PTZSRYUWV QYRYUXYUSX Unh` MLLN S_n^\mdih \h_ W\hjip`k Pnk`\n Tihb Vihb Zj`^d\f O_gdhdlmk\mdo` Y`bdih ia [c` X`ijf`Il Y`jn]fd^ ia Qcdh\ Education Statistics Contents Page An Overview of the Education System in Hong Kong 2 Table 1 : Educational Attainment of Population Aged 15 and Above 3 2003 Table 2 : Performance of Students in Public Examinations 4 Table 3 : Physical Development of Students 5 Table 4 : Students’ Participation in Social and Voluntary Services 6 Table 5 : Students’ Participation in Inter-School Sports Events 6 Table 6 : Students’ Participation in School Music, 7 Speech, Dance and Drama Festivals Table 7 : IT in Education 8 Table 8 : The Teaching Force 9 Table 9 : Native-speaking English Teachers 9 Table 10 : Student-Teacher Ratio in Hong Kong as Compared 10 with some Asian Countries (Year 2000) Table 11 : Student Percentages by Level of Education 11 Table 12 : Type and Number of Schools (2001/02) 12 Table 13 : School Facilities 13 Table 14 : Whole-day Primary Schools 14 Table 15 : Number of Schools with Parent-Teacher Associations 14 Table 16 : Total Government Expenditure on Education 15 Table 17 : Recurrent Expenditure on Education 16 Table 18 : Annual Student Unit Cost 16 1 Education Statistics An Overview of the Education System in Hong Kong Normal Age (Qualifications) 2003 Post- graduate courses 22 (Degree) Universities (Yr 1 - Yr 3) Post- secondary 19 (Matriculation) courses (2) Upper Six(S7) Lower Six(S6) 17 (Secondary) Senior Secondary Technician / Craft level (S4 - S5) courses (1) 15 (Basic Education) Junior Secondary (S1 - S3) 12 Primary (P1 - P6) 6 Early Childhood (K1 - K3) 3 (1) Including courses run by the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE). (2) Including associate degree, higher diploma/certificate and diploma/certificate courses. 2 Education Statistics Table 1 : Educational Attainment of Population Aged 15 and Above(1) Percentage Percentage point change in 2002 as Highest Education Level Attained 1992 1997 2002 compared with 2003 1997 No schooling / Kindergarten 12.4% 9.3% 7.0% 2.3 points Nine-year Basic Education 42.8% 39.2% 37.8% 1.4 points Senior-secondary (S4 - S7) (2) 32.9% 34.3% 34.7% 0.4 point Post-secondary and Sub-degree (3) 6.4% 7.4% 7.6% 0.2 point Degree and Above 5.5% 9.8% 12.9% 3.1 points Note : (1) Referring to the percentage of population aged 15 and above by highest level of education attained. (2) Including craft level courses. (3) Including technician level courses. Distribution of Population Aged 15 and Above by Educational Attainment 3 Education Statistics Table 2 : Performance of Students in Public Examinations(1) Percentage point change in 2002 1997 2002 as compared with 2003 1997 Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) - Percentage of candidates attaining Grade E or above in 5 subjects (including Chinese Language, English 46.2% 51.3% 5.1 points Language(2) and Mathematics)(3) - Percentage of candidates obtaining 14 points or above (based on the 6 subjects 26.9% 30.4% 3.5 points scoring the highest points)(4) Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) - Percentage of candidates meeting mini- (5) mum admission requirements for 56.2% 59.6% 3.4 points degree programmes (6) - Percentage of candidates meeting mini- mum admission requirements for degree programmes; and attaining Grade A in 6.9% 7.0% 0.1point one or more A-level subjects Performance of Students in Public Examinations HKALE - Percentage of candidates meeting minimum admission requirements for degree programmes HKCEE - Percentage of candidates attaining Grade E or above in 5 subjects (including Chinese Language, English Language and Mathematics) HKCEE - Percentage of candidates obtaining 14 points or above (based on the 6 subjects scoring the highest points) HKALE - Percentage of candidates meeting minimum admission requirements for degree programmes; and attaining Grade A in one or more A-level subjects Note: (1) Referring to day school candidates only. (2) Syllabus A or Syllabus B. (3) Calculations are based on the number of candidates taking 5 or more subjects. (4) Calculations are based on the number of candidates taking 6 or more subjects. Grade point calculation is based on the following: A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1. (5) Minimum admission requirements for degree programmes include 2 A-level subjects at Grade E or above (1 A-level subject is taken as equivalent to 2 AS-level subjects), plus Use of English and Chinese Language and Culture at Grade E or above. (6) Calculations are based on the total number of candidates. 4 Education Statistics Table 3 : Physical Development of Students Year 2000 2001 2002 Sex Male Female Male Female Male Female 2003 Height Weight Height Weight Height Weight Height Weight Height Weight Height Weight Age (cm) (kg) (cm) (kg) (cm) (kg) (cm) (kg) (cm) (kg) (cm) (kg) 6 120.9 22.8 119.9 22.0 120.5 23.0 119.1 21.6 120.6 22.8 119.8 21.9 12 154.8 46.0 153.7 43.9 155.0 46.6 153.9 43.6 155.2 46.3 153.6 43.6 15 169.3 57.1 158.8 48.9 169.1 57.0 158.5 48.8 169.7 57.7 158.8 49.8 17 172.2 61.0 159.4 49.7 171.3 59.6 159.5 49.5 171.2 59.9 159.6 50.2 Students’ Average Weight as Compared with some Asian Countries Students’ Average Height as Compared with some Asian Countries Note : Figures for students’ average Sources : weight and height for (1) Sample survey of students’ weight and height con- (2) Report on the Physical Fitness and Health Surveillance of China refer to students in ducted in 2002 by the Education and Manpower Chinese School Students 2000. cities only. Bureau, Hong Kong (3) Social Indicators in Korea 2002. (4) Japan Statistical Yearbook 2003. 5 Education Statistics Table 4 : Students’ Participation in Social and Voluntary Services(1) Number of Student Member Organ- HK Girl Scout HK Award Hong Kong izations Community Hong Kong Junior Guides Association for Young Road Safety School 2003 Youth Club Red Cross Police Call Year Association of Hong Kong People Patrol 1992/93 126 853 29 373 7 924 33 735 20 893 7 010 164 856 1996/97 130 483 30 753 8 267 34 279 23 071 7 628 186 757 2001/02 127 678 34 074 11 666 52 520 28 628 7 385 153 240 Note : (1) Showing the number of primary and secondary students joining 7 well-established, school-based youth groups, all of which offer highly valuable community services. Table 5 : Students’ Participation in Inter-School Sports Events(1) Number of Students Level of Percentage 1992/93 1996/97 2001/02 change in 2001/02 Student as compared with 1996/97 Primary 39 431 54 305 65 976 21.5% Secondary 56 831 73 953 122 623 65.8% Number of Students Participating in Inter-School Sports Events as a Percentage of the Student Population of the Relevant Level Note: (1) Referring to primary and secondary students in day schools only. 6 Education Statistics Table 6 : Students’ Participation in School Music, Speech, Dance and Drama Festivals(1) Number of Students Inter-school Percentage 1992/93 1996/97 2001/02 change in 2001/02 Festivals as compared with 1996/97 2003 Music 72 810 81 575 132 300 62.2% Speech 61 383 73 690 128 280 74.1% Dance 3 897 4 211 11 541 174.1% Drama 5 550 6 880 12 256 78.1% Number of Students Participating in School Music & Speech Festivals as a Percentage of the Total Student Population Number of Students Participating in School Dance and Drama Festivals as a Percentage of the Total Student Population Note : (1) Referring to primary and secondary students in day schools only. 7 Education Statistics Table 7 : IT in Education A) Usage of IT amongst Primary and Secondary Students (1)(2) 2003 Primary Junior Secondary Senior Secondary(3) Item 2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002 Percentage of students 52.2% 68.3% 79.1% 69.4% 86.7% 91.3% 81.1% 91.0% 95.1% having computer(4) at home Percentage of students having knowledge of using 60.3% 88.6% 94.5% 85.0% 95.5% 98.8% 90.8% 96.0% 99.3% computer Average duration of using computer per week (hours)(5) 3.5 5.6 8.3 6.9 10.8 15.6 10.7 15.5 17.8 Major purpose of using computer(6) Percentage - Internet services(7) 42.5% 75.8% 90.9% 69.6% 87.8% 96.7% 85.5% 92.8% 97.4% - Word processing 55.3% 39.7% 55.8% 80.0% 45.4% 65.3% 78.1% 49.0% 67.7% - Playing computer game (Offline) 74.4% 69.8% 59.8% 65.5% 68.0% 59.2% 56.5% 61.7% 55.2% Note : (1) Including only students aged 10 and above studying full time in primary and secondary schools. (2) Based on the “Thematic Household Survey on Information Technology Usage and Penetration” conducted by the Census and Statistics Department. (3) Including matriculation. (4) Including desktop computer, laptop/notebook computer and personal digital assistant (PDA). (5) Including only those who had used computer at least once a week during the past year . (6) Including only those who had used computer during the past year. (7) Including communication with others, browsing, searching for information, using online digital entertainment and electronic business services, etc. B) IT Competency of Teachers Percentage IT Competency 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 Basic(1) 100% 100% 100% Intermediate(2) 21.7% 50.6% 75.0% Upper Intermediate(3) 6.0% 12.0% 25.0% Advanced(4) 3.9% 4.8% 6.7% Note: (1) Basic level - knowledge of general computer skills and capability to operate readily available educational software.