THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1982
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PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL PLACES FOR HANDICAPPED PUPILS
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FOUR PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS RUN BY THE CARITAS ARE WILLING TO PROVIDE A LIMITED NUMBER OF FORM I PLACES FOR HANDICAPPED PRIMARY 6 LEAVERS IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.
THESE PLACES WILL CATER FOR PHYSICALLY-HANDICAPPED PUPILS, PARTIALLY-HEARING PUPILS AND PARTIALLY-SIGHTED PUPILS, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE FOUR PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS INVOLVED ARE CARITAS ST FRANCIS PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN CAINE ROAD, AND THE THREE MARDEN FOUNDATION CARITAS PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS IN CHAI WAN, SHA TIN AND TUEN MUN.
+THESE SCHOOLS WILL PROVIDE ACCESS FACILITIES SUCH AS LIFTS AND RAMPS FOR THE HANDICAPPED PUPILS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
APART FROM THESE FOUR PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS RUN BY THE CARITAS, SOME OTHER PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS MAY ALSO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION FROM HANDICAPPED PUPILS, HE ADDED.
PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS ARE GOVERNMENT AIDED SCHOOLS OFFERING BASICALLY THREE YEARS OF JUNIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION LEADING FROM PRIMARY SCHOOL MAINLY TO EMPLOYMENT.
THEY WILL ALSO PROVIDE A PROPORTION OF SENIOR SECONDARY CLASSES FOR THOSE ACADEMICALLY MORE CAPABLE PUPILS TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION UP TO CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION LEVEL AND LATER TO PROCEED DIRECTLY TO TECHNICIAN PROGRAMMES IN THE POLYTECHNIC OR THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.
ALL APPLICATIONS FROM HANDICAPPED PUPILS FOR ENTRY TO THE PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS SHOULD REACH THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, HONG KONG NOT LATER THAN FEBRUARY 20.
ENQUIRIES CONCERNING PHYSICALLY-HANDICAPPED PUPILS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MR C.K. LAM ON 3-7136484- THOSE CONCERNING PARTIALLY-SIGHTED PUPILS TO MISS T. WONG ON 3-7154425- AND THOSE CONCERNING PARTIALLY-HEARING PUPILS TO MR S.C. LI ON
-7136445.
AN INFORMATION PAMPHLET ON PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING THE ABOVE OFFICERS.
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