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LCQ19: Native English-Speaking Teacher Schemes
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     Following is a question by the Hon Audrey Eu Yuet-mee and a written reply by the Secretary for Education, Mr Michael Suen, in the Legislative Council today (July 6):

Question:

     Regarding the Native-speaking English Teacher (NET) Schemes in primary and secondary schools, will the Government inform this Council:

(a) of the respective total numbers of NET posts, NETs employed and NET vacancies in primary and secondary schools in each of the past three school years, together with the anticipated number of NET posts in the school year 2011-2012 (to be listed in Annex 1);

(b) of the retention and wastage of NETs in primary and secondary schools in each of the past three school years (to be listed in Annex 2);

(c) of the respective total numbers of NETs recruited for primary and secondary schools in each of the past three school years who held the professional qualifications of Post-graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) or Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESL) or equivalent (to be listed in Annex 3); and

(d) of the respective total numbers of NETs employed in primary and secondary schools in each of the past three school years, broken down by the category of qualifications for appointment of NETs (to be listed in Annex 4)?

Reply:

President,

     My reply to the four-part question relating to the Member's concern about the Native English-Speaking Teacher (NET) Schemes is as follows:

(a) The numbers of NET posts, NETs employed and NET vacancies in primary and secondary schools in the past three school years, together with the anticipated number of NET posts in the school year 2011/2012 are set out in Annex 5.
  
(b) The retention and attrition of NETs in primary and secondary schools in the past three school years are set out in Annex 6.

(c) The numbers of NETs recruited for primary and secondary schools in the past three school years who held the professional qualifications of Post-graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) or Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESL) or equivalent at the time of appointment are set out in Annex 7.

(d) The breakdown of the numbers of NETs employed in primary and secondary schools by category of qualifications at the time of appointment in the past three school years is set out in Annex 8.

Ends/Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Issued at HKT 13:06

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