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provided in schools for example, full-time or part-time education

in technical institutes will be preferred by some and be more appropriate

to their needs and the needs of commerce and industry; and those preferring

employment not linked to any specific form of related training may find it

more convenient to attend the evening courses provided by the Education

Department's Adult Education Section, particularly as these enable students

to prepare on a part-time basis for the Hong Kong Certificate of Education

examinations. (This policy, described in the 1978 White Paper, also takes

into account the fact that the decline, in the 15-year-old age group will

eventually lead to a considerable increase in the proportion of the group

for which subsidised senior secondary places will become available.) The

JSEA is therefore seen as necessary but it has been devised in such a way

that it will minimise stress. Theoretically, once-for-all allocation

for both junior and senior secondary education would be possible at the

Primary 6 level as an alternative device but in practice this would not

be acceptable for various reasons principally because a child's aptitude

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for a particular form of senior secondary education or for employment

cannot be ascertained at this early stage of his development.

17.

The JSEA is not a public examination but a centralised system

of selection and allocation for Form III leavers who wish to continue their

internal

education in schools in the public sector. In performing this function

the JSEA, like the SSPA, will rely on internal assessment by schools of

its pupils, scaled by a public test in the use of Chinese, English and

mathematics. Pupils' achievement in the school's mid-year and final

examinations in Form III will form the internal assessment: this will

cover English, Chinese, mathematics, science subject, social subjects

and Chinese history, which are all part of the standard school curriculum.

For students in technical and prevocational schools technical and practical

subjects will also be assessed. The scaling test will perform the same

that is, it will enable a fair comparison to be

function as the AAT

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