: NIL

Elementary/Intermediate:

18

214

3616

4570

Entrance examination Serior: Pass in HKCE

Eng. Larg./Interview Age 18 for all levels

Several

different

courses (Art, Music, Physical Education,

English, Kaths etc.)

F.3

8186 Beginners/Elementary

equivalent to P.4 Intermediate : equivalent to F.4-F.5, leading to EXCE

Senior: equivalent to Lower F.6

4. Secondary School Counse

(English & Chinese

Sections)

5

2×

Free

Normal school age

12

130

1742

3076

4818

(Yr.1

students only

Entrance

Leading to HKCE

Yr.3)

exam./interview

310

31

(Yr.4

Yr.6)

5. Middle School Course

for Adults

6. Young People's Course

5

22

310

31

Age 18+ Entrance exam.

6

77

1207

1846

3053 Leading to KKCE

5

2-2

Free

Free

Normal school age students

19

76

913

1525

2438 Leading to a Certificate

issued by the Education Department

7. Adult Education Courses

(Practical)

+

2

2

70 - 270

35 - 135

Age 18 +

30

76

142

1393

1535 Subjects include Sewing

& Knitting, Cookery, Woodwork

8. Adult Education Course

3

2

Free

Free

Age 18 +

21

60

(General)

879

629

1508 Primary education (P.3 - P.6)

9. Police General Education Course jointly organized by the Royal H. K. Police Force and the Adult Education Section

10. Adult Education and

Recreation Centres

4

2

Free

Sub-total :

Free

Age 18 +

a 10-month course exclusively for junior Police Officers.

120

721

15

8889 15228

24117

3141

5419

8560# Over 200 types of culture

al, eduâational, social & sports activities; library

reading room etc.

TOTAL :

135

12,030

20,647 32,677

# The number of active members from September 1979 to July 1980 is 22,080.