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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1905

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STUDENTS URGED TO APPLY EARLY FOR STUDY IN UK

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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TODAY ADVISED STUDENTS WISHING TO ENTER COLLEGES OF FURTHER EDUCATION, POLYTECHNICS AND UNIVERSITIES IN ENGLAND NEXT YEAR (1986) TO APPLY AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

APPLICATIONS FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO TAKE UP THE GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION 'O' AND 'A' LEVEL COURSES SHOULD BE MADE BY PARENTS OR GUARDIANS DIRECT TO THE SCHOOLS PREFERABLY ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE.

STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS MAY OBTAIN GENERAL INFORMATION AND ADVICE ON SCHOOLS FROM THE OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT LEIGHTON CENTRE, 15TH FLOOR, 77 LEIGHTON ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY.

AS FOR ADMISSION TO VARIOUS COLLEGES OF FURTHER EDUCATION IN OCTOBER 1986 FOR COMPLETION OF '0' AND 'A' LEVEL COURSES, STUDENTS WHO ARE OVER THE AGE OF 16 SHOULD APPLY THROUGH THE OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION STARTING NOVEMBER 1.

COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TOGETHER WITH ALL DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION BY JUNE 21, 1986, SAID THE SPOKESMAN.

STUDENTS WISHING TO GAIN ENTRY INTO POLYTECHNICS TO TAKE UP COURSES LEADING TO FIRST DEGREE AND DIPLOMA OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN AUTUMN OF 1986 SHOULD APPLY THROUGH THE POLYTECHNICS CENTRAL ADMISSION SYSTEM AND APPLICATION FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION. THE CLOSING DATE IS DECEMBER 15.

THOSE WISHING TO GAIN ENTRY INTO POLYTECHNICS FOR COURSE OTHER THAN THOSE LEADING TO FIRST DEGREE AND DIPLOMA OF HIGHER EDUCATION SHOULD ALSO APPLY THROUGH THE OVERSEAS STUDENTS AMI SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION STARTING NOVEMBER 1. THE CLOSING DATE 18 JUNE 21 NEXT YEAR.

SANDWICH COURSES APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED THAT IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ARRANGE INDUSTRIAL SPONSORSHIP. ALTERNATIVELY, THE Y ARE URGED TO APPLY FOR FULL-TIME COURSES, IF POSSIBLE.

ON ADMISSION TO A BRITISH UNIVERSITY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID STUDENTS SHOULD MAKE THEIR APPLICATIONS ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE THROUGH THE UNIVERSITIES CENTRAL COUNCIL ON ADMISSIONS (UCCA) IN ENGLAND.

THE UCCA FORMS ARE NOW OBTAINABLE FROM THE OVERSEAS STUDENTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION AND THE COMPLETED APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE RETURNED BY THE APPLICANTS' REFEREE TO UCCA BEFORE OCTOBER 15 FOR THOSE INCLUDING OXFORD OR CAMBRIDGE, OR DECEMBER 15 FOR THOSE NOT INCLUDING OXFORD OR CAMBRIDGE IN THEIR APPLICATIONS.

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