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SEMINAR ON SIXTH FORM EDUCATION

IN THE

OF PASSES

HONG KONG CERTIFICATE STUDENTS WITH SIX

TOTAL SCORE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION IN 1991, OR FIVE PASSES WITH A

то THE 1993 NOT LESS THAN EIGHT WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR ENTRY ADVANCED LEVEL EXAMINATION.

THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR LI YUET-TING, TOLD A THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIXTH FORM CURRICULUM TODAY (SATURDAY).

SEMINAR ON

IN PRINCIPLE

PAPERS,

"THE HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY HAS AGREED TO LOWER THE LEVEL OF DIFFICULTIES OF THE A-LEVEL EXAMINATION ESPECIALLY IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE.

MEASURES

SCHOOLS," MR LI

"BESIDES, SCHOOLS COUNCILS ARE NOW BEING CONSULTED ON TO FULLY UTILISE SIXTH FORM PLACES IN PUBLIC SECTOR SAID.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS PROCEDURE ADMISSION

SUGGESTION

THE REMEDIAL MEASURES INCLUDE REMOVING THE

A FIVE-STAGE FOR SITTING A-LEVEL EXAMINATIONS, TO ENSURE FULL UTILISATION OF SIXTH FORM PROVISIONS AND A

A OFFERING IN FOR SCHOOLS TO CO-OPERATE COMBINATIONS TO THEIR SIXTH FORM STUDENTS.

WHICH

SECONDARY MORE THAN 300

HELPING AT

WIDER RANGE OF

SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS

HEADS ATTENDED

THE

SUBJECT

SEMINAR DEEPER

A TO HAVE

WAS AIMED UNDERSTANDING OF THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN SIXTH FORM CURRICULUM.

MR LI SAID THE SUCCESS IN SIXTH FORM

DEPEND ON THE CO-OPERATION

OF UNIVERSITIES,

CURRICULUM TERTIARY

REFORMS

WILL

INSTITUTIONS,

THE HONG KONG

EXAMINATIONS

AUTHORITY,

SCHOOL

HEADS,

TEACHERS

AND

EMPLOYERS.

DESIGN THE

THE OF

NEW

FOR

AND LEVEL

ADVANCED

NEW

OF IN-SERVICE TRAINING

FACILITIES TRACHING OF

THE AND

SIXTH

IN FORM

ADVANCED ON SUPPLEMENTARY LEVEL SYLLABUSES, THE PLANNING

AND IMPROVEMENT TEACHERS COURSES

SMOOTHLY SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN PROCEEDING SYLLABUSES WILL BE INTRODUCED IN 1992.

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE SEMINAR, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CHAIRMAN, MR SO KWOK-WING, WELCOMED THE GOVERNMENT'S MOVE TO CHANGES IN THE SIXTH FORM EDUCATION,

COMMITTEE INITIATE

FOR "SIXTH FORM EDUCATION IN THE 19909 IS NOT ONLY PREPARATION

AND TERTIARY EDUCATION BUT ALSO AIMS AT PROVIDING A WORTHWHILE COURSK

PROCEED TO HIGHER OTHER ASPECTS OF TRAINING FOR THOSE WHO WOULD NOT EDUCATION.

"THE

FORM SIXTH

CURRICULUM,

THEREFORE,

SHOULD NOT BI ENTRY REQUIREMENTS,

H

EXCESSIVELY NARROW AND DETERMINED BY UNIVERSITY MR SO SAID.

WORKING

CDC

TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORTS OF THE GROUP ON SIXTH FORM EDUCATION, THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE OF THE IS DESIGNING AND DEVELOPING NEW AS- AND A-LEVEL SYLLABUSES.

/"THE REVIEW