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Immigration Wave | Over 100 people from St. Joseph's College dropped out of the school last year

2021-11-27T11:11:18.817Z


St. Joseph's College, a traditional prestigious school in the Central and Western District, today (27th) held a briefing for the 2022/23 Secondary One Admissions, with about 54 self-allocated places. The principal Huang Wanfen predicts that the competition this year will be fiercer than last year, with an average of 8-9


St. Joseph's College, a traditional prestigious school in the Central and Western District, today (27th) held a briefing for the 2022/23 Secondary One Admissions, with about 54 self-allocated places.

The principal Huang Wanfen predicts that the competition this year will be fiercer than last year, with an average of 8-9 people competing for a self-allocated place.


Huang Wanfen revealed that due to the immigration wave and some students' overseas advancement, more than 100 students dropped out last year, with more senior students , Disguised to increase the number of shifts.

The school expects that the wave of immigration and school advancement will continue for a period of time before slowing down. Huang Wanfen encourages students who cannot be assigned to school on their own, to consider transferring in the future.


St. Joseph's College held a briefing for Secondary One admission.

(Photo by Ou Jiale)

St. Joseph’s College held a briefing for Secondary One admissions today. The principal Huang Wanfen pointed out that due to the impact of the epidemic, physical interviews could not be held, and the number of applicants was relatively reduced. About 7 people competed for a self-allocated place. Because physical interviews will resume this year, the number of applicants is expected It will increase, and it is expected that there will be an average of 8-9 people competing for one place this year.

The competition for admission is fierce, and Huang Wanfen encourages students who fail to enter Secondary One this time to consider joining classes in the future.

She explained that the wave of immigration and many students chose to study abroad. Last year, more than 100 students dropped out of the school. The number of transfers increased in disguise. The middle and senior students accounted for the majority. .

Huang Wanfen bluntly said, "If a student fails to apply for Secondary One, and his grades are good after finishing Secondary One, I really will be returned (promoting to Secondary Two)."

Mrs. Cai, who lives in Kowloon, made a special trip to St. Joseph's College with her son to participate in the Form 1 briefing session.

(Photo by Ou Jiale)

Mrs. Cai, who lives in Kowloon, made a special trip to St. Joseph's College with her son to participate in the Form 1 briefing session.

(Photo by Ou Jiale)

Parents: Competition in prestigious schools is still fierce

Some parents who came to participate in the briefing session from different districts bluntly stated that even if the population of school-age students decreases, competition in prestigious schools is still fierce, and it may not be possible to enter the school of their choice.

Mrs. Tsai, who lives in Kowloon and took her son to the school to participate in the briefing session, said that St. Joseph’s Book has a good academic atmosphere and teachers, and there are courses and extracurricular activities specially designed for boys. Many graduates have obtained scholarships to study abroad, which is attractive I hope that my son can grow up under the Catholic faith. However, with the tide of immigrants and the decline in the population of school-age students, local competition is still great.

St. Joseph's College, a traditional prestigious school, held a briefing for Secondary One admission today (27th).

(Photo by Ou Jiale)

The new STEM laboratory is expected to open in February next year

In terms of school development, Huang Wanfen said that most of the large-scale school building reconstruction project "Vision 22" has been completed and it is expected to be officially opened in February 2022; it is expected that the gym, the school room and other facilities can also be opened in two years.

The school will resume full-time face-to-face instruction as soon as January next year

The government announced that people between the ages of 12 and 17 will be given priority to receive Kexing vaccination from the 2nd of next month (next Thursday).

Huang Wanfen said that the school encourages students to get injections, and the second to sixth grades have returned to full-time face-to-face instruction.

As of Friday, the school still owes five students to be vaccinated to meet the school's full-time face-to-face ratio requirement. It is hoped that in January 2022, the first level can also be in full-time classes.

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Source: hk1

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