5 ▁secondary ▁special ty ▁students , ▁and ▁ 4 5 0 , 7 8 9 ▁higher ▁education ▁students . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Be ij ing ▁had ▁ 3 , 7 0 3 ▁primary ▁schools , ▁including ▁ 6 9 5 ▁urban ▁primary ▁schools . ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁primary ▁schools ▁in ▁urban ▁and ▁rural ▁areas , ▁ 3 8 ▁were ▁designated ▁for ▁eth nic ▁minor ities ; ▁ 2 3 ▁of ▁the ▁minor ity ▁schools ▁were ▁located ▁in ▁urban ▁areas . ▁As ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁schools ▁had ▁ 9 3 4 , 6 9 6 ▁students , ▁including ▁ 4 4 8 , 1 6 7 ▁students ▁en rolled ▁in ▁urban ▁primary ▁schools . ▁As ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁schools ▁had ▁ 4 9 , 0 2 2 ▁teachers , ▁including ▁ 2 4 , 6 4 1 ▁full - time ▁teachers ▁at ▁the ▁urban ▁schools . ▁ ▁C urr icul um ▁The ▁curr icul um ▁of ▁Be ij ing ▁primary ▁and ▁secondary ▁schools ▁is ▁a ▁mirror ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁curr icul um , ▁because ▁under ▁the ▁Education ▁Law ▁of ▁Main land ▁China , ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education ▁coordinates , ▁gover ns , ▁and ▁plans ▁the ▁curr icul um ▁of ▁schools . ▁The ▁Be ij ing ▁authorities ▁are ▁task ed ▁with ▁implementing ▁the ▁curr icul um , ▁because ▁under ▁the ▁Education ▁Act ▁administrative ▁org ans ▁at ▁county , ▁town ship , ▁and ▁administrative ▁village ▁levels ▁implement ▁the ▁curr