Distance learning (*)
Full-time face-to-face
Distance learning and full-time
Professional and continuing education courses
 
 
 
  Student headcount
17,296
1,324
18,638
-
 
             
  Course enrollment
34,726
11,328
46,054
19,539
 
 
 
 
  Distance learning students (*)        
 
  Age
Percentage
Headcount
 
 
 
  < 22  
1.9%
333
 
  22-25  
10.4%
1,798
 
  26-30  
22.9%
3,968
 
  31-35  
20.5%
3,552
 
  36-40  
18.1%
3,137
 
  41-45  
15.8%
2,726
 
  > 45  
10.3%
1,782
 
           
  Average age
35
 
 
 
           
           
           
  Gender
     
 
 
  Male  
46.7%
8,075
 
  Female  
53.3%
9,221
 
 
 
  Previous educational level        
 
 
  Degree or above  
14.9%
2,575
 
  Sub-degree  
28.7%
4,968
 
  HK A-Level or equivalent  
8.8%
1,514
 
  HKCEE or equivalent  
30.4%
5,260
 
  Others  
17.2%
2,979
 
             
             
  Occupation        
 
 
  Managers and professionals  
46.6%
8,057
 
  Clerical and secretarial  
20.2%
3,501
 
  Technical personnel  
9.9%
1,711
 
  Communications, transport and others(+)  
2.1%
371
 
  Services  
2.5%
425
 
  Other occupations  
15.6%
2,700
 
  Non-working  
3.1%
531
 
           
           
  (+) Including workers in communications, transport, farming, mining, construction and manufacturing, etc.  
  (*)The statistics above cover students of the October 2005 semester and exclude students on short courses  
     
           
  Full-time students        
           
  Age  
Percentage
Headcount
 
  18  
1.9%
24
 
  19  
8.4%
105
 
  20  
18.2%
228
 
  21  
22.8%
286
 
  22  
22.1%
277
 
  > 22  
26.8%
336
 
 
 
  Average age    
22
 
       
 
  Oldest    
55
 
       
 
  Youngest    
18
 
 
 
           
           
  Gender
     
 
 
  Male  
49.0%
616
 
  Female  
51.0%
640
 
           
           
  Previous educational level        
 
 
  Form 6  
3.2%
40
 
  Form 7  
36.0%
452
 
  Pre-associate degree  
4.1%
51
 
  Associate degree  
14.7%
185
 
  Higher diploma  
22.3%
280
 
  Other qualifications  
19.7%
248
 
           
  Remarks: The statistics above exclude students on pre-associate degree programmes.  
           
 
 
 
 
  2005-2006 The OUHK annual report