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Stage II of Secondary Six Admission to continue
tomorrow

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    A total of 20,043 Secondary Five (S5) leavers have obtained Secondary Six (S6) places in public sector schools on the first day of the Secondary Six Admission Procedure. Of them, 15,573 were offered school places in Stage I and the rest in Session 1 of Stage II.

    A total of 5,334 S6 places in public sector schools are still available for application in Session 2 of Stage II and Stage III tomorrow (August 11).

    In Session 2 of Stage II which will take place between 9am and 1pm, students with 14 points or more (best six subjects in one sitting) in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) can apply to other schools. Three Joint Admission Centres will continue to operate in this session:

 * Tai Po -- Carmel Holy Word Secondary School

             (10 Tai Po Tai Wo Road, Tai Po)

 

 * Sai Kung -- YCH Wong Wha San Secondary School

               (8 Tong Chun Street, Tseung Kwan O)

   

 * Islands -- Pier for HKKF ferry to Lamma Island

              (2/F, Pier 4, New Reclamation, Central)

                             

    The application process in Stage III will be held between 2pm and 4.30pm. Current year HKCEE participants who satisfy the minimum A-Level entry requirements can apply to their own or linked schools.

    To facilitate students to apply to other schools, the Education and Manpower Bureau (EMB) has been releasing S6 vacancy information on the Internet at http://emb.gov.hk/s6ap and by the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) telephone hotline system at 1835 900. The school codes could be obtained from the EMB Homepage (http://www.emb.gov.hk) or "The Careers Guidance Handbook for Secondary 5 Graduates".

    Students may make use of the computers for public use at public libraries, District Offices, community centres and community halls, and ESD kiosks to access vacancy information on the Internet.

    In 2005-06 to 2007-08, the Hong Kong College of Technology (HKCT) has been commissioned to operate evening senior secondary courses in designated Government school premises. Learners fulfilling relevant requirements will be eligible for a reimbursement of 30% or full course fee as applicable.

    HKCT will hold two briefing sessions tomorrow and Friday (August 11 and 12) from 7pm to 8pm at Tsuen Wan Government Secondary School and Queen Elizabeth School respectively. Interested students can call 2192 8118 for registration.

    To facilitate students to join Project Yi Jin, the Federation for Continuing Education in Tertiary Institutions (FCE) will hold an Exhibition and Joint Registration for full-time programmes at the Hong Kong International Trade and Exhibition Centre at Kowloon Bay on Friday (August 12) from 2pm to 6pm, and Saturday and Sunday (August 13 and 14) from 10am to 6pm and handle applications.

    Students who have successfully completed the programmes will be awarded a full certificate. Holders of the full certificate can further their studies, such as taking courses run by the FCE's member institutions, or seek employment, including applying for more than 30 civil service posts.

Ends/Wednesday, August 10, 2005

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