the
year, but as a consequence of their proposals that it
should be phased out in that year. In other words
removal of the JSEA from the educational scene is a
by-product of the Commission's recommendations on
post-Form 3 education rather than the objective behind
them.
The specific recommendations involve the
construction of a further 35 secondary schools
(including the 11 approved for the specific purpose of phasing out Forms 1-3 bought places in the less
satisfactory private schools), the introduction of a
more symmetrical class structure in existing secondary schools to enable more Form 3 leavers to proceed to Forms 4 and 5 without having to change school, the use of bought places in Forms 4 and 5 of those private profit-making schools which can offer a satisfactory standard of education, the provision of additional full-time craft places, and as highlighted by
Miss Maria Tam, a broadening of the curriculum to cater for the full range of student ability.