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APPENDICES

APPENDIX 35

(Chapter 9: Education)

Number of Educational Institutions by Type

Number of institutions

As at beginning of academic year

Туре

Kindergartens

Primary schools

Secondary schools

Day

Evening

Special schools (1)

1999-2000

2000-2001

2001-2002

756

789

784 #

819

816

815 #

480

486

496 #

39

39

41 #

74

74

74 #

The Hong Kong Institute of

Vocational Education

1

1

1

Approved post-secondary colleges (2)

1

1

2 #

Other colleges (3)

Day

Evening

6 *

6*

6 #

5*

4*

4 #

8

8

8

UGC-funded institutions

The Hong Kong Academy for

Performing Arts

1

1

1

The Open University of Hong Kong

1

1

1

Institutes offering adult education/

tutorial/vocational courses

Day

Evening

451

622

762 #

408

523

653 #

Notes: (1) Figures include practical schools and skills opportunity schools.

(2) Approved post-secondary colleges refer to colleges registered under the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance.

(3) Other colleges refer to private schools which provide post-secondary courses, such as Chu Hai College, Hong Kong Adventist College,

Hong Kong Buddhist College, etc.

•

Revised figure.

#

Provisional figure.

519