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Wednesday, April 25, 1973
SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAMINATION
The Education Department confirms that the Secondary School
Entrance Examination will be held on Thursday afternoon, May 3, 1973,
as announced to participating schools in circulars dated December 11, 1972
and February 9, 1973.
The examination centres are generally unchanged. Minor exceptions,
if any, will be notified individually to the schools and pupils concerned,
So far as candidates are concerned, therefore, the examination
will proceed in the usual manner,
There are, however, three important changes in the arrangements:-
(a) Participating schools will not have any classes
on May 3, 1973, so their entire staff will be available to assist with invigilation and with
conducting the children to the examination
centres;
(b) Each group of children will be accompanied by
at least one teacher from their own school,
not only on the way from their own school to the centre but also during the examination; and
(c) In addition to the teachers specifically nominated
as responsible for groups of children from their
own school, other teachers from the same school will normally be required to assist with invigilation.
The main effects of these changes will be:-
(a) The total number of teachers invigilating, or
otherwise assisting, is greatly increased;
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(b) Each child will find at least one familiar teacher
present throughout the afternoon, in addition to
those from other schools; and
(c) Responsibility .....