Expos offer overseas study options
Three major events for students seeking places at schools and universities abroad are taking place. Nearly 100 schools, colleges and universities have staff explaining courses to prospective students at the Australian Education Festival, which continues today and tomorrow.
The China-Hong Kong International Education Expo, which runs from Monday to Thursday, has representatives from more than 130 schools, colleges and universities in eight countries, including the mainland and Taiwan. And next Saturday the UK Education Enrolment Interviews begin. More than 50 universities and 34 further education colleges will be recruiting students for degree and diploma courses.
Results improve behind bars
Young inmates taking HKCEEs at correctional institutions have seen an 11 percentage point improvement in their scores over the past year. The 38 young offenders, who took a total of 162 exams between them, had a pass rate of 60.49 per cent compared with 49.51 per cent last year.