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THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1983

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PRIMARY ONE CENTRAL ALLOCATION SYSTEM

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PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO FAILED TO OBTAIN A DISCRETIONARY PLACE IN THE GOVERNMENT'S PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION SYSTEM THIS YEAR ARE NOW BEING INVITED TO TAKE PART IN THE CENTRAL ALLOCATION OF PLACES.

THE PARENTS ARE BEING ADVISED BY LETTER TO GO TO A SPECIFIED DISTRIBUTION-COLLECTION CENTRE BETWEEN MARCH 27 AND 30 TO COLLECT A +CHOICE OF SCHOOLS+ FORM AND A LIST OF ALL GOVERNMENT AND AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THEIR OWN DISTRICT.

THOSE WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE LETTER BY MARCH 25 SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION UNIT (TEL. NO. 5-724383), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.

AND THOSE WHO HAVE RECENTLY MOVED HOUSE OR ARE PLANNING TO MOVE SOON, MUST INFORM THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION UNIT SO THAT ARRANGEMENT CAN BE MADE TO ALLOCATE PLACES FOR THEIR CHILDREN IN THEIR NEW HOME DISTRICT.

DETAILS OF THE CENTRAL ALLOCATION SYSTEM WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION COURSES FOR TEACHERS *****

A NUMBER OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION COURSES AND SEMINARS WILL BE HELD BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE FOR TEACHERS IN SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S PHYSICAL EDUCATION SECTION, THE COURSES WILL INCLUDE THE COACHING OF ATHLETICS IN SECONDARY SCHOOL, TEACHING OF CANOEING, FENCING, HANDBALL, ROWING AND SOFTBALL, TEAM TACTICS IN BASKETBALL FOR GIRLS, TEACHING OF NEW GAMES, GYMNASTICS JUDGING AND A CERTIFICATE COURSE ON BASIC SOCCER TRAINING FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.

TWO SEMINARS, ONE ON EXPLICATION OF SWIMMING RULES AND THE OTHER ON EXPLICATION OF ATHLETICS RULES, WILL ALSO BE HELD DURING THE SAME PERIOD.

ALL TEACHERS CAN APPLY FOR ANY OF THE COURSES OR SEMINARS, BUT PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE ENGAGED IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUC. DEPARTMENT SA

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