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The following is issued on behalf of the Committee on Home-School Co-operation:
The Committee on Home-School Co-operation (CHSC) will upload the e-version (in Chinese and English) of Primary School Profiles 2013 on Wednesday (September 4). The printed version (in Chinese) will be delivered to kindergartens and kindergarten-cum-child care centres for distribution to parents with children at the K3 level of the current school year.
Primary School Profiles 2013 contain information provided by individual schools showing the position as at April 2013. The profiles provide basic information on more than 500 local primary schools, covering school facilities, teaching staff information, class structure, performance assessment, school life, extra-curricular activities, school mission and school characteristics.
The publication of Primary School Profiles aims at providing parents with essential school information so as to facilitate them to choose a suitable school for their children. The profiles also publish the "Message from CHSC Chairman", which states the key points for parents to choose schools.
The e-version of the profiles enables schools to update their information on the Web directly, whenever necessary, and parents can obtain the most up-to-date school information.
The profiles are divided by districts. Parents of children who will study at Primary One level in September 2014 will receive the printed version of the profiles for the district in which they live through their respective kindergartens or kindergarten-cum-child care centres. For children not attending kindergartens or kindergarten-cum-child care centres, parents may obtain a copy from the School Places Allocation Section of the Education Bureau (EDB).
The public can access the e-version of the profiles by visiting the Primary School Profiles website at www.chsc.hk/primary or m.chsc.hk/primary (mobile version). Copies of the printed version will be available for public reference at District Offices, public libraries, Regional Education Offices and the EDB's Central Resources Centre.
For enquiries about the profiles, please call the EDB's Regional Education Offices (Hong Kong: 2863 4646; Kowloon: 3698 4108; New Territories East: 2639 4876; and New Territories West: 2437 7272) or the CHSC secretariat at 3698 4376.
Ends/Monday, September 2, 2013
Issued at HKT 15:15
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