WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1978
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APART FROM INCREASING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND FORM LU, NEW CURRICULA ARE TO BE DESIGNED TO GIVE A GENERAL EDUCATION TO BRING OUT THE NATURAL APTITUDES OF THE PUPILS, AND TO ENCOURAGE SUBSTANTIAL NUMBERS TO SEEK TRAINING IN CRAFT AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.
WE MUST ENSURE THAT THE PROPOSALS ARE PROPERLY IMPLEMENTED. +TO THE EXTENT THAT EDUCATIONAL PROVISION IS BROUGHT INCREASINGLY UNDER THE CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT, SO MUST EVERY STAGE OF THE DEVELOPMENT BE CLOSELY MONITORED TO ENSURE FULL CONFIDENCE ON THE PART OF THE COMMUNITY, + HE SAID.
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REV. JOYCE . BENNETT : ›
UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE
UNIFORM CURRICULUM AND EXAMINATION FOR
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THE REV. THE HON. JOYCE M. BENNETT ASKED FOR EARLY INTRODUCTION A UNIFORM CURRICULUM AND EXAMINATION FOR UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE.
SHE SAID THE NEW EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE THIS AND IT MUST BE GIVEN CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS TO DO THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
HONG KONG COULD ADOPT THE SYSTEM FOUND HELPFUL IN THE U.K., BY WHICH STUDENTS APPLY TO A CENTRAL ORGANISATION, PERHAPS WITH CONNECTIONS WITH THE EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY, TO ENSURE A FAIRER DISTRIBUTION OF UNIVERSITY PLACES.
A BASIC POLICY MUST ALSO BE INTRODUCED FOR ADMISSIONS TO FORM VI FOR ALL SCHOOLS. WHATEVER THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION AND WHICHEVER UNIVERSITY THE STUDENT PREPARES TO ENTER.
SHE FELT THAT THE GREEN PAPER GAVE INSUFFICIENT ATTENTION TO SIXTH FORM EDUCATION AND DISAGREED WITH IT THAT THE STANDARD OF ENTRY BE RAISED.
SHE POINTED OUT THAT SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN PREPARING THEIR SIXTH FORM STUDENTS FOR MANY CAREERS IN ADDITION TO PREPARING THEM FOR FURTHER STUDY AND THIS WAS RECOGNISED LY THE GREEN PAPER.
SHE THOUGHT THE SIXTH FORM SHOULD BE A TWO-YEAR COURSE AND ITS LENGTH SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH THE LENGTH OF THE UNIVERSITY COURSE. A ONE-YEAR COURSE, SHE SAID, IN FACT ONLY LASTS SEVEN MONTHS FROM SEPTEMBER TO MARCH.
ON FORM IV-V EDUCATION, MISS BENNETT THOUGHT THAT THE CURRICULUM SHOULD BE BROADENED TO INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE PRACTICAL SUBJECT FOR EACH STUDENT IN HIS CEFTIFICATE EXAMINATION.
CERTAIN SUBJECTS DO NOT REQUIRE EXPENSIVE AND LARGE-SCALE EQUIPMENT. TEACHING OF OTHER SUBJECTS SHOULD BE POSSIBLE WITH THE SUGGESTED ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRAL WORKSHOPS.
/SHE PERSONALLY .............