newly enrolled students, non-graduating students and graduates amounted to 61,000, 156,000 and 69,000 respectively. Number of enrolled students, non-graduating students and graduates in high schools of Beijing amounted to 54,000, 164,000 and 50,000 respectively; number of enrolled students, non-graduating students and graduates in middle schools of Beijing registered 103,000, 266,000 and 82,000 respectively; that in primary schools of Beijing hit 158,000, 876,000 and 126,000 respectively; and number of enrolled children and existing children in kindergartens of Beijing reached 177,000 and 446,000 respectively. Various secondary vocational schools (including technical schools) enrolled 25,000 students with non-graduating students of 92,000 and graduates of 36,000. Special education schools enrolled 907 students with non-graduating students of 6,440 and graduates of 1,545. Beijing possesses a total of 16 private colleges and universities with students of 60,000; private middle schools amounted to 118 with non-graduating students of 33,000; and private primary schools totaled 59 with non-graduating students of 51,000; private kindergarten reached 664 with existing children of 160,000. Science and Technology: In 2017, Number of patent application and authorization amounted to 186,000 and 107,000 with a rise of 4.7% and 4.5% respectively; of which the number of application and authorization related to invention patent hit 99,000 and 46,000 with an increase of 1.8% and 11.3% respectively; Of which the total number of patents for invention in force was 205,000, up by 26.3%. A total of 81,266 technology contracts were signed in 2017, up by 8.4%; and technology
newly enrolled students, non-graduating students and graduates amounted to 61,000, 156,000 and 69,000 respectively. Number of enrolled students, non-graduating students and graduates in high schools of Beijing amounted to 54,000, 164,000 and 50,000 respectively; number of enrolled students, non-graduating students and graduates in middle schools of Beijing registered 103,000, 266,000 and 82,000 respectively; that in primary schools of Beijing hit 158,000, 876,000 and 126,000 respectively; and number of enrolled children and existing children in kindergartens of Beijing reached 177,000 and 446,000 respectively. Various secondary vocational schools (including technical schools) enrolled 25,000 students with non-graduating students of 92,000 and graduates of 36,000. Special education schools enrolled 907 students with non-graduating students of 6,440 and graduates of 1,545. Beijing possesses a total of 16 private colleges and universities with students of 60,000; private middle schools amounted to 118 with non-graduating students of 33,000; and private primary schools totaled 59 with non-graduating students of 51,000; private kindergarten reached 664 with existing children of 160,000. Science and Technology: In 2017, Number of patent application and authorization amounted to 186,000 and 107,000 with a rise of 4.7% and 4.5% respectively; of which the number of application and authorization related to invention patent hit 99,000 and 46,000 with an increase of 1.8% and 11.3% respectively; Of which the total number of patents for invention in force was 205,000, up by 26.3%. A total of 81,266 technology contracts were signed in 2017, up by 8.4%; and technology