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Written by: Deng Yinglin
2020-08-07 20:17
Last update date: 2020-08-07 20:17Under the epidemic situation, all primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong do not know when they can return to school and resume classes. It is even more difficult to predict the day when cross-boundary students return to Hong Kong, which affects the arrangement of sub-examination for promotion to secondary schools. It is known that the Education Bureau has discussed with the representatives of the primary schools receiving cross-border students to submit sub-examination arrangements. The preliminary consensus is that regardless of the development of the epidemic and whether the cross-border students can return to Hong Kong to attend classes, the school must provide each student by January 2021 at the latest. Submit your score once and use it as a basis for self-allocation of degrees. As for which test scores are used by the actual school and how to deal with cross-border students, the school will handle it flexibly and decide on the basis of the school. According to the news, the principal representative is collecting opinions from different schools. It is expected that the Education Bureau will formally announce the latest arrangements for the sub-examination as early as the middle of this month and at the latest this month.
Under the epidemic, all primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong do not know when they can return to school and resume classes. It is even more difficult to predict the day when cross-boundary students will return to Hong Kong. (Profile picture)
There were originally 3 sub-examinations for secondary school, namely 1 for Primary Five and two for Primary Six. However, affected by the epidemic, the Education Bureau once extended the sub-examination for Primary Five to the new school year, allowing schools to have more flexibility in handling. The third wave of the epidemic broke out. It is expected that the new school year will not be able to return to school and class will be affected.
The chairman of the North District Primary School Principals’ Association, Leung Zhiwen, revealed that the Education Bureau had previously held video conference representatives with schools that accept more cross-border students. The academic community initially agreed that there would only be one less score for each student to be submitted by January 2021. The basis for self-allocation of degrees is estimated to be officially announced before the start of the new school year. However, he bluntly said that the submission of points involves the assignment of promotion to secondary schools. Many principals are worried that the fairness of school-based assessment will be questioned if cross-boundary students fail to return to Hong Kong. Therefore, additional manpower needs to be deployed, the assessment model revised, and parents’ opinions are initially understood. For example, he pointed out that if the cross-border students need to make up the exam before they return to Hong Kong, the school must arrange for the staff to modify the test papers for local students, but the level should be similar.
Liang Zhiwen, who is also the principal of the Fude Academy Primary School, said that more than 80% of the primary and fifth students in the school are cross-border students. Therefore, teachers have been arranged to provide online group supplementary lessons for lagging students, hoping that they can catch up with the progress and cope with the points. test.
According to the news, the Education Bureau and the academic community have reached a preliminary consensus that regardless of the development of the epidemic and whether cross-border students can return to Hong Kong to attend classes, the school must submit scores for each student at the latest in January 2021, which will be used as the basis for the self-allocation of places for promotion. . (Profile picture)
New Territories principals will write to the Education Bureau suggesting exemption for cross-border students from first submission
Zhu Weilin, the vice chairman of the New Territories Principals’ Association and the principal of Fengxi No. 1 Primary School, said that the arrangement for the submission of cross-border students has been finalized. The New Territories Principals’ Association wrote to the Education Bureau yesterday (6th), suggesting that the Education Bureau consider exempting cross-border students One time (original grade five) is submitted to the sub-examination, and only the remaining two (primary six) are submitted to the sub-test. This means that when the Education Bureau officially announces in January 2021, scores can be submitted only once.
Zhu Weilin explained that cross-border students have not returned to school for more than half a year. In addition, the new school year may not be able to resume classes at the same time as local students. Performance may lag behind. "It is fairer to resume classes first and then take exams." As for the students who had already taken the test and submitted the sub-examination earlier, Zhu Weilin suggested that the scores remain valid to reduce disputes.
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The vice chairman of the New Territories Association of Principals and the principal of Fengxi No. 1 Primary School, Zhu Weilin, said that the number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong has not continued to exceed 100 in recent days, and he is optimistic that cross-boundary students can resume classes in November. (Profile picture/Photo by Zheng Zifeng)
The principal is optimistic
that cross-border students will return to Hong Kong to resume classes in November. Zhu Weilin said that the number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong has not continued to exceed 100 in recent days. He is optimistic that cross-border students can resume classes in November. If the Chinese and Hong Kong governments successfully coordinate, open more At the gate, I believe that cross-border students can return to Hong Kong in November for face-to-face classes for about one month. They will not take the exam until early December, and will be submitted in time for next January.
However, if the Education Bureau requires that the submission must be submitted three times, Zhu Weilin suggested referring to the earlier school arrangements for cross-border students in high schools and discussing with the Mainland authorities to take the cross-border students back to Hong Kong by point-to-point coaches. "Although there are no physical classes, but You can take exams" to reduce disputes due to different test papers or assessment arrangements. "Even if there are sister schools in the Mainland, they may not be in Shenzhen. Students live in scattered locations. You must gather them and distribute different test papers to students in each school. This is not necessarily impossible. OK, but there are certain difficulties in the arrangement."
Liang Zhiwen bluntly said that "the later the school starts, the more cross-border students will walk." Individual schools may face the crisis of class reduction, and the situation is worrying. The photos have nothing to do with the content of the report. (Photo by Ou Jiale)
Hong Kong resumes classes indefinitely, some junior and elementary cross-border students intend to drop out
There is no final decision on when Hong Kong students will resume classes, and it is even more difficult to predict the resumption date of cross-border students. Liang Zhiwen pointed out that schools in mainland China have resumed classes before the summer vacation. Many schools have parents of junior and elementary cross-border students who have reported their intention to withdraw from school. A total of about 5-6 junior and primary cross-border students from the social and primary schools expressed their intention to drop out. He bluntly said that "the later the school starts, the more cross-boundary students will go." Individual schools will even face the crisis of class reduction. The situation is worrying. He hopes that the Education Bureau will consider this year's special situation and handle it accordingly when "counting heads" in the new school year.
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