Hong Kong 2006
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Appendices
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The Executive Council
Appendix 2
The Legislative Council
Appendix 3
The District Councils
Appendix 4
Overseas Representation in Hong Kong
Appendix 5
Hong Kong Representation
Appendix 6
Statistical Appendices
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Appendix 6
Table 22
(Chapter 7: Education)
 
(a) Number of Educational and Training Institutions by Type
Number of institutions
          Academic year
Type 2001/2002   2005/2006   2006/2007
Kindergarten(1) 784   1 062   1 015  
Primary school 815   720   668  
Secondary school            
  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 7   13   13  
  Evening 4   4   4  
University Grants Committee-funded institution 8   8   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   966   916  
  Day cum evening —   424   548  
  Evening 653   815   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.

 

(b) Student Enrolment(1) by Type of Educational and Training Institution
Thousand
          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
   Continuing Education
   (LiPACE)(8)(9)		 —   9.0   9.9  
Vocational Training Council(8)(10) 58.2   61.7   60.1  
Construction Industry Training Authority 1.9   1.0   0.9  
Clothing Industry Training Authority 0.5   0.9   1.0  
Hospital Authority(11) —   0.3   0.4  
The Prince Philip Dental Hospital(12) 0.1   0.1   0.1  
Project Yi Jin 4.3   5.9   9.4  
Institute offering adult education/ 182.7   235.9   186.8  
  tutorial/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.
(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.
(3) Figures cover both day and evening schools.
(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) 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.
(7) 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.
Source: Education and Manpower Bureau, Government Secretariat.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 3540 7454)
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