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Table 22

(Chapter 7: Education)

(a) Number of Educational and Training Institutions by Type

Type

Kindergarten(1)

Primary school

Secondary school

Number of institutions

Academic year

2001/2002

2005/2006

2006/2007

784

1 062

1 015

815

720

668

Day

496

524

528

Evening

41

47

37

Special education school (2)

74

63

62

Approved post-secondary college (3)(4)

2

3

2

Other colleges (5)

Day

Evening

University Grants Committee-funded

institution

74

13

3 4

13

4

3 4

4

00

8

8

00

8

Hong Kong Shue Yan University (4)

1

The Hong Kong Academy for

Performing Arts

1

1

1

The Open University of Hong Kong

1

1

1

Vocational Training Council

1

1

1

Construction Industry Training Authority

1

1

1

Clothing Industry Training Authority

1

1

1

Hospital Authority

1

1

1

The Prince Philip Dental Hospital

1

1

1

Institute offering adult education/

tutorial/vocational courses

Day

762

Day cum evening

Evening

653

966

424

815

916

548

758

Notes: (1) Figures from 2005/2006 onwards include kindergartens converted from child care centres upon

harmonisation of pre-primary services in September 2005.

(2) Figures include special schools, practical schools and skills opportunity schools. Practical schools and skills opportunity schools are grouped into "Secondary school" after completion of full mainstreaming. Figures also include one special school under the English Schools Foundation. (3) Approved post-secondary colleges refer to colleges registered under the Post Secondary Colleges

Ordinance.

(4) "Hong Kong Shue Yan College" changed its title to "Hong Kong Shue Yan University" on 19 December 2006. Figures prior to 2006/2007 in respect of Hong Kong Shue Yan College are grouped under "Approved post-secondary college".

(5) Other colleges refer to private schools which provide post-secondary courses, such as Hong Kong Adventist College, Hong Kong Buddhist College, Hong Kong College of Technology, Hang Seng School of Commerce, etc.