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SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 1990

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ANOTHER CHANCE TO APPLY FOR PRIMARY 1 PLACE

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PARENTS WILL HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE OF CHOOSING A GOVERNMENT OR AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR THEIR CHILDREN WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ALLOCATED A PRIMARY 1 DISCRETIONARY PLACE, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

THESE CHILDREN WILL BE ALLOCATED SCHOOLS, THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALLOCATION SYSTEM, WHICH WILL BE AS NEAR TO THEIR HOMES AS POSSIBLE, HE SAID.

ADMISSION

LETTERS WILL BE SENT ΤΟ THESE PARENTS BY THE PRIMARY 1 UNIT REQUESTING THEM TO GO TO SPECIFIED DISTRIBUTION-COLLECTION CENTRES TO COLLECT A "CHOICE OF SCHOOLS" FORM AND A LIST OF ALL GOVERNMENT AND AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THEIR OWN DISTRICT FROM MARCH 17 (SATURDAY) TO MARCH 20 (TUESDAY) BETWEEN AND 4 PM.

9 AM

ALL THE CENTRES WILL REMAIN OPEN ON SUNDAY, MARCH 18.

"COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE SAME CENTRE WITHIN

THE SAME TIME PERIOD," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

CONTACT THE PRIMARY 1

HE REMINDED PARENTS THAT THEY SHOULD ADMISSION UNIT ON TEL. NO. 5724383 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF THEY DID NOT RECEIVE THE LETTER BY MARCH 17.

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SYSTEM THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE CENTRAL ALLOCATION SOLELY BASED ON PARENTS' CHOICES WITH NO REFERENCE то THE POINTS SYSTEM.

WHEN A SCHOOL IS OVERSUBSCRIBED

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FOR EXAMPLE IN A DISTRICT WHICH DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT PLACES A RANDOMISATION METHOD BE USED TO ENSURE FAIRNESS TO ALL.

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THE SPOKESMAN SAID PARENTS WHO HAVE MOVED RECENTLY OR ARE PLANNING TO MOVE IN THE NEAR FUTURE MUST INFORM THE PRIMARY 1 ADMISSION UNIT SO THAT ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE TO ALLOCATE A PLACE FOR THEIR CHILDREN IN THEIR NEW HOME DISTRICT.

HE ADDED THAT THE RESULTS OF THE CENTRAL ALLOCATION OF PLACES WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN JUNE.

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