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Friday, July 24, 1970
NEW POLICY ON POST-PRIMARY EDUCATION
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It was announced today that a new policy on post-primary education
has been drawn up and agreed in principle by the Finance Committee of
Legislative Council on Wednesday. The full text of the new policy is as
follows:-
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(i) In the full expectation that it will be possible to offer, by 1971, an aided primary education to all children desiring it, the next main aim will be progressively to make available with Government assistance at least 3 years post-primary education to all children in the appropriate age group (12-14) seeking it.
(ii) It is intended to achieve the first half of this
goal, that is to say to provide for 50 per cent of the age group, as determined from census information by 1976: provided funds and the availability of teachers and other resources permit.
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(iii) In the meanwhile, within the 50 per cent figure, provision will be made for 18-20 per cent of the 12-16 year age group to proceed on to aided courses leading to a Certificate of Education, in substitution for the present aim of providing for 15-20 per cent of primary school-leavers. It is to be emphasised that this figure of 18-20 per cent calculated on the new age group basis represents a considerable increase in the numbers to be provided for, since although 16.8 per cent of school-leavers are currently being aided in this sector, this figure represents only 10 per cent of the 12-16 age group. At present the primary school-leavers currently account for only some 70 per cent of the appropriate age group. It is to be expected, however, that this figure of 70 per cent would increase with time, thus in any case drawing the numbers to be provided for on the old and new basis progressively closer together.
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