Date of sitting: 30 October 2002
Asked by: Hon. CHEUNG Man-kwong
Replied by: SCS
Question:
As there has been a decreasing trend in the number of school-age children in recent years, some schools have to reduce their classes due to insufficient intakes, resulting in a surplus of permanent teachers in the establishment. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:
Reply:
Madam President:
i. | In the coming 3 years, the projected distributions of primary school age children (6 to 11) breakdown by district and school age are at Appendix III. The projected distribution of secondary school age children (12 to 18) by school age is at Appendix IV. As the planning of secondary school places is on a territory-wide basis, the projected distribution of secondary school age children by district is not available. |
ii. & iii. | The situation of reduction of primary classes and the number of redundant teachers in different districts depend on a number of factors including the number of school age children, school facilities and parental choices. Overall speaking, as the number of secondary school age children is in an upward trend, there will be an increase in the total number of secondary classes. |
Number of Schools with Reduction of Classes in the Past 3 Years
Districts | Secondary Schools | Primary Schools | Special Schools | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Government | Aided | Government | Aided | ||||||||||||
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |
CW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WCH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
HKE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
SOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
YTM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SSP | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WTS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
KT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KWT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
TW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
YL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
TP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
N | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
ST | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 1 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 91 | 60 | 140 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
Statistics of Redundant Teachers in Aided Primary School
Having Taken the Placement Service
Year of receiving the placement service | Year of continuous teaching experience | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 or below | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 | 21-25 | 26-30 | Over 30 | ||
2000 | 149 | 47 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 259 |
2001 | 104 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 148 |
2002 | 243 | 70 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 375 |
Year of receiving the placement service | Major Subjects Taught | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chi or Chi+Math+Gen | Eng | Music | PE | Putonghua | Others | ||
2000 | 75 | 69 | 20 | 39 | 3 | 53 | 259 |
2001 | 39 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 33 | 148 |
2002 | 120 | 84 | 24 | 45 | 11 | 91 | 375 |
Statistics of Redundant Teachers in Aided Primary School
Having Taken the Placement Service
District | Year | ||
---|---|---|---|
2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
Southern | 18 410 | 17 690 | 17 000 |
Central and Western | 14 440 | 13 950 | 13 650 |
Wan Chai | 7 540 | 7 200 | 6 920 |
Eastern | 37 280 | 35 330 | 33 040 |
Islands | 9 200 | 10 720 | 11 620 |
Kowloon City | 23 260 | 22 710 | 21 670 |
Yau Tsim Mong | 15 950 | 16 360 | 16 650 |
Sham Shui Po | 22 400 | 22 190 | 22 360 |
Wong Tai Sin | 31 110 | 29 660 | 27 670 |
Kwun Tong | 39 390 | 38 440 | 37 370 |
Sai Kung | 30 470 | 31 790 | 30 790 |
Sha Tin | 42 750 | 40 530 | 38 010 |
Tai Po | 22 810 | 21 120 | 19 360 |
North | 26 730 | 25 570 | 25 130 |
Kwai Tsing | 33 850 | 33 730 | 33 410 |
Tsuen Wan | 18 690 | 18 390 | 18 520 |
Yuen Long | 54 050 | 52 970 | 51 000 |
Tuen Mun | 42 030 | 39 150 | 35 960 |
Total | 490 400 | 477 500 | 460 100 |
Notes | (1) | Figures are derived from the 2001-based projected population distribution by District Council district provided by the Working Group on Population Distribution Projections of the Planning Department in August 2002. |
(2) | Figures in each district are rounded to the nearest ten while figures for all districts are rounded to the nearest hundred. Thus, figures may not add up to total due to rounding. |
Age | Year | ||
---|---|---|---|
2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
6 | 70 600 | 62 800 | 59 500 |
7 | 77 200 | 72 600 | 64 900 |
8 | 82 800 | 79 500 | 74 900 |
9 | 84 700 | 85 400 | 82 100 |
10 | 87 200 | 87 800 | 88 500 |
11 | 87 800 | 89 400 | 90 100 |
Total | 490 400 | 477 500 | 460 100 |
Notes | (1) | Figures are derived from the 2001-based Population Projections provided by Census and Statistics Department in May 2002. |
(2) | Figures in each age are rounded to the nearest hundred. Thus, figures may not add up to total due to rounding. | |
(3) | In general, students at the age of 6 to 11 will be studying P1 to P6 respectively. |
Annex 4
Projected Distribution of Secondary School Age Population
(Aged 12 - 18), 2003 - 2005
Age | Year | ||
---|---|---|---|
2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
12 | 86 700 | 89 300 | 91 000 |
13 | 88 300 | 87 900 | 90 600 |
14 | 91 000 | 88 900 | 88 600 |
15 | 86 600 | 91 100 | 89 000 |
16 | 83 200 | 86 600 | 91 100 |
17 | 84 400 | 83 900 | 87 300 |
18 | 84 800 | 83 900 | 83 400 |
Total | 605 100 | 611 500 | 621 000 |
Notes | (1) | Figures are derived from the 2001-based Population Projections provided by Census and Statistics Department in May 2002. |
(2) | Figures in each age are rounded to the nearest hundred. Thus, figures may not add up to total due to rounding. | |
(3) | In general, students at the age of 12 to 18 will be studying in S1 to S7 respectively. |