All primary school students in Hong Kong will resume half-day face-to-face classes in phases from April 19. Schools can decide on their own back-to-school arrangements. The whole school can resume face-to-face classes in May at the latest. The "dead lines" for primary schools, secondary schools and kindergartens are May 3. On the 10th, 10th and 16th, online classes can be maintained for classes that have not resumed face-to-face teaching.
In addition, the government requires students and staff to take a rapid antigen test every day before returning to school. Does everyone need to do it?
Will the discovery of a positive case trigger another class suspension siren?
"Hong Kong 01" integrates relevant arrangements and answers for parents one by one.
▼The school will resume half-day face-to-face teaching in stages from April 19▼
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Kindergartens will resume face-to-face teaching in three stages as early as 5.3
Since the students are young and need more time to adapt to campus life after the long vacation, classes will be resumed in three stages. One-third of the students will return to face-to-face teaching on May 3 at the earliest, and the remaining two-thirds will be separated by one week from May 10. Face-to-face teaching will be resumed one after another, and half-day face-to-face classes will be resumed for the whole school on May 16 at the latest.
Primary schools resume half-day classes as early as April 19
Primary schools will resume half-day classes in stages as soon as April 19. Schools can decide whether they need to resume classes in batches, but face-to-face teaching will be resumed for the whole school on May 3 at the latest.
Secondary schools to resume classes in stages starting from 5.3
After the completion of the core subjects of the Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (DSE), secondary schools will resume half-day face-to-face classes in stages starting from May 3 at the earliest. Schools can decide how to divide the stages. , the school will resume half-day face-to-face classes on May 10 at the latest.
In addition, special schools and schools offering non-local curriculum (including international schools) can refer to the above principles to resume classes, and can also arrange flexibly according to the situation of each school; non-formal private schools such as tutoring agencies can arrange half-day classes at the earliest on April 19 .
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Are all staff and students tested before returning to school?
After the resumption of classes, staff and students will be required to take a final test before returning to school. If the test is negative, they can go to school. If the test is positive, the school and the Center for Health Protection must be notified immediately. The school also needs to report the test results to the government every day.
In late May, the government will review whether it is necessary to adjust the arrangement according to the development of the epidemic.
Will the government distribute quick test kits to students?
The government will provide 10 million rapid test kits for all schools in Hong Kong free of charge, which is expected to be enough for each school to use in the next month. It is estimated that more than 300,000 students who have received the subsidy need to receive it.
The government announced today the details of the phased resumption of classes next week.
Will a positive case in a school trigger a suspension?
If on the same school day, the positive rate of all staff and students in the school reaches 5% or more, the CHP will investigate whether it is necessary to make a decision to suspend classes.
If there are only sporadic cases, schools can continue classes with adequate epidemic prevention measures, and schools do not need to suspend classes in the case of close contacts.
With sufficient protective measures, teachers and students who have been in contact with confirmed cases in the school are generally not regarded as close contacts.
What is the difference between the students who have injections and those who do not have injections?
Students without injections will have certain restrictions on school activities. For example, they can study in classrooms after returning to school as usual, but only students with injections can participate in non-academic activities.
Primary and secondary school students who have completed two stitches can participate in non-academic extracurricular activities, such as sports, music, etc., on the other half-day after completing the half-day face-to-face class.
However, due to the low self-care ability of kindergarten students, it is not suitable to carry out activities without masks for the time being. Unless there is no one to take care of them at home, they cannot stay in school for the other half day.
When will full-time face-to-face classes resume?
Education Bureau Secretary Yang Runxiong said that if the overall or partial level of secondary schools reaches 90% vaccination rate, full-day face-to-face classes can be arranged; as for the 3 to 11-year-olds, due to the low vaccination rate, primary schools and kindergartens temporarily maintain half-day face-to-face classes.
Can parents choose not to go back to school for their children?
When the school fully resumes face-to-face classes, online classes will stop. According to the current legal requirements, parents must allow students aged 6 to 15 to return to school. Violators will follow up with the existing mechanism.
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