MONDAY, JULY 6, 1992
84,696 SECONDARY 1 SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATED
ALL PRIMARY 6 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION SYSTEM HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED SECONDARY 1 PLACES IN GOVERNMENT, AIDED OR PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID OF 84,696, 3,282 PUPILS (3.88 PER CENT) HAD BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN DISCRETIONARY PLACES APPLIED EARLIER THIS YEAR.
OF THE TOTAL, 40,116 (47.36 PER CENT) HAVE BEEN ACCORDING TO THEIR FIRST CHOICE AND 58,649 (69.25 PER CENT) TO THEIR FIRST THREE CHOICES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE TOTAL OBTAINING
ALLOCATED ACCORDING
"ALL PLACES ALLOCATED ARE THREE-YEAR PLACES FOR WHICH NO TUITION FEES WILL BE CHARGED," HE ADDED.
IN ADDITION, 10 STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ADMITTED ΤΟ PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS WHICH HAVE JOINED THE DIRECT SUBSIDY SCHEME.
ALLOCATION RESULTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM PRIMARY SCHOOLS ON THURSDAY (JULY 9).
STUDENTS SHOULD COLLECT THE ADMISSION SLIP AND ALLOCATION SLIP IN THEIR PRIMARY 6 IDENTIFICATION FORM FROM THEIR SCHOOLS.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THERE WOULD ONLY BE ONE REGISTRATION PERIOD, ON JULY 15 (WEDNESDAY) AND JULY 16 (THURSDAY) THIS YEAR.
"ALL STUDENTS MUST REPORT DURING THE REGISTRATION PERIOD ΤΟ THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED. FAILING TO DO SO MAY MEAN THAT THEY HAVE CHOSEN ALLOCATED," HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT IF PARENT/GUARDIAN WERE AWAY FROM HONG PERIOD, THEY SHOULD AUTHORISE, REGISTER ON THEIR BEHALF.
IN
NOT TO TAKE UP THE PLACES
BOTH THE STUDENT AND THE KONG DURING THE REGISTRATION WRITING, REPRESENTATIVES ΤΟ
COPIES OF LETTERS OF AUTHORISATION ARE OBTAINABLE FROM HEADS OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
IN CASE OF GENUINE DIFFICULTIES THE PARENTS OR STUDENTS SHOULD INFORM THE SECONDARY SHCOOL PLACES ALLOCATION SECTION BEFORE THE END OF THE REGISTRATION PERIOD SO THAT ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS MAY BE MADE.
"AFTER THE REGISTRATION PERIOD, VACANCIES WILL BE FILLED AT THE ENTIRE DISCRETION OF INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS, HE ADDED.
/WHEN REPORTING