Development Options for Secondary Schools
Schools that fail to recruit the minimum number of students required to operate three S1 classes may apply for the following development options in taking forward their development. Besides, Options (C) & (F) are applicable for schools operating 3 classes. If schools do not apply for any development option or their applications are not approved, they may still operate S1 classes on the "per capita subvention mode" starting from the next school year. Various development options are introduced as follows:
| (A) | Conditional Re-participation in Secondary School Places Allocation System (SSPA) | |
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It is only offered to schools not able to operate three S1 classes for the first time to apply for re-participation in SSPA with three S1 classes. Schools can only apply for this development option once. Sponsoring bodies of the schools choosing this option have to provide top-up resources required for the operation of three senior secondary classes so as to provide this cohort of less than three classes of S1 students with a broad and balanced curriculum when they reach senior secondary levels. |
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| (B) | Collaboration with Post-secondary Institutions, Professional / Vocational Bodies | |
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Schools operating less than 3 classes may apply to co-organise practical courses of special nature at senior secondary levels with post-secondary institutions, professional / vocational bodies for providing a broad and balanced curriculum with diversified range of electives which suit the capabilities and aptitudes of their students. |
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| (C) | Merging with Other Schools | |
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Schools may consider merging with other schools in order to provide a broad and balanced NSS curriculum with a reasonable choice of subject combinations to cater for students' learning needs and interests. |
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| (D) | Collaboration with Other Schools | |
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Secondary schools operating less than three S1 classes may consider collaborating with other schools in order to provide a broad and balanced NSS curriculum with a reasonable choice of subject combinations to cater for students' learning needs and interests. |
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| (E) | Injection of Additional Resources | |
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Secondary schools operating less than three S1 classes may apply for injection of additional resources by their school sponsoring bodies so that there will be sufficient resources for providing the S1 students admitted in the first school year of operating less than three S1 classes and thereafter with a broad and balanced curriculum as required under the NSS curriculum when students concerned reach senior secondary levels. |
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| (F) | Undergoing Special Review | |
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Schools may apply for a special review if they consider their overall performance as "good" or above after undergoing self-evaluation. |
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| (G) | Joining the Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) | |
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If the schools concerned have formulated plans for the provision of quality education and sustained development, they may apply for joining the DSS. |
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| (H) | Turning into Private Schools | |
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Secondary schools operating less than three S1 classes may apply for turning into private schools by phases. |
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