Support Measures for
Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS)
Students
Education Bureau
November 2012
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Objectives
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To encourage & support early integration
of NCS students into the community,
including facilitating their adaptation to
the local education system & mastery of
the Chinese Language
Series of support measures put in place
since 2006
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Race Discrimination Ordinance (1)
The RDO was enacted in 2008
 We ensure equal opportunities for NCS
students in school admission, learning
and further study pursuits
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Race Discrimination Ordinance (2)
 EDB
issued the circular No.28/2008 to
schools
 Educational establishments were
reminded of their responsibilities
 To
make their best endeavours to support
the teaching and learning of all students
irrespective of race
 To create an accommodating environment for
ethnic diversity in schools
 To respect cultural and religious differences
 To maintain communication with parents
Support to NCS students in 3
main aspects:
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Curriculum: Supplementary Guide &
“textbooks”
Recurrent grant & on-site professional
support to some schools
After-school support to NCS students
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Chinese Language Curriculum
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Adapt the curriculum with reference to
the Supplementary Guide
Distributed learning
materials (“textbooks”)
to schools and NCS
students
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Relevant Learning Materials
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Recurrent Grant and On-site
Professional Support to some schools
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$300,000 to $600,000 per year
depending on number of NCS students
Development of school-based measures
to support their NCS students
Accumulation of experience for
dissemination to other schools admitting
NCS students
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After-school Support
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Chinese Language Learning Support Centres
operated by HKU: after-school remedial
lessons
3-years project of After School Extended
Chinese Learning for Non-Chinese Speaking
Students
Summer Bridging Programmes
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Teacher Empowerment
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Training programme offered by tertiary
institution (s)
Seminars / Sharing sessions offered by
Chinese Language Learning Support
Centre and Education Bureau
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Support to NCS Students’
Articulation (1)
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Alternative Chinese qualifications
sonsideration under JUPAS and
appointment to basic ranks in civil
service
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GCSE
IGCSE
GCE AS-Level
GCE A-Level
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Support to NCS students’
Articulation (2)
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Examination fee subsidies and remission
for eligible NCS students
 Government
top up the difference between
the fees for these Chinese exams and
HKDSE (Chinese) Exam
 Half
or full remission for eligible needy
NCS students passing the means test
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Support to NCS students’
Articulation (3)
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Workplace Chinese Language
Programmes pegged with Levels 1 to 3
of Qualifications Framework
Information for NCS Parents (1)
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Dedicated briefing sessions with interpretation
services
Materials translated into major ethnic
minority languages –
Parent Information Package
 Explanatory pamphlets on the
Primary One Admission and
Secondary School Places
Allocation systems
 Leaflet on Pre-primary Education
Voucher Scheme (PEVS), etc.
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Information for NCS Parents(2)
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Hotline: 3540 7447
(Interpretation service provided)
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Website: http://www.edb.gov.hk/ncs
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http://www.edb.gov.hk/ncs
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“Capitalising on diversities,
realising different potentials”
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