Staff Establishment of Aided Secondary Schools (2015/16) August 2015

Staff Establishment of Aided Secondary Schools (2015/16) August 2015

Staff Establishment in 2015/16 Regular Staff Establishment (CoA Appendix 2) Basic Entitlement (Teacher to Class ratios) - 1.7 teachers per S1-S3 class - 2.0 teachers per S4-S6 class Add l teachers provided before 2009/10 + Additional Teachers - NET - MOI - Support to Academic Low Achievers - IE Teachers - New Schools Add l teachers provided to ALL schools have been subsumed - Split-class teaching - School librarian - Chinese language teachers - Teachers under ECR5 - Remedial, counselling & ECA teachers Invites Application for Grants : EDBCM 37/2015 16 2

Class Organization & Basic Staff Entitlement for a 24-Class School (4-4-4-4-4-4) in 2015/16 Class Level No. of Classes T/C Ratio Basic Entitlement Secondary 1 4 1.7 6.8 Secondary 2 4 1.7 6.8 Secondary 3 4 1.7 6.8 Secondary 4 4 2.0 8.0 Secondary 5 4 2.0 8.0 Secondary 6 4 2.0 8.0 Total 44.4 44 Teachers 37 G (85%) Ref: CoA - App 2 / Attachment A 7 NG (15%) 18 3

Calculation of Staff Establishment Basic Entitlement after applying 85% grad ratio Grad Non-Grad Fractional 37 7 0.4 Additional teachers counted for promotion posts Additional teachers of English under MOI policy Total Posts counted for Promotion 2 0 -- 39 7 19 4

Calculation of Staff Establishment (2) Posts counted for Promotion Rank Distribution (before upgrading) Grad Non-Grad 39 7 PGM SGM GM Grad PAM SAM AM CM Non- Grad -- 16 23 39 -- 1 2 4 7 Upgrading (for schs with 15 classes or more) (Ref: CoA Appendix 2 / Attachment A) 2 SGM to PGM +2-2 1 GM to SGM +1-1 Rank Distribution (after upgrading) 2 15 22 39 -- 1 2 4 7 5

Calculation of Staff Establishment (3) Other School/Programmespecific Top-up Provisions (Non-promotion Posts) GM CM Reference New Schools 0 Academic Low Achievers 2.8 NET 1 IE 0 CoA App 2, 1(e)(iii) CoA App 2, 1(e)(iv) CoA App 2, 1(e)(ii) Programme Specific Sub-Total 3.8 0 3 0.8 6

Calculation of Staff Establishment (4) Fractional posts from T/C Ratios ALA Total 0.4 0.8 1.2 1 Regular GM Post 0.2 Fractional GM Post 7

Calculation of Staff Establishment (5) PGM SGM GM Grad Tot PAM SAM AM CM NG Tot Rank Distribution (after upgrading) 2 15 22 39 -- 1 2 4 7 Fractional GM Other Top-up Provisions (Nonpromotion Posts) Add l Posts from fractional parts of T/C ratios & ALA Approved Establishment 3 3 1 1 0.2 2 15 26 43 -- 1 2 4 7 0.2 8

Regrading of Non-Graduate Teachers (Ref : EDBC 4/2008) Current graduate teacher ratio is 85% Graduate posts can be filled by qualified serving non-graduate (NG) teachers SAM, AM and CM GM posts PAM SGM post (for schs with 24 or more classes only) The effective date of regrading/promotion carries no retrospective effect 9

Regrading of Non-Graduate Teachers (2) (Ref : EDBC 4/2008) After expansion of graduate posts from 2009/10, if serving NG teachers do not regrade and number of NG teachers exceeds approved establishment, the corresponding number of graduate posts should be held against: no. of excess SAM, AM and CM no. of GM posts PAM (if any) SGM post For other reasons (e.g. class reduction) causing the shrinkage in the establishment of non-graduate teachers in the promotion ranks, schools should follow the prevailing arrangement for over-ranked teachers. 10

Two Options : Fractional GM Post Retain as fractional GM post in regular establishment Encash the fractional GM post for claiming Fractional Post Cash Grant (FPCG) mid-point salary of GM 20 Note: Option not to be changed after 30 June of the previous school year Offset by surplus teachers being covered by the Voluntary Optimisation of Class Structure Scheme / Extended Retention Period for Surplus Teacher Scheme 11

(Ref: EDBCM 46/2012) LT Establishment Provision of Laboratory Technicians (LTs) According EDBCM No. 46/2012, the provision of LT will be continuously frozen at 2008/09 level up to 2015/16 Use territory-wide average of LT establishment per class in 2008/09 to adjust the LT provision if the school experiences reduction of classes due to under-enrolment At least one laboratory technician will be provided for phasing-out schools 12

Workshop Teacher Establishment (Ref: EDBCM 19/2014) Provision of Workshop Teachers (WTs) According EDBCM No. 19/2014, the toleration period for workshop teachers will be expired by the end of the 2015/16 school year Starting from 2016/17 school year, WT post(s) in staff establishment will no longer be provided for the schools concerned upon the end of implementation of New Technical Curriculum (NTC) Details of FPCG on EDB homepage > School Administration and Management > Administration > About School Staff > Staff Entitlement Matters of Aided Secondary Schools under New Senior Secondary Academic Structure 21 13

Additional Teachers Under Non-salaries Grants Grants can be used for employment of teachers : Senior Secondary Curriculum Support Grant (SSCSG) Capacity Enhancement Grant (CEG) 24 Learning Support Grant for Sec Sch (LSGSS) Teacher Relief Grant (TRG) Substitute Teacher Grant (STG) Diversity Learning Grant (DLG) Fractional Post Cash Grant (FPCG) Career and Life Planning Grant (CLPG) OEBG/EOEBG Surplus Teachers employed under non-salaries grants are on a temporary basis and should not be paid out of Salaries Grant. 23 14

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