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Immigrant wave | HKU Alumni Association College lost 30 students last semester

2022-02-07T23:14:34.968Z


The one-stop Hong Kong University Alumni Association Primary School and College, established by the Hong Kong University Graduates Association Education Fund, have experienced dropouts during the immigration wave in the past two or three years. In the last semester of this school year, about 30 people dropped out, most of them in middle school.


The direct investment through-train Hong Kong University Alumni Association Primary Schools and Colleges established by the Hong Kong University Graduates Association Education Fund have experienced dropouts during the immigration wave in the past two or three years. In the last semester of this school year, about 30 people dropped out, mainly in Secondary One, In the second grade, some students expressed that they wanted to immigrate to go through the withdrawal procedures within two months of the start of the school.

In view of this, the school is preparing to fill the loss by accepting more students.


The education fund was established in 2000. In 2002 and 2006, it opened two one-stop DSS schools, the HKU Alumni Association Primary School and the HKU Alumni Association College.

This year, the Foundation published "Mingde, Objects, Realizing the Dream of Education in the 21st Century - A Group of Alumni of the University of Hong Kong on the Road to Running a School", expounding the school-running philosophy of the year, hoping to practice 12 years of consistent education and nurturing students; and reviewing the difficulties encountered during the preparation process, including The original plan was to set up a subsidized school, but it was eventually changed to a DSS school.

The attrition rate is 3%, and there are students in the junior high school who immigrate within two months of the start of school.

Facing the immigration wave in recent years, Feng Keqiang, vice chairman of the Education Fund, who is also the supervisor of the Hong Kong University Alumni Association College, said that in the past two or three years, many students have dropped out due to immigration. In the first semester of the 2021/22 academic year, there are about 30 students studying Dropouts account for about 3% of the whole school. Compared with the past, the loss of junior high school students is higher than in previous years, mainly for secondary school students and secondary school students. Feng Keqiang pointed out that some students expressed that they would need to immigrate to go through the withdrawal procedures within two months of the start of school.

Facing the loss of students, Feng Keqiang pointed out that the school can not control it, "I can't guarantee that I can't leave after 12 years of study".

The school's countermeasure is to accept more students to "prepare for loss". Feng Keqiang said that it will accept more transfer students and secondary one students than before. He also mentioned that thousands of primary one applicants are competing for more than 100 places. It reflects the high competition for admission, and there is no fear that the number of students will drop and the class will be shortened.

Facing the loss of students, Feng Keqiang pointed out that the school can not control it, "I can't guarantee that I can't leave after 12 years of study".

(Photo by Ma Weijie)

Chairman of the Education Fund: Non-traditional schools "read dead books" to learn

Dr. Tse Kam-tim, Chairman of the Education Fund of the Hong Kong University Graduates Association, pointed out that the Hong Kong University Alumni Association Primary School and the Hong Kong University Alumni Association College are both local schools with international vision. The integration of education and the integration of school and society" are the four cornerstones, the most important of which is a pleasant learning environment, which makes students willing to learn and enhances their interest and ability in learning, rather than the traditional school "reading dead books" way of learning.

In addition, the school also emphasizes students' critical thinking ability and encourages students to ask questions in class.

Tse Kam-tim pointed out that the HKU Alumni Association Primary School and College are both local schools with international prospects.

(Photo by Ma Weijie)

▼7.19 The airport reproduces the situation of residents who moved to the UK and their relatives and friends ▼


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Source: hk1

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