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Provision of Junior Secondary Places for All

(1 November 1981 to 31 January 1982)

Table B

FCO Tabular Progress Report

1981-82

1982-83

1983-84

1984-85

1985-86

1986-87

1987-88

1988-89

1989-90

School year

starting in September

Demand: Based on the estimated

F.I

F.I-III

F.I

F.I-III F.I F.I-III F.I

F.I-III F.I

F.I-III F.I

F.I-III F.I

F.I-III F.I

F.I-III F.I

F.I-III

V

Number of P.6 leavers

88670 262977

86425

261340 36165 254995 83030 255135 88615 258035

89420

261875

87560 261420 85765 258685

85580

255395

and F.I repeaters

Supply

(1) Places in existing Govt/

Aided schools and in

43280 129120

48440

134640 51640 143160

56120 156160 56360 163880

56760

169120

56840 169960 56880 170480 56760 170480

existing projects

(2)

Bought places in existing private NFM schools to be converted to aided schools in September 1982

14878

46400

234480

46555 13440 42445

13440

40360

13440 40320 13440 40320 13440 40320

13440 40320 13440 40320

(3)

Bought places in existing

NPM schools not to be converted to aided schools

4553

13285

4545

14130

4545

13860

4545

13635

4545

13635 4545 13635

4545

13635

4545

-13635

4545

13635

(4) Bought places in private

independent schools

10290

25870 11400

28370 11400

29995 11400 30895 11400 30395 11400

30895 11400 30895

10900

30395 10835

29880

(Classification A)

(5)

Bought places in private

independent schools

15669

48302

8500

37645

5140 25535

2525 14085 2870

9305 3275

7905

1335

6610

3855

1080

(Classification 3 & C)

Total

88570

(% of demand)

(100%)

262977 86425 261340 86165 254995 88030 255135 99615 258035 89420

(1003) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%) (100%)

261875 87560

(100%) (100%)

261420 85765 258685 85580

(100%) (100%) (100%) (100%)

255395

(100%)

Notes: (1)

(2)

(3)

The 1974 White Paper on Secondary Education in Hong Kong over the Next Decade stated the Government's objective to make available, by 1979, subsidised education for every child for nine years, i.e. six years in a primary school followed by three years in a secondary school. To achieve the policy, a rapid expansion in the number of subsidised places available was essential. Given the tight schedule, temporary measures, including bought places in private independent schools of acceptable standards, has been adopted. A further stage of building programme is being considera.

These figures reflect the number of school places arising from projects for which financial approval has been received. There include stares I-IV of the School Building Programmes. The demand figures have taken into account the impact of the current and likely trends in immigration (based on the 1979 Population Projection which assured that the level of the legal and illegal immigration from China will taper off in "98-).

The objective is to confine the bought places scheme to all those private non-profit-making schools and private independent schools housed in proper school buildings whose standards are found to be suitable (i.e. Classification A). Bought places in the less satisfactory private independent schools (i.e. Classification B & C) will be phased out.

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