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will be 137,000 and 205,000 in September 1979. The balance
of places necessary to make up the target of 100% provision
for the age group by September 1979 would be "bought" in
private schools. In 1979 it is likely that about 77,000 places
(see Table III) would have to be "bought", but the actual
number of "bought" places will also depend upon the rate of
completion of new school buildings and the extent to which
aided schools are able and willing to increase their enrolments
by flotation/extended day operation.
3.10
It is not proposed to increase enrolments in Forms
IV and V by use of the flotation/extended day method.
66,913 places will be available in September 1979 in Forms IV
and V of Government, aided and assisted private schools
against a target figure of 85,920 places see paragraph 3.3
above 7. The balance of about 19,000 places will have to be
"bought" in private schools and there is no reason to doubt
that this will be available.
3.11
School building programme
The 1979 targets set for secondary education can
be achieved on time if
(a) all existing and planned Government and aided
schools accept and practise the flotation/extended
day system to the fullest extent by September, 1976;
(b) the schools building programme set out in Table II
is fully implemented on schedule; and
(c) the required number of "bought" places in
3.12
private schools can be acquired.
It is estimated that, by 1983, there will be
about 82,000 in the 12-14 age group and about 23,000 in the
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