WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1992
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THE
SECONDARY 6 ADMISSION PROCEDURE CLOSELY MONITORED
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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL ENSURE THAT SCHOOLS. COMPLY WITH THE REVISED SECONDARY 6 ADMISSION GUIDELINES BY CLOSELY MONITORING THE SITUATION IN INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, SAID.
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON TIK CHI-YUEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), MR CHAN SAID CERTAIN MEASURES HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE INTRODUCED. THESE INCLUDE:
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REQUIRING SCHOOLS TO KEEP RECORDS OF CANDIDATE ACCEPTED OR REJECTED AT ALL THE STAGES OF THE ADMISSION PROCEDURE. AND TO SUBMIT A LIST OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES TO THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER FOR INFORMATION AT THE END OF EACH STAGE;
ADVISING SCHOOLS TO ACCEPT STUDENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POINTS SYSTEM AND SUBJECT RELEVANCE. IF, FOR ANY REASON, THIS GUIDELINE IS NOT FOLLOWED, AN EXPLANATION MUST BE RECORDED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE;
ADVISING SCHOOLS NOT TO ADMIT STUDENTS WITHOUT AN ADMISSION SLIP AND
STAFF OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT VISITING SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE ADMISSION PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT SCHOOL COMPLY WITH THE ADMISSION PROCEDURE.
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"SCHOOLS WHICH FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE GUIDELINES WITHOUT REASON WILL BE ASKED TO RE-CONSIDER THE CASES OF ANY ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES WHO HAVE BEEN ADVERSELY AFFECTED," MR CHAN POINTED OUT.
MR CHAN SAID SCHOOL COUNCILS HAD BEEN CONSULTED ON THE MEASURES TO ENSURE ACCEPTABILITY AND COMPLIANCE.
LAST YEAR, 23 ALLEGATIONS OF MALPRACTICES WERE RECEIVED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT THROUGHOUT THE ADMISSION PROCESS.
THE MAJOR SUBJECTS OF THE COMPLAINTS RELATED TO SCHOOLS ABUSING THE ADMISSION PROCEDURES SUCH AS BY TAKING IN STUDENTS WITH HIGH SCORES FROM OTHER SCHOOLS AT STAGE I OR ANNOUNCING ADMISSIONS OF STUDENTS ON DAY 2 OF STAGE II RATHER THAN ON DAY 3 AS STIPULATED.
ALL CASES WERE INVESTIGATED AND EIGHT WERE FOUND ΤΟ BE SUBSTANTIATED.
ALL CASES WERE RECTIFIED UPON ADVICE GIVEN BY THE EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT.
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