Table of Content Section1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9 Appendix1|2|3|4|5|6|7 Notes|Executive Summary|Download(PDF format, 798KB) Appendix 6: Textbook Prices in Primary andSecondary Schools a) Primary Schools 2000/2001 (23 schools) Level Subject Sets of Textbooks Minimum* Maximum* Range Mean Average Deviation P1 Chinese 2 $66.00 $84.00 $18.00 $75.00 $12.73 　 Chinese(TOC) 3 $81.00 $88.00 $7.00 $84.33 $3.51 　 English 1 $59.00 $59.00 N/A $59.00 N/A 　 English(TOC) 3 $54.00 $57.25 $3.25 $56.08 $1.81 　 Maths 1 $59.00 $59.00 N/A $59.00 N/A 　 Maths(TOC) 5 $68.00 $88.00 $20.00 $81.40 $7.73 　 General Studies 4 $73.00 $86.00 $13.00 $79.25 $5.56 　 Putonghua 6 $51.00 $55.00 $4.00 $52.83 $1.44 　 Music 8 $47.00 $57.00 $10.00 $51.81 $3.88 P2 Chinese 1 $66.00 $66.00 N/A $66.00 N/A 　 Chinese(TOC) 3 $81.00 $88.00 $7.00 $84.33 $3.51 　 English 1 $59.00 $59.00 N/A $59.00 N/A 　 English(TOC) 3 $57.00 $57.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 　 Maths 1 $59.00 $59.00 N/A $59.00 N/A 　 Maths(TOC) 5 $68.00 $88.00 $20.00 $81.40 $7.73 　 General Studies 4 $73.00 $86.00 $13.00 $79.25 $5.56 　 Putonghua 6 $51.00 $55.00 $4.00 $52.83 $1.44 　 Music 8 $47.00 $57.00 $10.00 $51.81 $3.88 P3 Chinese 1 $66.00 $66.00 N/A $66.00 N/A 　 Chinese(TOC) 3 $81.00 $88.00 $7.00 $84.33 $3.51 　 English 2 $54.00 $59.00 $5.00 $56.50 $3.54 　 English(TOC) 3 $57.00 $67.00 $10.00 $59.20 $4.38 　 Maths 1 $59.25 $59.25 N/A $59.25 N/A 　 Maths(TOC) 5 $68.00 $88.00 $20.00 $81.40 $7.73 　 General Studies 4 $73.00 $86.00 $13.00 $79.25 $5.56 　 Putonghua 6 $51.00 $55.00 $4.00 $52.83 $1.44 　 Music 9 $38.00 $57.00 $19.00 $50.28 $5.86 P4 Chinese 1 $65.50 $65.50 N/A $65.50 N/A 　 Chinese(TOC) 3 $81.00 $88.00 $7.00 $84.33 $3.51 　 English 1 $117.00 $117.00 N/A $117.00 N/A 　 English(TOC) 3 $60.00 $67.00 $7.00 $63.50 $4.04 　 Maths 1 $59.25 $59.25 N/A $59.25 N/A 　 Maths(TOC) 5 $81.00 $136.00 $55.00 $95.40 $23.06 　 General Studies 4 $73.00 $86.00 $13.00 $79.25 $5.56 　 Putonghua 10 $34.50 $55.00 $20.50 $46.45 $8.35 　 Music 9 $47.00 $57.00 $10.00 $52.00 $3.67 P5 Chinese 1 $65.67 $65.67 N/A $65.67 N/A 　 Chinese(TOC) 3 $81.00 $88.00 $7.00 $84.33 $3.51 　 English 2 $68.00 $117.00 $49.00 $92.50 $34.65 　 English(TOC) 3 $60.00 $67.00 $7.00 $64.00 $3.56 　 Maths 2 $57.00 $59.33 $2.33 $58.17 $1.65 　 Maths(TOC) 5 $81.00 $136.00 $55.00 $95.40 $23.06 　 General Studies 4 $73.00 $86.00 $13.00 $79.25 $5.56 　 Putonghua 10 $34.50 $55.00 $20.50 $46.45 $8.35 　 Music 9 $47.00 $57.00 $10.00 $52.00 $3.67 P6 Chinese 1 $65.95 $65.95 N/A $65.95 N/A 　 Chinese(TOC) 3 $81.00 $94.00 $13.00 $87.67 $6.51 　 Maths 3 $57.00 $59.50 $2.50 $58.17 $1.26 　 Maths(TOC) 5 $83.00 $136.00 $53.00 $95.40 $23.06 　 English 5 $105.00 $174.00 $69.00 $129.20 $27.47 　 English(TOC) 3 $60.00 $67.00 $7.00 $63.67 $3.51 　 General Studies 4 $73.00 $86.00 $13.00 $79.25 $5.56 　 Putonghua 10 $34.50 $55.00 $20.50 $46.45 $8.35 　 Music 9 $47.00 $57.00 $10.00 $52.00 $3.67 b) Secondary schools 2000/2001 (49 schools) Level Subject Sets of Textbooks Minimum Maximum Range Mean Average Deviation S1 Chinese 3 $197 $240 $43.00 $224.00 $23.52 　 English 10 $173 $198 $25.00 $185.00 $7.57 　 Maths 8 $150 $195 $45.00 $175.88 $16.57 　 Chinese History 5 $109 $127 $18.00 $119.25 $7.58 　 History 8 $160 $170 $10.50 $163.94 $4.00 　 Geography 9 $134 $174 $40.00 $152.11 $14.68 　 EPA 7 $133 $150 $17.50 $143.86 $7.96 　 Integrated Science 11 $180 $212 $32.00 $196.27 $8.79 　 Music 9 $114 $117 $3.00 $115.11 $1.17 　 Putonghua 4 $80 $92 $12.00 $86.06 $4.95 S2 Chinese 3 $197 $240 $43.00 $223.92 $23.46 　 English 10 $173 $198 $25.00 $185.80 $8.52 　 Maths 8 $150 $195 $45.00 $176.38 $16.42 　 Chinese History 4 $115 $140 $25.00 $126.31 $10.77 　 History 9 $103 $178 $75.00 $159.39 $22.25 　 Geography 10 $145 $184 $39.00 $158.80 $14.32 　 EPA 6 $142 $158 $16.00 $150.67 $7.34 　 Integrated Science 13 $187 $212 $25.00 $198.15 $5.97 　 Music 8 $115 $119 $4.00 $117.13 $ 1.55 　 Putonghua 5 $80 $112 $32.00 $91.40 $12.40 　 Computer Science 12 $87 $188 $101.00 $132.71 $25.62 S3 Chinese 2 $235 $240 $5.02 $237.49 $3.55 　 English 11 $166 $198 $32.00 $184.00 $10.05 　 Maths 9 $150 $200 $50.00 $179.00 $17.26 　 Chinese History 7 $108 $145 $37.00 $125.94 $11.13 　 History 9 $110 $168 $58.00 $158.13 $18.31 　 Geography 10 $155 $174 $19.00 $161.50 $7.65 　 Commerce 4 $83 $204 $121.50 $161.75 $56.13 　 EPA 7 $147 $203 $56.00 $161.57 $19.41 　 Physics 5 $119 $193 $74.00 $142.15 $30.50 　 Chemistry 5 $180 $224 $44.00 $193.40 $19.79 　 Biology 6 $112 $192 $80.00 $145.33 $36.60 　 Integrated Science 7 $180 $204 $24.00 $196.14 $10.41 　 Music 8 $115 $117 $2.00 $116.13 $0.99 　 Putonghua 5 $80 $112 $32.00 $91.44 $12.64 　 Computer Science 11 $84 $184 $100.00 $118.32 $26.64 S4&5 Chinese 3 $448 $480 $32.00 $459.67 $17.67 　 English 9 $306 $402 $96.00 $359.67 $28.29 　 Maths 9 $308 $408 $100.50 $351.11 $44.93 　 Chinese Literature 2 $384 $388 $3.86 $386.07 $2.73 　 Chinese History 6 $200 $306 $105.71 $257.28 $43.97 　 History 6 $280 $340 $60.00 $312.58 $25.02 　 Geography 5 $352 $448 $96.00 $421.40 $39.88 　 Commerce 14 $161 $408 $246.51 $281.39 $75.25 　 Economics 8 $317 $406 $89.00 $339.63 $29.68 　 Eng. Literature 1 $76 $76 N/A $76.00 N/A 　 Physics 12 $331 $404 $73.00 $374.50 $23.84 　 Chemistry 5 $354 $364 $10.50 $359.60 $5.58 　 Biology 11 $196 $410 $214.00 $335.45 $73.85 　 A. Maths 6 $268 $373 $105.00 $299.00 $37.71 　 Music 5 $105 $117 $12.00 $112.00 $6.40 　 Putonghua 2 $164 $166 $2.00 $165.00 $1.41 　 Computer Science 17 $90 $206 $116.30 $161.43 $31.71 Note: -    TOC - Target Oriented Curriculum -    N/A - not applicable -    * - weighted average figures -    Textbook prices for primary schools are taken for the firstterm only while those for secondary schools are taken for the whole year. S4& S5 textbooks are combined for price analysis, as the two years of studyare regarded as the certificate course.