Primary and Secondary Schools by District from the 2016/17 to 2020/21 School Years
District
Primary Schools Secondary Schools
2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Central & Western 631 656 695 687 659 144 174 185 201 198
Wan Chai 998 1 034 1 075 1 089 1 127 695 763 799 839 853
Eastern 200 211 230 248 253 592 619 664 744 786
Southern 37 44 44 40 44 102 136 145 171 219
Yau Tsim Mong 1 092 1 121 1 156 1 150 1 086 767 719 712 704 738
Sham Shui Po 851 886 893 933 933 1 631 1 757 1 797 1 833 1 947
Kowloon City 410 394 373 369 392 314 325 339 360 342
Wong Tai Sin 266 307 324 326 307 56 79 86 99 112
Kwun Tong 804 814 804 800 806 1 030 995 952 961 955
Sai Kung 222 244 265 287 328 460 524 535 560 520
Sha Tin 130 131 119 113 125 425 365 309 272 296
Tai Po 106 115 109 96 101 58 62 77 87 111
North 22 26 29 47 53 7 7 5 4 6
Yuen Long 912 957 988 1 058 1 146 502 583 624 681 708
Tuen Mun 696 696 708 699 679 937 959 918 917 899
Tsuen Wan 64 75 84 114 146 60 60 66 54 57
Kwai Tsing 924 945 959 935 966 212 243 247 247 297
Islands 901 966 994 1 060 1 111 979 1 013 1 021 1 062 1 062
All Districts 9 266 9 622 9 849 10 051 10 262 8 971 9 383 9 481 9 796 10 106
Notes: (1) Figures generally refer to the position as at mid-September of the respective school years, except as at mid-October for the 2020/21 school year.
(2) Figures exclude special schools.
(3) School districts are delineated by the District Council districts of the school premises. Starting from the 2019/20 school year, the districts for schools with decanting premises are based on the District Council districts of the original premises.
(4) Figures include students whose ethnicity is Chinese but who are NCS based on the spoken language at home.
Annex 5 Number of Students with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
in Public Sector Ordinary Schools and Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) Schools from the 2016/17 to 2020/21 School Years*
School Year Public Sector Ordinary School DSS School #
Primary Secondary Primary Secondary
2016/17 21 860 21 030 Not Applicable Not Applicable
2017/18 22 980 22 380 Not Applicable Not Applicable
2018/19 25 010 24 070 Not Applicable Not Applicable
2019/20 27 320 25 860 420 3 620
2020/21 28 650 27 990 440 3 850
Notes: * Since the provision of support services for students with SEN is not related to the district where they live or study, we do not compile respective statistics.
# Starting from the 2019/20 school year, the provision of Learning Support Grant (LSG) to DSS schools has been based on the number of students with SEN and academic low achievers (applicable to primary schools) enrolled in each school, as well as the DSS LSG unit rate. Hence, DSS schools are required to submit SEN information of the students concerned to the EDB for calculating the allotment of the LSG. Before that, the relevant resources were included in the DSS unit subsidy, and we did not compile statistics relating to the numbers of students concerned.
Number of Students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) in Private Independent Schools (PIS) and International Schools
from the 2016/17 to 2020/21 School Years*
School Year
PIS English Schools Foundation (ESF)
Other Private
International School Total
Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary 2016/17 172 231 245 565 323 179 740 975 2017/18 183 234 439# 422# 404 284 1 026 940 2018/19 177 291 365 458 482 348 1 024 1 097 2019/20 230 301 354 463 561 403 1 145 1 167 2020/21 215 265 340 508 479 423 1 034 1 196
Notes: (1) Figures generally refer to the position as at mid-September of the respective school years, except for those in the 2020/21 school year which refer to the position as at mid-October.
(2) Statistics cover students with SEN under integrated classes/special classes/special schools in PIS, the ESF schools and other private international schools as reported by the schools concerned in response to the annual Student Enrolment Survey. They, however, are not exhaustive as some schools did not respond to the Survey in this respect.
* Since the number of students with SEN is relatively small, we do not provide the breakdown of number by district to avoid providing misleading information.
# The ESF has its own system in classifying students with SEN according to the level of teaching and learning adjustments required, and has required all its schools to provide such figures to the EDB in the Student Enrolment Survey accordingly since the 2015/16 school year. However, in an internal review of the ESF
Annex 6 Expenditures on the Initiation Programme, the Induction Programme and
the School-based Support Scheme Grant for Newly-arrived Children from the 2016/17 to 2020/21 School Years
School Year
Expenditure ($ million)
2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Initiation Programme 24.1 27.1 26.2 22.1 19.6
Induction Programme 2.8 2.6 2 2 0.5
School-based Support
Scheme Grant 38.1 30.8 26.8 21.7 30.3
Total 65 60.5 55 45.8 50.4
Note: Figures for the 2020/21 school year are provisional and subject to revision.
Annex 7 Educational Support Measures for Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students from the 2016/17 to 2020/21 School Years
Support Measures
Actual Expenditure ($ million)
(Note 1)
Revised Estimate ($ million)
(Note 1)
2016/17 School Year
2017/18 School Year
2018/19 School Year
2019/20 School Year
2020/21 School Year The funding to schools has been increased on a tiered basis according to the
number of NCS students admitted, and school-based professional support services have been enhanced to facilitate schools’ implementation of the
“Chinese Language Curriculum Second Language Learning Framework”
(“Learning Framework”), support for NCS students’ learning of Chinese, as well as the creation of an inclusive learning environment in schools.
Schools with a relatively small number of NCS students might also apply for funding to provide after-school support for NCS students’ learning of Chinese. Starting from the 2020/21 school year, all schools admitting a relatively small number of NCS students are provided with a new two-tiered subsidy with increased amount of additional funding.
245.1 259.1 271.0 282.4 358.1
Development of the Learning Framework and the supporting learning and teaching materials
3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Training programmes for Chinese Language teachers teaching NCS students (Note 2) (Note 2) (Note 2) (Note 2) (Note 2)
Chinese Language Learning Support Centres to offer remedial programmes after school hours and during holidays, and provide learning and teaching
3.9 4.7 3.4 2.1 4.3
Support Measures
Actual Expenditure ($ million)
(Note 1)
Revised Estimate ($ million)
(Note 1)
2016/17 School Year
2017/18 School Year
2018/19 School Year
2019/20 School Year
2020/21 School Year Summer Bridging Programme for NCS students in primary schools. Parents
of NCS students can accompany their children, with a view to enhancing their exposure to and use of Chinese and hence the support for their children.
2.6 2.3 2.1 2.0 0.3
Student grant for Applied Learning Chinese (for NCS students) 6.7 7.4 6.6 6.0 6.4
Subsidising eligible school candidates entering for the examinations under the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) (Chinese), the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), and the General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level, to the effect that subsidised school candidates are only required to pay a “subsidised examination fee” on par with the examination fee for the Chinese Language subject in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE)
2.6 2.9 4.2
(Note 3)
5.1
(Note 3)
6.7
(Note 3)
Public sector ordinary primary and secondary schools admitting NCS students with special educational needs (SEN) are provided with the Grant for Supporting NCS Students with SEN under a 3-tier structure. The measure has been implemented starting from the 2019/20 school year.
- - - 28.1 30.4
Secondary schools admitting NCS students were provided with additional resources to support their NCS students in using Chinese to learn Chinese History. The measure was implemented in the 2018/19 and 2019/20 school years.
- - 12.7
(Note 4)
13.3
(Note 4)
-
Support Measures
Actual Expenditure ($ million)
(Note 1)
Revised Estimate ($ million)
(Note 1)
2016/17 School Year
2017/18 School Year
2018/19 School Year
2019/20 School Year
2020/21 School Year Enhancing parent education to encourage parents of NCS students to arrange
for their children to study in local kindergartens (KGs), and strengthen communication with schools. Providing a series of parent education programmes for parents of NCS students to help them support their children’s learning, encourage their children to master the Chinese language, and help them have more comprehensive understanding of the multiple pathways available to their children. The measure has been implemented starting from the 2020/21 school year.
- - - - 2.0
(Note 5)
District-based programmes organised in collaboration with non-governmental organisations under the Language Fund to motivate NCS children to learn Chinese through activities such as games and creative art
1.2 1.7 3.7 0.6 1.0
Providing school-based professional support services for KGs admitting NCS students:
(a) Under the University-School Support Programmes financed by the Education Development Fund, 2 projects were carried out to facilitate NCS students’ transition from KG to primary education from the 2015/16 to 2016/17 school years and from the 2017/18 to 2018/19 school years respectively.
8.3
(Note 6)
2.9
(Note 6)
5.5
(Note 6) - -
(b) Post-secondary institutions are commissioned to provide school-based support services for KGs admitting NCS students, so as to enhance the
- - - 1.7
(Note 6)
6.7
(Note 6)
Support Measures
Actual Expenditure ($ million)
(Note 1)
Revised Estimate ($ million)
(Note 1)
2016/17 School Year
2017/18 School Year
2018/19 School Year
2019/20 School Year
2020/21 School Year With the implementation of the new KG education policy from the 2017/18
school year:
(a) A grant comparable to the mid-point salary of the salary range of a KG teacher was provided to KGs admitting 8 or more NCS children for supporting NCS children. The measure was implemented in the 2017/18 and 2018/19 school years.
- 54.0 57.1 - -
(b) The subsidy for KGs admitting NCS children has been enhanced with a 5-tiered subsidy which is provided based on the number of NCS children admitted, replacing the flat-rate subsidy for KGs admitting 8 or more NCS children. The measure has been implemented starting from the 2019/20 school year.
- - - 111.9 116.7
(c) Specific training courses on supporting NCS children have been provided for KG teachers.
- 1.4 2.0
(Note 7)
0.05
(Note 7) &
(Note 8)
3.0
(Note7)
Notes:
1. The expenditure incurred by the measures excludes the manpower resources and administrative expenses of different sections under the Education Bureau (EDB). The relevant expenses have been subsumed under EDB’s overall expenditure and/or different funds, and a breakdown of expenditure by item is not available.
2. The programmes have been subsumed under the overall professional development programme of EDB and a breakdown of expenditure by item is not available.
3. With the Government paying the examination fees for school candidates of the 2019, 2020 and 2021 HKDSE, the “subsidised examination fee” for eligible NCS students entering for the non-local Chinese Language examinations concerned in the 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 school years is waived accordingly.
4. EDB has provided all public sector secondary schools and Direct Subsidy Scheme secondary schools with junior secondary NCS students pursuing the local curriculum in the 2018/19 and 2019/20 school years with a non-recurrent grant totalling about $26 million to support their NCS students in using Chinese to learn Chinese History at the junior secondary level.
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, EDB has extended the period in which the grant may be used by one year. In the 2020/21 school year, schools which have received the grant can continue to make use of the unspent balance until 31 August 2021.
5. The initiative will involve non-recurrent funding totalling about $15 million over 5 years.
6. As the services are provided in both KGs and primary schools, a breakdown of expenditure by KG and by primary school is not available.
7. Starting from the 2018/19 school year, a supply teacher grant is provided to facilitate KGs in arranging for teachers to attend specified training courses on supporting NCS children.
The expenditure on the supply teacher grant has been included in the actual and estimated expenditure for these training courses.
8. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, most of the courses originally scheduled for the 2019/20 school year have to be postponed to the 2020/21 school year. Since the payment for courses run as scheduled will also be made in the 2020/21 school year, the actual expenditure for the 2019/20 school year only includes the expense for the supply teacher grant.
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-Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2021-22 Reply Serial No.
EDB015 CONTROLLING OFFICER’S REPLY
(Question Serial No. 2717)
Head: (156) Government Secretariat: Education Bureau Subhead (No. & title): (-) Not specified
Programme: (1) Director of Bureau’s Office, (8) Policy and Support Controlling Officer: Permanent Secretary for Education (Ms Michelle LI) Director of Bureau: Secretary for Education
Question:
(a) Please provide information on the names, contents, target participants, number of participants, manpower and expenditures of the cross-boundary projects or programmes in which the Education Bureau (EDB) collaborated/will collaborate with Mainland departments or was involved/will be involved in the school years from 2016/17 to 2020/21 and in the coming school year.
(b) In regard to these projects or programmes, please provide information on the names of Mainland departments or organisations involved, names of local organisations commissioned, total amount of subsidy, duration and progress, and advise whether the projects or programmes have been publicised (if yes, of the details made public).
Asked by: Hon CHAN Pierre (LegCo internal reference no.: 98) Reply:
Information on the collaborative projects/programmes with direct involvement of both the EDB and Mainland departments from the 2017/18 to 2021/22 school years is at Annex.
Annex Cross-boundary projects or programmes with collaboration between the EDB and Mainland departments
from the 2017/18 to 2021/22 school years 2017/18
Project/
Programme
Details Mainland department/
organisation involved
Duration and progress
Has the project/
programme been publicised and
what are the details?
Local organisation commissioned
Target participants
No. of participants
Total amount of subsidy ($ million)
Manpower*
and expenditure involved ($ million)
Mainland-Hong Kong Teachers Exchange &
Collaboration Programme
On-site professional development and exchange activities in Hong Kong
Ministry of Education Department of Education, Guangdong Province
Completed The content and purpose of the Programme were announced to schools via school circular, and details of the Programme were reported to the Panel on Education of the Legislative Council.
NA Secondary
schools, primary schools and kindergartens
The EDB did not collect or keep statistics on the number of teacher participants.
NA 17.7
Scheme on Hong Kong Teachers’
Exchange Activities to the Mainland
On-site professional development and exchange activities with the Mainland teachers serving in schools in Guangdong and Dongguan
Department of Education, Guangdong Province Dongguan Education Bureau
Completed The content and purpose of the Scheme were announced to schools via school circular, and details of the Scheme were reported to the Panel on Education of the Legislative Council.
NA English
teachers in secondary schools and primary schools
The EDB did not collect or keep statistics on the number of teacher participants.
NA 0.5
Project/
Programme
Details Mainland department/
organisation involved
Duration and progress
Has the project/
programme been publicised and
what are the details?
Local organisation commissioned
Target participants
No. of participants
Total amount of subsidy ($ million)
Manpower*
and expenditure involved ($ million)
Guangdong-Hong Kong Sister School Scheme
The Scheme aims at enhancing the communication and collaboration between schools in Hong Kong and Guangdong.
While sister schools formulate their own exchange
programmes, the EDB commissions service providers to offer professional support and advice to schools and organises programmes aimed at networking sister schools.
Department of Education, Guangdong Province Guangzhou Municipal Education Bureau Shenzhen Education Bureau Dongguan
Education Bureau Zhongshan Education and Sports Bureau Other Municipal Education Bureaux (if necessary)
Completed Letters were issued to all Hong Kong secondary schools, primary schools and special schools to invite them to join the Scheme.
Schools joining the Guangdong- Hong Kong Sister School Scheme were
invited by the EDB to join other ad-hoc sister school networking activities as appropriate through invitation letters.
Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers
Apollo Production Limited
All secondary schools, primary schools and special schools in Hong Kong
The EDB and service providers offered support to schools, and did not collect statistics on the number of participants.
A fixed grant of $120,000
for each participating
school
Commissioned service involved:
0.75 Contract sum for
other ad-hoc exchange activities aimed
at networking sister schools:
1.02
Beijing, Hong Kong and Macau Student Exchange Summer Camp
The annual Programme held in Beijing and Hong Kong/Macau in alternate years aims at promoting interflow among senior secondary students of the three places.
Beijing Municipal Commission of Education
Completed Schools were invited to nominate student and teacher participants via school circular.
Hong Kong-Beijing Tourist Agency Limited
Students 80 NA 0.6
Project/
Programme
Details Mainland department/
organisation involved
Duration and progress
Has the project/
programme been publicised and
what are the details?
Local organisation commissioned
Target participants
No. of participants
Total amount of subsidy ($ million)
Manpower*
and expenditure involved ($ million)
Mainland Exchange Programme for Student Leaders
The Programme aims at broadening
participants’ horizons, enhancing their understanding of our country and its development, as well as strengthening their understanding of the attributes leaders should possess.
Ministry of Education
Completed Schools were invited to nominate student and teacher participants via school circular.
Overseas Travel Company Limited
Students 430 NA 2.0
Beijing Professional Exchange Tour of the National Day Delegation from the Education Sector of Hong Kong
The Programme aims at deepening
education workers’
understanding of the Mainland and promoting
professional exchange.
Ministry of Education
Completed Letters were issued to invite education workers to join the Programme.
Yazhou Travel Service Limited
Principals and teachers
100 NA 0.7
Leadership Enhancement Programme for Primary School Principals
The Programme aims at enhancing
leadership of primary school principals through a 6-day study trip to Beijing.
Chinese Academy of Governance
Completed The Programme was announced through the Training Calendar System of the EDB to invite
applications from primary school principals.
NA Primary
school principals
20 NA 0.25
Project/
Programme
Details Mainland department/
organisation involved
Duration and progress
Has the project/
programme been publicised and
what are the details?
Local organisation commissioned
Target participants
No. of participants
Total amount of subsidy ($ million)
Manpower*
and expenditure involved ($ million)
Leadership Enhancement Programme for Secondary School Principals
The Programme aims at enhancing the leadership of secondary school principals through a 6-day study trip to Beijing.
Chinese Academy of Governance
Completed The Programme was announced through the Training Calendar System of the EDB to invite
applications from secondary school principals.
NA Principals of secondary schools and special schools
47 NA 0.58
Mainland-Hong Kong Principals Exchange &
Collaboration Programme^
The Programme aims at enabling the principals in Hong Kong and the Mainland to learn from each other and enhance their
leadership capabilities through professional exchange and experience sharing.
Beijing International Education Communication Centre
Completed The Programme was announced through the Training Calendar System of the EDB to invite principals of secondary schools and primary schools to
participate.
Commissioned service provider of the first phase:
Hong Kong-Beijing Tourist Agency Ltd.;
Commissioned service provider of the second phase: The Education University of Hong Kong
Principals of secondary schools, primary schools and special schools
14 NA 0.35
Shenzhen-Hong Kong Principals’
Forum
The Forum aims at enhancing
professional exchange between school principals in Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
Shenzhen Education Bureau
Completed The Forum was announced through the Training Calendar System of the EDB to invite principals to participate.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Principals of secondary schools, primary schools, kindergartens and special schools
110 NA 0.34
Project/
Programme
Details Mainland department/
organisation involved
Duration and progress
Has the project/
programme been publicised and
what are the details?
Local organisation commissioned
Target participants
No. of participants
Total amount of subsidy ($ million)
Manpower*
and expenditure involved ($ million)
Guangdong-Hong Kong Cultural Exchange Programme – Advanced Course on Teaching of Putonghua for Hong Kong Teachers
The Programme aims at enhancing
Putonghua teachers’
knowledge and pedagogy of the subject through a 3-week immersion course in Guangdong followed by a lesson observation week in Hong Kong.
Department of Education, Guangdong Province
Completed The Programme was announced through the Training Calendar System of the EDB to invite
applications from Putonghua teachers.
NA Chinese and Putonghua teachers in secondary schools and primary schools
28 NA 0.16
Guangdong-Hong Kong Cultural Exchange Programme – In-service
Programme for English Language Teachers from Guangdong
This is a reciprocal programme which aims at deepening the participants’
understanding of the latest teaching methodologies in English Language through a 3-week course in Hong Kong.
Department of Education, Guangdong Province
Completed The Programme was not announced in Hong Kong as only Guangdong English teachers were involved.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
English teachers in primary schools in Guangdong Province
40 NA 1.15
Project/
Programme
Details Mainland department/
organisation involved
Duration and progress
Has the project/
programme been publicised and
what are the details?
Local organisation commissioned
Target participants
No. of participants
Total amount of subsidy ($ million)
Manpower*
and expenditure involved ($ million)
The Scheme for Admission of Hong Kong Students to Mainland Higher Education Institutions (The Scheme)
Implemented by the Ministry of Education.
Under the Scheme, Hong Kong students can be admitted, on a merit basis, to certain Mainland higher education institutions based on their Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)
examination results, thus exempting them from taking the Joint Entrance Examination for Universities on the Mainland. In the 2017/18 academic year, 90 Mainland institutions participated in the Scheme.
Ministry of Education and certain Mainland higher education institutions
The Scheme was launched in the 2012/13 academic year.
It is an ongoing initiative.
The EDB issued press releases and organised the Mainland Higher Education Expo for promoting the Scheme.
NA 2017 HKDSE
graduates
No. of applicants:
2 568 No. of admissions:
1 295
NA 4.1
Project/
Programme
Details Mainland department/
organisation involved
Duration and progress
Has the project/
programme been publicised and
what are the details?
Local organisation commissioned
Target participants
No. of participants
Total amount of subsidy ($ million)
Manpower*
and expenditure involved ($ million)
Mainland University Study Subsidy Scheme (MUSSS)
The MUSSS aims at supporting eligible Hong Kong students to pursue
undergraduate studies on the Mainland.
Ministry of Education and Mainland higher education institutions
The MUSSS was launched in the 2014/15 academic year.
It is an ongoing initiative.
In addition to the means-
tested subsidy, a non-means- tested subsidy has been introduced under the MUSSS since the 2017/18 academic year.
The EDB issued press releases and made
announcements on the official webpage to promote the Scheme.
The Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency Commissioned service: China Education Exchange (HK) Centre
Hong Kong students pursuing undergraduate studies on the Mainland
3 056 35.0
subsidising students to pursue studies
in Mainland universities (subsumed
under
“Manpower and expenditure
involved”)
37.0
Mainland-Hong Kong Curriculum Exchange Meeting
The Exchange Meeting aims at strengthening the exchange between the Mainland and Hong Kong on the reform of basic education curriculum and providing a platform for professional exchange in
curriculum, pedagogy as well as learning and teaching resources, so as to promote
curriculum reforms in
Ministry of Education
The 11th Exchange Meeting was held in April 2018.
Details were reported in the meeting of the Curriculum Development Council (CDC), and the announcement about the successful completion of the Exchange Meeting was made on the CDC website.
Yazhou Travel Service Limited
The Exchange Meeting was for
professional exchange on curriculum development.
Participants mainly included members from the CDC and its related committees, and their counterparts
57 NA 0.14