Education Policy Analysis Education Policy Analysis

Framework for Policy Analysis Process of Policy Formulation Policy Content Implementation Strategies

Reform of the Education System in HK Direction of the reform All-round development/ life-long learning Flexible & diversified curricula Multiple learning channels Diversity of the education system Multi- cultualism

Reform of the Education System in HK Scope of the reform Curricula Academic Structure Admission Systems Assessment Mechanisms

Focuses of the reform learning for life learning through life Improving T & L Creating more room for T&L increasing learning opportunities Reforming the admission systems Reforming public examinations Providing “Capacity Enhancement Grant” Reforming the school curriculum Improving teaching methods Improving the assessment mechanisms Improving early childhood education Increasing senior secondary school places Promoting the development of post-secondary education Promoting the development of continuing education

Early Childhood Education  Enhancing the professional competence of early childhood educators  Enhancing the quality assurance mechanism  unifying the regulatory mechanism  enhancing the interface between early childhood and primary education

Primary 1 Admission System  To avoid using children ’ s ability as the criterion for admission so as to discourage unhealthy drilling  To enhance fairness of the primary 1 admission system  To maintain basically the “ principle of vicinity ” in allocating school places  To allow primary school to retain a certain degree of autonomy in the admission of students so as to maintain their own characteristics

Secondary 1 Places Allocation System  To abolish the Academic Aptitude Test to eliminate unnecessary drilling and create more room for learning  To reduce the allocation bands to minimize the labelling effect  To increase the proportion of discretionary places gradually to enable parents/students to have a greater chance of choosing schools through direct application and to promote the adoption of more diversified admission criteria  Introduction of the “ Through-train ” mode

School Curriculum Reform  Developing a new culture of learning and teaching  A comprehensive and balanced curriculum  Key tasks of school curriculum reform  development strategies to support schools and teachers

Student Assessment Mechanisms  Establishing a new culture of assessment  Mode  Focus  Frequency  Weighing  Basic Competency Assessments  Improving the Public Examinations

Increasing Learning Opportunities  Senior Secondary Education  vocational training  Higher Education  universities  post-secondary colleges  continuing education institutions  multiple channels and diversity  multiple entry and exit points  QA and mutually recognised qualifications

University Education  Reform of university admission  Review of first degree programmes  Implementing a flexible and transferable credit unit system  strengthening the quality assurance mechanism  Increasing the number of research postgraduate places  promoting the development of private higher education institutions