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Wednesday, June 7, 1972
ABOUT 1,450 PLACES FOR ENTRY TO FORM ONE
In Secondary Modern Schools In Coming Academic Year
The Director of Education, the Hon. J. Canning, said today the
number of places for entry to Form I in secondary modern schools in the
1972-73 academic year would be about the same as at present
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about 1,450.
He estimated that the number of applicants in September this year
would be in excess of 8,000,
He was replying in the Legislative Council to Dr. the Hon. S.Y,
Chung who had asked for the number of places available and the number of
applicants for such places in secondary modern schools each year for the
past two years.
Dr. Chung had also asked the Government to give its estimate of
the number of places available and the number of applicants for such places
in the coming academic year 1972-73.
Mr. Canning said there were now five secondary modern schools with
a total of 3,680 places. For the academic year beginning September 1970,
there were over 4,700 applicants, and for the 1971-72 academic year, there
were over 7,600 applicants, he said.
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