BRIDGING COURSE FOR STUDENTS
SUNDAY, MAY 24, 1992
PILOT BRIDGING COURSE FOR A SIX-WEEK TRANSFER FROM A GRAMMER TO A PREVOCATIONAL
JULY.
TO
STUDENTS WISHING SCHOOL WILL BE HELD IN
THEORETICAL AND
AND STUDIES
TECHNICAL
THE COURSE, WHICH IS FREE OF CHARGE, PROVIDES
METALWORK, ON
ELECTRICAL PRACTICAL STUDIES DRAWING.
SECONDARY 1 BECAUSE
"STUDENTS APPLYING SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED
2 IN A PREVOCATIONAL THEY WILL CONTINUE THEIR STUDIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOL, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
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ΤΟ ESTABLISH THE THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE PILOT SCHEME, SERVED
BRIDGING COURSE, WOULD INITIALLY FEASIBILITY OF AND DEMAND FOR THE
KOWLOON PROVIDE ONE CLASS OF 40 STUDENTS EACH ON HONG KONG ISLAND, IN AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
WHO,
OF
"THE PILOT COURSE WAS ARRANGED FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATION
NO. 4 WHICH LOOKED AT THE THE EDUCATION COMMISSION IN ITS REPORT
IN NEEDS OF STUDENTS
HAVING BEEN ALLOCATED PLACES
GRAMMER LOSING INTEREST SCHOOLS, FOUND THEMSELVES AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OR SO
LEARN MORE PRACTICAL IN THE MORE ACADEMIC APPROACH AND SUBJECTS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE EXPLAINED THAT THE
PRIMARY
ΤΟ WISHING
DEPARTMENT HAD CONDUCTED A TELEPHONE 6 LEAVERS SURVEY IN 1986 OF
WHO DID NOT ATTEND THEIR ALLOCATED SECONDARY 1 CLASSES AND DROP-OUTS FROM SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
"ABOUT 88% OF THE RESPONDENTS INDICATED A POSITIVE INTEREST ATTENDING PRACTICAL COURSES," HE SAID.
THE BRIDGING COURSE WILL BE HELD AT THREE CENTRES:
IN
*
CARITAS ST FRANCIS PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL
2 CAINE ROAD
CARITAS HOUSE
HONG KONG
BISHOP HALL MEMORIAL PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL
*
82 HIU KWONG STREET
SAU MAU PING
KOWLOON
COTTON SPINNERS ASSOCIATION PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL
*
350 KWAI SHING CIRCUIT
KHAI CHUNG
NEW TERRITORIES
THE SPOKESMAN SAID STUDENTS SHOULD ATTEND ALL CLASSES AND
A TEST AT THE END OF THE BRIDGING COURSE.
APPLICANTS CAN
TRANSFER TO.
PASS
SELECT ONE OF 16
PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS TO
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