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Wednesday, August 16, 1972

In the secondary school sector, parents paying $500 a year would

receive $60 a year whilst parents paying $2,050 would receive $990,

In its report, the Select Committee of the Legislative Council examined

costs of English speaking schools and made certain observations about how the

principle of parity should be implemented.

Degree Of Uniformity

Mr. Kidd told Legislative Council: "It accordingly found that fees

in the English speaking schools should become $1,000 per annum at Government

and $1,640 per annum at Foundation primary schools; and $1,500 per annum at

Government and $2,450 per annum at Foundation secondary schools.

"It nevertheless commented on the desirability of maintaining a reasonable

degree of uniformity in fee levels at these schools, and suggested how this

might be done.

"Both the Foundation and the Parent-Teacher Associations' Joint

Council subsequently stressed the need for uniformity."

Continuing, the Acting Colonial Secretary said: "It is now proposed

to work out suitable means of putting the Foundation and Government schools

on to a common basis, with agreed staffing ratios, salary scales and so on.

"It is also proposed to examine the case for spreading some costs

which now fall on the Foundation but which might more equitably be a charge on

the whole English School system.

Mr. Kidd emphasised that this would take time though the intention was

to complete the task during 1973.

"Meanwhile