Last week, the government announced that schools would open their "summer vacation" earlier to March and April. On the one hand, they made full use of school buildings to cooperate with mandatory nationwide testing, and hoped that face-to-face classes could be resumed after the Easter break.
The Secretary for Education, Mr Yeung Yun-hsiung, announced today (28th) that all schools in Hong Kong could close early from March 7th to the end of the Easter holiday, and classes will continue until August 12th. Special summer vacation".
In addition, the allocation sequence for Secondary One places will also be changed. The announcement of the "Announcement Date" will be postponed to July 26, and the date of submission of the results of the Primary Five for the next semester will also be postponed to August.
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Yang Runxiong: Early summer vacation can cooperate with national testing and vacate school buildings to fight the epidemic
Yang Runxiong said that Hong Kong is facing the most severe new crown epidemic in two years. During the early summer vacation, it can cooperate with the national compulsory inspection and free up suitable school buildings for anti-epidemic purposes, including testing centers.
During the period of compulsory national inspection, the school buildings will only allow essential staff to return to the school.
Flexibility to allow schools to start "special summer vacation" no later than March 17
He announced that the summer vacation will be brought forward to March and April, that is, students will start their vacation from next Monday (March 7) until after the Easter vacation. In other words, July and August will be the school days, and August 12 will be the last school day. The goal is to replace the original home learning or online classes in March and April with face-to-face classes, to improve learning effectiveness, and to allow schools to start special holidays no later than March 17, and to complete this school year as early as August 2.
Prospective schools arrange for students to return to school for a short period of time to take necessary tests
If necessary, schools are allowed to arrange for students to return to school for a short period of time to take the necessary examinations.
If the epidemic is under control, he expects kindergartens and primary schools to resume face-to-face classes after the Easter holiday, and secondary schools to resume face-to-face teaching after the main subjects of the HKDSE.
Submission of the "School Choice Form" for transfer of S1 places has been postponed to May 4
Yang Runxiong said that the S1 allocation sequence will be mobilized, and the submission of the "School Selection Form for Secondary One Allocation" will be postponed to May 4, the results will be announced on July 26, and the registration will be held on July 28 and 29.
As for the placement test of Primary 5 in the next semester, it will be postponed to August, so that schools can arrange the internal assessment more appropriately, and students have more time to prepare.
Yang pointed out that he had exchanged views with private schools (including international schools) on the arrangements for the transfer of holidays. He knew that the non-local public examinations were different from the local curriculum arrangements. The school year generally ends from August to June of the following year, and teachers generally complete it in June and July. When the contract leaves Hong Kong, some non-local students may return to the place of origin with their parents. If the vacation is transferred, it is impossible to arrange classes in July and August, so that students can make up the number of school days, which will cause serious impact.
He also pointed out that the school has promised to only arrange online classes before Easter, and faculty members do not need to return to the school. During the compulsory national inspection, classrooms will be mobilized to facilitate teachers and students to test, and they are generally willing to lend the school premises. Based on the interests of students, they are allowed to maintain Original holiday schedule.
Provide a one-off epidemic prevention grant to all regular schools in Hong Kong
He added that he decided to provide a one-off epidemic prevention subsidy for the establishment of comprehensive regular schools in Hong Kong, with a total of more than 62 million yuan. According to the type of school and the number of students, each school can receive 15,000 to 37,500 yuan, and the dormitory department of special schools can receive 45,000 yuan. RMB to RMB 75,000 for the purchase of anti-epidemic materials or related expenses for vaccination.
The government announced that the "summer vacation" will be released early to March and April, so that the government can make full use of the school premises to cooperate with the compulsory testing of the whole people, and it can also be used as a center for isolation and vaccination.
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Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said on February 22 that the DSE examination for the Diploma of Secondary Education is expected to start on April 22.
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