MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1994
"HOWEVER, WE SHALL NEED TO CONSIDER PROPOSALS FOR DEVELOPING AND COST- CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL ACADEMIC MERITS EFFECTIVENESS, AND ABOVE ALL, IN RELATION TO THE COMPETITION FOR SCARCE RESOURCES FOR FUNDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EDUCATION AS A WHOLE.
TH
SYSTEM
FURTHER
THE UPGC'S
CONSIDERATION
INTERIM
HIGHER
EDUCATION
REPORT ALSO REFERS TO THE TO THE BALANCE IN AND THE UPDATING AND
PROVISION RE-ORIENTATION
NEED ΤΟ BETWEEN
OF
GIVE INITIAL KNOWLEDGE
THROUGHOUT AN INDIVIDUAL'S ADULT LIFE.
CONTINUING
EDUCATION PROVIDES
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR
PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
CAREER ADVANCEMENT AND ENABLES PEOPLE AND DEMANDS OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE.
ΤΟ MEET THE
"WE ORGANISATION
THE
TO NEED
SEEK THE VIEWS OF THE PUBLIC AND FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS OF THIS INCREASINGLY ASPECT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, BUT ALSO ON ITS RELATIVE INTERFACE
EDUCATION SYSTEM AS A WITHIN
WHOLE,'
ADDED.
NOT
ONLY
ON IMPORTANT IMPORTANCE AND
THE
THE
SPOKESMAN
THE
DETAILS OF THE CONSULTATION PROGRAMME WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY IN EARLY MARCH
THE WHEN COPIES OF
INTERIM REPORT WILL BE
UPGC AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION TO INTERESTED PARTIES.
THE UPGC PLANS TO SUBMIT ITS FINAL REPORT ON THE REVIEW BY LATE 1994 OR EARLY 1995.
CENTRAL ALLOCATION OF PRIMARY ONE PLACES
* * * * *
ALL
CHILDREN WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR A PUBLIC-SECTOR PRIMARY ONE PLACE BUT HAVE NOT SECURED A DISCRETIONARY PLACE WILL BE CENTRALLY ALLOCATED TO A GOVERNMENT OR AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR THE 1994 SCHOOL YEAR.
THEY WILL RECEIVE A LETTER IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS FROM THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION UNIT OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT REQUESTING THEM TO GO TO A SPECIFIED DISTRIBUTION AND COLLECTION CENTRE TO COLLECT A "CHOICE OF SCHOOLS" FORM AND A LIST OF ALL GOVERNMENT AND AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THEIR HOME DISTRICT FROM MARCH 5 (SATURDAY) TO MARCH 7 (MONDAY) FROM 9.30 AM TO 12.30 PM AND 1.30 PM TO 4.30 PM.
COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE SAME CENTRE WITHIN THE SAME PERIOD.
ALL DISTRIBUTION AND COLLECTION CENTRES WILL REMAIN OPEN DURING THE SPECIFIED TIME ON SUNDAY (MARCH 6).
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT IF THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE LETTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT BY MARCH 4, THEY SHOULD CONTACT THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION UNIT ON 572 4383 IMMEDIATELY.
/PARENTS WHO