Direct private schools explode with a wave of dropouts, the chairperson of the direct subsidy council: it is expected that more students will drop out

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Written by: Li Ziming

2020-11-03 18:04

Last update date: 2020-11-03 18:05

Social events in Hong Kong in recent years have given many Hong Kong people the idea of ​​emigrating. Earlier, the British government announced that holders of BNO can apply for a special visa "Hong Kong BNO Visa" from January 31 next year, together with family members who do not have BNO. You can also apply to settle in the UK, and there is no quota limit. I believe it will speed up the pace of immigration for many parents.

According to information from the Hong Kong Police Force, the number of applications for the Certificate of No Criminal Record (commonly known as "good citizen certificate") received in 2019 has increased by nearly 41.4% compared with 2018, which is amazing!

The principals of several direct-funded and private schools told reporters that since last year there have been students who have dropped out of school due to immigration or study abroad, and the number is obviously higher than before. Diocesan Girls’ School is even more rare to enroll in the second form of January next year. Transfer students to Form 5.

September and January are the key months for direct private schools

The chairman of the Hong Kong Direct Subsidy School Council, Chen Dian, pointed out that it is quite common for students to drop out of school to study abroad in direct private schools. Take direct subsidy school students as an example. In fact, many parents have already prepared to send their children to a certain age. Studying abroad does not rule out that the epidemic or social conditions have accelerated their actions.

Generally speaking, dropouts mainly occurred at two points in time. One was before September, mainly for students who wanted to go to the UK, Canada and other countries in the northern hemisphere; the second was around January, mainly for New Zealand, Australia and Students from other countries in the southern hemisphere.

As far as President Chen knows, the UK is currently the place of choice for more people, but the customs has not been completely cleared. Vaccines are also being developed. It is expected that there will be vaccines and potential immigrants or students studying abroad will take action after customs clearance. , Students will drop out again in February.

Principal Chen Di'an also shared the situation of the YMCA School where he took office. This year, more than a dozen students dropped out because of studying overseas. The school immediately contacted the "Waiting List" students to fill the vacancies, but if they dropped out of high school Students, it will be more difficult to recruit transfer students.

However, Principal Chen emphasized that his school's figures are for reference only, because 70% of the school's students are also foreigners, and most of them are "back home".

Female students openly recruit secondary one to secondary four transfer students

Diocesan Girls’ College is a "theological school" in the minds of many parents. In response to the fact that some students drop out of school, the school has recently announced on the school website that it will recruit students who will be admitted in January of the next semester from S.1 to S.5. If you are admitted, you can bring relevant materials by mail or go to campus to submit the application before November 30. Eligible applicants will be arranged for a written test. If they are admitted, they can enroll in January next year.

In addition, Horizon College has also dropped out of school. The principal, Lin Kezhong, pointed out that since August this year, a total of 8 students have dropped out due to overseas study. Among them, there are 5 in the elementary school and 3 in the middle school. So far, all the places have gone smoothly. Recruit transfer students to fill up.

St. Paul’s Co-educational School, a direct subsidy school, also responded to reporters’ enquiries, stating that there is no dropout in the school, and all school operations are as usual.

Private school operations will be affected if degree vacancies cannot be filled

Zhu Ziying, Chief Principal of Decui Primary School and Hanshi Decui School

Zhu Ziying, the principal of Decui Primary School and Hanshi Decui School, said that the "drop-out" situation is not a recent issue. It happened before the epidemic was closed last year and when social movements broke out. Many parents with foreign passports The family has emigrated.

Unlike DSS schools, private schools also collect tuition from parents every month, so if they cannot fill the vacancies for students, it will definitely affect the operation of the school.

Principal Zhu emphasized that the only thing schools can do in the face of the "drop-out tide" is to do a good job in education and insist on providing better quality education.

At present, Decui Primary School and Hanshi Decui School have indeed dropped out, but I am grateful that all the vacancies have been filled by transfer students. The total number of transfers from Tai Po Decui School and Mong Kok Hanshi Decui School has reached "historical highs". .

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The number of applicants for "Good People's Certificate" in 19 has soared in September this year, the number of applicants has approached the total of 18 years

The certificate of non-criminal record is commonly known as the "good citizen certificate" and is a certification document issued by the Hong Kong Police Force.

It is one of the documents that must be provided when going overseas for further education and immigration.

According to the Hong Kong Police Force, the total number of applications for Certificates of No Criminal Record (commonly known as "good citizen certificates") received in 2019 was 33,252, an increase of about 41.4% from the total of 23,524 in 2018.

The total number of applications for "Good People's Certificate" from January to September 2020 is 21,329. Using the average monthly number of applicants to extrapolate the annual number, I believe it can easily exceed the total number of applicants in 2018.

No decline in immigration policy standards reflects the increasing desire of Hong Kong people to emigrate

The head of the immigration department of Zhuoyu Group Holdings Co., Ltd. said that the number of customers who inquired about immigration from various places has indeed increased a lot in recent years, and the number of people who actually implement immigration has doubled, but in fact, no country has specifically reduced immigration requirements.

Take the United Kingdom as an example. Although the United Kingdom is one of the countries that many Hong Kong people are interested in, the BNO visa application has not yet been officially accepted, and because the BNO is used for the purpose of obtaining British citizenship, it is feasible for the whole family to move to the local area. This restriction It also deterred some families.

Recently, there have also been more parent associations considering Ireland, greedy for its "advance, retreat and defense"!

Because after choosing one family to obtain citizenship, the children complete the local naturalization "immigrant prison" by themselves.

After obtaining Irish citizenship, you can choose to stay in the local area for development, stay in the UK or even reside in the EU member states. Parents can stay in Hong Kong to make money, and they can consider returning to live in Ireland after retirement.

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