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English language (Syllabus B) provided that the total of the best six

The standard achieved

grades is not less than 12, Grades A to E being given the numerical values

5 to 1 respectively for this purpose). No candidate may enter for more than

four Advanced Level subjects in any one examination.

in each subject is recorded as one of eight grades (A to H). As from 1981

each of these eight grades will be sub-divided into three sub-grades.

27.

The requirement for entry to the Advanced Level examination that

candidates should have a Grade E pass in Syllabus B of the HKCE English

language examination is one of many factors in the education system as a

whole which tend to discourage schools from adopting a more flexible policy

on the language of instruction. Syllabus B is taken almost exclusively by

Anglo-Chinese schools; Chinese middle school candidates normally enter for

Syllabus A, which assumes a lower standard of linguistic achievement resulting

from less exposure to the English language. (This situation is not materially

affected by the fact that for the purpose of fulfilling entry requirements, an

achievement at Grade A in Syllabus A is considered as equivalent to an

achievement at Grade C in Syllabus B; and Grades B and C in the former are

accepted as being equivalent to Grade E in the latter.)

28.

HKEA figures show an increase in the number entering for and

"passing" (as defined below) the Higher Level and Advanced Level examinations

in recent years:

Higher Level Examination or Matriculation)

Candidates

Passed

(% passing)

1976

11,390

3,228

(28.3)

1977

11,611

3,060

(26.4)

1978

13,065

3,774

(28.9)

1979

19,741

4,308

(21.8)

Advanced Level Examination

Candidates

Passed

(% passing)

1976

6,244

3,549

(56.8)

1977

7,477

4,358.

(58.3)

1978

9,188

5,514

(60.0)

1979

11,089

6,563

(59.0)

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