Graduate Teacher Posts in Aided Primary Schools
Background
In 1993, the Government accepted the Education Commission's recommendation in its Report No. 5 to turn up to 35% of its primary school teaching posts into graduate posts by 2007 with a view to providing schools with the knowledge and skills required for effective leadership and maintaining the attractiveness of the teaching career in primary education.
Since the 1994/1995 school year, a new graduate grade of Primary School Master/Mistress (PSM) grade has been created in public sector primary schools.
In the 1997 Policy Address, Government has committed to advance the target year for having 35% of primary teaching posts upgraded to graduate posts from 2007 to 2001.
By the 2001/02 school year, we have already achieved the target of upgrading 35% of primary teaching posts to graduate posts.
To raise the status and professional standards of teachers for enhancement of the overall quality of education, it was announced in the 2007 Policy Address to increase the ratio of graduate teacher posts in public sector primary schools by two phases, i.e. to 45% in the 2008/09 school year and to 50% in the 2009/10 school year.
The Primary School Master/Mistress Grade
The grade structure and salary scales of the PSM grade are as follows:
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A school already provided with a graduate post in the PSM grade will have a non-graduate post in the corresponding rank in the Certificated Master/Mistress (CM) grade deleted from its teaching establishment, e.g. HM I to be offset by Principal Assistant Master/Mistress (PAM); HM II by Senior Assistant Master/Mistress (SAM); PSM and new SPSM with effect from 1 September 2008 by Assistant Master/Mistress (AM) and APSM by CM.
When appointing teachers to the graduate teacher posts, schools should refer to the following -
• Graduate Teacher Post Entitlement in Primary Schools
• Grade Structure of Graduate/Non-graduate Teachers
• Appointment of Teachers in PSM Grade
• Duties of Teachers in PSM Grade
• Frequently Asked Questions (Updated on 1 September 2009)
• Briefing Sessions
3 June 2008 and 5 June 2008
Powerpoint (Chinese Version Only)
- Enhancement of Graduate Teacher Ratio in Primary Schools
- Creation of a Senior Primary School Master/Mistress Rank for Deputy Heads in Aided Primary Schools
6 June 2008
Powerpoint (Chinese Version Only)
Enquiries
Should you have any enquiries, please contact the respective Senior School Development Officers.
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