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An Education Department spokesman said the language proficiency of 83,853 Primary 6 pupils participating in the SSPA scheme has been assessed under the "Medium of Instruction Grouping Assessment" (MIGA) exercise.
"The grouping is based on the schools' internal assessments on pupils at the end of Primary 5 and during the mid-year of Primary 6, both of which are scaled by the Academic Aptitude Test.
"Pupils in Group I should be able to learn effectively in either English or Chinese. Pupils in Group II should learn more effectively through the Chinese medium. Those in Group III should learn better through the Chinese medium but probably also be able to learn effectively in English," the spokesman explained.
This year, among the 83,853 Primary 6 pupils participating in the SSPA scheme, a total of 27.879 pupils (33.25 per cent) are in Group I, while 49,454 pupils (58.98 per cent) are in Group II and 6,215 pupils (7.41 per cent) in Group III.
MIGA is not applicable to the non-Chinese speaking pupils and the pupils with incomplete assessments. A total of 305 pupils (0.36 per cent) belong to this group.
The spokesman said: "Information on MIGA for Secondary 1 entrants will be distributed to parents through the pupils' primary schools tomorrow.
"A leaflet on MIGA together with a leaflet promoting Chinese as the medium of instruction will be issued to parents at the same time.
"In addition, parents will receive a secondary schools list showing schools' choice of teaching medium.
"The information will serve as useful reference for parents in choosing a secondary school which offers a suitable language of instruction for their children," the spokesman said.
Any enquiries relating to the results of MIGA should be referred to the Secondary School Places Allocation Section of Education Department on tel 2891 2200 during office hours.
End/Thursday, April 27, 1995
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