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22-43 ENROLMENT BY TYPE OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
(person) |  |  |  |  |
Type | 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998
Day Schools |  |  |  |  |
KindergartensＫ | 196466 | 180317 | 180771 | 177462 | 175073
Primary Schools | 524919 | 467718 | 466507 | 461911 | 476802
Secondary SchoolsＬ |  |  |  |  |
Lower Secondary | 253774 | 259545 | 260574 | 246713 | 238877
Upper Secondary | 146368 | 147508 | 151979 | 157068 | 160430
Sixth Form | 31239 | 52792 | 53105 | 54337 | 56565
Special education |  |  |  |  |
Special Schools | 7823 | 8338 | 8542 | 8825 | 9513
Special Classes in Ordinary Schools | 176 | 138 | 155 | 131 | 154
Evening Schools |  |  |  |  |
Primary Schools | 1801 | - | - | 98 | 342
Secondary Schools | 18451 | 11152 | 11950 | 10871 | 12095
Colleges of Education and Hong Kong Institute of EducationＭ |  |  |  |  |
Full-time | 2663 | 3003 | - | - | -
Part-time | 2316 | 5649 | - | - | -
Technical InstitutesＮ |  |  |  |  |
Full-time |  |  |  |  |
Craft Level Courses | 4835 | 5659 | 5616 | 5206 | 5043
Technician Level Courses | 7484 | 8313 | 8531 | 8595 | 10161
Part-time |  |  |  |  |
Craft Level Courses | 23634 | 16493 | 16192 | 16033 | 14850
Technician Level Courses | 20958 | 17956 | 18493 | 19073 | 17693
Technical CollegesＯ |  |  |  |  |
Full-time | - | 4900 | 5141 | 5265 | 5520
Part-time | - | 8061 | 8731 | 9179 | 9454
Approved Post-secondary College |  |  |  |  |
Full-time | 4730 | 2600 | 2434 | 2383 | 2346
Other Post-secondary Colleges |  |  |  |  |
Day Courses | 1804 | 1994 | 2213 | 2281 | 3084
Evening Courses | 1307 | 1021 | 848 | 969 | 1219
UGC-funded InstitutionsＭ |  |  |  |  |
Full-time |  |  |  |  |
Sub-degree | 9588 | 7117 | 10701 | 11220 | -
First Degree | 23824 | 42824 | 44302 | 44225 | -
Postgraduate | 1304 | 3569 | 4021 | 4342 | -
Part-time |  |  |  |  |
Sub-degree | 15868 | 7768 | 12165 | 11758 | 10835
First Degree | 3199 | 4627 | 4223 | 4120 | 3759
Postgraduate | 4041 | 9652 | 10138 | 10537 | 10416
The Open University of Hong KongＰ |  |  |  |  |
Part-time | 13009 | 20085 | 20451 | 22904 | 24318
Adult Education InstitutionsＱ |  |  |  |  |
Day Courses | 21189 | 32590 | 33359 | 36588 | 48905
Evening Courses | 79805 | 59547 | 59211 | 62948 | 76724
Notes: Figures for kindergarten, primary, secondary 1-7 and special education are as at September of the year. |  |  |  |  |
Figures for approved post-secondary colleges, other post-secondary colleges, schools offering adult |  |  |  |  |
education and the Open University of Hong Kong are as at October of the year. Figures for Technical |  |  |  |  |
Institutes and Technical Colleges are as at November of the year. Figures for UGC-funded institutions |  |  |  |  |
are as at December of the year. |  |  |  |  |
ＫKindergarten education is provided by voluntary organizations and private bodies for children in the |  |  |  |  |
3-5 age group. These kindergartens are registered with and supervised by the Education Department. Most |  |  |  |  |
kindergartens operate two half-day sessions, but the number offering whole-day places is increasing. |  |  |  |  |
ＬExcluding commercial schools which have been classified under 'Adult education institutions'. |  |  |  |  |
ＭThe Hong Kong Institute of Education came under the aegis of the University Grants Committee (UGC) |  |  |  |  |
with effect from 1 July 1996. |  |  |  |  |
ＮCraft level course is post-secondary 3 course. Technician level course is post-secondary 5 course. |  |  |  |  |
ＯThe Hong Kong Technical Colleges (Chai Wan & Tsing Yi), which run Higher Diploma and Higher |  |  |  |  |
Certificate courses, started operation in 1993. |  |  |  |  |
ＰThe Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong was established in June 1989. It was renamed The Open |  |  |  |  |
University of Hong Kong on 30 May 1997. |  |  |  |  |
Ｑ'Adult education institutions' refer to courses in Government evening institutes, the Evening School |  |  |  |  |
of Higher Chinese Studies and various private schools offering a variety of subjects including |  |  |  |  |
commercial classes. |  |  |  |  |