WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1992
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UNIT COSTS OF STUDENT PLACES EXPLAINED
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THE ESTIMATED UNIT COSTS PER STUDENT PLACE FOR 1992-93 FINANCIAL YEAR IN BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS ARE $12, 145 AND $8,788 RESPECTIVELY, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MISS CHRISTINE CHOW, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
AS FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS, THE UNIT COSTS PER PLACE FROM SECONDARY 1 TO SECONDARY 3 ARE $21,483 AND $14,194 RESPECTIVELY; THAT FOR SECONDARY 4 AND SECONDARY 5 ARE $19,678 AND $12,134 RESPECTIVELY; AND THAT FOR SECONDARY 6 AND SECONDARY 7 ARE $34,996 AND $22,369 RESPECTIVELY.
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON TIMOTHY HA WING-HO, MISS CHOW EXPLAINED THAT UNIT COSTS ARE DERIVED FROM DIVIDING COSTS AT THE RESPECTIVE LEVELS BY THE APPROVED ENROLMENT.
SHE SAID THE ESTIMATED UNIT COSTS FOR 1992-93 WERE BASED ON 1991-92 ACTUAL COSTS, ADJUSTED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ADDITIONAL COSTS ARISING FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW IMPROVEMENT MEASURES AND INFLATION, ESTIMATED AT 10.5 PER CENT FOR STAFF AND 8.5 PER CENT FOR OTHER COSTS.
THE COST COMPONENTS EXPENSES AND MAJOR REPAIRS.
COVERED MAINLY STAFF,
ADMINISTRATIVE
SCHOOLS
"THE ONLY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND AIDED LIE IN THE PROVISION FOR STAFF ON-COSTS FOR THE FORMER AND PROVIDENT FUND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE LATTER," MISS CHOW ADDED.
MEASURES TAKEN TO HELP SCHOOLS ADOPT NEW CURRICULUM
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS TAKEN A NUMBER OF MEASURES TO HELP SCHOOLS AND THEIR TEACHING STAFF TO UNDERSTAND AND ADOPT THE NEW ADVANCED SUPPLEMENTARY LEVEL (ASL) CURRICULUM, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MISS CHRISTINE CHOW, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON STEPHEN NG MING- YUM, MISS CHOW SAID THESE MEASURES INCLUDED:
SYLLABUS OUTLINES HAVE BEEN PREPARED WITH THE ADVICE OF THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL FOR CIRCULATION TO SCHOOLS:
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SEMINARS AND TALKS HAVE BEEN ORGANISED BY THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE ΤΟ ENABLE SCHOOL HEADS, PANEL CHAIRMEN TEACHERS TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE OF THE NEW SIXTH FORM CURRICULUM;
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