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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1975.
THREE CENTRES TO RUN EVENING SECONDARY SCHOOL COURSES * * * *
THE ADULT EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS TO SET UP THREE NEW CENTRES PROVIDING 400 MORE YEAR 1 PLACES IN THE EVENING SECONDARY SCHOOL COURSES.
THE ADDITIONAL CLASSES, TEN IN ALL, ARE TO COMMENCE ON OCTOBER 20.
THE NEW CENTRES ARE AT KOWLOON TECHNICAL SCHOOL, KWUN TONG GOVERNMENT SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL AND SHEUNG KVAI CHUNG GOVERNMENT SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL.
APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FROM SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN WHO HAVE OBTAINED SATISFACTORY RESULTS IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ADMITTED TO DAY SCHOOLS.
APPLICANTS FOR YEAR 1 PLACES SHOULD BE UNDER 15 YEARS OF AGE ON AUGUST 31. SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND CLASSES FIVE EVENINGS A WEEK.
THE COURSES LAST SIX YEARS AND LEAD TO THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION. THE FEES ARE $200 A YEAR PAYABLE OVER 10 MONTHS AT $20 PER INSTALMENT.
APPLICATION FORMS FOR ADMISSION CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE THREE CENTRES OR AT THE ADULT EDUCATION SECTION BETWEEN OCTOBER 6 AND 10. THESE FORMS ARE ISSUED FREE OF CHARGE.
ALL COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE RETURNED BY OCTOBER 15 TO THE ADULT EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, 405 NATHAN ROAD, 6TH FLOOR, KOWLOON.
ANY ONE WHO WANTS TO MAKE ENQUIRES ABOUT THE COURSES MAY DO SO BY TELEPHONING 3-884111 EXT. 280 DURING OFFICE HOURS.
THE OPENING OF THE THREE NEW CENTRES BRINGS TO SEVEN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CENTRES OFFERING EVENING SECONDARY SCHOOL COURSES TO TEENAGERS,
THE ENROLMENT IN THESE 91 CLASSES WILL RISE FROM 3,125 TO MORE THAN 3,500.
ANOTHER 4.018 TEENAGERS IN 124 CLASSES ARE ATTENDING THE YOUNG PEOPLE'S COURSE - A THREE-YEAR EVENING POST-PRIMARY COURSE WITH A PRACTICAL BIAS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVERS WHO DO NOT ANTICIPATE FURTHER EDUCATION AT THE GRAMMAR SECONDARY LEVEL. THE SUBJECTS TAUGHT INCLUDE CHINESE, ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS, ABACUS, BOOK-KEEPING, AND ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
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THE FEES ARE $80 A YEAR PAYABLE IN TWO $40 INSTALMENTS.
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL COURSE FOR ADULTS HAS AN ENROLMENT OF 2,085 IN 52 EVENING CLASSES, MORE THAN 1,000 OF THESE STUDENTS ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 20. THIS FIVE-YEAR COURSE LEADS TO THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION.
STUDENTS OF THIS COURSE ATTEND CLASSES FOUR EVENINGS A WEEK. THE FEES ARE $200 A YEAR PAYABLE OVER 10 MONTHS AT $20 PER INSTAL- MENT. APPLICANTS FOR THIS COURSE MUST BE 18 OR OVER.
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