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APPENDICES

Table 21

(Chapter 7: Education)

(a) Number of Educational Institutions by Type

Type

Kindergartens

Primary schools

Number of institutions

As at beginning of academic year

1997-1998

2001-2002

2002-2003

735

784

777 #

Day

Evening

Secondary schools

Day

Evening

846

815

803 #

1

468

496

499 #

35

41

43 #

Special schools (1)

70

74

74 #

Vocational Training Council

1

1

1

Approved post-secondary colleges (2)

1

2

2#

Other colleges (3)

Day

Evening

University Grants Committee-funded institutions

The Hong Kong Academy for

Performing Arts

The Open University of Hong Kong

6 4 00

6

7 #

6

4 #

8

8

1

1

1

1

1

1

Institutes offering adult education/

tutorial/vocational courses

Day

Evening

211

762

949 #

211

653

825 #

Notes: (1) Figures include special schools, 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.

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