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The following table provides the number of foreign teachers recruited to the overseas trained teacher programme in each year from 2000/01 to 2004/05, the latest year for which full details are available.
Primary Secondary Total 2000/01 110 80 190 2001/02 310 440 760 2002/03 330 510 830 2003/04 510 710 1,210 2004/05 610 940 1,540 Notes: 1. Teacher Development Agency (TDA) 2. Figures are rounded to the nearest10.