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Support
z 86.0% of schools agreed that the achievements, qualifications and other learning experiences of a student throughout the years of senior secondary schooling should be recognized by means of a student learning profile. (Oct 04 EMB Survey)
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z Agree to have Senior Secondary Learning Profiles 9
z Agree to broaden the admission criteria to take into account the information in the student learning profiles 9
Concerns/Suggestions
z Incorporating other learning experiences in student learning profile may disadvantage students suffered from financial hardship
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z Should include remarks from schools on students’ performance in the Profile. 9
z Concern about the reporting of unbalanced profile, e.g. some students may be strong in some areas but weak in others. 9
z Suggest enhancing the function of Web SAMS to include student learning profile 9
z Recognition will be given under the Senior Secondary Student Learning Profile for students who have given blood in the school year (HK Red Cross)
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Sources
School Sector
Feedback on
Interface between Senior Secondary Education and Higher Education and Articulation with Local and Overseas Education Systems
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Questions and Concerns University Admission
z 82.4% of schools agreed that universities should use broader admission criteria, e.g. components in student learning profile. (Oct 04 EMB Survey)
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z 71.1% of schools agreed that universities should admit students by faculty rather than by specific departments. (Oct 04 EMB Survey)
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z Adopt the 4 core subjects plus 1 elective subject (not specified) for university admission 9 9
z 60% of 253 secondary schools agreed that the university admission criteria should be 4 core subjects and ONE elective only (HK Subsidized Secondary Schools Council Survey)
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z Suggest the basic admission criteria: C, E, M + ONE elective 9
z Support 4 cores + 1 X, minimum requirement: pass in 6 subjects 9
z The grades of at least 3or 4 core subjects plus 2 electives should be used as the university entrance requirement 9
z Prepared to accept the core subjects as basic admission requirements. Will attempt to remove specific requirements for admission to individual programmes. For special professional programmes like Medicine and Engineering, specific subject requirement might still be required to satisfy the conditions for professional recognition. The University will examine these requirements to see if alternative arrangements such as bridging courses could be made.
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z Prepared to revamp the admission requirements and procedures and to adopt a broader set of criteria for admission.
The student learning profiles with SBA could help the selection of students.
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z Great concern about the university / faculty admission criteria and urge for early release of the criteria by the universities.
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z Universities should adopt broader selection criteria, taking into account information contained in the student learning profile
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z University should consider multiple channels of admission to reduce the reliance on public examination result 9
z Express the concern that university admission criteria would marginalize unpopular subjects 9 9
Sources
School Sector
Feedback on
Interface between Senior Secondary Education and Higher Education and Articulation with Local and Overseas Education Systems
Principals Teachers Students Parents School Sponsoring Bodies School Councils/ EduBodies Views from schools Tertiary Sector General Public Media Others e.g. professional bodies, employers, LegCo, District councilors, Edu. City, political parties
z Universities should consider students’ strengths in various aspects other than academic results and conditional offer should be granted to SS3 students before the announcement of public examination results.
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z Concern whether universities would consider including LS as one of the admission criteria. 9
z Since Liberal Studies is a new subject in the public examination, this subject should not carry equal weighting as other compulsory subjects for university admission.
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z For admission to universities, suggested 0.5 weighting for LS and Chinese, 1.0 for English and Maths for the first 5 years of implementation of the new academic structure
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z Concern about the weighting of “Science” for admission to universities comparing to Physics, Chemistry and Biology 9 9
z Concern whether the Mathematics or Engineering Faculties require students to study the two extensions of Mathematics
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z Universities should not set any entrance examination in addition to the HKDSE 9
z Universities should give timely response or issue regular statements on their stance to enhance transparency and interaction with the public.
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z Taking arts subject is expected as one of the admission requirement 9
International benchmarking and recognition
z Concern about the interface of the NSS education with overseas universities. 9
z Concern whether exemption from overseas qualifications like International Baccalaureate Diploma would be provided by universities
9
Articulation to post-secondary studies
z Should ensure smooth articulation between sub-degree and undergraduate programmes 9
z There should be an increase in university places to cope with the demand arising from students completing the sub-degree programme that transfer to 3rd year of undergraduate programme.
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z Concern the pathways to universities for students of evening schools 9
z Worry about abolition of the sub-degree and Master courses in the universities in transitional period of double cohort year.
9
z Worry about the interface of Associate degree with university in transitional period of double cohort year. 9
Sources
School Sector
Feedback on
Interface between Senior Secondary Education and Higher Education and Articulation with Local and Overseas Education Systems
Principals Teachers Students Parents School Sponsoring Bodies School Councils/ EduBodies Views from schools Tertiary Sector General Public Media Others e.g. professional bodies, employers, LegCo, District councilors, Edu. City, political parties
Double Cohort
z The University will set up task forces and working groups to plan for the 4-year university curriculum. 9
z Concern about the competition of S7 and SS3 students for university places in the double cohort year 9 9 9 9
z Concern the issues arising from double cohort year (school places, resources) 9 9 9 9
z Concern about the insufficient staff and facilities in the universities during the double cohort year 9
z Worry about insufficient land use for universities in urban area. 9
z Concern about the interface problems of the last cohort of S.5 and S.7 repeaters in the old system 9 9 9
z Should have alternative measures for the last batch of S.5 repeaters. 9
z Worry about staff workload in transitional period of double cohort year 9
z Demand for information on double cohort year to facilitate forward planning in school 9
z Concern whether bridging courses would be offered by universities for students who failed in LS. 9
z Concern about streaming of the two cohorts of students in the universities 9
z The expansion of senior secondary sector may dilute the standards of university students 9
z Concern whether some university programmes like Medicine, Law and Architecture would extend their duration for one year like other subjects.
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z Recommendations in JUPAS to be cancelled or simplified as this will create pressure to the workload of teachers 9
z Concern about jobs in market for graduates from the double cohort 9 9
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School Sector