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THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1977

73,693 ALLOCATED SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES

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A TOTAL OF 73,693 CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES, BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE 1977 SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION ANNOUNCED TODAY.

THIS REPRESENTS 75.09 PER CENT OF THE 98,143 CANDIDATES WHO SAT THE EXAMINATION.

COMPARABLE FIGURES FOR RECENT YEARS ARE :-

NO. OF

YEAR

CANDIDATES SAT

1973

87,374

1974

93,501

1975

96,119

1976

97,930

1977

98,143

NO. OF PLACES ALLOCATED

PERCENTAGE

41,483

47.5

46,762

50.01

48,554

50.51

63,266

64.6

73,693

75.09

THE TOTAL ALLOCATED IN 1977 IS MADE UP AS FOLLOWS :-

GOVERNMENT AND AIDED 5-YEAR

PRIVATE 5-YEAR

GOVERNMENT AND AIDED 3-YEAR

PRIVATE 3-YEAR

NO. OF PLACES ALLOCATED

26,111 296

11,975

35,311

THESE FIGURES COVER ALL CANDIDATES IN BLOCK X1 TO X5= Y1 AND Y2 AND ALSO 278 BLOCK Z1 CANDIDATES WHO WERE OFFERED UNF ILLED 3-YEAR PLACES IN SCHOOLS NEAR THEIR HOMES. THE ALLOCATIONS TO THE 278 BLOCK Z1 CANDIDATES DO NOT APPEAR IN THE FULL RESULTS LISTS ISSUED TO PRIMARY SCHOOLS= THE IR PARENTS WILL BE INFORMED INDIVIDUALLY IN WRITING.

CANDIDATES MAY ENQUIRE ABOUT THEIR RESULTS AT THEIR PRIMARY SCHOOLS TOMORROW. THEY SHOULD REPORT TO THE IR PRIMARY SCHOOLS AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, TAKING WITH THEM THE IR ADMISSION FORMS, IN ORDER THAT THEIR INDIVIDUAL RESULTS SLIP MAY BE ATTACHED TO THE FORMS.

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WHO HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED FIVE-YEAR OR THREE-YEAR PLACES IN GOVERNMENT OR AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS OR ASSISTED PLACES (5-YEAR ASSISTANCE) IN PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS SHOULD REPORT TO THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DATES AND TIMES SPECIFIED. THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN SUPPLIED TO ALL PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS.

CANDIDATES WHO HAVE BEEN AWARDED ASSISTED PLACES (3-YEAR ASSISTANCE) IN PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS SHOULD REPORT TO THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED DURING THE FIRST THREE-DAY REGISTRATION PERIOD .. AUGUST 2, 3 AND 4, IF THEY WISH TO TAKE UP THE PLACES OFFERED.