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JSEA WORKING PARTY INVITES PUBLIC VIEWS
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THE WORKING PARTY REVIEWING THE JUNIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSESSMENT (USEA) SYSTEM IS INVITING COMMENTS ON THE OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM AND SUGGESTIONS ON A NEW PLACEMENT SYSTEM TO BE INTRODUCED WHEN THE JSEA IS PHASED OUT IN 1991.
+ANY COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS ON THESE TWO MATTERS WILL BE WELCOMED BY THE WORKING PARTY. THE CHAIRMAN MR JOHN WINFIELD. SENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT) SAID TODAY.
HE STRESSED THAT THE WORKING PARTY WOULD NOT BE CONCERNED WITH USEA POLICY, WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN THOROUGHLY REVIEWED BY THE EDUCATION COMMISSION.
+ THE ADVICE OF PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLS COUNCILS WILL ALSO BE SOUGHT, HE ADDED.
PARENTS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY WRITE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE WORKING PARTY AT THE JSEA SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT LUI KEE EDUCATION SERVICES CENTRE, 4TH FLOOR, 269 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1985.
MR WINFIELD URGED THAT ALL COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS BE SENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT THE WORKING PARTY COULD TAKE FULL ACCOUNT OF THEM IN ITS DELIBERATIONS.
THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE WORKING PARTY ARE:
(1) HAVING REGARD TO THE EDUCATION COMMISSION'S REPORT NO. 1, THE EXPERIENCE GAINED TO DATE AND THE VIEWS OF THOSE INVOLVED IN THE SYSTEM, TO REVIEW THE OPERATION OF THE JUNIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND HAVING REGARD TO THE NEEDS AND LEGITIMATE INTERESTS OF THE STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS, TO RECOMMEND TO THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION ANY IMPROVEMENTS OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM, PRIOR TO ITS BEING PHASED OUT IN 1991;
(2) TO RECOMMEND TO THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION A NEW MEANS OF PLACEMENT FOR FORM III LEAVERS AFTER THE JSEA SYSTEM IS PHASED OUTI
(3) TO MAKE SUCH OTHER OBSERVATIONS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS AS THE WORKING PARTY MAY CONSIDER RELEVANT TO THE ABOVE.
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