HKLNA Project - Preliminary estimate of per annum certified waste incurred by Hong Kong tax payers (Table)

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Table 50 - Preliminary estimate of per annum certified waste incurred by Hong Kong tax payers. graph 78 \| table 43 \| table 44 \| table 45 \| table 46 \| tables 47a, 47b, and 47c \| table 48 \| table 49 \| table 50 \| table 51 \| tables 52a, 52b, and 52c \| data collection (tables) \| sources of waste (teachers' salaries)

			Number of students¹			Teacher salary expenditure
Year	Grade level		Enrolment	Waste	Waste Fraction²	All subjects³	English Fraction⁴	English only⁵	Waste Expenditure⁶
			(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)
	HKALE		16,311
2006	KS5	S7	29,718	9,385	0.316	1,595,086,365	0.210	334,771,212	105,722,413
2005		S6	29,718	9,385	0.316	1,595,086,365	0.210	334,771,212	105,722,413
	HKCEE		44,880
2004	KS4	S5	75,443	50,549	0.670	1,595,086,365	0.200	318,843,516	213,635,679
2003		S4	75,443	50.549	0.670	1,595,086,365	0.200	318,843,516	213,635,679
2002	KS3	S3	82,044	56,820	0.693	1,595,086,365	0.190	302,915,820	209,786,854
2001		S2	82,044	56,820	0.693	1,595,086,365	0.190	302,915,820	209,786,854
2000		S1	82,044	56,820	0.693	1,595,086,365	0.190	302,915,820	209,786,854
1999	KS2	P6	84,407	59,065	0.700	1,317,575,633	0.180	236,509,262	165,501,004
1998		P5	84,407	59,065	0.700	1,317,575,633	0.180	235,509,262	165,501,004
1997		P4	84,407	59,065	0.700	1,317,575,633	0.180	236,509,262	165,501,004
1996	KS1	P3	79,951	54,832	0.686	1,317,575,633	0.180	236,509,262	162,202,762
1995		P2	79,951	54,832	0.686	1,317,575,633	0.180	236,509,262	162,202,762
1994		P1	79,951	54,832	0.686	1,317,575,633	0.180	236,509,262	162,202,762
1993		K3	52,067	28,342	0.544	516,574,691	0.170	47,812,296	47,812,296
1992		K2	52,067	28,342	0.544	516,574,691	0.170	47,812,296	47,812,296
1991		K1	52,607	28,342	0.544	516,574,691	0.170	47,812,296	47,812,296
	Total		1,105,732	717,049		20,620,782,421		3,898,537,763	2,394,624,931
	Less P1-P3		865,878	552,552		16,668,055,523		3,189,009,976	1,908,016,644

Note 1: The data for columns (1) and (2) were taken from columns (1) and (8) of table 48. See also column (1) of table 43. (table)
Note 2: The data for this column were obtained by dividing the value in column (2) by its corresponding value in column (1). (table)
Note 3: The data in this column are divided into three major groups including secondary (S1 - S7), primary (P1 - P6), and kindergarten (K1 - K3). The data for each level (K1 - S7) were found by dividing the number of grade levels for each major group into total teacher salary expenditure for that group. Total salary expenditure for each group was taken from the grand total found at the bottom of each of the following webpages. The sources for these data are found on each of the corresponding pages. Secondary (new window) Primary (new window) Kindergarten (new window) sources of waste (teachers' salaries) \| table
Note 4: These data were taken from row (1) of table 47c. Please see note 1 under table 47c for an explanation of the derivation. (table)
Note 5: These data were obtained by multiplying each of the values in column (4) by its respective value in column (5). The result is a rough estimate of government expenditure allocated to English language instruction. It includes only the cost of labor. Classroom space, utilities, and school supplies, such as books, paper, software, computer hardware, etc., are not included. Please see note 2 under table 52b. (table)
Note 6: The data in this column were obtained by multiplying each value of column (6) times its corresponding value in column (3). The underlying assumption is that teachers and students are proportioned similarly across all subjects. (table)

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