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Written by: Deng Yinglin
2021-03-11 08:00
Last update date: 2021-03-11 08:00
The new crown pneumonia epidemic has been repeated, and the diploma exam that will start in April has attracted much attention.
It is known that the Education Bureau will meet with the principal of the secondary school this Friday (12th), and may discuss the emergency plan for the HKDSE assessment.
Some principals estimate that the Education Bureau may consult the academic community on issues such as compulsory quarantine, testing, and changes to the examination room arrangements.
The HKEAA stated that it is working with the Centre for Health Protection to further understand the Diploma Examination control issues and formulate contingency arrangements. Updates will be announced as soon as possible.
In addition, the situation of cross-border students returning to Hong Kong to take the exam or applying for the exam without using a Hong Kong ID card is also affected by the epidemic. According to data from the HKEAA, there are about 228 candidates applying for the HKDSE without a Hong Kong ID card. The number of survivors should be slightly lower than last year by 20%.
Fang Yiliang, chairman of the North District Middle School Principals Association, believes that there will be an "Easy Return to Hong Kong" program this year, and most candidates choose to arrange their own return to Hong Kong.
He revealed that the North District Middle School Principal Association is collecting information about cross-boundary students from the school and will decide whether to assist them in returning to Hong Kong this month.
This year's DSE was affected by the epidemic, and the test opening date was postponed to late April.
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Affected by the epidemic, the target opening date of the HKDSE this year has been postponed to late April.
Many principals said bluntly that they hope that the HKEAA or the Education Bureau will announce the emergency arrangements for the HKDSE as soon as possible, so that schools and students will be psychologically prepared.
In its reply, the HKEAA stated that it is working with the Centre for Health Protection to further understand the diplomatic examination control matters and formulate contingency arrangements.
A principal revealed that the Education Bureau will meet with a representative of the principal of the secondary school this week and is expected to discuss arrangements for the control of the epidemic. It is expected that the detailed arrangements for the examination may be announced within this month.
HKEAA: 228 people in 2021 DSE will apply for the exam with non-Hong Kong ID cards
According to data from the HKEAA, of the 2021 DSE candidates, 228 applied for the exam with non-Hong Kong ID cards, of which 208 were self-study students, and the remaining 20 were school candidates, accounting for about 0.44% of the overall candidates.
The Appraisal Bureau also stated that it has reminded candidates through various channels such as the Candidate Handbook to ensure that they can fulfill legal requirements, including applicable visas, residence conditions and quarantine requirements, before the test.
It is known that the number of cross-border candidates this year has decreased slightly by about 20% compared with last year. In early 2020, the outbreak of new crown pneumonia in Hong Kong will require the assistance of schools to arrange for more than 100 cross-border students to return to Hong Kong for quarantine before taking the diploma examination.
Fang Yiliang, chairman of the North District Middle School Principals Association, said that "Easy Return to Hong Kong" arrangements are more flexible, and many recent candidates tend to arrange their own accommodation details for the return to Hong Kong exam.
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The head of the North District Middle School said that "Easy to Hong Kong" arranged for cross-border students to return to Hong Kong more flexible
, Fang Yiliang, chairman of the North District Middle School Heads Association, said that the epidemic broke out suddenly last year. More than 70 cross-border students in North District needed the school to help arrange accommodation. One year later, candidates have plenty of time to prepare. Coupled with the flexibility of the "Easy Return to Hong Kong" arrangement, many candidates tend to arrange their own accommodation details for the return to Hong Kong exam. Most of them are staying with relatives and friends.
Fang Yiliang revealed that the North District Secondary School Principals Association is referring to last year’s practice and preliminary statistics on the number of cross-boundary students who need assistance. It is estimated that the number of people who need assistance from the school will be reduced by half this year. .
At the end of April 2020, the sixth form of the diploma exam will be postponed for one month and the exam will start. There is an exam room as an insurance plan, and candidates are arranged to wait for the exam in a specific seat in the open-air playground.
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Or some grassroots students still need the school's assistance in arranging back to Hong Kong accommodation
Fang Yiliang, the principal of the Buddhist Ma Kam Chan Memorial English Middle School of the Xianghai Zhengjue Lianshe Buddhism School, added that there are more than a dozen new candidates from the school who are cross-border students, and all of them have stated that they will arrange their own return to Hong Kong examinations. Many of them have been I have returned to Hong Kong at the beginning of this school year. Currently, there are only one or two people left in the Mainland. It is expected that they will come to Hong Kong for examinations later.
The assistant principal of Ximen Yingcai Lutheran High School Chen Yaohui said that it was heard that some students from families with poor financial ability still wait for the school's assistance in arranging accommodation for the return to Hong Kong examination, and most of the other students choose to return to Hong Kong on their own.
Taking this school as an example, there were about 3 cross-border Form 6 students this year. As the situation was chaotic last year, the students were reminded to return to Hong Kong as soon as possible at the beginning of this school year.
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