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APPENDICES
Number of Students" by Type of Educational Institution and Mode of Study
As of September
Number of students
1996
Full-timel Part-time!
1997
1998
Full-time! Part-time!
Full-time! Part-timel
Type
(2)
Schools
Kindergartens
Day
Evening
Day
Evening
Day
Evening
180 771
177 462
175 073†
Primary
Secondary
Special education (3)
Sub-total
466 507
461 911
98
476 682+
342+
465 658
11 950
458 118
10 871
455 392+
12 095†
8 697
8 956
9 667+
1 121 633
11 950
1 106 447
10 969
1 116 814+
12 437†
Technical Institutes (4)
Craft level courses (5)
5 616
16 192
5 206
16 033
5 043+
14 850+
Technician level courses (5)
8 531
18 493
8 595
19 073
10 161†
17 693†
Technical Colleges
5 141
8 731*
5 265*
9 179*
5 522†
9 460†
Sub-total
19 288
43 416
19 066
44 285
20 726†
42 003+
Approved post-secondary college
2 434
2 383
2 346†
Other colleges (6)
2 213
848
2 281
969
3 084†
1 219+
UGC-funded institutions (7)
Sub-degree
10 701
12 165
11 220
11 758
10 994+
10 884†
First degree
44 302
4 223
44 225
4 120
43 787+
3 730†
Postgraduate
4 021
10 138
4 342
10 537
5 160†
10 261†
Sub-total
59 024
26 526
59 787
26 415
59 941†
24 875+
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
638
697
748
The Open University of Hong Kong (8) Adult education institutions (9)
Total
33 359
20 451 59 211
36 588
22 904 62 948
48 905+
24 318 65 013†
1 238 589
162 402*
1 227 249*
168 490*
1 252 564†
169 865+
Notes: (1) Student numbers are in headcount.
Source:
(2) Figures for approved post-secondary college, other colleges, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and the Open University of Hong Kong are as of October of the year. Figures for Technical Institutes and Technical Colleges are as of November of the year and include figures for block release courses. Figures for UGC-funded institutions are as of December of the year.
(3) It includes enrolment of special classes in ordinary schools.
(4) It also includes part-time day-release and block release courses.
(5) Craft level course is post-secondary 3 course while technician level course is post-secondary 5 course.
(6) 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.
(7) The Hong Kong Institute of Education was included within the purview of the University Grants Committee in
1996.
(8) The Open University of Hong Kong was formerly known as "The Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong" before
May 1997.
(9) Adult education institutions refer to government evening institutes and various private schools offering a variety
of subjects including commercial classes.
*
t
Revised figure.
Provisional figure.
Not applicable.
Education and Manpower Bureau, Government Secretariat.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2810 2619)
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