Omicron entered the community. Yinghua Primary School today (6th) sent a letter to the parents of school children who enrolled in Primary One for the 2022/23 school year earlier, stating that the third round of physical interviews will be cancelled in consideration of the risk of the outbreak, and more than 700 participants have participated earlier Students in the second round of interviews will be invited to submit short videos of no more than three minutes as the basis for the final selection and compete for 165 places together.
The principal Chen Meijuan explained that "watching the epidemic is on the rise", the school decided to change at the end of last month, that is, the "ultimate interview" originally scheduled for parents and children to meet with the principal will be cancelled and the pre-recorded video will be submitted instead.
She reminded the film to "no exaggeration, no falsification," and encourage parents to take off the camera and shoot at home at the same time.
Over 700 people compete for 165 places
The Yinghua Primary School, a direct-subsidised boys’ school in Kowloon, is conducting the primary selection for the 2022/23 school year. There will be a total of 165 primary one places in the school in the coming year. About 4000 people have signed up for the competition this year. More than 700 of them have successfully entered the second round of selection, of which about 40 Many people have elder brothers in school.
Submit short videos of no more than 3 minutes by the evening of January 16 at the latest
The school has recently announced that in order to reduce the health risks of parents and children, and to ensure a fair and smooth selection process, the school has decided to change the third round of interview mode, cancel physical interviews and switch to submitting videos. This is a rare non-physical interview conducted by the school.
All applicants who enter the second round of interviews will receive email and SMS notifications today. Applicants must submit a short video of no more than 3 minutes by 11 pm on January 16th at the latest. Three questions must be answered in the video. Overtime content will not be available. If scored, failing to attend the second round of interview or failing to deliver the film as scheduled will be deemed to have been given up.
Principal Chen Meijuan: The Omicron epidemic has to "change"
The principal Chen Meijuan said that considering the rapid spread of the new coronary pneumonia variant virus, the Health Protection Center believes that the community outbreak risk is very high. She learned from the news at the end of last month that experts assessed that Hong Kong might have a fifth wave of outbreaks, so she had to consider "changes": " Watching that the epidemic is on the rise, and so quickly , We want to stick to it, so that the medical system will be stressed, everyone is anxious, or the children will not be able to return to school."
Chen Meijuan explained that applicants do not want to lose opportunities due to quarantine or have contact with close contacts. They are also worried about the large number of people or their involvement. At the same time, they should avoid class suspension due to close contacts or confirmed cases when they come to school; in case they encounter midway through the interview There is an outbreak in the community, and batches of students may use different interview methods, which affects fairness. "I want to be fair. If you use Zoom, I don’t know if someone is recorded or not. The fun test questions will be lost. The first one is the same as the 100th one. There will be time and unfairness," so I hope to provide equal opportunities for preparation.
Only focus on the content, no special editing effects, or exaggerated fakes, encourage parents to appear together
Chen Meijuan reiterated that the school "wants to accept a family" and attaches great importance to home-school cooperation and family education. It is recommended that parents do not wear masks at home and use their mobile phones to shoot videos. Fraud".
She encourages parents to appear in the mirror at the same time, and parent-child activities allow children to play freely.
Net loss of more than ten students in the last school year
Under the tide of immigration, Chen Meijuan admitted that the school also had teachers and students immigrated, and several teachers left. Fortunately, the school has been receiving applications for transfers, so there are not many vacancies for transfers. There was a net loss of more than ten students last school year. There are currently more than 940 students in the school. School student.
She laughed and said that she would not "ask the truth," so she did not ask the parents if they planned to leave Hong Kong during the interview.
As for the financial situation of the school?
Chen Meijuan reiterated that the school's finances are temporarily stable and there is no plan to pay tuition in the next school year.
Was asked if she had considered leaving Hong Kong?
She laughed and said that she couldn't be 100% sure about the future arrangements, but she didn't consider leaving for the time being: "No, I love my job, I love Yinghua's position, and I hope to help many families. I think it's so meaningful and I don't want to stay away... live!"
The vaccine bubble will be extended to the school Chen Meijuan: Only a few faculty members did not receive the injection due to medical reasons or health considerations
It is rumored that the government is studying the need for new crown vaccines for faculty members to enter the school. Chen Meijuan said that only a few of the school’s approximately 100 faculty members have not received the injection due to medical reasons or health considerations. The school will follow the government’s latest epidemic prevention requirements and the opinions of the school board. Make the final decision.
However, she pointed out that face-to-face instruction is very important for lower grades to learn to get along with each other and to socialize, and she does not want to close classes.
It is rumored that the government is studying the need for new crown vaccines for faculty members to enter the school. Chen Meijuan said that only a few of the school’s approximately 100 faculty members have not received the injection due to medical reasons or health considerations. The school will follow the government’s latest epidemic prevention requirements and the opinions of the school board. Make the final decision.
(Photo by Huang Baoying)
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