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EDUCATION

SECONDARY EDUCATION

There are four types of secondary schools: Anglo-Chinese grammar schools, Chinese middle schools, secondary technical schools and secondary modern schools. The 188 Anglo-Chinese grammar schools have 124,449 pupils. They offer a five-year course in the usual academic subjects leading to the Hong Kong English School Certificate Examination. Instruction is in English and Chinese is taught as a second language. This type of secondary education is in demand because a good knowledge of spoken and written English is desirable for entry to the professions, government service and commerce. Successful school certificate candidates may enter the sixth form for two years to prepare themselves for entrance to the University of Hong Kong or to the Chinese University of Hong Kong. They may also study for the GCE (University of London), at both ordinary and advanced levels. In addition there are 29,034 pupils attending tutorial or evening classes where in- struction in secondary level subjects, mainly English language, is offered.

The 117 Chinese middle schools accommodate 48,501 pupils and offer a five-year course in the usual academic subjects leading to the Hong Kong Chinese School Certificate Examination. In- struction is in Chinese and English is taught as a second language. For those who pass the Hong Kong Chinese School Certificate Examination, higher education is available at the teacher training colleges and the Technical College. In addition, a number of Chinese middle schools offer a one-year sixth form matriculation course to prepare students for entrance to the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Nine secondary technical schools give a five-year course in English with Chinese taught as a second language. Six of the schools are government, two are subsidized and one is private, their total enrolment being 6,047. Like the Anglo-Chinese grammar schools they prepare their pupils for the English School Certificate Examina- tion and suitable candidates can continue their studies either in Form VI or at the Technical College. Three subsidized secondary modern schools with an enrolment of 2,146 offer a three-year secondary course with a practical bias. In addition, there are 30 pri- vate and three subsidized secondary schools, with a total enrolment