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Pre-service graduate teaching posts in aided primary schools

The Education Department today (Wednesday) invited schools to apply for the pre-service quota for the appointment of graduate teachers in aided primary schools, including primary special schools and the primary section of combined-level special schools.

According to the ratio of teaching staff establishment, the 350 primary graduate teaching posts created for the 1997/98 school year will be apportioned to 325 and 25 for aided and government schools respectively.

In line with Education Commission Report No. 5 to attract new quality teachers to teach in primary schools, a total of 65 teaching posts, or 20 per cent of the 325 posts created will be reserved for the appointment of pre-service graduates in aided primary schools.

Including the 38 unfilled quota in the previous year, there will be 103 posts available for appointment of pre-service graduates in aided primary schools.

Applicants possessing a Hong Kong Bachelor of Education Degree in Primary Education (full-time) are eligible for the appointment by means of the pre-service quota.

To encourage schools to make full use of the pre-service quota provided, allocation of this type of quota and the quota to regrade serving teachers will be considered separately.

Schools getting the pre-service quota will not affect their opportunities of being allocated the quota for regrading serving teachers.

The department has issued an administration circular on details of application for pre-service quota to aided schools.

Another circular inviting application for quota to regrade serving teachers will be issued in May.

June 2.

Schools wishing to acquire the pre-service quota should apply not later than

They will be notified of the result of the allocation by the end of June to facilitate the recruitment of teachers.

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