SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1975.
OVER 98,000 STUDENTS TO SIT FOR S.S.E.E. · ******
SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 98,000 CANDIDATES HAVE ENTERED TO SIT FOR THE SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAMINATION AT 278 CENTRES ON APRIL 30.
+AS THERE ARE USUALLY AROUND 1,000 ABSENTEES ANNUALLY, THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF CANDIDATES SITTING FOR THIS EXAMINATION MAY BE EXPECTED TO BE 97,000,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY. LAST YEAR, 93,501 CANDIDATES SAT FOR THIS EXAMINATION.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID: THE EXACT NUMBER OF FORM 1 PLACES THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE IS NOT YET KNOWN BUT WILL BE IN THE REGION OF 48,000, COMPARED WITH 46,762 PLACES ALLOCATED IN 1974.
+THE RESULTS OF THE EXAMINATION WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY AFTER THE MIDDLE OF JULY.
+HEADS OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS WILL BE ASKED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO THE EXAMINATIONS DIVISION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN CANTON ROAD DURING THE SECOND WEEK OF MAY
TO COLLECT COPIES OF THE 'PARENTS' FORM FOR CHOICE OF SCHOOLS, SSEE 1975'.+
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THESE FORMS WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR.COMPLETING THEM WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO PARENTS BY THE SCHOOLS.
PARENTS WHO MAY FIND DIFFICULTY IN FILLING IN THE FORMS ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT THE SCHOOL HEADS OR THE CLASS TEACHERS.
ALL COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE SCHOOLS
BY THE PARENTS BEFORE THE MIDDLE OF MAY.
+ALL ALLOCATION OF PLACES TO SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL BE MADE AS FAR AS POSSIBLE ACCORDING TO THE PREFERENCES STATED BY THE PARENTS, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.
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