Hong Kong is undergoing a wave of immigration. A large number of primary and secondary school students leave Hong Kong with their parents for further studies. Coupled with the reduction of cross-border students under the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the shortage of secondary school students in Secondary One has been severe and the crisis of reducing classes and killing schools has been triggered.
"Hong Kong 01" received the news. According to the latest estimates from the middle school community, Hong Kong is expected to cut at least 20 S1 classes in the new school year, that is, only 3 classes will be reduced compared with last year, which is a substantial increase of nearly six times, describing the situation as "a river of blood."
It is understood that this includes government schools. Among them, the Longxiang government high school, whose teachers were involved in the anti-revision turmoil and was dismissed, is in a crisis of "killing the school."
Former Legislative Council member of the education sector and vice chairman of the Education Association, Ye Jianyuan, described the situation as serious and urged the Education Bureau to lower the "opening line" or implement small-class teaching to stabilize the academic sector.
"Hong Kong 01" received the news, the latest internal statistics of the middle school sector, it is expected that all middle schools in Hong Kong will sharply cut at least 20 classes in the new school year.
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At present, there are 34 students in each class of Secondary One, plus two additional shifts.
Thirty percent of the places are allocated through self-allocation, and the remaining 70 percent are admitted through unified allocation.
The "opening line" means that at least 26 people will be admitted to open two S1 classes, that is, the lower limit of each class is 13 people.
In the middle of September each year, the education "counts heads" at the school. Schools that do not meet the standard can continue to operate and participate in the next year's S1 allocation. However, when there is only one class at each level in the middle school, S4 cannot provide enough subjects for students. , The school is likely to be closed, and students need to transfer to high school.
When the number of students decreases, students move up to the better allocation group of secondary schools, and the third group of secondary schools often bear the brunt.
There are at least 2800 to 3000 S.1 places remaining
The population of entering secondary schools should have continued to rise, but due to the impact of immigration and the reduction of cross-border students due to the epidemic, only 52,055 students participated in the new school year, a decrease of 2,057 from the same period last year.
The Secondary One degree registration just ended at the beginning of this month. "Hong Kong 01" received the news. According to preliminary internal statistics from the regional secondary school principals’ associations, there are at least about 2,800 to 3,000 places left for secondary school in Hong Kong, which is approximately more than the previous estimate by the Education Bureau. 2,500, more than 300 to more than 500.
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According to the news, a large number of students have left Hong Kong due to the immigration wave, which has reduced the number of people participating in the allocation and has insufficient enrollment in public secondary schools.
According to academic statistics, it is estimated that all secondary schools in Hong Kong will cut at least 20 S1 classes in the new school year, that is, only 3 classes have been reduced compared with last year, which is a substantial increase of 17 classes. Among the more than 20 reduced S1 classes, Hong Kong Island and the New Territories will each cut about 10 classes. The district only reduced a few classes, describing the situation as "a river of blood."
However, the exact number will not be determined until the authorities count the number of people in the middle of the life in mid-September. However, it is expected that the situation of class reduction is even worse. A middle school with only two classes of Secondary One or taking the lead in the disaster will fall into a crisis of "killing schools."
Looking at the data, when the population of entering secondary schools fell to the bottom in the 2016 school year, the number of secondary school classes in Hong Kong was cut by 16 classes. After that, the number of secondary school classes continued to rise, and the number of secondary school classes in the 2020 school year was reduced by 3 classes.
It is understood that the Education Bureau has recently arranged for teachers who teach in declining students to be transferred to secondary schools with vacancies. At least three schools are involved, including Longxiang Government High School. Due to insufficient enrollment, the school is facing a crisis of killing schools. Receiving students before the middle of the month, such as new immigrants, can survive the crisis.
The government school is under the management of the Education Bureau. In October of the previous year, a teacher of the Longxiang Government Middle School was anonymously complaining that the teaching materials involved Hong Kong independence issues. The Education Bureau intervened in the investigation and finally decided to dismiss.
It is understood that Longxiang Government High School is facing a crisis of killing schools due to insufficient enrollment.
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Education Bureau: Parents have the right to choose schools for their children
The Education Bureau stated that Hong Kong is an open society, parents have the right to choose schools for their children, and student mobility is also normal.
The Education Bureau will verify the actual number of students in public primary and secondary schools in the 2021/2022 school year and the number of classes approved accordingly in September.
The bureau did not respond to the issue of the number of classes cut in secondary schools.
The bureau also stated that the number of teachers who lost their jobs in each academic year fluctuates to a certain extent, including transfers to other schools, retirement, advanced studies, working in other industries, and leaving for other personal reasons.
In recent years, the overall teacher wastage rate in public sector schools has been roughly flat.
Regarding government schools, the percentage of school educators who resigned in the past year was similar to that of civil servants as a whole.
Ye Jianyuan, a former legislator of the education sector and vice chairman of the Education Association, said that under the influence of the immigration wave, if all secondary schools in Hong Kong cut at least 20 classes in the new school year, he described the situation as serious.
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Ye Jianyuan urged to lower the class line and promote small class teaching
Former Legislative Council Member of the Education Sector, Ye Jianyuan, said that under the influence of immigration, if all secondary schools in Hong Kong cut at least 20 classes in the new school year, he described the situation as serious.
He pointed out that once a school is reduced in class, the number of classes in each grade will gradually shrink in the future, reducing teacher resources, and the school atmosphere will become worse.
Ye Jianyuan suggested that the Education Bureau should lower the "opening line" of secondary schools or implement small-class teaching in order to stabilize the academic sector.
He pointed out that in recent years, the government has not introduced a new education plan, and the above two measures only maintain the current number of classes, "do not make too much money," so it does not involve resource issues.
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