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The English Schools Foundations will develop its service for children with special needs as part of a deal on the continuing subvention for current students.<\/p>\n
ESF chairman Carlson Tong Ka-shing said this has been agreed with the government along with a facelift for Island School.<\/p>\n
Currently, the only facility operated by the ESF for those with learning difficulties is the Jockey Club Sarah Roe School in Ho Man Tin, Kowloon.<\/p>\n
The ESF also operates nine primary and five secondary schools.<\/p>\n
The government last year was in favor of continuing the subsidy for those already in such schools at the current level for up to 13 years.<\/p>\n
But Tong hopes this provision may be extended.<\/p>\n
“We are also seeking to protect the siblings of ESF students, those who have applied to ESF schools and are eligible to enrol in kindergartens.”<\/p>\n
After the subvention is phased out, school fees are expected to rise by 20 to 25percent.<\/p>\n
Tong said although subvention details are still being discussed, ESF facilities will not become direct subsidy schools.<\/p>\n
He hopes full agreement will be reached on all matters by August so plans may be submitted to the Legislative Council before the end of the year.<\/p>\n
If passed, they will be implemented at the start of the 2014-15 school year, Tong said.<\/p>\n
The ESF expects the redevelopment of Island School, built 43 years ago, to cost around HK$1 billion.<\/p>\n
ESF chief executive Heather Du Quesnay said there are plans to add up to 60 special needs places in what she calls a “mini-Sarah Roe School.”<\/p>\n
However, Du Quesnay said no decision has been taken on whether learning support classes will be provided.<\/p>\n
A spokeswoman for the Education Bureau said a review of the subvention scheme will be based on a holistic perspective of the entire school system and the position played by the ESF.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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