APPENDICES
APPENDIX 31
(Chapter 9: Education)
Number of Educational Institutions by Type
Number of institutions
As of September
Type
1996
1997
1998
Kindergartens
Primary schools
Secondary schools
Special schools (1)
734
735
744+
856
847
832+
498
503
507†
68
70
74+
Technical Institutes
7
7
7
Technical Colleges
2
2
2
Approved post-secondary college
1
I
1+
Other colleges (2)
16
20
17†
UGC-funded institutions (3)
8
8
8
The Hong Kong Academy for
Performing Arts
The Open University of Hong Kong (4)
Adult education institutions (5)
Total
1
I
1
1
1
1
411
422*
605+
2 603
2 617*
2 799†
Notes: (1) Include practical schools and skills opportunity schools.
(2) Other colleges are those private schools which provide post-secondary courses, such as Chu Hai College, Hong Kong Adventist
College and Hong Kong Buddhist College, etc.
(3) The Hong Kong Institute of Education was included within the purview of the University Grants Committee in 1996.
(4) The Open University of Hong Kong was formerly known as "The Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong" before May 1997.
(5) Adult education institutions refer to government evening institutes and various private schools offering a variety of subjects including
commercial classes.
**
+
Revised figure. Provisional figure.
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