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PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS

9.

Control of Re-opened Schools(following Course B or C)

At this stage it is not possible to say how many of the nine schools should be dealt with simultaneously, but the following points are relevant when considering whether to institute Government control orset up Government aided schools.

1.

2.

Government Schools

Teachers would have to be found from existing teaching staff and standards and procedures adhered to thus

making it difficult to obtain

the required number within a reasonable space of time.

Control would be more direct, which might be a considerable advantage if troubles arose.

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2.

ろ。 Control would be secular

3.

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Standard of buildings

and facilities would be

well below normal

and might prove embarrassing

for Director of Education

in his dealing with other schools.

4.

Aided Schools

The management would

have more flexibility

in the selection of teachers and hence

more likely to obtain the required number more quickly.

Government control would be indirect, great

reliance would be made

on the firmness and

efficiency of the management.

If the management were to be drawn from a religious body,

Government would be in the invidious position of appearing to push religion against ideology.

Standards of buildings

common if not

acceptable for many

private schools.

5.

More costly. If all Secondary students from the closed communist

5.

schools were to enrol

and eventually graduate the process would take 6 years at a total

estimated cost of $24 m(not including requisition costs.)

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The cost of aiding schools over six years would be approximately $19 m (not including

requisition costs)

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