Free kindergarten education will be extended from the present one year to three, taking effect as early as the coming school year in September, spokesperson for the Executive Council, Mr Tong Chi Kin announced today. After meeting with the members of Executive Council, Mr Tong told the press that a legal draft of non-tertiary education system had been discussed and would soon be passed to the Assembly for further discussion. He said the extension of the free education for the third pre-school year could be extended to include the first and second years within two months. And he also disclosed that the free education system would be extended to senior high school levels progressively. According to the proposed scheme, education is categorised into two types: regular education and continuous education. Regular education comprises three-year programme for pre-school, six-year programme for primary education, three-year for junior high school education and three-year programme for senior high school education. Under the current non-tertiary education system, senior high school education may be either two or three years. Continuous education includes vocational training, Back-to-School Programme, education from family and community. The draft also stipulated that residents aged from five to 15 must be in school. Meanwhile, the draft also made clearer definitions of free education: free tuition and other related expenses such as enrollment fees and certificates, etc.
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