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SEMINAR ON SIXTH FORM EDUCATION
IN THE
OF PASSES
HONG KONG CERTIFICATE STUDENTS WITH SIX
TOTAL SCORE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION IN 1991, OR FIVE PASSES WITH A
то THE 1993 NOT LESS THAN EIGHT WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR ENTRY ADVANCED LEVEL EXAMINATION.
THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR LI YUET-TING, TOLD A THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIXTH FORM CURRICULUM TODAY (SATURDAY).
SEMINAR ON
IN PRINCIPLE
PAPERS,
"THE HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY HAS AGREED TO LOWER THE LEVEL OF DIFFICULTIES OF THE A-LEVEL EXAMINATION ESPECIALLY IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE.
MEASURES
SCHOOLS," MR LI
"BESIDES, SCHOOLS COUNCILS ARE NOW BEING CONSULTED ON TO FULLY UTILISE SIXTH FORM PLACES IN PUBLIC SECTOR SAID.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS PROCEDURE ADMISSION
SUGGESTION
THE REMEDIAL MEASURES INCLUDE REMOVING THE
A FIVE-STAGE FOR SITTING A-LEVEL EXAMINATIONS, TO ENSURE FULL UTILISATION OF SIXTH FORM PROVISIONS AND A
A OFFERING IN FOR SCHOOLS TO CO-OPERATE COMBINATIONS TO THEIR SIXTH FORM STUDENTS.
WHICH
SECONDARY MORE THAN 300
HELPING AT
WIDER RANGE OF
SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS
HEADS ATTENDED
THE
SUBJECT
SEMINAR DEEPER
A TO HAVE
WAS AIMED UNDERSTANDING OF THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN SIXTH FORM CURRICULUM.
MR LI SAID THE SUCCESS IN SIXTH FORM
DEPEND ON THE CO-OPERATION
OF UNIVERSITIES,
CURRICULUM TERTIARY
REFORMS
WILL
INSTITUTIONS,
THE HONG KONG
EXAMINATIONS
AUTHORITY,
SCHOOL
HEADS,
TEACHERS
AND
EMPLOYERS.
DESIGN THE
THE OF
NEW
FOR
AND LEVEL
ADVANCED
NEW
OF IN-SERVICE TRAINING
FACILITIES TRACHING OF
THE AND
SIXTH
IN FORM
ADVANCED ON SUPPLEMENTARY LEVEL SYLLABUSES, THE PLANNING
AND IMPROVEMENT TEACHERS COURSES
SMOOTHLY SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN PROCEEDING SYLLABUSES WILL BE INTRODUCED IN 1992.
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE SEMINAR, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CHAIRMAN, MR SO KWOK-WING, WELCOMED THE GOVERNMENT'S MOVE TO CHANGES IN THE SIXTH FORM EDUCATION,
COMMITTEE INITIATE
FOR "SIXTH FORM EDUCATION IN THE 19909 IS NOT ONLY PREPARATION
AND TERTIARY EDUCATION BUT ALSO AIMS AT PROVIDING A WORTHWHILE COURSK
PROCEED TO HIGHER OTHER ASPECTS OF TRAINING FOR THOSE WHO WOULD NOT EDUCATION.
"THE
FORM SIXTH
CURRICULUM,
THEREFORE,
SHOULD NOT BI ENTRY REQUIREMENTS,
H
EXCESSIVELY NARROW AND DETERMINED BY UNIVERSITY MR SO SAID.
WORKING
CDC
TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORTS OF THE GROUP ON SIXTH FORM EDUCATION, THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE OF THE IS DESIGNING AND DEVELOPING NEW AS- AND A-LEVEL SYLLABUSES.
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