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Table 22

Appendices ❘ 485

(Chapter 7: Education)

(a) Educational and Training Institutions(1) by Level of Education of Courses Offered

Level of education

Kindergarten(2)

Primary(3)

Secondary(3)(4) Post-secondary(5)

of which:

Degree-awarding institutions(6)

2006/07

1 015

726

669

33

12

Number of institutions

School/Academic year

2010/11

985

629

685

32

13

2011/12#

980

625

658

35

15

Notes:

Figures refer to the beginning of the respective school/academic years. The beginning and ending months of a school/ academic year may vary among different educational and training institutions.

(1) Educational and training institutions offering courses at multiple levels of education are counted at the corresponding

levels of education. Figures do not include institutions offering adult education/tutorial/vocational courses.

(2) Figures include kindergarten-cum-child care centres. Figures from 2008/09 onwards also include special child care

centres registered under the Social Welfare Department.

(3) Figures include special schools.

(4) Apart from day schools and special schools, figures also include evening schools and institutions offering craft level

courses and programmes of the Project Yi Jin.

(5) Figures include institutions funded by the University Grants Committee and colleges offering post-secondary courses

including certificate/diploma, associate degree or equivalent and bachelor degree or above.

(6) Figure of 2011/12 includes Caritas Institute of Higher Education and Tung Wah College which started to offer degree

programmes from the 2011/12 academic year.

(b) Student Enrolment (1) by Level of Education

Level of education

Kindergarten(2)

Primary(3)

Secondary(3X(4)

Post-secondary(5)(6)

Thousands

SchoollAcademic year

2006/07

2010/11

2011/12#

140.8

150.5

159.0

414.5

334.4

326.2

510.3

486.8

487.0

218.4

303.8

296.8

Notes: Figures refer to the beginning of the respective school/academic years. The beginning and ending months of a school/

academic year may vary among different educational and training institutions.

Source:

(1) Figures include both full-time and part-time students attending long programmes lasting for at least one school/

academic year. Figures do not include students attending adult education/tutorial/vocational courses.

(2) Figures include pupils attending kindergarten classes (i.e. nursery, lower and upper classes) in kindergarten-cum-child care centres. Figures from 2008/09 onwards also include special child care centres registered under the Social Welfare Department.

(3) Figures include students in special schools.

(4) Apart from day schools and special schools, figures also include students attending evening schools, craft level courses,

and programmes of the Project Yi Jin.

(5) Figures include students attending universities and colleges offering post-secondary courses including certificate/ diploma, associate degree or equivalent and bachelor degree or above; and also non-local registered or exempted courses leading to non-local higher academic qualifications and jointly operated with non-local institutions.

(6) Starting from 2007/08, figures also include all students attending self-financing programmes offered by the University

Grants Committee-funded institutions and their extension arms.

Education Bureau, Government Secretariat

(For enquiries, please call 3509 8437.)