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provided in schools for example, full-time or part-time education
in technical institutes will be preferred by some and be more appropriate
to their needs and the needs of commerce and industry; and those preferring
employment not linked to any specific form of related training may find it
more convenient to attend the evening courses provided by the Education
Department's Adult Education Section, particularly as these enable students
to prepare on a part-time basis for the Hong Kong Certificate of Education
examinations. (This policy, described in the 1978 White Paper, also takes
into account the fact that the decline, in the 15-year-old age group will
eventually lead to a considerable increase in the proportion of the group
for which subsidised senior secondary places will become available.) The
JSEA is therefore seen as necessary but it has been devised in such a way
that it will minimise stress. Theoretically, once-for-all allocation
for both junior and senior secondary education would be possible at the
Primary 6 level as an alternative device but in practice this would not
be acceptable for various reasons principally because a child's aptitude
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for a particular form of senior secondary education or for employment
cannot be ascertained at this early stage of his development.
17.
The JSEA is not a public examination but a centralised system
of selection and allocation for Form III leavers who wish to continue their
internal
education in schools in the public sector. In performing this function
the JSEA, like the SSPA, will rely on internal assessment by schools of
its pupils, scaled by a public test in the use of Chinese, English and
mathematics. Pupils' achievement in the school's mid-year and final
examinations in Form III will form the internal assessment: this will
cover English, Chinese, mathematics, science subject, social subjects
and Chinese history, which are all part of the standard school curriculum.
For students in technical and prevocational schools technical and practical
subjects will also be assessed. The scaling test will perform the same
that is, it will enable a fair comparison to be
function as the AAT
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