WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1976
751 TEACHERS APPOINTED IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT SO FAR 751 TEACHERS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO FILL POSTS IN PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN THE NEW ACADEMIC YEAR.
THIS FIGURE IS 219 MORE THAN THE NUMBER OF 532 VACANCIES ESTIMATED EARLIER THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE
IN THE NUMBER OF RESIGNATIONS AND TRANSFERS FROM PRIMARY TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS,
UNDER THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES ARE REQUIRED TO GIVE PRIORITY TO ALL TRAINED TEACHERS, INCLUDING RECENT COLLEGE OF EDUCATION GRADUATES, TO FILL SUCH VACANCIES WHICH WERE OPEN TO ALL TRAINED TEACHERS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT LATEST RETURNS FROM AIDED SCHOOLS SHOWED THAT AS A RESULT OF OPEN COMPETITION AT LEAST 401 RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES SUCCEEDED IN OBTAINING MORE THAN HALF OF THE 751 APPOINTMENTS.
HE STATED THAT 51 RECENT GRADUATES HAD SIGNED CONTRACTS WITH PRIVATE ASSISTED AND PRIVATE NON-PROF IT-MAKING SCHOOLS. ANOTHER ESTIMATED 50 POSTS IN INDEPENDENT PRIVATE SCHOOLS WERE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN FILLED BY RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT ANOTHER THREE ESTATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS WERE NEAR ING COMPLETION AND SHOULD PROVIDE SOME 40 TO 50 VACANCIES
IN THE NEXT THREE OR FOUR MONTHS.
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT EXPECTED THAT ALL RETURNS ON APPOINTMENTS TO TEACHING POSTS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR WOULD BE RECEIVED LATER THIS MONTH WHEN AN OVERALL POSITION ON THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION OF TRAINED TEACHERS COULD BE ASCERTAINED.
IT SHOULD BE REMEMBERED THAT NEW PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WILL PROVIDE MORE PLACES FOR PUPILS AND TEACHERS.
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