Table of Contents

Foreword

An Overview of the Education System in Hong Kong

I. System

Expenditure on Education

Item1 TotalGovernmentExpenditureonEducationasaPercentageof

GrossDomesticProduct

Item2 GovernmentExpenditureonEducationandasaPercentageof

TotalGovernmentExpenditure

Learning Opportunities

Item3 StudentEnrolmentinPostSecondary3CraftCourses,Subsidized

SeniorSecondaryClassesandSeniorSecondarySchoolswith

DiversifiedCurricula

Item4 AgeParticipationRateofPost-secondaryEducation

Learning Environment

Item5 PercentageofTeacherswithDegreeQualificationorabove

andRecognizedTeacherTraininginPrimary,Secondaryand

SpecialSchools

Item6 AverageClassSizeofOrdinaryPrimaryandSecondaryDay

Schools

Item7 Student-TeacherRatioatDifferentLevelsofEducation

Item8 AvailabilityofComputersatSchoolandatHomeforStudentsin

HongKongandSelectedCountries

II. Aggregated School Data

Item9 NumberofSchoolswithanIncorporatedManagementCommittee

Item10 NumberofSchoolswithaParent-TeacherAssociation

Item11 NumberofSchoolsthathaveputinplaceStaffAppraisalSystem

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III. Student Performance

Item12 PercentageAwardedatGradeEoraboveintheHongKong

CertificateofEducationExaminationandHongKongAdvanced

LevelExamination

Item13 PercentageofStudentsAwardedGradeEoraboveintheSubjects

ofChineseLanguage,EnglishLanguage(SyllabusesAandB)

andMathematicsintheHongKongCertificateofEducation

Examination

Item14 Territory-wideSystemAssessment

Item15 ResultsoftheHongKongAttainmentTests

Item16 TheReadingLiteracyofStudentsatPrimary4Levelin

HongKongandSelectedCountries

Item17 TheMathematicsandScienceAchievementofStudentsatthe

FourthandEighthGrade(Primary4andSecondary2)in

HongKongandSelectedCountries/Economy

Item18 TheMathematics,Science,ReadingLiteracyandProblem-solving

Skillsof15-year-oldsinHongKongandSelectedCountries/Region

Item19 PhysicalDevelopmentofStudents

Item20 ComputerUsageofStudents

Item21 Students'ReadingHabits

Item22 Students'ParticipationinInter-schoolSportsEvents

Item23 Students'ParticipationinSchoolMusic,Speech,Dramaand

DanceFestivals

Item24 Students'ParticipationinSocialandVoluntaryServices

Item25 Employers'OverallSatisfactionoftheLocalSub-degreeand

UniversityGraduates

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ForewordForeword

Arthur K C LISecretaryforEducationandManpower

Educationisalong-terminvestment. Ittakestimeforaneducationreform

tobearfruit.Usefulstatisticaldatamaygiveusasnapshotofoureducation

landscapeandabetterunderstandingofwhatwehaveachievedsofar.We

mayalsoexaminethedevelopmentofoureducationsystemfromawider

internationalperspectivebycomparingeducationdataofdifferentregionsin

theworld.Nevertheless,weshouldbearinmindthatteachingisascienceas

wellasanart.Noteverydomainofeducationismeasurableandstatistical

datahavetheirownlimitations.

In compiling this booklet, the Education Commission has drawn some

majorandessentialeducationstatistics fromthedatabasemaintainedby

theEducationandManpowerBureau. Thestatisticshighlight thecurrent

positionofeducationdevelopmentandhelpuskeeptrackoftheprogress

ofoureducationreform. Finally,mygratitudegoestoDrRosannaWong,

ChairmanoftheEducationCommissionandtheCommissionMembersfortheir

contributionstotheEducationReform.

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Rosanna WONG Yick-mingChairman

EducationCommission

TheEducationCommissionformulatedaframeworkofeducationstatisticsin

2003toreflectthecurrentstateofeducationinHongKongandtoassessthe

changesandimpactbroughtaboutbytheEducationReformsince2000.The

EducationStatisticspublishedinDecember2004werecompiledonthebasis

ofthisframework.

WiththeimplementationoftheEducationReformandrevisionofeducation

policies,wehaveincludednewstatisticsinthisbookletandremovedobsolete

ones. Ingeneral, thestatisticsarestillkepttoaminimuminnumberto

ensurethattheyaresimpleandeasytounderstand.However,itshouldalso

benotedthatthestudyfindingsandstatisticshavetheirownlimitationsand

maynotreflectthewholepicture.

TheEducationReform,whichbringstousnewchallenges,callsforgreater

commitmentoftheentireeducationsector.Lookingahead,Iamasconfident

asever inmakingtheReformasuccesssincewehavewithusagroupof

dedicatededucatorswhoaremakingpositiveeffortstonurturethefuture

pillarsofHongKong.

IamverygratefultotheEducationandManpowerBureau,otherGovernment

departments and institutions for their input and contribution to help

materialisethepublicationofthisbooklet.

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An Overview of the Education System in Hong KongAn Overview of the Education System in Hong Kong

(1) IncludingcoursesrunbytheHongKongInstituteofVocationalEducation(IVE)and othertraininginstitutions,etc.(2) ProjectYiJinwaslaunchedinOctober2000toprovideanalternativerouteandtoexpand thecontinuingeducationopportunitiesforsecondaryschoolleaversandadultlearners. Studentswhocansuccessfullycompletetheprogrammewillbeawardedafull certificatewhichhasbeenassessedbytheHongKongCouncilforAcademicAccreditation ascomparabletofivepassesintheHongKongCertificateofEducationExamination.(3) Includingassociatedegree,higherdiploma,professionaldiplomaandotherpost-secondary programmes.

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Notes :(1) Figuresofthe1995-96to2004-05financialyearshavebeenadjustedinviewofthe harmonisationofpre-primaryservicesandchangesonGDPfigures.

AccordingtotheCensusandStatisticsDepartment,figuresonGDParesubjecttorevision.

Remarks :Educationexpenditure relative toGDP isan important indicatorof thesignificanceofacountry's investment ineducation. ThepercentageofGovernmentexpenditureoneducationtoGDPinHongKongrosefrom3.0%to3.9%betweenthe1995-96and2006-07financialyears.Thedecreasesincethe2004-05financialyearismainlyduetotheeffectsofpaycutinJanuary2004and2005.

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Government Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Percentage

FinancialYear

Item 1 : Total Government Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product

I. System Expenditure on Education

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Item 2 : Government Expenditure on Educat ion and as a Percentage of Total Government Expenditure

Note :Figuresof the1995-96 to2004-05 financial yearshavebeenadjusted in viewof theharmonisationofpre-primaryservicesandchangesonGDPfigures.

Remarks :Education is thesingle largestexpenditure itemof theGovernment'sbudgettakingupaboutone-fifthoftheannualtotalGovernmentexpenditure.

InJanuary1998,theGovernmentestablisheda$5billionQualityEducationFund. Thisaccountsforthesuddenincreaseineducationexpenditureinthe1997-98financialyear.

Government Expenditure on Education and as a Percentage of Total Government Expenditure

Percentage $million

Government Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of Total Government Expenditure

Government Expenditure on Education

FinancialYear

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Item � : Student Enrolment In Post Secondary � Craft Courses, Subsidized Senior Secondary Classes and Senior Secondary Schools with Diversified Curricula

Type of education

Number of enrolment / Enrolment as a percentage(1) of

S� graduates(2) of the previous year

2000/01 2001/02 2002/0� 200�/0� 200�/0� 200�/0�

PostS3craftcoursesFirstyearenrolment(3) 5539 4875 4726 4942* 4275 3664

Percentage 7.0% 6.4% 6.1% 6.0%* 5.2% 4.5%

Subsidizedseniorsecondaryclasses(excludingseniorsecondaryschools

(SSS)(4))

S4enrolment(5) 69099 68788 69861 73297 73132 74190

Percentage 87.0% 89.6% 90.9% 88.9% 89.7% 90.8%

SSS(4)

S4enrolment(5) - - - 1990 1932 1753

Percentage - - - 2.4% 2.4% 2.1%

Notes :(1) ReferringtotheratioofcorrespondingenrolmentstothetotalnumberofS3graduates ofthepreviousyear.(2) S3graduatesincludegraduatesofaidedschoolsandspecialschoolswithexception ofthoseforchildrenwithintellectuallydisabledandthehospitalschools.Figureson practicalschoolsandskillsopportunityschoolshavebeensubsumedintothesecondary categoryafterallpracticalschoolsandskillsopportunityschoolsweremainstreamed andbecameordinarysecondaryschoolsbetween2004and2005.Thenumberof graduatesistakentobethenumberofstudentsatthebeginningoftheschoolyear, exceptfortheschoolsforsocialdevelopmentwhoseenrolmentiscountedasatend oftheschoolyear.(3) ReferringtothefirstyearstudentintakeoftheConstructionIndustryTrainingAuthority, ClothingIndustryTrainingAuthorityandHongKongInstituteofVocationalEducation, andfirstyearstudentenrolmentofTrainingandDevelopmentCentres(TDC)ofVocational TrainingCouncilforfull-timecraftlevelcourses.Someenrolledstudentsmaynotbe S3graduatesofthepreviousyear.(4) SSSisatypeofschoolundertheDirectSubsidySchemewithdiversifiedcurricula.(5) Referringtodayschoolstudentsonlyandexcludingrepeaters.- Notapplicable.

Revisedfigures.*

Learning Opportunities

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Remarks :It is thepolicygoalof theGovernment toprovideall S3 students inpublicly-fundedschoolswhohave theabilityandwish tocontinue their studywith subsidizedS4andtrainingplaces. About91%and5%of the S3graduates studied in subsidized seniorsecondaryclassesandenrolledinpostS3craftcoursesrespectivelyinthe2005/06schoolyear. Another2%ofS3graduatesstudied inSeniorSecondanySchools. TheremainingS3graduatesmighthavegoneabroadforfurtherstudies,joinedtheworkforceortakencoursesinprivateindependentinstitutions.

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Item � : Age Participation Rate(1) of Post-secondary Education

PercentageAge Participation Rate of Post-secondary Education

SchoolYear

Notes :(1) Ageparticipationratemeasurestheprovisionofpost-secondaryeducationopportunities forthetargetpopulationaged17-20.

Revisedfiguresduetoupdatesinthenumberofstudentplacesandyoungstersinthe averagecohortaged17-20.

Remarks :TheGovernment'splanningtarget isthatbythe2010/11schoolyear,60%ofourseniorsecondaryschoolleaverswillhaveaccesstopost-secondaryeducation.Thepolicytargetwasachievedinthe2005/06schoolyear.

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Item 5 : Percentage of Teachers with Degree Qualification or above and Recognized Teacher Training in Primary(1), Secondary(1) and Special Schools(2)

Percentage of Teachers with DegreeQualification or above and Recognized Teacher Training

Percentage

School Year

Notes : (1) Figures include teachers in local and international day schools.(2) Special education teachers include those in special schools, practical schools and skills opportunity schools. Figures on teachers in practical schools and skills opportunity schools have been subsumed into the secondary category after all practical schools and skills opportunity schools were mainstreamed and became ordinary secondary schools between 2004 and 2005.

Remarks :It is the Government's long-term target to require all new teachers to be professionally trained and degree holders. The percentage of trained teachers with degrees in primary, secondary and special education schools has increased remarkably in the past ten years.

Secondary

Special Education

Primary

Learning Environment

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NumberofStudents

Average Class Size of All Ordinary Primaryand Secondary Day Schools(1)

Primary Schools(2)

Secondary Schools (S1-S�)

Secondary Schools (S�-S�)

SchoolYear

Primary Schools(2)

Secondary Schools (S1-S�)

Secondary Schools (S�-S�)

SchoolYear

(A)

NumberofStudents

Average Class Size of Local Ordinary Primary and Secondary Day Schools(3) (B)

Item � : Average Class Size of Ordinary Primary and Secondary Day Schools

Notes :(1) Allordinaryprimaryandsecondarydayschoolsincludethelocalordinaryprimary andsecondarydayschoolsadoptingthelocalcurriculumandprimaryandsecondary dayschoolsadoptingthenon-localcurriculum.TheformerincludesGovernment, aided,Caput,DirectSubsidyScheme,localprivateschoolsandBoughtPlaceScheme

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schoolsinearlieryears;whereasthelatterincludesEnglishSchoolsFoundation schoolsandotherinternationalschools.Figuresexcludespecialschoolsorspecial classesoperatedinordinarydayschools.Practicalschoolsandskillsopportunity schoolshavebeensubsumedintothesecondarycategoryafterallpracticalschools andskillsopportunityschoolsweremainstreamedandbecameordinarysecondary schoolsbetween2004and2005.(2) Figuresincludethepreparatoryclassesreportedbyinternationalprimaryschools.(3) Figuresreferonlytothelocalordinaryprimaryandsecondarydayschoolsadopting thelocalcurriculum.

Remarks :Primary schools -Theaverageclass sizeofall ordinaryprimary schoolshas steadilydeclinedover thepast fewyearsandstoodat31.9 studentsperclass in the2005/06school year. Focusing on the local ordinary primary schools adopting the localcurriculum,theextentofthedeclineintheaverageclasssizeissimilar.Inthe2005/06school year, theaverageclass sizewas32.4and46%of theclasseswerebelow thisaverage.Also,some30%oftheclasseshadaclasssizeof30orbelowwhile11%oftheclasseshadaclasssizeof25orbelow.

Secondary schools -Theaverageclass sizeofall ordinary secondaryday schools forS1 toS5hasdeclined slightlyover thepast threeyears to37.5 studentsperclass inthe2005/06 schoolyear,while that forS6 toS7classeshasbeenmaintainedaround29 studentsperclass in recentyears. Focusingon the localordinary secondarydayschools, theaverageclasssize forS1toS5 levelhasbeenbelow39sincethe1997/98schoolyear.Inthe2005/06schoolyear,theaverageevendroppedto38.1and36%oftheclasseswerebelowthisaverage.Also,21%oftheS1toS5classeshadaclasssizeof35orbelow.AsforS6toS7classes,theaverageclasssizehasbeenbelow30sincethe2002/03schoolyear.

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Item � : Student-Teacher Ratio at Different Levels of Education

Notes :(1) Figuresrefertotheratiosofhalf-dayequivalentpupilstohalf-dayequivalentteachers, excludinginternationalkindergartens.Thestudent-teacherratioforthe2005/06 schoolyeariscalculatedbyincludinggroupsaged2-3andkindergartenclassesin kindergarten-cum-childcarecentresuponharmonisationofpre-primaryservicesin September2005.(2) Figuresincludealllocalordinarydayschools.

Revisedfigure.Startingfromthe2003/04schoolyear,researchpostgraduatestudents countedoutsidetheUGCstudentnumbertargetbutwhollyfundedbyUGCarealso includedincalculatingthestudent-teacherratio.

Remarks :Thestudent-teacherratioisanindicatoroftheamountofteachingservicesavailableperstudent. Thestudent-teacherratiosforschooleducationhavebeen improvingoverthepastdecadeatkindergarten,primaryandsecondarylevels.

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Kindergarten(1) Primaryeducation(2)

Secondaryeducation(2)

(UGC)-fundedinstitutions

Student-Teacher RatioNumberofStudentsPerTeacher

SchoolYear

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Availability of Computer for Students (Percentage)

Australia(2) Canada(2) Hong Kong(�) United States(2) OECD Country Mean(2)

AtSchool 97.0 96.6 100.0(4) 94.2 84.2

AtHome 94.3 93.8 93.2 88.4 79.4

Item � : Availability of Computers at School and at Home for Students(1) in Hong Kong and Selected Countries

Notes :(1) Figuresincludestudentsaged15generallyenrolledinschools.Inthecaseof HongKong,15-year-oldfull-timestudentsarereferred.(2) ReferenceismadetothepublicationonProgrammeforInternationalStudent Assessment(PISA)2003bytheOECD.(3) ReferenceismadetoThematicHouseholdSurvey2003onInformationTechnology UsageandPenetrationcommissionedbytheCensusandStatisticsDepartment.(4) ReferringtostudentsofaidedandGovernmentsecondarydayschoolsonly.

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Item � : Number of Schools(1) with an Incorporated Management Committee

Level of Education

Schools with an Incorporated Management Committee

2005/06

Number Percentage(2)

Primary 68 7.2%

Secondary 75 7.9%

SpecialSchool 5 0.5%

Notes :(1) Referringtoaidedschoolsonly.Havingdrawnreferencetothemodeofincorporated managementcommitte,Governmentschoolshavesetuptheirschoolmanagement committeestoimplementschool-basedmanagement.(2) Referringtothepercentageoftotalnumberofaidedschools.

Remarks :With the passage of the Eduaction (Amendment) Ordinance 2004 on school-basedmanagementgovernaceframework inJuly2004,sponsoringbodiesofallaidedschoolsarerequiredtosubmit, inrespectofeachoftheiraidedschools,adraftconstitutionofits incorporatedmanagementcommittee(IMC)by31December2009 inordertosetupthe IMCtomanagetheschool. Thestakeholdercompositionof the IMCshall include:representativesof the sponsoringbody, theprincipal, teacherandparentmanagers,alumniand independentmanager(s)toparticipate inschooldecisionssoastoraisethetransparencyandaccountabilityoftheschooladministration.

II. Aggregated School Data

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Item 10 : Number of Schools(1) with a Parent-Teacher Association

Notes :(1) Figuresincludealllocalordinarydayschools.(2) Referringtospecialschoolsonlyafterallpracticalschoolsandskillsopportunityschools weremainstreamedandbecameordinarysecondaryschoolsbetween2004and2005. Hospitalschoolsareexcluded.

Remarks :TheEducationCommissioninitsReports(ECR)No.4and5statedclearlythatco-operationbetween schools and theparents couldbring importantbenefits to the teachingofstudents.AsrecommendedinECRNo.5,theCommitteeonHome-SchoolCo-operationwassetupinFebruary1993toadviseonwaystostimulateandco-ordinatesustainedprogressinhome-schoolco-operation. Inthepastfewyears,therehasbeenageneralriseinthenumberofschoolswithaPTA.

Number of Schools with Parent-Teacher Associations (PTA)as a Percentage of All Schools of the Relevant Level

Percentage

SchoolYear

Kindergarten Primary Secondary SpecialEducation(2)

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Item 11 : Number of Schools(1) that have put in place Staff Appraisal System

Note :(1) ReferringtoaidedschoolsonlyasGovermentschoolshavebeenexercisingastaff appraisalsystemapplicabetoGovernmentemployees.

Remarks :Oneoftheimportantelementsofschool-basedmanagementisthedevelopmentofformalproceduresforstaffappraisal,whichwillhelpenhanceteachers'professionalcompetenceandconscientiousness.

Level of Education

Schools with Staff Appraisal Systemas a percentage of all schools

200�/0� 200�/0�

Primary 96.0% 99.5%

Secondary 97.9% 99.7%

SpecialSchool 100.0% 100.0%

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Item 12 : Percentage Awarded at Grade E or above in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination and Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination(1)

Percentage Awarded at Grade E or above(2) in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE)

and Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE)Percentage

Year

HKCEE

HKALE

Notes :(1) ThestatisticsincludeonlycandidatesfromdayschoolsofferinganormalHKCEE/HKALE curriculum.(2) ThepercentageawardedatgradeEoraboveisobtainedbytakingtotalityofallsubjects attemptedbyschoolcandidatesandcalculatingthepercentageofallsubjectsawardedat gradeEorabove.

III. Student Performance

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Item 1� : Percentage of Students Awarded Grade E or above in the Subjects of Chinese Language, English Language (Syllabuses A and B) and Mathematics in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination(1)

Notes : (1) ThestatisticsincludeonlycandidatesfromdayschoolsofferinganormalHKCEE

curriculum.(2) ThepercentageawardedatgradeEorabove isobtainedbytakingtotalityof that

subjectattemptedbyschoolcandidatesandcalculatingthepercentageofthatsubjectawardedatgradeEorabove.

Performance of Students in Chinese Language, English Language and Mathematics in HKCEE

(Percentage of Students Awarded Grade E or above(2))

Percentage

Year

Chinese Language

English Language(Syllabus A)

English Language(Syllabus B)

Mathematics

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Item 1� : Territory-wide System Assessment

Territory-wide Percentage of Students Achieving Basic Competencies at P� Level

Territory-wide Percentage of Students Achieving Basic Competencies at P� Level

Territory-wide Percentage of Students Achieving Basic Competencies at S� Level

Percentage

2004 2005 2006

ChineseLanguage EnglishLanguage Mathematics

ChineseLanguage EnglishLanguage Mathematics

ChineseLanguage EnglishLanguage Mathematics

2005 2006

2006

Percentage

Percentage

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Note :Reference is made to the reports of the Territory-wide System Assessment (TSA)publishedby theHongKongExaminationsandAssessmentAuthority (HKEAA)between2004 and 2006. The Government has entrusted HKEAA to design, develop andadministertheTSA.

Remarks :TheTSAprovidestheschoolmanagementwithuseful informationonstudents'standardsattheendofeachkeylearningstage(P3,P6andS3)inthesubjectsofChineseLanguage,EnglishLanguageandMathematics. Thus,theTSAfacilitates feedbackon learningandteaching,curriculumenrichmentand improvementof teaching.TheGovernmentwillprovidesupporttoschoolsinneedofassistance.

"TheTSAbeganattheP3levelin2004.In2006,allstudentsattheP3,P6andS3levelstookpartintheTSA.ItisencouragingtonotethatthereiscontinuedimprovementacrosstheyearsinthepercentageofstudentsachievingbasiccompetencyatP3andP6levelsinallthreesubjects.

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Item 1� : Results of the Hong Kong Attainment Tests(1)

Notes :(1) TheHKATisadministeredterritory-wideandhasbecomesecureatPre-S1levelandS3 levelsince2001and2003respectively.Themaximumscoreforthetwotestpapersis100.(2) ThescoresofPre-S1HKATin2002andthereafterareconvertedtotheequivalent scoresof2001,whenthesecuretestwasfirstintroducedtoPre-S1.

ScoreAverage Hong Kong Attainment Tests (HKAT) Sores at Pre-S1 Level(1)

Chinese English Mathematics

Average HKAT Scores at S� Level(3)

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

2003 2004 2005

Chinese English Mathematics

Score

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(3) ThescoresofS3HKATin2004andthereafterareconvertedtotheequivalentscores of2003,whenthesecuretestwasfirstintroducedtoS3.(4) DataanalysisofPre-S1HKATin2006isinprogress.(5) TheHKATatS3levelhasbeenreplacedbytheTerritory-wideSystemAssessmentatS3 levelin2006.

Remarks :AsHKATisanorm-referencedtest,thetestpapersareconstructedtodifferentiatethelevelsofstudents'academicabilityforschoolstoconductenhancement/supportmeasures.

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Item 1� : The Reading Literacy of Students at Primary � Level in Hong Kong and Selected Countries(1)

Note :(1) Reference ismadetoEducation At A Glance - OECD Indicators, 2003. TheProgress

in InternationalReadingLiteracy Study (PIRLS) conductedunder theauspicesoftheInternationalAssociationfortheEvaluationofEducationin2001in35countries/economiesprovidesavehicle for theparticipatingcountries/economies toobtaininternationallycomparativedataaboutthereadingachievementoftheirfourthgradeprimaryschoolstudents. Theassessment isconducted inthe local languageoftheparticipatingcountries.InthecaseofHongKong,itisChinese.

Remarks :Asaninternationalpractice,thescoresintheevaluationarescaledatameanof500.In2001,theaveragescoreofHongKongpupilswas528,rankingthe14thamongstthe35countriesinthestudy.

ThePIRLS isconductedonceevery fiveyears. The findingsof thePIRLS2006willbereleasedin2007.

AverageScaleScore

Reading Achievement

Sweden

England

Latvia

Lithuania

United Sta

tes

Germany

New Zealand

Singap

ore

Hong Kong

CyprusTurke

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Colombia

Islamic R

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an

Morocco

Netherlands

Bulgaria

Canada

Hungary

Italy

Czech Republic

Scotla

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Russian Fe

deration

Norway

Rep. Of M

oldova

Rep. Of M

acedonia

Argentin

aKuwait

Belize

International mean = �00

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Item 1� : The Mathemat ics and Sc ience Ach ievement o f Students at the Fourth and Eighth Grade (Primary � and Secondary 2) in Hong Kong and Selected Countries/Economy(1)

Note :(1) TIMSScomparestheMathematicsandScienceachievementsofstudentsinvarious countries/economies.TIMSS1995and2003wereadministeredatthefourthand eighthgrades(equivalenttoP4andS2respectivelyinHongKong)whileTIMSS1999was onlyadministeredattheeighthgrade.Intheabovetable,onlythetoptencountries withthehighestaveragescoresinTIMSS2003areshown.Figuresareextractedfrom theTrends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003 Report.

Remarks :InTIMSS2003,HongKongrankedsecondandthirdinMathematicsatthefourthandeighthgradesrespectively.ForScience,HongKongrankedfourthatboththefourthandeighthgrades.TheperformanceofHongKongstudentswaswellabovetheinternationalaverage.

Students' Mathematics Achievement Students' Science Achievement

At Grade � At Grade � At Grade � At Grade �

Country/Economy

Average Score

Country/Economy

Average Score

Country/Economy

Average Score

Country/Economy

Average Score

Singapore 594 Singapore 605 Singapore 565 Singapore 578

Hong Kong ��� Korea 589ChineseTaipei

551ChineseTaipei

571

Japan 565 Hong Kong ��� Japan 543 Korea 558

ChineseTaipei

564ChineseTaipei

585 Hong Kong ��2 Hong Kong ���

Belgium(Flemish)

551 Japan 570 England 540 Estonia552

Netherlands 540Belgium(Flemish)

537 UnitedStates 536 Japan

Latvia 536 Netherlands 536 Latvia 532 Hungary 543

Lithuania 534 Estonia 531 Hungary 530 Netherlands 536

RussianFederation

532 Hungary 529Russian

Federation526 UnitedStates

527

England 531

Malaysia

508 Netherlands 525

Australia

Latvia Sweden 524

RussianFederation

Slovenia520

SlovakRepublic

NewZealand

International average ��� International

average ��� International average ��� International

average ���

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Item 1� : The Mathematics, Science, Reading Literacy and Problem Solving Skills of 1�-year-olds in Hong Kong and Selected Countries/Region(1)

Notes :(1) ReferenceismadetothepublicationonProgrammeforInternationalStudent Assessment(PISA)2003bytheOECD.Theresultsarebasedonthesecondcycleof thePISAin2003.Thisinternationalstudycomparesandevaluatestheeffectiveness oftheeducationsystemsin41countries/regions.Specifically,itassesseshowwell 15-year-oldsapproachingtheendofcompulsoryeducationhaveacquiredtheknowledge andskillsessentialforparticipationinsociety.Intheabovetable,onlythetopten countries/regionswiththehighestmeanscoresareshown.(2) Theassessmentisconductedinthelanguageofinstructionoftheparticipating countries/region.InthecaseofHongKong,itisChinese.

Remarks :InPISA2003,HongKongrankedfirstinMathematics,thirdinScienceand10thinreading.ThemeasurementonProblemSolvingSkillswasanewdomaininPISA2003andHongKongrankedsecond.Overall,themeanperformanceofHongKongstudentswaswellabovetheinternationalmean.Likemostotherinternationalstudies,thescoresarescaledatameanof500andastandarddeviationof100.

Mathematics Literacy Science Literacy Reading Literacy(2) Problem Solving Skills

Country/Region Mean Score Country/

Region Mean Score Country/Region Mean Score Country/

Region Mean Score

Hong Kong ��0 Finland548

Finland 543 Korea 550

Finland 544 Japan Korea 534 Hong Kong���

Korea 542 Hong Kong ��� Canada 528 Finland

Netherlands 538 Korea 538 Australia525

Japan 547

Liechtenstein 536 Austrialia

525

Liechtenstein NewZealand 533

Japan 534 Macau NewZealand 522 Macao 532

Canada 532 Liechtenstein Ireland 515 Australia 530

Belgium 529 Netherlands 524 Sweden 514 Canada529

Macau527

CzechRepublic

523 Netherlands 513 Liechtenstein

Switzerland NewZealand 521 Hong Kong �10 Belgium 525

International mean �00 International

mean �00 International mean �00 International

mean �00

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Item 1� : Physical Development of Students(1)

Note :(1) FiguresrefertostudentswhoattendedtheStudentHealthServiceCentresofthe DepartmentofHealth.

6 22..8 118.9 21.6 117.8 23.2 119.6 22 118.5

12 44.7 152.8 43.3 152.4 45.7 153.6 44 152.9

15 56.8 168 49.3 157.7 58.1 168.9 50.3 158.3

17 60.2 170.5 50.3 158.4 60.9 171 51 158.8

School Year 2000/01 200�/0�

Sex Male Female Male Female

Age MeanWeight (kg)

Mean Height (cm)

MeanWeight (kg)

MeanHeight (cm)

MeanWeight (kg)

Mean Height (cm)

Mean Weight (kg)

MeanHeight (cm)

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Item 20 : Computer Usage of Students(1)

Notes :(1) ReferenceismadetothefourroundsofThematic Household Survey on Information Technology Usage and PenetrationcommissionedbytheCensusandStatistics Departmentfrom2002to2005.Theabovefiguresreferonlytostudentsagedtenor overstudyingfulltimeinprimaryandsecondaryschools.(2) IncludingstudentsatS6-S7levels.(3) Includingonlythosewhousedcomputeratleastonceaweekduringtheyearbefore enumeration.(4) Includingonlythosewhousedcomputerduringtheyearbeforeenumeration.(5) Includingcommunicationwithothers,browsing,searchingforinformation,usingonline digitalentertainmentandelectronicbusinessservices,etc.

Remarks :Almostallstudentshadknowledgeofusingcomputers. Regardingthemajorpurposesofusingcomputers,anupwardtrendisobservedforstudentswhousedcomputersforInternetservicesandwordprocessing.

ItemPrimary Junior Secondary Senior Secondary(2)

2002 200� 200� 200� 2002 200� 200� 200� 2002 200� 200� 200�

Percentageofstudentshavingknowledgeofusing

computer94.5% 94.6% 96.8% 98.1% 98.8% 98.3% 98.9% 99.6% 99.3% 99.0% 99.6% 99.8%

Averagedurationofusingcomputerperweek

(hours)(3)8.3 10.7 11.6 11.6 15.6 19.6 19.0 18.5 17.8 23.8 23.2 21.5

Major purposes of using computer(�)

-Internetservices(5) 90.9% 93.1% 95.8% 96.8% 96.7% 98.0% 98.2% 98.5% 97.4% 98.7% 98.6% 99.2%

-Wordprocessing 55.8% 50.7% 53.8% 59.1% 65.3% 59.9% 63.2% 68.5% 67.7% 62.4% 66.0% 69.6%

-Playingcomputergame(offline) 59.8% 56.1% 59.7% 58.4% 59.2% 54.8% 53.5% 55.6% 55.2% 49.2% 48.1% 52.4%

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Item 21 : Students' Reading Habits(1)

Notes:(1) Referenceismadetotheopinionsurveyonthereadinghabitsofstudentswhoparticipated intheOnlineReadingContractProjectundertheReadingSummerProgrammejointly organizedbytheEducationandManpowerBureau,StandingCommitteeonLanguage EducationandResearchandtheHongKongEducationCityin2005.Atotalof10547 studentsparticipatedintheScheme,ofwhich7540wereprimarystudentsand3007 weresecondarystudents.(2) Percentagetotalmaynotbeequalto100duetoroundingoffoffigures.(3) Includingotherrelativesorprivatetutors,etc.(4) Includingbooksonleisureandentertainment,travel,socialandcurrentaffairs, health/foodandbeverage,artorreligion,etc.

Remarks :Studentsweremore inclinedtochoosethereadingmaterialsbythemselves. Asforthetypesofbooks read, juniorprimary studentswhoparticipated in theOnlineReadingContractpreferredtoreadpictureandcomicbookswhereasseniorprimaryandsecondarystudentslikedreadingnovels,prosesandessays.

Reading Materials Chosen by

Percentage (%)

Junior Primary Senior Primary Junior Secondary Senior Secondary

Student(self) 67.9% 75.2% 81.7% 81.3%

Parents 23.6% 15.4% 5.9% 3.5%

Brother(s)/Sister(s) 3.7% 5.1% 4.2% 4.4%

Peers 1.1% 1.6% 5.3% 8.3%

Teachers 1.7% 1.6% 2.1% 2.6%

Others(3) 1.9% 1.1% 0.8% 0.6%

Types of BookPercentage (%)

Junior Primary Senior Primary Junior Secondary Senior Secondary

Picturebook 46.2% 25.9% 6.4% 5.0%

Comicbook 8.3% 9.5% 3.6% 2.7%

Novel 7.6% 21.7% 45.1% 48.0%

Prose/Essay 2.5% 5.0% 10.5% 14.4%Knowledgebook

(NaturalScience/SocialScience)

9.1% 8.2% 9.2% 8.1%

Riddle/Childrenrhymes/Poetry

3.1% 3.0% 1.0% 0.5%

Biography 3.0% 4.0% 5.3% 4.5%

Humorousstory 3.0% 4.7% 3.3% 3.9%

Historicalstory 2.7% 4.4% 4.0% 3.7%

Others(4) 14.3 13.6% 11.7% 9.3%

(A) Percentage(2) of Persons Choosing the Reading Materials for the Students

(B) Percentage(2) of Types of Books Chosen by the Students

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Item 22 : Students' Participation in Inter-school Sports Events(1)

Note :(1) Inter-schoolandsportseventsareorganisedbytheHongKongSchoolsSports Federation.

Students' Participation in Inter-school Sports Events as a Percentage of the Student Population of the Relevant Level

Percentage

SchoolYear

Secondary

Primary

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Item 2� : Students' Participation in School Music(1), Speech(1), Drama(2) and Dance(�) Festivals(�)

Notes :(1) TheHongKongSchoolsMusicFestivalandSpeechFestivalareorganisedbythe HongKongSchoolsMusicandSpeechAssociation.(2) TheSchoolDramaFestivalisorganisedbytheSchoolActivitiesUnitoftheEducation andManpowerBureau.(3) TheSchoolDanceFestivalisorganisedbythePhysicalEducationSectionofthe EducationandManpowerBureau.(4) DuetothespreadofSevereAcuteRespiratorySyndrome(SARS)inearly2003,the participationfortheSpeechFestivalthatyearwasaffectedasonlysoloclasses forP4orabove(classesseparatedbygrades)andaged9orabove(classesseparated byage)wereheldforthe2003SpeechFestival.

Students' Participation in School Music and Speech Festivals as a Percentage of the Total Student Population

Students' Participation in School Drama and Dance Festivals as a Percentage of the Total Student Population

SchoolYear

SchoolYear

Percentage

Percentage

Music

Speech

Drama

Dance

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Remarks :Expcept the situationmentioned inNote(4)above,a rising trend is observed in thepercentagesofstudentsparticipatinginmusic,speech,dramaanddanceevents.Thismayreflecttheirenhancedawareness,knowledgeandappreciationofdifferentformsofartandaestheticactivities.

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Item 24 : Students' Participation in Social and Voluntary Services(1)

Note :(1) Thefiguresincludethetotalnumberofprimaryandsecondarystudentsandthosein thepreparatoryclassesasreportedbytheinternationalprimaryschools.

Remarks :Theaboveschool-basedyouthgroupsaresupervisedandsupportedbytheircorrespondingvoluntary agencies,whichprovide specific skills and systematic training to studentparticipants. Throughactiveparticipation in these social services, studentshave theopportunitiestodeveloptheirleadershipabilities,organisationskillsandinitiatives,fosterrespectfordisciplineandcontributetothewelfareofthecommunity.

Community Youth Club

Hong Kong Girl Guides Association

Hong KongRed Cross

Scout Association of

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Road Safety Patrol

Junior Police Call

2003/04 124 175 38 144 13 611 61 623 9 224 140 261

2004/05 126 681 39 243 14 884 64 237 9 344 135 195

2005/06 132 844 40 200 15 063 66 781 9 355 137 458

Organisation

School Year

NumberofParticipants

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Item 2� : Employers' Overall Satisfaction of the Local Sub-degree and University Graduates(1)

Notes :(1) ReferenceismadetotheSurveysonOpinionsofEmployersonMajorAspectsof PerformanceofbothSub-degreeandFirstDegreeGraduatescoveringthepublicly-funded full-timelocalsub-degreeandfirstdegreegraduatesin2000and2003.The objectiveoftheSurveysistokeeptrackoftheperformanceofourgraduatesatwork byobtainingtheopinionsofemployersongraduateswithregardtotheabovenine majoraspectsofperformance.TheSurveyisconductedtrienniallysince2000.(2) Theassessmentsareindicatedbyascoreona5-pointscaleinwhich"5"isinterpreted as"alwaysexceedstheemployers'requiredstandard","3"as"generallymeetingthe employers'requiredstardard"and"1"as"alwaysfailstomeettheemployers'required standard".(3) "TechnicalSkillsRequiredfortheJob"isanewlyaddedperformanceaspectinthe 2003Survey.

(A) Performance of Sub-degree Graduates in Nine Major Aspects(2)

(B) Performance of First Degree Graduates in Nine Major Aspects(2)

ChineseLanguageProficiency

EnglishLanguageProficiency

NumericalCompetency

InformationTechnology

Literacy

AnalyticalandProblem-solving

Abilities

WorkAttitude Inter-personalSkills

ManagementSkills

TechnicalSkillsRequiredfor

theJob(3)

OverallScore

ChineseLanguageProficiency

EnglishLanguageProficiency

NumericalCompetency

InformationTechnology

Literacy

AnalyticalandProblem-solving

Abilities

WorkAttitude Inter-personalSkills

ManagementSkills

TechnicalSkillsRequiredfor

theJob(3)

OverallScore

PerformanceinNineMajorAspects

PerformanceinNineMajorAspects

2000200�

2000200�

Score

Score

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Remarks :The2003sub-degreegraduatesachievedanoverallperformancescoreat3.44,aboutmid-waybetween"generallymeetingtheemployers' requiredstandard"and "sometimesexceedingtheemployers'requiredstandard".Itwasanimprovementtothe2000graduates'scoreat3.36.MoresubstantialimprovementswerefoundinEnglishandChineselanguagesproficiencyandworkattitude.

The2003firstdegreegraduatesobtainedanoverallperformancescoreat3.58,alsoaboutmid-waybetween"generallymeetingtheemployers' requiredstandard"and "sometimesexceedingtheemployers'requiredstandard".Itwasanimprovementtothe2000graduates'scoreat3.51.

Theresultsshowedthatthesub-degreeandfirstdegreegraduatesperformedthebest ininformationtechnologyliteracy.