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CONFIDENTIAL

Senior Secondary Education

Form IV-V

(1 May 1982 to 31 July 1982)

Table C

1981-82

1932-83

1983-84

1984-85

1985-86

1986-87

1987-88

1988-89

1989-90

F.IV F.IV_V

F.IV F.I7-V

F.IV F.IV-V

F.IV F.IV_V

F.IV F. IV-V

F.IV F.IV-V

F.IV F.IV-V

F.IV F.IV-V

F. IV

P.IV-V

Population in the relevant age group (15 year old for F.IV and 15-16 for F.IV-V)

101400

209200

95200 196700

90300

185700

87400 177800

86800 174300

87500 174400

88400 176000

89000

177500

89000 178100

Planned Provision

(% of age group)

54545 86354 (53.8%)

54705 110069 56100 110805

(57.5%)

K62.1%)

56400 112455

(64.5%)

57600 114000 57800

(66.4%)

(65.1%)

115400 57680 115480 57600

(65.2%)

|(64.7%)

115280 57520 715120

(64.6%)

Notes: (1) The 1978 White Paper on the Development of Senior Secondary and Tertiary Education

stated the Government's intention to increase the number of subsidised school places for Form III leavers to about 57,000. This target was envisaged to provide for about 60% of the 15 year-old population in September 1981 and over 70% by September 1986. Nevertheless, the size of the 15 year-old in 1981 is estimated to be 98,500, an increase of 3,050 over the White Paper forecast.

(2)

These figures reflect the number of places arising from projects for which financial approval has been received. These include stage I-IV of the School Building Programme.

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