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THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1994
ONLY
MAKE
SUCH
MORE
AT
RIGHT TO CANDIDATES HAVE THE PRESENT, APPLICATIONS. IT IS LOGICAL AND EQUITABLE TO EXTEND THIS RIGHT
WIDELY.
THE BILL IS SCHEDULED TO BE INTRODUCED INTO COUNCIL ON APRIL 20, 1994.
THE LEGISLATIVE
MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION GROUPING ASSESSMENT INTRODUCED
* * * *
YEAR THROUGH DIVIDED CHINESE OR
STUDENTS ENTERING SECONDARY 1 IN SEPTEMBER THIS SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION (SSPA) SYSTEM WILL BE
THREE GROUPS IN TERMS OF THEIR ABILITY TO LEARN IN
THE INTO ENGLISH.
IN
GROUPING IS BASED ON STUDENTS' INTERNAL EXAMINATION RESULTS
6, WHICH THE SECOND TERM OF PRIMARY 5 AND THE FIRST TERM OF PRIMARY
ACADEMIC APTITUDE ARE SCALED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESULTS OF THE TEST.
THIS WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DOMINIC S W OF WONG, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (THURSDAY) TO ENCOURAGE THE USE MOTHER TONGUE AS THE BEST MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION FOR ABOUT ONE-HALF SECONDARY STUDENTS IN HONG KONG.
"STUDENTS IN THE FIRST GROUP WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN IN EITHER CHINESE OR ENGLISH.
OF
EFFECTIVELY
"THOSE IN THE SECOND GROUP WILL LEARN MORE EFFECTIVELY THE CHINESE MEDIUM.
THROUGH
11
'STUDENTS IN
THROUGH BETTER THE THIRD GROUP WILL LEARN CHINESE MEDIUM BUT WILL PROBABLY ALSO BE ABLE TO LEARN EFFECTIVELY ENGLISH, HE SAID.
"
THE
IN
PARENTS OF PRIMARY 6 STUDENTS WILL BE PROVIDED LATER THIS MONTH IN WITH INFORMATION ON THE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY OF THEIR CHILDREN, TERMS
ONE OF THE GROUPINGS, SO AS TO HELP SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
OF
PARENTS
THEM
CHOOSE
SUITABLE
MEDIUM OF LIST SHOWING
WILL ALSO RECEIVE A LEAFLET
THE ON INSTRUCTION GROUPING, TOGETHER WITH A SECONDARY SCHOOL THE SCHOOLS' CHOICE OF TEACHING MEDIUM.
"IN
APPROPRIATE
TEACHING
ORDER ΤΟ HELP SCHOOLS CHOOSE THE MEDIUM IN THE 1994/95 SCHOOL YEAR, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ALREADY PROVIDED ALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN THE SSPA INFORMATION ON THE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY OF THEIR SECONDARY 1 IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS FROM 1989 TO 1993, MR WONG SAID.
"
HAS
WITH
INTAKES
AND
HE ADDED THAT THE GROUPING ASSESSMENT WAS PART OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE LEARNING IN THE MOTHER TONGUE, THAT A PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN WAS BEING LAUNCHED TO PROMOTE ITS USE.
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