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The reduction of 36 classes in primary and secondary schools, Mr. Chu Guoqiang, said that it was in line with expectations and called for reducing each school to one knocking seat

2022-09-29T02:05:36.880Z


The Education Bureau has completed the verification of the actual number of students in school. This school year, public sector primary schools have reduced 14 classes of Primary One, and secondary schools have reduced 22 classes of Secondary One. Legislative Council Member for Education Chu Kwok-keung pointed out on a radio program this morning (29th) that the reduction of classes was in line with expectations.


The Education Bureau has completed the verification of the actual number of students in school. This school year, public sector primary schools have lost 14 classes of Primary One, and secondary schools have lost 22 classes of Secondary One. Legislative Council Member for Education Chu Kwok-keung pointed out on a radio program this morning (29th) that the reduction of classes was in line with expectations. However, he also mentioned that the number of class reductions in primary and secondary schools this school year is considered to be a high level. The situation has troubled the industry. Schools have come up with different strategies to attract more students to sign up, but at the same time there are loopholes in knocking on the door, which has a greater impact on disadvantaged schools. Affected, it is recommended that a school be changed to only one knocking slot.


He also believes that the school-age population is expected to continue to decline, and hopes that the Education Bureau will listen to the voice of the industry and conduct multi-pronged research plans to alleviate the situation.

He suggested that the class size could be reduced, the class-teacher ratio could be improved, and the talent program could be relaxed. While the productive workforce would increase, it would also drive children to Hong Kong to increase the number of students.


▼On September 1, the affiliated school of Fujian Middle School opened a "filial piety ceremony"▼


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Zhu Guoqiang believes that the public has misunderstood the figures. The primary school only calculates the number of students who lost their classes from April to September 15 this year. In September last year, the Education Bureau had set how many classes should be opened. Adjustments have been made in April, and 70 classes have been reduced.

He described the high level of class reduction this school year, and the situation has troubled the academic world, and schools have come up with their own strategies to attract more students to sign up.

He pointed out that the main reason for the reduction of classes is the knock-on position, because there are loopholes in it, which has a greater impact on disadvantaged schools. He suggested that the Education Bureau should issue an administrative order, a school can only have one knock-on position, and it is expected that there will be an increase of 100 in one district. many students.

Legislative Council member Zhu Guoqiang.

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For secondary schools, Zhu Guoqiang believes that the number of class reductions is expected by everyone. In particular, the school-age population has been decreasing, and the situation will become more and more serious in the next few years. Fortunately, for primary schools, the enrollment situation of each school should not be low. With 16 students, no school will have to face the killing of the school. He expects that the reduction of classes will continue. He hopes that the Education Bureau will listen to the voice of the industry and conduct a multi-pronged study on solutions to alleviate the situation. Big changes, the industry is still not satisfied with it.

At present, there are 23 students in each class for Primary 1 to Primary 4 and 25 students in each secondary school class. Zhu Guoqiang believes that there is room for improvement. He pointed out that for example, the requirements for each primary school are different, and some schools admit students in the first round of self-allocated places. 25 people, but in the end, even 27 people could only operate one class; some schools received 26 cars for the first time, but the number of students was only 24 in the end, but the Education Bureau also approved two classes, which caused many dissatisfaction in the industry .

In middle schools, Zhu Guoqiang believes that the number of students in each class can be reduced and the ratio of teachers to teachers can be improved. There are too many students in a class of 33 in middle schools. Many students have emotional problems after experiencing the epidemic. If a class can be reduced to more than 20 people, it will be more convenient for teachers to take care of individual students. Taking care of their emotions can also improve the quality of teaching.

He also suggested that the gifted talent scheme could be relaxed, and the increase in the productive workforce would also help to increase the number of school children coming to Hong Kong.

▼September 1st, when Chuangzhi Middle School opened, there will be students who will take a quick test▼


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Source: hk1

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