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Celine Sun

A survey shows that most Form Three students are worried about the New Senior Secondary (NSS) curriculum they will take from this September. 
Among the 3,400 respondents to the survey, 79 per cent were not confident they could deal with the difficulties they might have under the  new curriculum. 
About 80 per cent were worried that the current junior secondary courses they were taking could not help them adapt to the new academic structure. 
The study was conducted this month by the Hok Yau Club, a student support group. 
The NSS curriculum is a major reform of Hong Kong's education system, which is said to be  spoon-feeding students.
Canto-pop star Jacky Cheung Hok-yau, who serves as an ambassador for the club, attended a publicity event for the survey to promote activities it will hold to help youngsters  adapt to the new curriculum. 
Current Form Three students will be the first to enrol in the three-year senior secondary  programme. It consists of core  and elective subjects, and other learning experiences such as physical-fitness training, career- related experiences, aesthetic studies and community service. 
However, the survey revealed that almost 20 per cent of students lacked a clear idea about what the 'other learning experiences' were and more than half  were unaware of the requirement for them to spend as much as 15 to 35 per cent of total learning hours in the area. 
More than 95 per cent  knew  what the core subjects were -  Chinese- and English-language studies, maths and liberal studies. 
Many participants in  the survey  who were going to be in the new programme expressed concern regarding their future studies. 
Nearly 80 per cent believed the NSS would be more difficult, while 84 per cent were afraid they would face keen competition when they took the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education examination in three years. Lit Ho-cheung,  the students' guidance centre director of the club, said the students' concerns were understandable. 
'It's especially necessary to update the students more specifically about 'other learning experiences', which is a totally new concept to them. They need to get more informed before setting up their personal academic goals,' he said.



Form Three pupils worried  by new curriculum: survey