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The 2010 Secondary Six Admission Procedure will begin on August 4, the day on which the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) results are released.
A spokesman for the Education Bureau said today (July 23), "The admission procedure aims at assisting participants of the HKCEE in seeking Secondary Six (S6) places in public sector schools, and as far as possible, to continue sixth form education in their own schools. We also hope to maximise the utilisation of subsidised S6 places and help students avoid anxiety in seeking S6 places."
This year, more than 25,000 S6 places are available in government, aided and caput schools.
Arrangements for 2010
Similar to previous years, under the five-stage admission procedure, current year HKCEE candidates with 14 points or more from the best six subjects in one sitting of the HKCEE can apply to their own or linked schools in Stage I (morning of August 4) or apply to other schools in Stage II (afternoon of August 4 and morning of August 5).
Current year HKCEE candidates who satisfy the minimum A-level entry requirements can apply to their own or linked schools in Stage III (afternoon of August 5) or apply to other schools in Stage IV (August 6).
For non-current year candidates, those with 14 points or more from the best six subjects in one sitting of the HKCEE may apply to schools in Stage II (afternoon of August 4 and morning of August 5), and those who satisfy the minimum A-level entry requirements may apply in Stage IV (August 6).
Current year HKCEE participants who satisfy the minimum A-Level entry requirements but still have not secured an S6 place in Stages I to IV can apply for Central Allocation in Stage V at one of the following centres from 9am to 3.30pm on August 7:
* Queen's College (120 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay)
* Homantin Government Secondary School (8 Perth Street, Homantin, Kowloon)
* Sha Tin Government Secondary School (11-17 Man Lai Road, Sha Tin)
* Chiu Lut Sau Memorial Secondary School (7 Tai Yuk Road, Yuen Long)
The Central Allocation stage will be cancelled and the Central Allocation Centres will not operate if there are no vacancies, or vacancies are available in only one school after Stage IV. In the latter case, eligible students should apply to that school directly. Details of the arrangement will be announced through the media on completion of Stage IV in the evening of August 6.
Students from the following types of schools are reminded to find out from their own schools what their linked school is:
* schools which do not operate S6 classes
* schools which operate only one stream of S6
* private schools
* evening schools
PLK Vicwood K T Chong Sixth Form College will treat private candidates as its feeder students.
To help students apply to other schools in Stages II and IV, the Education Bureau will release S6 vacancy information on the Internet(www.edb.gov.hk/s6ap_e) and through the S6 vacancy information hotline at: 3499 1111 (Cantonese); 3499 1112 (Putonghua); 3499 1113 (English).
Students may use the computers for public use at public libraries, District Offices, community centres and community halls to access vacancy information on the Internet. They may also obtain the basic information of schools such as address, location and telephone number through the "map" icon or the hyperlink to the school name on the above-mentioned webpage.
S6 vacancy information will also be displayed at the Bureau's Regional Education Offices at the beginning of each session of Stages II, IV and V. All secondary schools are also advised to make their vacancy information available to students for reference.
Since all schools will only admit students satisfying the requirements set for individual stages, students should, based on their own HKCEE results, submit applications in accordance with the time schedule of the appropriate stages.
There will be a perforated S6 Admission Slip attached to the HKCEE Results Notice. Since the slip will be detached and retained by the school as a record of admission, students should consider carefully before accepting the offer of an S6 place. No school will admit a student without the admission slip.
S6 Joint Admission Centre (JAC)
Schools in Tai Po, North, Sha Tin, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing and Islands Districts will continue to operate JACs. The venues are listed below:
* Tai Po - Carmel Holy Word Secondary School (10 Tai Po Tai Wo Road, Tai Po, NT)
* North - Fanling Kau Yan College (3 Yan Shing Lane, Fanling, NT)
* Sha Tin - Christ College and HK and KLN CCPA Ma Chung Sum Secondary School (Sha Kok Street, Pok Hong Estate, Sha Tin, NT)
* Tuen Mun - Semple Memorial Secondary School and CSBS Mrs Aw Boon Haw Secondary School (18 Siu Lun Street, Tuen Mun, NT and 20 Siu Lun Street, Tuen Mun, NT)
* Yuen Long - Ju Ching Chu Secondary School (Yuen Long) (5 Tin Wu Road, Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long, NT)
* Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing - LST Ku Chiu Man Secondary School and STFA Lee Shau Kee College (301 Kwai Shing Circuit, Kwai Chung, NT and 303 Kwai Shing Circuit, Kwai Chung, NT)
* Islands - PLK Mrs Ma Kam Ming-Cheung Fook Sien College (Fu Tung Estate, Tung Chung, Lantau Island, NT)
The Islands District JAC will operate in Stage IV, while the rest will operate in Session 1 of Stage II only. Details of the admission arrangements at the JAC are available at the Education Bureau's Secondary Six Admission Procedure webpage(www.edb.gov.hk/s6ap_e)
Recognition of Alternative Chinese Language Qualification(s) under the Procedure
The arrangements for recognition of alternative Chinese Language qualification(s) under the admission procedure will continue in 2010 and be applicable to all schools. Under these arrangements, provided that applicants holding alternative Chinese Language qualification(s) have fulfilled the specified circumstances and all the admission requirements pertaining to the respective admission stage (including school-based admission criteria), and have attained equal points compared with their counterparts, they will be given conditional offers at the respective stage of the procedure pending confirmation at the release of the relevant examination results in late August.
Applied Learning (ApL) courses
As in the past five years, successful completion of a quality-assured ApL course (the list of quality-assured ApL courses is available at www.edb.gov.hk/FileManager/EN/Content_6865/apl%202008-10%20cohort%20_recognition.pdf) will be counted as one point by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority in the calculation of points for the purpose of entry to the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE). The maximum number of points accumulated in respect of the ApL courses for admission to HKALE is two.
As for the 2010 admission procedure, the scores for ApL courses will be counted for central allocation in Stage V. Individual schools are given the flexibility to decide whether to count these scores in Stages I to IV. This year, 166 schools have opted to count point(s) awarded on merit of a pass in ApL course(s) for students' applications for admission to S6. This school list is available at the Education Bureau's Secondary Six Admission Procedure webpage and the chapter on Further Studies of the "Careers Guidance Handbook for Secondary 5 Graduates 2010-2011".
Students without S6 places who switch to the New Senior Secondary (NSS) curriculum at S5 in either day schools or evening schools may consider taking NSS ApL courses as elective subjects. Interested students should submit their applications to the Education Bureau through their schools on or before August 12, 2010. To facilitate students' informed choices of ApL courses, schools may obtain the "Prospectus for Applied Learning (2010-12)" for their students from the Education Bureau if necessary. The request form and details of individual courses are available at the Education Bureau website (www.edb.gov.hk/apl). For students switching to the NSS curriculum in aided, government and caput secondary schools, as well as secondary schools under the Direct Subsidy Scheme and special schools with senior secondary classes, the fees for taking ApL courses will be paid by their respective schools through subsidies provided by the Education Bureau.
Other Points to Note
This year, the Education Bureau and the Hong Kong Careers Masters and Guidance Masters Association have continued to jointly publish the "Careers Guidance Handbook for Secondary 5 Graduates 2010-2011" for distribution to Secondary 5 students via their respective schools. Copies are also available at the Bureau's Regional Education Offices as well as District Offices for private candidates and evening school students.
Students should visit the homepage of the Education Bureau and read the "Careers Guidance Handbook for Secondary 5 Graduates 2010-2011" for the latest update and details about the Secondary Six Admission Procedure.
Schools have been advised to take note of the latest developments in infectious diseases during the admission procedure, and refer to "Guideline on School Functions and Extra-Curricular Activities at the Height of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease/Enterovirus Activity" issued by the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health. Schools should implement the preventive measures properly when distributing examination results notices and conducting registration procedures.
In case of adverse weather conditions, the admission procedure may be postponed. Special arrangements for the affected stages of the procedure will be announced on radio and television. As application for S6 places is not made on a first-come-first-served basis, students should observe the weather conditions and need not rush to schools to wait for application.
Central Hotline Service
For enquiries about the admission procedure, students can call the central hotline (tel: 3568 4568) which will come into operation between August 2 and August 11. They are also welcome to contact the Bureau's Regional Education Offices for assistance.
Ends/Friday, July 23, 2010
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