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Wednesday, August 16, 1972
In the secondary school sector, parents paying $500 a year would
receive $60 a year whilst parents paying $2,050 would receive $990,
In its report, the Select Committee of the Legislative Council examined
costs of English speaking schools and made certain observations about how the
principle of parity should be implemented.
Degree Of Uniformity
Mr. Kidd told Legislative Council: "It accordingly found that fees
in the English speaking schools should become $1,000 per annum at Government
and $1,640 per annum at Foundation primary schools; and $1,500 per annum at
Government and $2,450 per annum at Foundation secondary schools.
"It nevertheless commented on the desirability of maintaining a reasonable
degree of uniformity in fee levels at these schools, and suggested how this
might be done.
"Both the Foundation and the Parent-Teacher Associations' Joint
Council subsequently stressed the need for uniformity."
Continuing, the Acting Colonial Secretary said: "It is now proposed
to work out suitable means of putting the Foundation and Government schools
on to a common basis, with agreed staffing ratios, salary scales and so on.
"It is also proposed to examine the case for spreading some costs
which now fall on the Foundation but which might more equitably be a charge on
the whole English School system.
Mr. Kidd emphasised that this would take time though the intention was
to complete the task during 1973.
"Meanwhile