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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1981

* TO MAKE SUCH OTHER OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AS THE

WORKING PARTY MAY CONSIDER RELEVANT TO THE ABOVE,

AS A RESULT OF THE WORKING PARTY'S INVITATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, A TOTAL OF 61 SUBMISSIONS WERE RECEIVED OF WHICH 34 WERE FROM INDIVIDUALS AND 27 FROM GROUPS.

ALL THE SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED WERE CONSIDERED BY THE WORKING PARTY UNDER THE FOLLOWING MAIN HEADINGS PUPIL ASSESSMENT SCHOOL NETS- THE FEEDER AND NOMINATED SCHOOL SYSTEM- THE ALLOCATION SYSTEM, AND OTHER COMMENTS.

THE MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WORKING PARTY WERE⭑

PUPIL ASSESSMENT

(1)

(11)

SCHOOL INTERNAL ASSESSMENTS SHOULD BE CONTINUED AND

A NEW CURRICULUM-ORIENTATED TEST IN THE USE OF CHINESE, ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS SHOULD BE INTRODUCED FOR SCALING PURPOSES ONLY.

THE NET SYSTEM

(1)

THE OVERALL STRUCTURE AND SIZE OF THE PRESENT NETS, WITH A BALANCE OF TECHNICAL. PUBLIC GRAMMAR (ANGLO-CHINESE AND CHINESE) AND PRIVATE GRAMMAR SCHOOLS FOR EACH NET SHOULD BE RETAINED-

FOR ALLOCATION PURPOSES ALL GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED OF EQUAL QUALITY- AND

(111) THE PRESENT NEW TERRITORIES NET 6 SHOULD BE SPLIT INTO

TWO TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TAI PO AND NORTH DISTRICTS MORE ADEQUATELY.

THE FEEDER AND NOMINATED SCHOOL SYSTEM AND DISCRETIONARY PLACES

(1)

(11)

AS A LONG TERM MEASURE PROVIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS BECOME MORE COMPARABLE IN STANDARD AND PROVIDED THERE WAS CONTROL OF ENTRY TO PRIMARY SCHOOLS, THE FEEDER AND NOMINATED SCHOOL SYSTEMS SHOULD BE RETAINED, EXTENDED AND MODIFIED TO MINIMISE DIFFERENCES-

AS AN INTER IM MEASURE THE FEEDER QUOTA SHOULD BECOME 50 PER CENT IN 1983- AND

(III) THE FEEDER QUOTA SHOULD BE BASED ON ALL FORM/MIDDLE 1

CLASSES, INCLUDING FLOATING CLASSES, AS FROM 1983.

THE ALLOCATION SYSTEM

(1) THE ALLOCATION SYSTEM SHOULD GIVE EACH SCHOOL AN

ACCEPTABLE RANGE OF ABILITY WHICH COULD BE CONTROLLED-

/(II) THE