HONG KONG 2004
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Table 22
(Chapter 7: Education)
 
(a) Number of Educational and Training Institutions by Type
Number of institutions
          Academic year
Type 1999-2000   2003-2004   2004-2005 #
Kindergarten 756   768   731  
Primary school            
  Day 819   785   761  
  Evening      
Secondary school            
  Day 480   501   519  
  Evening 39   36   51  
Special education school(1) 74   74   66  
Vocational Training Council 1   1   1  
Approved post-secondary college(2)(3) 1   2   3  
Other colleges(4)            
  Day 6   13 * 13  
  Evening 5   4   4  
University Grants Committee-funded institution 8   8   8  
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts 1   1   1  
The Open University of Hong Kong 1   1   1  
Construction Industry Training Authority 1   1   1  
Clothing Industry Training Authority 1   1   1  
Hospital Authority 1   1   1  
Institute offering adult education/tutorial/vocational courses            
  Day 451   1 108   1 089  
  Evening 408   1 020   943  
 
Notes:
(1) 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.
(2) Approved post-secondary college refer to colleges registered under the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance.
(3) Chu Hai Post Secondary College has registered as an "Approved Post-secondary College" since July 2004.
(4) Other colleges refer to private schools which provide post-secondary courses, such as Hong Kong Adventist College, Hong Kong Buddhist College, etc..
Source: National Income Branches (1) and (2), Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 5077)
 
(b) Student Enrolment(1)(2) by Type of Educational and Training Institution
Thousand
          Academic year
Institution/Programme 1999-2000   2003-2004   2004-2005 #
Kindergarten 171.1   136.1   130.2  
Primary school 491.9   468.8   446.6  
Secondary school 465.3   470.5   476.4  
Special education School(3) 9.7   10.2   8.5  
Vocational Training Council(4)(5) 57.9   59.7   59.3  
Approved post-secondary college(6)(7) 2.4   4.0   3.9  
Other colleges(8) 4.6   4.0 * 3.5  
University Grants Committee (UGC)-funded 79.9   90.4   93.7  
  institution(9)            
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts 0.7   0.7   0.8  
The Open University of Hong Kong(5)(10) 36.0   37.5   38.7  
Construction Industry Training Authority 2.3   1.7   1.2  
Clothing Industry Training Authority 0.7   0.9   1.2  
Hospital Authority(11)   0.2 * 0.3  
Project Yi Jin(12)   4.5   6.6  
Institute offering adult education/tutorial/vocational 142.2   201.1   227.8  
  courses(5)            
       
Total 1 464.6   1 490.2   1 498.7  
       
 
 
Notes:
The sum of figures may not be equal to the total due to rounding.
(1) Student numbers are in head counts.
(2) 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" where long and short programmes are included.
(3) Figures also include students of special classes in ordinary schools and students of mainstreamed classes in practical schools and skills opportunity schools. Practical schools and skills opportunity schools will be grouped into "Secondary school" after completion of full mainstreaming.
(4) Figures for the Vocational Training Council refer to students of the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education, School of Business and Information Systems, Training and Development Centres and Continuing Professional Development Centre.
(5) Figures do not include students attending programmes of the Project Yi Jin.
(6) Approved post-secondary colleges refer to colleges registered under the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance.
(7) Chu Hai Post Secondary College has registered as an "Approved Post-secondary College" since July 2004.
(8) Other colleges refer to private schools which provide post-secondary courses, such as Hong Kong Adventist College, Hong Kong Buddhist College, etc..
(9) Figures for 1999-2000 refer to students attending UGC-funded programmes only. Starting from 2001-2002, figures also include students attending full-time accredited self-financing post-secondary programmes.
(10) Figures also include students of Li Ka Shing Institute of Professional and Continuing Education.
(11) Figures refer to nurse training programmes and are available only since 2002.
(12) Project Yi Jin was launched in October 2000.
Source: Education and Manpower Bureau, Government Secretariat.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 3540 7454)
 
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