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2021-12-06T15:35:32.650Z


The secondary one school-age population should have continued to rise, but due to the impact of immigration, Hong Kong continues to lose students, and public secondary schools need to shrink classes. According to the latest "Profile of Secondary Schools" published by the Education Bureau, all government-jinzhong schools in Hong Kong in the 2021 school year


The secondary one school-age population should have continued to rise, but due to the impact of immigration, Hong Kong continues to lose students, and public secondary schools need to shrink classes.

According to the latest "Profile of Secondary Schools" published by the Education Bureau, in the 2021 school year, there will be a net reduction of 29 classes in Kwanjin secondary schools. Among them, 18 classes in the New Territories area, 6 classes in the Kowloon area, and 5 classes in the Hong Kong Island area.


The chairman of the DSS Secondary School Council, Chen Dian, said that due to the "dual non-effect", the secondary one-age population should continue to rise this school year. However, the number of secondary one classes has been reduced this school year. The situation is less than expected, reflecting the impact of dropouts and immigration waves. Due to factors, the population of the right age is "unimaginably large", and it may trend to decline in the next few years.


According to the latest reply from the Education Bureau, as of November 2021, it is estimated that there will be about 50,700 Primary Six students participating in the Secondary One Allocation in 2022, a decrease of about 2,550 compared to the same period last year.


The secondary one school-age population should have continued to rise, but under the influence of the immigration wave, Hong Kong continues to lose students.

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After four years of overtime work in Secondary One, this school year's sudden reduction of classes in Yuen Long District, the largest reduction of 11 classes in Secondary One

Affected by the "dual non-effect", the secondary one-age population should continue to rise in the 2021 school year. According to the calculation of the Education Bureau, the population will increase by 1,000 to approximately 64,000.

However, according to the latest "Secondary School Profile" published by the Education Bureau, in the 2021 school year, all government and subsidized secondary schools in Hong Kong have reduced the number of Secondary One classes by 29 compared with the previous school year. This is a sudden drop in the number of Secondary One classes after four school years of continuous overtime work.

Among them, 18 classes will be reduced in the New Territories, 6 classes in the Kowloon District will be reduced, and 5 classes in the Hong Kong Island District will be reduced.

Divided by 18 districts, Yuen Long District is the most serious. This school year has reduced 11 S1 classes, followed by Eastern District, which has reduced 6 S1 classes, and Sha Tin and Kwun Tong District each has reduced 3 S1 classes.

The Minqiao Middle School in the Eastern District only runs one class of Form One this school year.

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Two schools open a class in the same school year, Secondary One Education Bureau is reviewing applications for development plans

The Min Kiu Middle School and the Caritas Chai Wan Madden Foundation Middle School in the Eastern District each cut off one Secondary One class this school year, and only opened one Secondary One class. They are facing the "border of killing the school."

Caritas Chaiwan Madden Foundation Middle School said earlier that it had explored the feasibility of co-organizing courses with Caritas Community College and had submitted an application for a school development plan to the Education Bureau; Min Kiu Middle School had applied for a special inspection to the Education Bureau. Continue to operate.

The Education Bureau stated that it is reviewing the development plan applied by the school.



Last month, it was announced that the Wong Tai Sin Lung Cheung Government Secondary School was "killed" three years later. This school year has opened two secondary one classes, one less than the previous school year.

Last month, it was announced that the Wong Tai Sin Lung Cheung Government Secondary School was "killed" three years later. This school year has opened two secondary one classes, one less than the previous school year.

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Principal of the middle school: The situation of the demographic promotion and retreat classes is not ideal

The chairman of the DSS Secondary School Council, Chen Dian, said that in 2013, the secondary school age population should continue to rise to the 2024/25 school year. However, the number of secondary school classes has to be reduced this school year. The situation is less than expected. This reflects that affected by factors such as drop-outs and immigration, the population of the right age is "unimaginably large", and it is expected to decline in the next few years.

He believes that with the opening of schools in Australia and New Zealand at the beginning of next year, there is a chance that there will be a loss of local students. However, if Hong Kong and the Mainland smoothly "clear", or cross-boundary students return to Hong Kong, the number of departing students can be "neutralized" .

He hopes that the authorities can make long-term plans to provide the number of students enrolled in Hong Kong in the next few years so that the academic community can deploy them as soon as possible.

The Education Bureau pointed out that it understands that student mobility during the semester is normal. To avoid affecting school operations, the number of approved classes determined at the beginning of the school year will continue to be used until the end of the school year.

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Education Bureau: Population growth slows down

The Education Bureau replied that in response to the gradual recovery of the demand for Secondary One places from the 2017/18 school year to the 2024/25 school year, the authorities and the industry have reached a consensus on the direction and strategic framework for the response. In addition to following the usual allocation arrangements for Secondary One places, they also We will gradually restore the number of places allocated for each class of Secondary One. After the individual transfer of places and the "reset", areas still lacking places will be "expanded" according to the relevant criteria to meet the demand for Secondary One places.

When the authorities approved the number of S1 classes in the 2021/22 school year in April this year, due to the slowdown in the increase in the student population, the number of public sector schools requiring "expansion" arrangements has been significantly reduced. Compared with the 2020/21 school year, the total number of S1 classes in S1 Has fallen back.

After "nodding" in September this year, 8 classes were reduced.

According to the authorities, it is understood that student mobility during the semester is normal. In order not to affect the operation of the school, the number of approved classes determined at the beginning of the school year will continue to be used until the end of the school year.

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Source: hk1

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