WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1985
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WORKING PARTY TO REVIEW JSEA SYSTEM
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A WORKING PARTY HAS BEEN SET UP BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION TC UNDERTAKE AN OPERATIONAL REVIEW OF THE JUNIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSESSMENT (JSEA) SYSTEM AS RECOMMENDED BY THE EDUCATION COMMISSION IN ITS REPORT NO. 1.
AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT SINCE THE JSEA SYSTEM HAD BEEN IN OPERATION FOR ALMOST FIVE YEARS, IT WAS NOW TIMELY TO REVIEW IT IN THE LIGHT OF PAST EXPERIENCE.
+THE GOVERNMENT HAS ACCEPTED THE EDUCATION COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION THAT THE JSEA CHOULD BE PHASED OUT BY 1991. THE WORKING PARTY WILL EXAMINE THE OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM WITH A VIEW TO RECOMMENDING IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING WAYS AND MEANS OF LIGHTENING THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ON PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS, + HE SAID.
THE WORKING PARTY WILL ALSO CONSIDER A NEW METHOD OF PLACEMENT FOR FORM 3 LEAVERS AFTER THE JSEA HAS BEEN PHASED OUT.
THIS NEW METHOD IS NECESSARY BECAUSE SOME SCHOOLS HAVE FEWER PLACES IN FORM 4 THAN IN FORM 3. A NEW PLACEMENT SYSTEM WILL THEREFORE BE NEEDED AFTER 1991 TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION OF STUDENTS FROM FORM 3 TO FULL-TIME GENERAL OR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN SENIOR SECONDARY FORMS, TECHNICAL INSTITUTES OR INDUSTRIAL TRAINING CENTRES.
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THE WORKING PARTY WOULD NOT BE CONCERNED WITH JSEA POLICY, WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN THOROUGHLY REVIEWED BY THE EDUCATION COMMISSION AND WHOSE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS REGARD HAD BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING PARTY IS THE SENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT), MR JOHN WINFIELD.
MEMBERS INCLUDE PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN THE USEA SYSTEM AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFICERS CONCERNED WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SYSTEM.
THE WORKING PARTY WILL HOLD ITS FIRST MEETING LATER THIS MONTH AND MEET THEREAFTER ONCE A MONTH. IT IS EXPECTED TO COMPLETE ITS TASK IN ABOUT ONE YEAR.
ITS UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS, IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, ARE:
MR DAVID C.K. CHEUNG, PRINCIPAL, CARMEL ENGLISH COLLEGE
MR HO CHAK-KIN, TEACHER, PUI CHING MIDDLE SCHOOL
MR HO KWOK-KEUNG, PRINCIPAL, CHINESE YMCA COLLEGE
Mr Peter