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COMPENDIUM TO

CODE OF AID FOR AIDED SCHOOLS

(Release 1.1, September 2005)

Education and Manpower Bureau

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RESTRICTED Table of Contents (Release 1.1)

Compendium to Code of Aid for Aided Schools

List of sections

Section 1 Calculation of Staff Establishment

1A Staff Establishment of Aided Secondary Schools Attachment A Teaching Staff Establishment Attachment B Language Improvement Measures

Attachment C Manning Scale of Laboratory Technicians 1B Staff Establishment of Aided Primary Schools

Attachment A1 Teaching Staff Establishment in Schools Operating Bi-sessional Classes

Attachment A2 Teaching Staff Establishment in Whole-day Schools

1C Staff Establishment of Aided Special Schools

Attachment A Ranking of Principal of Special School Attachment B Teaching Staff Establishment for Primary

Classes

Attachment C Teaching Staff Establishment for Secondary Classes in Schools without Senior Secondary Classes

Attachment D Teaching Staff Establishment for Secondary Classes in Schools Operating Secondary 1-5 Section 2 Salary Scales

Section 3 Letter of Appointment or Contract of Service and Payment of Salaries on Appointment, Resignation, Retirement or

Termination of Appointment

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Section 4 Qualifications for New Recruits

Section 5 Conditions for Promotion in Aided Schools

Attachment A Training Requirement for Promotion of Teachers

Section 6 Conditions and Procedures for Termination of Service or Dismissal of Teachers and Specialist Staff

Section 7 Leave Entitlement and Conditions for Employment of Short-term Supply Staff

Section 8 Allowances

Attachment A Special Education Programmes in Ordinary Aided Secondary / Primary Schools

Section 9 Administration Grant for Aided Secondary Schools

Section 10 Administration Grant / Revised Administration Grant for Aided Primary, Special Schools and Boarding Section of Aided

Secondary Schools

Section 11 Expanded Operating Expenses Block Grant (OEBG) Section 12 Teacher Relief Grant (TRG)

Section 13 Non-recurrent Grants

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Section 1 Calculation of Staff Establishment

1. This Section provides details about the criteria and basis for calculating the staff establishment of aided secondary, aided primary and special schools as follows -

Section 1A – Staff Establishment of Aided Secondary School Attachment A Teaching Staff Establishment Attachment B Language Improvement Measures

Attachment C Manning Scale of Laboratory Technicians Section 1B – Staff Establishment of Aided Primary School

Attachment A1 Teaching Staff Establishment in Schools Operating Bi-sessional Classes

Attachment A2 Teaching Staff Establishment in Whole-day Schools Section 1C –Staff Establishment of Aided Special School

Attachment A Ranking of Principal of Special School

Attachment B Teaching Staff Establishment for Primary Classes Attachment C Teaching Staff Establishment for Secondary Classes

in Schools without Senior Secondary Classes Attachment D Teaching Staff Establishment for Secondary Classes

in Schools Operating Secondary 1-5

2. Schools operating combined levels of classes i.e. both secondary and primary classes such as “through-train” school, or combined session i.e. both whole-day and bi-sessional classes such as “mixed- mode” school, should refer to the relevant Sections and Attachments in calculating the staff entitlement of the school.

3. “Through-train” primary and secondary schools, though are considered as separate entities with respect to staffing establishment, can flexibly deploy teachers among the linked schools provided that the teachers concerned are kept within the approved establishment of their respective schools.

4. For a school that operates combined levels or sessions of classes where each of the level or session is entitled to a separate headship post in accordance with the calculation of teaching staff establishment, only one of the headship posts should serve as “Principal” as defined in the Education Ordinance, if the school is under one school registration.

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Section 1A Staff Establishment of Aided Secondary Schools

(I) Teaching Staff Establishment

The calculation of teaching staff establishment detailed in the following paragraphs is pending revision in accordance with the implementation of the 3+3 Academic Structure:

1. Overall Establishment

The staffing ratios are 1.3 teachers per class for Secondary 1 - 5 and 2 teachers per class for Secondary 6 - 7. The teaching staff entitlement of each school, according to its class organisation, is calculated as follows:

Principal 1

Secondary 6-7 2 teachers for each class Secondary 1-5 1.3 teachers for each class Teachers for split classes for:

(a) Subjects involving practical/

equipment-basedNote instruction and specialised learning in S1-S5

X } } } }

(b) Advanced and Advanced Supplementary Level

subjects in S6-S7 Y } } }

(Variables, to be calculated to meet each school’s requirements)

Total: ---

Z (If the total includes a fraction, it will be rounded up to the next whole number.)

The overall teaching staff entitlement of a school includes the additional teachers of appropriate grades as provided and specified in sub-paragraphs 5 and 6 below for the school library, language teaching and other services.

2. Graded Post within the Establishment

The number of posts in each grade should be determined by making reference to Attachment A.

3. Teachers for Split Classes

At the request of the Principal, the Permanent Secretary may approve the provision for additional teaching staff under the terms of the Salaries Grant to

Note Subjects involving equipment-based learning and teaching are those entailing the use of a special venue as well as a variety of tools and equipment for the design and processing of materials for students to master the relevant knowledge and skills.

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cover staffing needs in respect of approved additional class periods for split classes for subjects involving practical/equipment-based instruction, specialist teaching, and sixth form subjects in secondary schools. Split class teachers will only be approved for the teaching of :

(a) one additional second language (if the number of students at any level is 20 or above); or

(b) Technology Education subjects in S1-3, such as Home Economics, Design and Technology, Computer Literacy and Business Fundamentals where proper facilities have been provided and where workshops are designed to accommodate fewer than 40 students; or

(c) an integrated study of two or more practical/equipment-based subjects in junior secondary classes; or

(d) Computer and Information Technology, Visual Arts (formerly known as Art

& Design) and Music at senior secondary level provided that the school offers these subjects in public examinations; or

(e) Advanced and Advanced Supplementary Level subjects in Secondary 6 and 7.

Split class teachers will not be approved for the teaching of technical subjects where workshops are designed to accommodate 40 students and where workshop teachers are provided under the provisions of paragraph 9 below.

4. School Librarian

A school having 18 classes or more is provided with a non-graduate teacher to be in charge of the school library on a full-time basis. For a school with less than 18 operating classes, a 0.5 school librarian may be appointed. The non-graduate school librarian should have a minimum of two years' post-qualification teaching experience, and service as a school librarian will count as teaching experience for promotion purpose. All these school librarians are required to attend a two-year part-time day-release training course on first appointment. However, subject to the availability of a graduate post within the approved establishment, a school may employ a suitable qualified teacher librarian for appointment to the graduate post.

5. Additional Teacher

(a) For schools with less than 18 classes, an additional 0.5 non-graduate teacher of Chinese is provided to strengthen the teaching of Chinese.

Such provision when combined with the 0.5 school librarian post in these schools will result in the provision of one additional non-graduate teaching post in the schools.

For schools with 18 classes or more, one additional graduate teacher of Chinese is provided to improve the quality of Chinese Language teaching.

(b) Additional teachers of English are provided to individual schools which adopt Chinese as the medium of instruction for subjects other than language

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subjects, practical and technical subjects, Chinese History, Chinese Literature and English Literature. The purpose of the additional teachers is to help schools that adopt Chinese as the medium of instruction to strengthen the teaching of English. The eligibility for additional teachers of English is determined in accordance with the amount of Chinese language instruction offered. Details concerning the calculation of additional teachers of English are in Attachment B.

(c) Additional graduate and non-graduate teachers are also provided to enable schools to strengthen the following services -

(i) remedial teaching in Chinese, English and other subjects in Secondary 1-3;

(ii) student counseling and guidance, including career advice; and

(iii) community involvement and extra-curricular activities which complement and reinforce the formal curriculum.

The additional teachers are provided in accordance with the following scale-

No. of Secondary

1-5 Classes No. of Graduate

Teachers entitled No. of Non-graduate

Teachers entitled Total No. of Teachers entitled

3-9 1 - 1

10-14 2 - 2

15-19 2 1 3

20-24 3 1 4

25-28 3 2 5

29-35 4 2 6

36-38 5 2 7

39-42 5 3 8

43-48 6 3 9

49-50 6 4 10

(d) One additional non-graduate teaching post is provided to a school with 30 classes or less and two non-graduate teaching posts to a school with more than 30 classes for higher teaching standard and additional services such as the whole-school approach to guidance and school-based induction programmes.

(e) Enhanced Native-speaking English Teacher (NET) Scheme

NETs will be provided as additional English teachers regardless of the choice of medium of instruction (MOI), in the following scale –

Total no. of Operating Classes No. of additional NET

Below 40 1

40 or above 2

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Schools adopting Chinese as the MOI may employ one more NET to fill one of the additional English teacher posts at GM rank allocated to them in accordance with Attachment B.

6. Expansion of Graduate Post in Secondary Schools

For higher teaching standard, a secondary school may upgrade a maximum of four non-graduate teaching posts to graduate teaching posts provided that no serving teacher's service may be terminated for the purpose of taking advantage of this provision. Schools should create the graduate post by offsetting a non-graduate post arising from natural wastage or new vacancy in the school.

7. Graduate Post for Practical, Technical or Cultural Subjects

Subject to the provision of graduate posts by phases for teachers in charge of practical, technical or cultural subjects at the senior secondary level, a school may be allowed to appoint a teacher who has obtained a recognised relevant degree as a Graduate Master/Mistress for the post. The graduate posts so approved will be offset by the deletion of an equivalent number of existing non-graduate posts in the school.

8. Flexibility in Staff Structure

In view of the variety of curricula and of class organisations within the aided sector, the Incorporated Management Committee and the Principal of a school may propose for the approval of the Permanent Secretary a staff-structure for the school with a higher number of non-graduate posts than the standard manning scale subject to the following conditions -

(a) (i) Among the graduate teaching posts, the proportion of Senior Graduate Master/Mistress (SGM) and Principal Graduate Master/Mistress (PGM) posts should not exceed five-twelfths. This proportion excludes one Graduate Master/Mistress (GM) post upgraded to SGM in a secondary school with 15 or more classes with effect from 1 September 1994.

(ii) Among the non-graduate teaching posts, the proportion of Senior Assistant Master/Mistress (SAM) posts should not exceed one-quarter;

and the combined proportion of SAM and Assistant Master/Mistress (AM) posts should not exceed one-half. For a secondary school with 24 or more classes, one of the posts in the rank of SAM is upgraded to the Principal Assistant Master/Mistress (PAM) as from 1 September 1991.

(iii) The proportion of graduate teaching posts should not exceed seven-tenths of the teaching staff entitlement, calculated according to the approved class-to-teacher ratios and the provision for split-class teaching, if any. This proportion excludes the additional graduate and non-graduate teaching posts provided in paragraphs 5 to 6 and the upgrading of non-graduate teaching posts to graduate teaching posts provided in paragraph 7 to 8 above.

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(iv) In calculating the proportions of promotion posts, posts provided for the Principal and NETs should be excluded, but posts provided for split-class teaching, the school librarian and additional teachers should be included.

(b) No serving teacher's service may be terminated for the purpose of taking advantage of this provision.

(c) When a staff structure of a school has been approved and implemented which involves a greater proportion of non-graduate teachers and additional AM or SAM posts beyond those provided on the above basis, the proportion of graduates should be raised as and when AM and SAM posts fall vacant. The Permanent Secretary may, however, approve the school to replace a departing Certificated Master/Mistress with a Graduate Master/Mistress to meet a demand for graduate teachers on justifiable grounds, subjects to no overall increase in the number of promotion posts.

9. Workshop Teacher

In schools with workshops designed to accommodate 40 students, one workshop Certificated Master/Mistress (Workshop Teacher) may be appointed per workshop and one Assistant Master/Mistress (Workshop Teacher) post is provided for every 4 approved workshops. In schools with workshops designed to accommodate fewer than 40 students, split class teachers may be appointed.

(II) Non-teaching Staff Establishment A. Laboratory Technician

The manning scale of Laboratory Technician is shown in Attachment C.

B. Staff for Boarding Section (applicable to schools with an approved boarding section)

An aided secondary school with an approved boarding section subvented by the Education and Manpower Bureau may be provided with the following staff :

1. Warden

One warden at the rank of:

(a) Social Work Officer for a boarding section with a capacity of more than 120 boarders; or

(b) Chief Social Work Assistant or Assistant Social Work Officer for a boarding section with a capacity of 120 or fewer boarders.

2. Assistant Warden

An assistant warden at the rank of:

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(a) Assistant Social Work Officer for a boarding section with a capacity of more than 120 boarders; or

(b) Senior Social Work Assistant for a boarding section with 60-120 boarders; or

(c) Social Work Assistant for a boarding section with less than 60 boarders.

3. Boarding Service Master/Mistress I *

Boarding Service Masters/Mistresses I to be appointed on the following scale :

Week-day ratio Week-end & Sunday ratio

(in addition to the week-day provision) 1 for 60 boarders 0.5 for 60 or fewer boarders

1 for 61-120 boarders 1.5 for 121 or more boarders 4. Boarding Service Master/Mistress II *

Boarding Service Masters/Mistresses II to be appointed on the following scale :

Week-day ratio Week-end & Sunday ratio

(in addition to the week-day provision) 2 for 60 boarders 1 for 60 boarders

5. Clerical Staff

One clerical assistant to be appointed for each boarding section for the calculation of the amount of Administration Grant or the Revised Administration Grant as appropriate payable to it Note.

6. Cook

Cooks to be appointed on the following scale:

Number of boarders Number of cooks

39 or less 2

40 – 79 3

80 or more 4

Note Schools that opt for the Administration Grant for their boarding section will pay the salaries of their clerical and janitor staff through the Administration Grant, and those that opt for the Revised Administration Grant will pay the salaries of their janitor staff through the Revised Administration Grant and the actual salaries of the other staff through the Salaries Grant.

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7. Watchman

Two watchmen for each boarding section.

8. Janitor Staff *

Janitor staff to be appointed on the following scale for the calculation of the amount of Administration Grant or the Revised Administration Grant as appropriate payable to it Note:

Week-day ratio Week-end & Sunday ratio

(in addition to the week-day provision) 1 for 100 boarders 0.6 for 100 or fewer boarders

* Guidelines in calculating the number of staff of Boarding Service Masters/Mistresses I, Boarding Service Masters/Mistresses II and Janitor Staff -

(a) Individual fractions of these three grades will be added together and the fraction resulting, if any, will be rounded up to the next whole number;

(b) When fraction arises in either rank of boarding service master/mistress I and boarding service master/mistress II, it will be rounded up to the next whole number of boarding service master/mistress I; when fractions arise in both ranks of boarding service master/mistress I and boarding service master/mistress II, the fraction in boarding service master/mistress I will be rounded up and the fraction in boarding service master/mistress II will be rounded down.

(c) The difference between the total number of the three grades calculated as per paragraph (a) above and the total number of boarding service master/mistress I and boarding service master/mistress II calculated as per paragraph (b) above is to be appointed as janitor staff.

Note Schools that opt for the Administration Grant for their boarding section will pay the salaries of their clerical and janitor staff through the Administration Grant, and those that opt for the Revised Administration Grant will pay the salaries of their janitor staff through the Revised Administration Grant and the actual salaries of the other staff through the Salaries Grant.

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Section 1A / Attachment A Teaching Staff Establishment in Aided Secondary Schools

(The number of posts in the table below excludes the additional teachers and school librarian.)

No. of posts in each rank

Total Staff Graduates Non-graduates

Entitlement Principal S.G.M. G.M. Total S.A.M. A.M. C.M. Total

7 1 2 2 4 0 1 1 2

8 1 2 3 5 0 1 1 2

9 1 2 4 6 0 1 1 2

10 1 2 4 6 0 1 2 3

11 1 3 4 7 0 1 2 3

12 1 3 5 8 0 1 2 3

13 1 3 5 8 1 1 2 4

14 1 4 5 9 1 1 2 4

15 1 4 6 10 1 1 2 4

16 1 4 6 10 1 1 3 5

17 1 5 6 11 1 1 3 5

18 1 5 7 12 1 1 3 5

19 1 5 8 13 1 1 3 5

20 1 5 8 13 1 2 3 6

21 1 6 8 14 1 2 3 6

22 1 6 9 15 1 2 3 6

23 1 6 9 15 1 2 4 7

24 1 7 9 16 1 2 4 7

25 1 7 10 17 1 2 4 7

26 1 7 10 17 2 2 4 8

27 1 7 11 18 2 2 4 8

28 1 8 11 19 2 2 4 8

29 1 8 12 20 2 2 4 8

30 1 8 12 20 2 2 5 9

31 1 9 12 21 2 2 5 9

32 1 9 13 22 2 2 5 9

33 1 9 13 22 2 3 5 10

34 1 10 13 23 2 3 5 10

35 1 10 14 24 2 3 5 10

36 1 10 14 24 2 3 6 11

37 1 10 15 25 2 3 6 11

38 1 11 15 26 2 3 6 11

39 1 11 16 27 2 3 6 11

40 1 11 16 27 3 3 6 12

41 1 12 16 28 3 3 6 12

42 1 12 17 29 3 3 6 12

43 1 12 17 29 3 3 7 13

44 1 12 18 30 3 3 7 13

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No. of posts in each rank

Total Staff Graduates Non-graduates

Entitlement Principal S.G.M. G.M. Total S.A.M. A.M. C.M. Total

45 1 13 18 31 3 3 7 13

46 1 13 18 31 3 4 7 14

47 1 13 19 32 3 4 7 14

48 1 14 19 33 3 4 7 14

49 1 14 20 34 3 4 7 14

50 1 14 20 34 3 4 8 15

51 1 15 20 35 3 4 8 15

52 1 15 21 36 3 4 8 15

53 1 15 21 36 4 4 8 16

54 1 15 22 37 4 4 8 16

55 1 16 22 38 4 4 8 16

56 1 16 22 38 4 4 9 17

57 1 16 23 39 4 4 9 17

58 1 17 23 40 4 4 9 17

59 1 17 24 41 4 4 9 17

60 1 17 24 41 4 5 9 18

61 1 17 25 42 4 5 9 18

62 1 18 25 43 4 5 9 18

63 1 18 25 43 4 5 10 19

64 1 18 26 44 4 5 10 19

65 1 19 26 45 4 5 10 19

Note :

(a) Ranking of Principal

The ranking of Principal of an aided secondary school is determined by the number of classes of the school in accordance with the following scale :

Number of Classes Ranking of Principal

24 or more Principal I

15 to 23 Principal II

14 or fewer classes Principal Graduate Master/Mistress

(b) Two posts in the rank of Principal Graduate Master/Mistress (PGM) are provided in an aided secondary school with 15 or more operating classes to be offset by an equivalent number of Senior Graduate Master/Mistress (SGM) posts.

(c) One post in the rank of Senior Assistant Master/Mistress (SAM) has been upgraded to Principal Assistant Master/Mistress (PAM) for an aided secondary school with 24 or more classes.

(d) One post in the rank of Graduate Master/Mistress (GM) is upgraded to SGM for an aided secondary school with 15 or more operating classes.

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Section 1A Attachment B Language Improvement Measures

Major items of the improvement measures, which are designed to discriminate positively in favour of the use of Chinese as the medium of instruction, and at the same time strengthen the teaching of English and Chinese, are as follows : -

1. Additional Teacher of English (a) Secondary 1 to 3

Additional teachers of English are provided to secondary schools in which full use is made of Chinese as the medium of instruction (MOI) in Secondary 1 to 3 to strengthen the teaching of English. The allocation of additional teachers of English to individual schools will be based on the following scale -

Total no. of Secondary 1-3 classes No. of additional teachers of English 14 or below 1 (1 graduate)

15-23 2 (1 non-graduate, 1 graduate)*

24-29 3 (1 non-graduate, 2 graduates) 30-35 4 (2 non-graduates, 2 graduates) (b) Secondary 4 to 5

(i) To strengthen the teaching of English in senior forms, schools under the following categories are provided with an additional graduate teacher of English -

• Schools with a total of four or more Secondary 4 to 5 classes and their C to T ratio is equal to or larger than 0.25; or

• Schools with less than four Secondary 4 and 5 classes and their C to T ratio is equal to or larger than 0.5,

where T = Total number of teaching periods in subjects other than language subjects (i.e. Chinese, English, French, Chinese Literature, English Literature, Putonghua, etc.), practical and technical subjects (i.e. Visual Arts [formerly known as Art and Design], Home Economics, Design and Technology, Computer and Information Technology, Physical Education, Music, etc.) and Chinese History in Secondary 4 and 5.

C = Total number of teaching periods in subjects other than language

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subjects (i.e. Chinese, English, French, Chinese Literature, English Literature, Putonghua, etc.), practical and technical subjects (i.e. Visual Arts (formerly known as Art and Design), Home Economics, Design and Technology, Computer and Information Technology, Physical Education, Music, etc.) and Chinese History in Secondary 4 and 5 in which Chinese is used as the MOI.

(ii) A subject or class will be considered as being taught in Chinese only if all related textbooks, school examinations and tests materials in that subject are also conducted in Chinese.

(c) Principals are reminded that additional teachers of English are provided in order to improve students' language ability. This provision must not be exploited to reduce the number of periods taught by any teacher in any subject.

2. Additional Teaching Spaces

(a) To enable split-class English Language teaching to be carried out in junior secondary forms, extra accommodation is provided. As the split classes are smaller in size, they can be accommodated in half-sized classrooms. Hence schools eligible for one or more additional teachers of English will be allowed to partition some of their existing classrooms to create the additional rooms required. Individual schools will be informed of the maximum number of classrooms to be partitioned and converted into smaller rooms for split classes in English in accordance with the maximum number of additional teachers of English provided for such classes.

(b) The partitioning can either be of a fixed or movable type, depending on the preference of schools. Individual eligible schools will be invited to make application to the Permanent Secretary to carry out the work as a major repairs project.

3. Additional Teaching Aids

To further support the teaching of English, schools which are eligible for one or more additional teachers of English will be provided with a one-off library grant for the purchase of additional reading materials in English as well as other teaching/learning aids.

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Section 1A Attachment C Manning Scale of Laboratory Technicians

1. The manning scale of Laboratory Technicians is based on the number of practical periods in the whole school in accordance with the number of operating classes and the type of syllabuses adopted and calculated as follows: -

No. of practical periods per week for the whole school * No. of Laboratory Technicians =

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* For schools operating 6-day or 7-day cycles, the number of practical periods per cycle needs to be converted into number per week by multiplying it with 5/X, where X represents the number of days per cycle.

2. The following rules will also apply in the above manning scale : -

(a) any fraction of a post of Laboratory Technician of half or above will be considered as one post;

(b) for a developing school where less than two Laboratory Technician posts are justified, any fraction derived will be considered as one post;

(c) the maximum number of Laboratory Technicians should not, in any case, be greater than the number of laboratories in the school.

3. In the calculation of the number of practical periods per week, the following standard numbers of practical periods for different types of syllabuses in each class are to be used : -

Level Subject

S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 ASL S6

AL S7 ASL S7

AL Integrated Science/

Science (S1-3) 4 4 4 - - - -

Human Biology - - - 3 3 - - - -

Biology 1 1 2 3 3 3 6 3 6

Chemistry 1 1 2 3 3 3 6 3 6

Physics 1 1 2 3 3 3 6 3 6

Engineering Science - - - 3 3 - 6 - 6

Science and

Technology - - - 3 3 - - - -

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Where schools are assigning less than the standard numbers of practical periods per week to any class, the actual number should be used in working out the entitlement.

4. (a) One of the Laboratory Technician posts provided will be ranked at Laboratory Technician I in a school where there are four or more laboratories and three or more Laboratory Technicians; and

(b) One Laboratory Technician I post will be provided at the initial stage for a developing school planned to have four or more laboratories and three or more Laboratory Technicians by the third year of its operation.

5. Where a school is operating Secondary 6 and 7 and has one or more demonstration rooms, one demonstration room only should be counted as a laboratory for staffing purposes.

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Section 1B Staff Establishment of Aided Primary Schools

A. Teaching Staff Establishment 1. Staffing Ratio

(a) The teaching establishment of an aided bi-sessional or whole-day primary school is calculated respectively on the basis of 1.3 or 1.4 teachers per class.

In order to avoid the use of fractions of a teacher, the number of teachers resulting from the application of the 1.3:1 or 1.4:1 formula should be rounded up to the nearest whole number. The only exception to the general rule is that schools operating only one class will be staffed with 1.5 teachers.

(b) In schools with 6 or more classes, the calculation is exclusive of the post of the Principal of the school.

(c) Aided primary schools are staffed with teachers at the grades of Certificated Master/Mistress (for non-graduate teachers) and Primary School Master/Mistress (for graduate teachers).

(d) Each primary school is entitled to have 35% of its teaching staff in the graduate grade, and should put in place a reasonable grade structure.

2. Recommended Grade Structure

The recommended grade structure is as follows –

(a) The headship and the deputy headship posts should be at the graduate level;

(b) 35% of the senior teacher posts should be graduate teacher posts; and

(c) The remaining graduate posts should be allocated to the basic rank teacher level.

3. Alternative Grade Structure

Notwithstanding (2) above, a school has the flexibility to determine an alternative grade structure, and the following should apply –

(a) Grade structure with the number of Primary School Master/Mistress posts not exceeding 50% of the total number of senior teacher posts:

(i) The sponsor/Incorporated Management Committee should draw up a school-based grade structure after consulting the teaching staff.

(ii) The headship and the deputy headship posts should remain at the graduate level.

(iii) Flexibility may be allowed in determining the percentage of graduate posts in the senior teacher rank and the basic rank, subject to -

• The number of senior teachers at the graduate rank does not exceed the 50% limit; and

• The total number of senior teacher posts, graduate teacher posts and the staff entitlement in each school are not exceeded.

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(iv) The sponsor/Incorporated Management Committee should inform the Education and Manpower Bureau of the grade structure and the reasons for adopting the structure. Any subsequent changes should be made six months before implementation, and the Education and Manpower Bureau should also be informed accordingly.

(b) Grade structure with the number of Primary School Master/Mistress posts exceeding 50% of the senior teacher posts:

(i) The sponsor/Incorporated Management Committee should consult all the teaching staff and obtain their consensus before determining the grade structure.

(ii) The headship and the deputy headship posts should remain at the graduate level.

(iii) Flexibility may be allowed in determining the percentage of graduate posts in the senior teacher rank and the basic rank, subject to the total number of senior teacher posts, graduate teacher posts and the staff entitlement in each school not being exceeded.

(iv) The sponsor/Incorporated Management Committee should forward the proposed grade structure with justifications to the Education and Manpower Bureau for endorsement. It should also consult all the teaching staff and obtain their consensus before proposing any subsequent changes to the grade structure adopted six months in advance. Prior consent from the Education and Manpower Bureau should be obtained before implementation.

4. Ranking of Teaching Staff (a) Principal of School

(i) The ranking of Principal for a bi-sessional / whole-day school is shown in Attachment A1 / Attachment A2 respectively.

(ii) In bi-sessional schools with 25 classes or more where each session is considered as a separate school in the calculation of teaching staff establishment, two headship posts will be provided, one of which will serve as “Principal” as defined in the Education Ordinance if the bi-sessional school is under one school registration.

(b) Senior Teacher

The provision of senior teachers is included in the manning scale in Attachment A1 for primary schools operating bi-sessional classes at the ratio of one senior teacher for every four classes and Attachment A2 for whole-day primary schools at the ratio of one senior teacher for every three classes. The rank of a senior teacher will be Primary School Master/Mistress (PSM) or Assistant Master/Mistress (AM) as appropriate.

Senior teachers are required to undertake specific duties in addition to class teaching. The Incorporated Management Committee or Principal of a school may exercise discretion in the allocation of duties of senior teachers as well as the re-distribution of their duties in the light of the school’s entitlement of senior teachers. In a primary school with 12 or more

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classes, one of the senior teachers will serve as the Deputy Head.

(c) Class Teacher

The rank of class teachers is Assistant Primary School Master/Mistress (APSM) or Certificated Master/Mistress (CM) as appropriate. The provision of class teachers is included in the manning scale in Attachment A1 for primary schools operating bi-sessional classes and Attachment A2 for primary schools operating whole-day classes.

5. Additional Teacher

(a) Student Guidance Teacher

For schools without the student guidance service grant or not being served by Student Guidance Officer, an additional post of the PSM or AM rank for Student Guidance Teacher (SGT) is provided to a school with 24 or more classes or shared by 2 schools each with 23 or less classes under the same sponsoring body. In connection with the target of 35% of primary teaching posts to be upgraded to the graduate level –

(i) for a sponsoring body entitling to one SGT only for the schools under it, the SGT post is included in the teaching staff entitlement of the base school for working out the 35% graduate post entitlement of that school; and

(ii) for a sponsoring body entitling to two or more SGTs, the following options are given –

• The SGT post be included in the teaching staff entitlement of each individual base school for working out the 35% graduate post entitlement of the school and the SGT be considered together with other teachers in the base school for re-grading; or

• A graduate post entitlement equivalent to 35% of the SGT posts entitled be provided to the sponsoring body and the appointment of SGTs in the PSM grade be considered separately under the same sponsoring body.

For (ii) above, the option, once made, is irrevocable under normal circumstances.

(b) Teacher-librarian

A school meeting one of the following conditions is entitled to the provision of one additional CM post for undertaking the duties of a teacher-librarian –

(i) each whole-day primary school with three or more ordinary classes (ii) each bi-sessional primary school with 12 or more ordinary classes

(iii) two bi-sessional primary schools housed in the same premises with a total of 12 or more ordinary classes (i.e. the number of a.m. ordinary classes plus the number of p.m. ordinary classes)

This teacher-librarian post is a regular post in addition to the normal teaching establishment of a school calculated under paragraph 1 (a) and (b) above. The service of a teacher-librarian is counted as teaching

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experience for promotion purposes in aided primary schools. A school, upon the provision of this additional post, may deploy a teacher at the AM/PSM rank to fill the teacher-librarian post. For appointment as a teacher-librarian, a teacher should have a minimum of two years’ teaching experience and preferably the relevant professional qualification in librarianship. Upon appointment a teacher-librarian is required, where appropriate, to complete a part-time day-release training course or other professional training course organised by the Education and Manpower Bureau.

(c) Additional Senior Teacher Post of English

An additional senior teacher post, to be offset by a post in the rank of CM or APSM as appropriate, is provided to each school that operates six or more classes to provide curriculum leadership in the teaching of English to improve co-ordination, planning and methodology. In an aided bi-sessional primary school with a total of 25 classes or more for both sessions, each session is considered as a separate school. The conditions for promotion/appointment to the additional post are at Section 5.

B. Non-teaching Staff Entitlement

The following scales should apply in determining the clerical and janitor staff entitlements of a school for the purpose of calculating the amount of Administration Grant or the Revised Administration Grant as appropriate payable to it Note:

1. Clerical staff

(a) Bi-sessional schools

No. of classes Rank and no. of clerical staff entitled

1 to 3 Nil

4 to 11 1 Clerical Assistant

12 to 23 1 Assistant Clerical Officer

24 or more 1 Assistant Clerical Officer + 1 Clerical Assistant

In bi-sessional schools with 25 classes or more, each session will be considered as a separate school in the calculation of the clerical staff establishment.

(b) Whole-day schools

No. of classes Rank and no. of clerical staff entitled

1 to 3 Nil

4 to 11 1 Clerical Assistant

12 to 23 1 Assistant Clerical Officer + 1 Clerical Assistant 24 or more 1 Assistant Clerical Officer + 2 Clerical Assistants

Note Schools that opt for the Administration Grant will pay the salaries of their clerical and janitor staff through the Administration Grant, and those that opt for the Revised Administration Grant will pay the salaries of their janitor staff through the Revised Administration Grant and the actual salaries of the clerical staff through the Salaries Grant.

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2. Janitor staff

One janitor staff may be allowed for every four or fraction of four classes and special purpose rooms in use for the AM or whole-day session and one janitor staff may be allowed for every eight or fraction of eight classes and special purpose rooms in use for the PM session. If the total includes a fraction of 0.5 or above, it will be rounded up to next whole number.

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Section 1B / Attachment A1 Teaching Staff Establishment

in Aided Primary Schools Operating Bi-sessional Classes under the 1.3:1 teacher-to-class ratio and a ratio of one Senior Teacher for every four classes No. of

classes * Rank of

Principal * Rank of Deputy

Head @ No. of Senior Teachers # (excluding Deputy Head, if entitled)

No. of Class

Teachers # Total No. of Staff

(including Principal) 1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM HMII HMII HMII HMII HMII HMII HMII HMII HMII HMII HMII HMII HMI HMI HMI HMI HMI HMI HMI HMI HMI HMI HMI HMI HMI

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM

0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8

0.5 2 3 4 5 7 9 9 10 11 13 13 14 16 17 17 19 20 21 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 30 31 32 34 34 35 37 38 38

1.5 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 33 34 35 37 38 39 40 42 43 44 46 47 48

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* In a bi-sessional school with 25 classes or more where each session is considered as a separate school in the calculation of teaching staff establishment, two headship posts will be provided, one of which will serve as “Principal” as defined in the Education Ordinance if the bi-sessional school is under one school registration.

@ In a primary school with 12 or more classes, one of the senior teachers will serve as the Deputy Head.

# The respective numbers of senior teachers (excluding the Deputy Head) and class teachers by rank (i.e. by PSM, AM, APSM and CM) entitled by a school should be determined in accordance with the grade structure it has adopted or as endorsed by the Education and Manpower Bureau as appropriate, subject to the total number of graduate teacher posts in the school not exceeding 35% of its teaching staff establishment.

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Section 1B / Attachment A2 Teaching Staff Establishment

in Whole-day Aided Primary Schools under the

1.4:1 teacher-to-class ratio and a ratio of one Senior Teacher for every three classes No. of

classes Rank of

Principal Rank of Deputy

Head @ No. of Senior Teachers # (excluding Deputy Head, if entitled)

No. of Class

Teachers# Total No. of Staff

(including Principal) 1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM HMII HMII HMII HMII HMII HMII HMII HMII HMII HMII HMII HMII HMI HMI HMI HMI HMI HMI HMI HMI HMI HMI HMI HMI HMI

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM PSM

0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 11

0.5 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 10 11 13 13 15 16 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 26 27 29 29 31 32 32 34 35 36 37 38 39

1.5 3 5 6 7 10 11 13 14 15 17 18 20 21 22 24 25 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 38 39 41 42 43 45 46 48 49 50 52

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@ In a primary school with 12 or more classes, one of the senior teachers will serve as the Deputy Head.

# The respective numbers of senior teachers (excluding the Deputy Head) and class teachers by rank (i.e. by PSM, AM, APSM and CM) entitled by a school should be determined in accordance with the grade structure it has adopted or as endorsed by the Education and Manpower Bureau as appropriate, subject to the total number of graduate teacher posts in the school not exceeding 35% of its teaching staff establishment.

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Section 1C Staff Establishment of Aided Special Schools

SCHOOL SECTION

A. Teaching Staff Establishment 1. Staffing Ratio

The staffing ratio for all levels is 1.5 teachers per class. The number of teachers will be calculated separately for the primary and secondary sections.

In order to avoid the use of fractions of a teacher, where 0.5 of a teacher results from the application of this ratio, it will be rounded up to the nearest whole number, except where 0.5 of a teacher results for both sections. In this case, the 0.5 will be rounded up in the section with the minority number of classes, and the 0.5 in the section with the majority number of classes will be rounded down. Teachers for split classes and mobility instructors, where approved, will be included in the calculation of the teaching establishment for the relevant section before the rounding up or down of fractional staff.

2. Ranking of Teaching Staff (a) Principal of School

In schools with more than 3 classes, the calculation is exclusive of the post of the Principal of the school. The ranking of Principal is shown in Attachment A.

(b) Senior Teacher

Senior teachers for the primary section are included in the teaching establishment. The rank of a senior teacher should be Assistant Master/Mistress or Primary School Master/Mistress. Senior teachers are required to undertake specific duties in addition to class teaching. In a primary special school with 12 or more equivalent ordinary classes, one of the senior teachers in the rank of Assistant Master/Mistress or Primary School Master/Mistress will serve as the Deputy Head.

(c) Teachers for Split Classes

At the request of the Principal of the school, the Permanent Secretary may approve the provision for additional teaching staff under the terms of the Salaries Grant to cover staffing needs in respect of approved additional class periods for split classes for subjects involving practical/equipment-basedNote instruction and specialist teaching requirements in special schools.

Note Subjects involving equipment-based learning and teaching are those entailing the use of a special venue as well as a variety of tools and equipment for the design and processing of materials for students to master the relevant knowledge and skills.

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(d) Teacher Assisting in Speech Therapy (TAST)

Schools for children with hearing impairment may appoint TASTs at the ratio of 1 for 3 classes of which one post must be offset by a speech therapist.

The number of TASTs is calculated for the school as a whole. Where fractional staff results, this will be rounded up when it reaches 0.5, otherwise it will be rounded down. The resulting number will then be apportioned between the primary and secondary sections of the school in accordance with the number of classes in each section, in such a way that no fractional staff for either section will result. TASTs form part of the non-graduate teaching establishment of the school.

(e) Mobility Instructor

A school for the visually impaired or the visually impaired with mental handicap may appoint 0.5 mobility instructor per class. Mobility instructors will be apportioned between the primary and secondary sections of the schools in accordance with the number of classes in each section and be included in the calculation of the teaching staff establishment for the relevant section before the rounding up or down of fractional staff.

Mobility instructors are reckoned as members of the non-graduate teaching establishment of the school.

(f) Resource Teacher

(i) Resource Teacher for Children with Visual Impairment

A school for the visually impaired may appoint resource teachers to teach children with visual impairment (those with total blindness, severe low vision or moderate low vision) who register with the school for the visually impaired for resource support and attend ordinary schools and special schools other than those for the visually impaired, at the ratio of 0.5 teacher for 1-4 students. Such teachers for secondary students of ordinary schools will be reckoned as members of the graduate teaching establishment of the secondary section while those for students of primary classes of ordinary schools and special schools will be reckoned as members of the non-graduate teaching establishment of the primary section. In calculating the number of resource teachers for children with visual impairment at Graduate Master/Mistress and Certificated Master/Mistress ranks, when dividing both numbers of target students by 4 leaves 2 remainders and the sum of the remainders does not exceed 4, the remainders should be added together for calculation of resource teacher establishment at the Graduate Master/Mistress rank.

(ii) Resource Teacher for Autistic Children

A school for children with mild and/or moderate mental handicap may appoint 1 additional non-graduate resource teacher in its primary section for children with autistic disorder, taking into account their

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needs for varying degree of remedial support at the following provision ratio :

No. of children

with autistic disorder No. of teachers provided Every 8 requiring intensive remedial

teaching programme 1

Every 16 requiring less intensive

remedial teaching programme 1

The additional teaching post is approved on the understanding that the operation of remedial teaching programme for autistic children is justified by the actual enrolment of such students in the school. The post will be clawed back when it is no longer justified.

(iii) Resource Teacher for Supportive Educational Programmes

Special schools operating secondary classes may appoint additional non-graduate teachers in accordance with the following ratios to strengthen the support for library service, computer education, civic education, sex education and school leavers’ programme :

Size of school

(with secondary classes) Provision of additional teachers

Less than 6 classes 0

6 - 9 classes 0.5 #

10 classes or above 1

The resource teacher should be included in the establishment of the non-graduate teachers of the secondary section as net additional provision and will not be rounded up if 0.5 additional teacher is provided.

For combined grades special schools for the mentally handicapped, the provision applies to each section separately.

# To be provided only when there is no rounding up of the non-graduate teaching establishment of the school.

(iv) Resource Teacher for Supportive Remedial Service

• A school for children with hearing impairment may appoint 1 additional non-graduate resource teacher in its primary section to provide remedial teaching support to students with hearing impairment who are attending ordinary primary schools and are identified to be backward academically, at the ratio of 1 teacher for 1 unit. The size of a unit is 1-20 students.

• A school for children with hearing impairment may appoint 1 additional resource teacher at Graduate Master/Mistress grade in

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its secondary section to provide remedial teaching support to students with hearing impairment who are at junior secondary level in ordinary schools, at the ratio of 1 teacher for 1 unit. The size of a unit is 1-10 students.

(g) Low-vision Training Teacher

A school for the visually impaired or the visually impaired with mental handicap may, subject to the needs identified, appoint not more than 1 additional non-graduate teacher in its primary section for delivering low-vision training programme. The school is entitled to 0.5 or 1 additional non-graduate teacher if the workload of the low-vision training service is below or over 50% of the workload of a full-time teacher respectively.

(h) Teacher Librarian

A teacher librarian post at the Certificated Master/Mistress rank will be provided to aided special schools with six classes or more. The teacher librarian post is an additional regular post not included in the normal teaching staff establishment of the schools.

(i) Additional Senior Teacher Post of English

An additional senior teacher post, to be offset by a post in the rank of Certificated Master/Mistress or Assistant Primary School Master/ Mistress as appropriate, is provided to each primary special school/special school with primary section that operates six or more primary classes and adopts the ordinary school curriculum to provide curriculum leadership in the teaching of English to improve co-ordination, planning and methodology.

The conditions for appointment to the additional post are at Section 5.

(j) Expansion of Graduate Post in Special Schools with a Secondary Section

For higher teaching standards, a special school with a secondary section may upgrade a maximum of four non-graduate teaching posts to graduate teaching posts provided that no serving teacher’s service may be terminated for the purpose of taking advantage of this provision.

(k) Graded Post within the Establishment

The number of posts in each grade is determined by making reference to the following attachments :

Attachment B - Teaching Staff Establishment for Primary Classes in Special Schools

Attachment C - Teaching Staff Establishment for Secondary Classes in Special Schools without Senior Secondary Classes

Attachment D - Teaching Staff Establishment for Secondary Classes in Special Schools Operating Secondary 1-5

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(l) Flexibility in Teaching Staff Structure

In view of the varying needs of different categories of special schools, Principals and the Incorporated Management Committee may propose, for the approval of the Permanent Secretary, teaching staff structures for the secondary sections of their schools with a higher proportion of non-graduate posts than in the standard manning scales, subject to the following conditions :

(i) No serving teacher’s service may be terminated for the purpose of taking advantage of this provision; and

(ii) When a teaching staff structure of a school has been approved and implemented which involves additional Assistant Master/Mistress (AM) or Senior Assistant Master/Mistress (SAM) posts, it will only be possible to raise the proportion of graduate posts when AM and SAM posts fall vacant. It will not then be possible to replace a departing Certificated Master/Mistress with a Graduate Master/Mistress.

(m) Workshop Teacher

(i) In special schools with workshops in the secondary section, one Certificated Master/Mistress (Workshop Teacher) may be appointed per approved workshop.

(ii) In special schools with workshops in the secondary section, one Assistant Master/Mistress (Workshop Teacher) may be appointed for every 4 approved workshops.

B. Non-teaching Staff Establishment 1. Laboratory Technician

(a) Laboratory Technicians II/III for science laboratories may be appointed on the following scale :

Number of Laboratories Number of Laboratory Technicians

1 1

2 2

3 3

(b) In schools for the hearing impaired with up to 17 classes, an additional Laboratory Technician II/III may be appointed for the maintenance of audiological equipment and hearing aids. A second additional laboratory technician may be appointed in schools for the hearing impaired with 18 classes or more.

(c) In special schools with five or more laboratories in the secondary section, one of the laboratory technicians may be appointed at the Laboratory Technician I level.

(d) In a school for the hearing impaired with more than 17 classes, one of the laboratory technicians appointed for the maintenance of audiological

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equipment and hearing aids may be appointed at the Laboratory Technician I level.

(e) In a school for the visually impaired (special school for the visually impaired with mental handicap excluded), a Laboratory Technician II/III may be appointed for the maintenance of special equipment/technical aids, and for providing technical assistance in setting up and operating the equipment.

2. Special School Social Worker

(a) Schools may appoint 0.5 special school social worker for every 35 students.

However, where a sponsor operates two or more special schools, the ratio of provision may be applied to the combined capacity of the schools as if they were a single school.

(b) Special school social workers should, in general, be ranked at the Senior Social Work Assistant level.

(c) Social workers in the following categories of special schools should be ranked at the Assistant Social Work Officer level, if graduate social workers are employed; or at the Senior Social Work Assistant level if the posts are filled by non-graduate social workers;

(i) schools for social development;

(ii) schools with senior secondary classes; or

(iii) schools where there are three or more professional disciplines (e.g.

speech therapists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and nurses) in addition to teachers and social workers, and where the social workers are given the additional responsibilities of a rehabilitation coordinator

3. Speech Therapist (ST)

Schools for the hearing impaired, for the visually impaired with mental handicap, for children with physical disability, and for the mentally handicapped may appoint STs on the following scale:

Type of School No. of Classes No. of ST (i) Visual impairment with mental

handicap, Physical disability, Mild mental handicap, Moderate mental handicap, and Mild and moderate mental handicap

1 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 15 16 – 20

1 2 3 4

(ii) Severe mental handicap 1 - 5 6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20

1 2 2.5 3

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Type of School No. of Classes No. of ST (iii) Hearing impairment 1 ST by offsetting 1 of the TAST

posts 4. Physiotherapist and Artisan

(a) Schools for children with physical disability and severe mental handicap may appoint 0.5 physiotherapist for every 15 students and one artisan to support every two physiotherapists.

(b) The Staff Structure for Physiotherapist (PT) should be as follows : Ranking of staff

No. of PTs entitled SPT PT I PT II

1 1 -

1.5 1 0.5

2 1 1

2.5 1 1.5

3 1 2

3.5 1 2.5

4 2 2

4.5 2 2.5

5 2 3

5.5 2 3.5

6 1 2 3

5. Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapy Assistant

(a) Schools for children with physical disability and severe mental handicap may appoint 0.5 occupational therapist and 0.5 occupational therapy assistant for every 15 students.

(b) The Staff Structure for Occupational Therapist (OT) should be as follows:

Ranking of staff

No. of OTs entitled SOT OT I OT II

1 1 -

1.5 1 0.5

2 1 1

2.5 1 1.5

3 1 2

3.5 1 2.5

4 2 2

4.5 2 2.5

5 2 3

5.5 2 3.5

6 1 2 3

6. Educational Psychologist

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(a) Sponsoring bodies operating a minimum of 30 special school classes (except hospital schools) may appoint school-based educational psychologists. While each educational psychologist may serve more than one special school under a particular sponsor, he/she will be employed by and stationed at one of the schools and considered as a member of the non-teaching specialist staff of that school. Provision ratios for educational psychologists to be employed by special schools are as follows :

No. of Classes

Operated by the Same Sponsor Provisions of Psychologist(s)

30 - 59 1

60 - 99 2

100 - 139 3

140 - 179 4

(b) School-based educational psychologists should, in general, be ranked at Educational Psychologist I level. When fully qualified educational psychologists are not available in the job market, a candidate without a Post Graduate Certificate in Education and 6 years’ relevant experience may be appointed as Educational Psychologist II, should he/she meet the entry requirements for this rank.

7. School Nurse

Schools for children with physical disability, mental handicap and for the visually impaired with mental handicap may appoint full-time registered nurses on the following scale :

Type of School No. of

Students No. of School Nurses (i) Physical disability or Severe mental

handicap 40 – 129

130 or more 1

2 (ii) Mild mental handicap, Moderate

mental handicap, Combined mild and moderate mental handicap, or Visual impairment with mental handicap

40 or more 1

8. Clerical Staff

Schools may appoint clerical staff on the following scale for the calculation of the amount of Administration Grant or the Revised Administration Grant as appropriate payable to it Note:

Note Schools that opt for the Administration Grant for their school section will pay the salaries of their clerical and janitor staff through the Administration Grant, and those that opt for the Revised Administration Grant will pay the salaries of their janitor staff through the Revised Administration

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Student Capacity at Full Development No. of Clerical Staff up to 49 1 Clerical Assistant

50 - 99 1 Assistant Clerical Officer

100 - 149 1 Assistant Clerical Officer and 1 Clerical Assistant

150 or more 2 Assistant Clerical Officers 9. Brailling Staff

Schools for the visually impaired operating resource support programme for students with visual impairment may appoint brailling staff at the following scale:

No. of Students withVisual Impairment

registered under the Resource Support Programme Provision of Brailling Staff

8 0.5

16 1

10. Workshop Attendant

Schools may appoint one workshop attendant for each approved workshop.

11. Janitor Staff

Schools may appoint janitor staff on the following scale for the calculation of the amount of Administration Grant or the Revised Administration Grant as appropriate payable to itNote:

One-third janitor staff may be allowed for every operating class and approved special room. In schools for children with physical disability and severe mental handicap, 0.75 janitor staff may be allowed for every operating class and 0.5 for every approved special room. Fractional staff will be rounded up after summation.

12. Motor Driver

(a) Schools for children with visual impairment, physical disability, moderate and severe mental handicap, hearing impairment and schools for social development may appoint motor drivers for registered special school buses.

(b) Drivers who are required to drive a registered school bus with 30 or more seats will be appointed as Special Drivers. Those who are assigned to drive registered school buses with fewer than 30 seats will be appointed as Motor Drivers.

13. Teacher Assistant

Teacher Assistants may be appointed in the following categories of special schools at the ratio of 0.5 teacher assistant per class :

Grant and the actual salaries of the other staff through the Salaries Grant.

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(a) schools for the severely mentally handicapped;

(b) school for the visually impaired with mental handicap;

(c) schools for children with physical disability;

(d) psychiatric units in hospital schools; and

(e) preparatory classes in schools for the hearing impaired and the school for the visually impaired.

BOARDING SECTION

All special schools with an approved boarding section subvented by the Education and Manpower Bureau is provided with the following staff :

1. Warden

(a) One warden may be appointed for the boarding section.

(b) The warden should, in general, be ranked at the Assistant Social Work Officer level.

(c) As an alternative rank for the warden grade, the post can be filled by non-graduate social workers at the Chief Social Work Assistant level for a boarding section with a capacity of 50 boarders and above, or the Senior Social Work Assistant level for a boarding section with a capacity of less than 50 boarders.

2. Assistant Warden

An assistant warden may be appointed among the approved establishment of houseparents and programme workers. The assistant warden should be ranked at the Senior Social Work Assistant level for a boarding section with a capacity of 50 boarders and above, and at the Social Work Assistant level for a boarding section with a capacity of less than 50 boarders.

3. Houseparent-in-charge

For a boarding section with a capacity of 50 boarders and above, a houseparent-in-charge may be appointed amongst every 4 posts of houseparent.

The houseparent-in-charge should be ranked at the Social Work Assistant level.

4. Houseparent *

Houseparents at Social Work Assistant level may be appointed on the following scale :

Categories of boarders Week-day

ratio Week-end & Sunday ratio (in addition to the week-day provision) Hearing impairment or

visual impairment 2 for

15 boarders 1.2 for 15 boarders Moderate mental

handicap 2 for

12 boarders 1.2 for 12 boarders Physical disability,

severe mental handicap, 2 for 1.2 for 8 boarders

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severe mental handicap, or visual impairment with mental handicap

8 boarders

5. Programme Worker *

Programme workers at Social Work Assistant level may be appointed on the following scale :

Number of boarders For week-days For week-ends & Sundays (in addition to the week-day provision)

60 or less 1 0.5

61 to 120 2 1.0

121 or more 3 1.5

6. Nurse

Nurses may be appointed on the following scale :

Categories of boarders Week-day ratio Week-end & Sunday ratio (in addition to the week-day provision) Hearing impairment, Visual

impairment or Moderate mental handicap

1 Enrolled Nurse for

20 or more boarders 0.6 Enrolled Nurse for 20 or more boarders

Physical disability, Severe mental handicap, or Visual impairment with mental handicap

1 Registered Nurse or Enrolled Nurse for 25 boarders

0.6 Registered Nurse or Enrolled Nurse for 25 boarders

Where fractional staff results, this will be rounded up to the next whole number.

For boarding sections of special schools for (i) the moderately mentally handicapped, (ii) the severely mentally handicapped, (iii) children with physical disability or (iv) the visually impaired with mental handicap, the minimum provision will be one nurse at any one time during the operational hours of the boarding section irrespective of its size.

7. Clerical Staff

One clerical assistant may be appointed for each boarding section for the calculation of the amount of Administration Grant or the Revised Administration Grant as appropriate payable to it Note.

8. Cook

Cooks may be appointed on the following scale :

Note Schools that opt for the Administration Grant for their boarding section will pay the salaries of their clerical and janitor staff through the Administration Grant, and those that opt for the Revised Administration Grant will pay the salaries of their janitor staff through the Revised Administration Grant and the actual salaries of the other staff through the Salaries Grant.

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Number of boarders Number of cooks

39 or less 2

40 – 79 3

80 or more 4

9. Watchman

Two watchmen may be appointed for each boarding section.

10. Janitor Staff *

Janitor staff may be allowed on the following scale for the calculation of the amount of Administration Grant or the Revised Administration Grant as appropriate payable to the school’s boarding section Note:

Categories of boarders Week-day ratio

Week-end & Sunday ratio (in addition to the week-day provision) Hearing impairment One for 20 or

fewer boarders 0.6 for 20 or fewer boarders

Visual impairment or

Moderate mental handicap One for 15 or

fewer boarders 0.6 for 15 or fewer boarder Physical disability, Severe

mental handicap, or Visual impairment with mental handicap

One for 10 or

fewer boarders 0.6 for 10 or fewer boarders

* In calculating the number of staff for houseparent, programme workers and janitor staff, individual fractions of these three grades will be added together and the fraction resulting, if any, will be rounded up to the next whole number. Posts created after summation and rounding up of the fraction may be appointed as houseparent/programme worker/janitor staff at the discretion of the school to meet operational needs.

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Section 1C / Attachment A Ranking of Principal of Special School

A. Special Schools with Combined Levels or Secondary Classes Only

1. The ranking of Principals of aided special schools with combined levels or secondary classes only is determined on the basis of the number of equivalent full-streamed ordinary secondary classes worked out according to the following weighting system and relativity ratio :

(a) Weighting system

(i) 1 special primary class = 0.6 full-streamed special secondary class

(ii) 1 special junior secondary class = 0.8 full-streamed special secondary class

(iii) 1 special senior secondary class = 1 full-streamed special secondary class

(b) Relativity of ranking of Principal between special schools and ordinary schools :

A school with 18 equivalent full-streamed special secondary classes = a school with 24 ordinary secondary classes

2. The converted number of equivalent ordinary secondary classes, with fractional numbers rounded down, will determine the ranking of Principal for a special school in accordance with the following scale :

Number of equivalent full-streamed

ordinary secondary classes Ranking of Principal 24 or more Principal II (Pr II)/** Principal I (Pr I)

15 to 23 Principal II (Pr II)

14 or less Principal Graduate Master/Mistress (PGM) Where fractional class results, this will be rounded down.

** Principal I (Pr I) post will only be provided for special schools operating senior secondary class(es) with 24 or more equivalent full-streamed ordinary secondary classes.

B. Primary Special Schools

1. The ranking of Principals of aided primary special schools is determined by the number of equivalent ordinary primary classes worked out according to the following relativity ratio :

A school with 18 special primary classes = a school with 24 ordinary primary classes

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