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| Education Bureau Social Welfare Department | |
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| Secretary for Education Director of Social Welfare | Kevin Yeung Carol YIP |
| National education budget (2012/13) | |
| Budget | HK$110.526 billion (HK$39,420 per capita) |
| General details | |
| Primary languages | English, Cantonese |
| System type | National |
| 12-year Compulsory Education | September 2019[1] : Chapter 1, Paragraph 1.1 |
| Literacy (2016) | |
| Total | 94.6%[2] |
| Male | 98.33% |
| Female | 94.92% |
| Enrollment (2018/19) | |
| Total | 1,045,000 |
| Primary | 376,300 |
| Secondary | 344,600 |
| Post secondary | 324,100 |
| Attainment | |
| Secondary diploma | 49% |
| Post-secondary diploma | 33.1% |
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Education in Hong Kong used to be largely modelled on that of the United Kingdom, particularly the English system. Since 2012, the overhaul of secondary school diploma has introduced changes to the number of school years as well as the two-tier general examinations. The DSE has replaced the old HKCEE (similar to the UK's GCSE) and the A-levels. Education policy in Hong Kong is overseen by the Education Bureau and the Social Welfare Department.
The academic year begins mid-year, usually starting in September.
- ^ "Report on Review of 9-year Compulsory October 1997 Education (Revised Version)". SUB-COMMITTEE Education, The Board of Education. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ Social Indicators of Hong Kong, from [1] Archived 21 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service