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to pay the difference between the gazetted inclusive fee and the maximum remission of $680 p.a.
(ii) There is no maximum tuition fee in private schools. However,
the rate of inclusive fee collected by each school must be approved by the Director of Education and gazetted under the provisions of the Education Ordinance.
(iii) It is not possible to access the cost of textbooks in each Form in government and/or subsidized secondary schools as
it varies from school to school,
Q. 6 Free places are offered to 45-50% of pupils in government/subsidised
secondary schools and 45% of government assisted pupils in private schools provided the need is established? How is the need
Do! established? Also, is it strictly 45-50% for each school? some schools not use the full amount? If they do not use the full amount, is it offered to other schools with more needy students? May schools, instead, distribute the allowance among a larger percentage of children, charging this larger percentage a very small tuition fee? Does the free place scheme also cover Forms 4--6?
Ans.
The rate of fee remission in government and aided secondary schools and bought places in private schools is 45% for Forms I
The to V, and 50% for Forms VI in government and aided schools. financial need of the student is assessed by the principal based on the information supplied in the application form with the help of a guide issued by this department, Not all schools use up the maximum quota of free places. Special permission may be given to genuine hardship cases in schools where the maximum quota is exceeded.
Q. 7 How many places are being bought from the private schools at
present?
2. 8 How many will be bought in the next two or three years?
Q. 9
What is the projection of school places in Government, aided & - private assisted secondary schools in 1978, 1979 & 1980.
Ans. 7,8 & 9 Flease refer to the tabular sunimary on Page 138 of the Estimates
of Revenue and Expenditure for the year ending 31st March 1977, copies of which are available at $65 each. Please note that the statistics in the tabular summary are likely provision of places in Form I-V in the public sector up to 1979-30.
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