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(b) Student Enrolment (1) by Type of Educational and Training Institution

Thousands

Academic year

Institution/Programme

2001/2002

2005/2006

2006/2007

Kindergarten(2)

156.2

149.1

140.8

Primary school

493.1

425.9

410.5

Secondary school(3)

465.4

482.3

484.2

Special education school(4)

9.5

7.7

7.7

Approved post-secondary college (5)

4.2

4.1

1.4

Other colleges (6)

3.5

7.1

8.2

UGC-funded institution(7)

81.7

91.8

91.7

Hong Kong Shue Yan University(5)

3.3

The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

0.7

0.8

0.7

The Open University of Hong Kong

-University-based

26.9

18.6

17.2

-Li Ka Shing Institute of Professional and

9.0

9.9

Continuing Education (LIPACE)(8)(9)

Vocational Training Council (8)(10)

Construction Industry Training Authority

Clothing Industry Training Authority

Hospital Authority (11)

The Prince Philip Dental Hospital(12)

Project Yi Jin

Institute offering adult education/tutorial/

58.2

61.7

60.1

1.9

1.0

0.9

0.5

0.9

1.0

0.3

0.4

0.1

0.1

0.1

4.3

5.9

9.4

182.7

235.9

186.8

vocational courses (8)

Notes: Statistics in vocational and post-secondary education for 2006/2007 are provisional figures.

Figures refer to the beginning of the respective school years.

Source:

(1) Including both full-time and part-time students attending long programmes lasting for at least one academic year, except for "Institute offering adult education/tutorial/vocational courses" which include student enrolment for both long and short programmes.

(2) Figures from 2005/2006 onwards include pupils enrolled in kindergartens newly converted from child

care centres upon harmonisation of pre-primary services in September 2005. Figures cover both day and evening schools.

(3)

(4)

Figures include students of special classes in ordinary schools.

(5) "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".

(6)

(7)

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.

Figures refer to students attending University Grants Committee (UGC)-funded programmes and full- time accredited self-financing sub-degree and degree programmes offered by institutions proper, continuing education arms and community colleges of UGC-funded institutions.

(8) Figures do not include students attending programmes for the Project Yi Jin.

(9)

Figures are available since 2003/2004.

(10) Figures include students of Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education, Training and Development Centres, School of Business and Information Systems, Youth College, Institute of Professional Education and Knowledge (PEAK) and Continuing Professional Development Centre (merged with PEAK since 2005/2006).

(11) Figures refer to nurse training programmes and are available only since 2002/2003.

(12) Figures refer to dental training programmes.

Education and Manpower Bureau, Government Secretariat. (Enquiry Telephone No.: 3540 7454)