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(h) to increase the proportion of aided school places through
the conversion of non-profit-making schools to fully-aided
status and the opening of new schools as aided from the
outset; and
(i) the provision of a wider choice of subjects so that, as
well as studying languages, science and social studies,
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as many students as possible should take a practical or
technical subject. The government will ensure that the
necessary facilities are made available and will also.
establish Practical Education Centres to cater for schools
presently without such facilities.
(iv) In achieving these objectives, the following standards of
provision will be used:
(a) sites to be reserved for new schools at a ratio of 1 classroom
(b)
for every 520 residents (Source: Colony Outline Plan);
a maximum class size of 40 in Government and aided schools
and of 45 in non-profit-making private schools;
(c) a teacher : class ratio of 1.3 : 1, with allowance for
extra teachers for split classes;
(a) provision of graduate inspectors on the basis of 1 inspector
per 6,900 teaching periods so as to provide inspection visits at a ratio of 8 2 1 for the three categories of (i) government, aided and private non-profit-making schools, (ii) private independent schools with bought places, and (iii) private independent schools in which places are not bought. (See paragraph 7 below: Education support.)
(e) provision of an additional non-graduate post in each
secondary school in the public sector with 18 classes or