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Written by: Deng Yinglin, Kwong Xiaobin
2020-12-03 16:31
Last update date: 2020-12-03 16:32
In the 2021/2022 school year, the S1 self-admission process has begun. Parents of fresh primary six students will be distributed by the school today (3rd) with the "Secondary One Self-allocated Place Application Form", which must be returned to Xinyi Middle School by the 18th of next month at the latest.
According to the latest "Handbook for Application for Secondary One Discretionary Places", there will be about 5,204 English secondary school places in Hong Kong in the next school year, which is a decrease of 75 places from this school year, a slight drop of about 1.4%. It is calculated based on the 12-year-old school-age population and self-accepted About 13 students compete for one seat at the junior high school in the UK, and the competition is greater than that of about 12 students competing for one seat this school year.
Among the 18 districts in Hong Kong, only the Yau Tsim Mong District has an increase in the number of English secondary schools, which is about 6 more than this year; while the Eastern District, Wong Tai Sin, Kwun Tong, Tai Po, Yuen Long and Sha Tin have decreased Approximately 1.5% to 6.3% range, the remaining 11 districts remain unchanged.
The principal of the secondary school pointed out that in the past year, online lectures were mainly used, and students’ performance would be different. However, parents do not need to worry too much. "Interviews will treat all students fairly, and under the epidemic, all students have faced problems in the past year. The situation is the same."
Under the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the Education Bureau allowed parents to submit forms by post for the first time.
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Applications are accepted from January 4th to 18th
All primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong have basically stopped face-to-face teaching due to the epidemic. The Education Bureau will distribute the "Secondary One Self-allocated Place Application Form" to primary schools today (3rd), and the school will distribute it to fresh primary six students. 1. Applications for self-allocated places will be accepted from the 4th to the 18th of next month. If you apply by post, please note that the postmark date should not be later than January 18, 2021.
An average of 13 people compete for one British secondary school quota
According to the 12-year-old school-age population projected by the Education Bureau earlier, there will be about 65,400 in the 2021/22 school year, which is more than 63,300 in the current school year. However, according to the latest data in the "Handbook for Application for Secondary One Self-allocated Places", the whole territory is subsidized There are only about 5,204 British secondary schools, which is about 75 fewer than last year. This makes the competition more intense than last year, with an average of about one for every 13 students.
Only the Yau Tsim Mong District English secondary school has increased in
Hong Kong. Compared with the aided English secondary schools in all districts in Hong Kong, only the Yau Tsim Mong District English secondary school has slightly increased, from 269 in this school year to 275 in the next school year.
Excluding the outlying islands where there is no subsidy for the English-Chinese district, there are 10 districts with unchanged English secondary school quotas (including Central and Western District, Wan Chai District, Southern District, Sham Shui Po District, Kowloon City, Sai Kung, Kwai Tsing, Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun, North District, Outlying Islands ); The remaining 6 districts recorded a decline in the number of British secondary schools. Among them, the Eastern District had the highest decline, with a year-on-year decrease of 20 places to about 299, a decrease of about 6.3%. Tai Po District with 10 places.
Yau Chi-liang, head of the Yuen Long Chamber of Commerce Secondary School, believes that online classes will not affect the English-Chinese admission strategy and it is difficult to "steal chickens". Parents are urged to refer to primary school teachers' suggestions for children's "Banding" to choose schools.
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Principals of the UK and China: If it wasn't for band1 to "steal chickens" and
be affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, in the past year, learning was mainly online. Can I be more aggressive when choosing a school?
Yau Chi-liang, the head of the Yuen Long Chamber of Commerce Middle School, said bluntly that English and Chinese usually admit all Band 1 students. Parents are advised to consult with primary school teachers before choosing a school to assess their children's level and choose a school: "If it is not Band 1, it is difficult to "stealing a chicken". "
He also said that different schools have different online teaching methods. It is expected that there will be differences in student performance. However, self-employment interviews focus on student communication, conversation, attitude and response, rather than academic performance, and urge parents not to worry too much. All students are treated fairly. Under the epidemic, all students faced the same situation in the past year."
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