Cai Ruolian, who was promoted to Secretary of Education this month, pointed out in an interview with Hong Kong 01 and other media that the main task at present is "to make children's education better", and proposed "centripetal force" as the future education policy.
In the face of the immigration wave and the serious decline in the student population, she admitted that some schools with more middle-class students are more affected, and it is easy to cause the "music chair effect", which is very frustrating for both parents and teachers.
In order to solve the problem that the number of places far exceeds the number of students, Cai Ruolian pointed out that the method of "cross-district resettlement" will be used to relocate some well-run schools in areas with excess places, such as the eastern and southern districts of Hong Kong Island, to new development areas. For example, Kei Wan East Government Secondary School in the Eastern District will relocate "Crossing the Sea" in the Anderson Road Quarry Development Area to meet the development needs of the new district and alleviate the problem of "cliff-like decline" of students in the old district.
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Calling on young people to seize opportunities in the Greater Bay Area with the principle of "centripetal force"
Cai Ruolin said that "centripetal force" will be the future education policy. "Xiang" refers to having ambition, clear life goals and lofty ideals; "heart" refers to loving one's country and family, loving oneself and others, maintaining curiosity and enthusiasm; "power" refers to the ability to achieve goals.
She quoted Chinese President Xi Jinping as saying that "one country, two systems" is a good system. Young people in Hong Kong should seize the opportunities of the Greater Bay Area and equip them in all aspects, including their country, national conditions, and national identity.
There is a serious shortage of students in the southern and eastern districts, and the Shau Kei Wan East government has moved across the sea
After taking office, she will face the problem of the current student population plummeting. Cai Ruolin said that the bureau plans to continue to use the method of cross-district resettlement to optimize teaching quality and solve structural problems simultaneously. New development needs, some areas with excess places, schools that are doing well, relocate and relocate to new development areas.”
She said that some districts have serious under-enrollment problems, and there is no recovery trend in the next 10 years. The bureau must take action to prevent the cliff-like decline, such as the southern and eastern districts of Hong Kong Island, and the northern districts of the New Territories due to the development of cross-boundary school children and the development of the northeastern New Territories. There is a high demand for places.
For example, she cited earlier announcements that Shau Kei Wan East Government Secondary School would be relocated and relocated in the Anderson Road Quarry Development Area to meet the needs of the residents to be relocated; Wong Tai Sin District is also facing a shortage of students, so The Kowloon Technical School and Lung Cheung Government Secondary School have been merged, and the school has also been relocated in the Kai Tak New Development Area.
Shau Kei Wan East Government Secondary School will be relocated to the Anderson Road Quarry Development Area for relocation.
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The loss of students in middle-class schools is obvious, and the "music chair effect" is tossing teachers and students
Cai Ruolian continued to say that under the loss of students, schools dominated by middle-class families are affected or more obvious, so it is easy to produce a "music chair effect", which is described as a tossing for parents and teachers.
She pointed out that if there are places vacated in advantageous schools, parents may keep "slamming the door" and students will be transferred from school A to school B; on the other hand, schools are recruiting students from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. Marketing robs students".
She pointed out that teachers are also in the same situation. It is difficult for disadvantaged schools to hire teachers, and some weaker school teacher teams are unstable.
Continued flexibility to "count heads" but not allow only 10 to 20 students in the first level
In order to stabilize the current volatility, she pointed out that the arrangement of "counting head" in secondary schools will continue to be handled flexibly, for example, the number of students in Secondary 1 will be counted in Secondary 3;
However, she pointed out that only 10 to 20 students at the school level cannot be allowed, because there are only one or two classes, and students may not have many elective subjects to choose from. If the number of classes is less than two, it will be more difficult to provide students with quality and balanced educational services.
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DSE will release Cai Ruolian next Wednesday: all roads lead to Rome
DSE will release the rankings next Wednesday (20th). Cai Ruolian said that the Education Bureau is constantly trying to "snap off" the pressure of life, and has also discussed with local universities to try to relax the "3322" threshold and change the weight to certain specialized subjects. Vocational education will be strengthened.
She said that there are about 50,000 candidates this year, providing a total of 23,000 bachelor's degrees and 24,000 sub-degrees. Together with VTC and other diploma degrees, there are a total of 62,000 places for students to choose from.
She also sent a message to fresh candidates, in addition to their grades, they should make a good career plan and choose their future career according to their personal interests and abilities. She described the current supply of different post-secondary degrees as "all roads lead to Rome", and said that the society needs a variety of Talents, I hope that students can develop in multiple ways to realize their ideals, "Well, I must force (choose) to be a doctor instead of a lawyer."
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