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WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1994

EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION

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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS LAUNCHED A COMPREHENSIVE MEASURES TO UPGRADE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DOMINIC S W WONG, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY}.

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ADDRESSING THE GRADUATION CEREMONY OF ST MARY'S CANOSSIAN COLLEGE, MR WONG STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING QUALITY EDUCATION NOT JUST IN A FEW WELL-KNOWN SCHOOLS, BUT IN AS MANY SCHOOLS IN THE TERRITORY AS POSSIBLE.

THE MEASURES INCLUDED THE REDUCTION OF CLASS SIZE, INCREASES IN OF VARIOUS THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS IN EACH SCHOOL, AND THE PROVISION SUPPORT SERVICES.

MR WONG SAID THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WAS EMBARKING ON A PUBLICITY AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO PERSUADE

SCHOOLS, SECONDARY PARENTS AND STUDENTS TO CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE FOR AND LEARNING FOR THE BENEFIT OF STUDENTS.

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ANOTHER MEASURE IS A COMPUTERISED INFORMATION SCHOOLS WHICH SUPPORTS SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, PLANNING AND PROCESSES, AND ENABLES ELECTRONIC EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.

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THE SYSTEM WILL COME INTO OPERATION BY PHASES SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR. EXPANDING TO ALL PUBLIC SECTOR SCHOOLS 1997.

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MR WONG SAID CONSULTANTS HAD BEEN COMMISSIONED TO DEVISE ON UPGRADING THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF A LARGE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS IMPROVING EXISTING BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTING EXTENSIONS TO MODERN STANDARDS.

AVID READERS AWARDED

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SEVENTEEN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAVE READ NEARLY OR MORE THAN 100 BOOKS UNDER THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S ENGLISH EXTENSIVE READING SCHEME THIS YEAR WILL RECEIVE THEIR PRIZE AT A PRESENTATION CEREMONY TOMORROW (THURSDAY).

THEY ARE AMONG 98 RECIPIENTS WHO ARE AWARDED EITHER FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN THE INTER-SCHOOL BOOK REPORT COMPETITION OR NAMED "BEST READER" IN A PARTICIPATING SCHOOL.

A SENIOR LECTURER OF THE INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION, MRS VIVIENNE YU, SAID MANY STUDENTS HAVE DEVELOPED A READING HABIT AND MADE PLEASING IMPROVEMENT IN BOTH THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF THEIR READING AFTER JOINING THE SCHEME.

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