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A total of 20,466 Secondary Five (S5) leavers have obtained Secondary Six (S6) places in public sector schools on the first day of the Secondary Six Admission Procedure today (August 8). Of them, 16,152 were offered school places in Stage I and the rest in Session 1 of Stage II.
A total of 5,169 S6 places in public sector schools are still available for application in Session 2 of Stage II and Stage III tomorrow (August 9).
In Session 2 of Stage II which will take place between 9 am and 1 pm, 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.
Stage III will be held between 2 pm and 4.30 pm. 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 at Stages II and IV, S6 vacancy information will be released through the Education Bureau (EDB)'s S6 Admission Procedure webpage, http://www.edb.gov.hk/s6ap and by the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) telephone hotline system at 3560 6888 (which requires students to input school codes). For school codes, please refer to the S6 Admission Procedure webpage and from the Careers Guidance Handbook for S5 Graduates.
Students may also make use of the computers for public use at public libraries, District Offices, community centres and community halls to access vacancy information on the Internet.
For enquiries about the Secondary Six Admission Procedure, students can call the EDB's central hotline (Tel: 3112 3334). They are also welcome to contact the Bureau's Regional Education Offices for assistance.
Besides S6 school places, students can choose from a variety of sub-degree programmes to meet their needs. For course details, they can refer to the Information Portal for Accredited Self-financing Sub-degree Programmes at http://www.ipass.gov.hk or the website of individual tertiary education institutes for publicly-funded programmes.
As for Project Yi Jin, the Federation for Continuing Education in Tertiary Institutions (FCE) will hold an exhibition cum joint registration for full-time programmes at the Hong Kong International Trade and Exhibition Centre at Kowloon Bay on August 11 and 12 and handle applications. Students who have successfully completed the programmes will be awarded a full certificate that is comparable to five passes in HKCEE, with which they can further their studies by taking courses run by not only the FCE's member institutions but also other institutions; or seek employment, including applying for civil service posts.
The EDB has arranged an approved course operator to run evening senior secondary courses in designated Government school premises. Students meeting relevant requirements will be eligible for a reimbursement of 30% or 100% of the course fee. For application details, please call the Hong Kong College of Technology at 2192 8118.
Ends/Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Issued at HKT 18:37
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