Cap 279F Sched 3 Teachers’ Qualifications (Education (Exemption) (Private Schools Offering Non-Formal Curriculum) Order; EDUCATION ORDINANCE)

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Chapter:	279F	Title:	Education (Exemption) (Private Schools Offering Non-Formal Curriculum) Order	Gazette Number:	E.R. 2 of 2012
Schedule:	3	Heading:	Teachers’ Qualifications	Version Date:	02/08/2012

[section 5]

Part 1

Provisions Exempted

The following provisions of the Ordinance—

(a) section 42 (Teachers to be registered or permitted teachers);

(b) section 67(d) (Permanent Secretary may require interview or further information);

Part 2

Conditions for Exemption

1. A teacher who teaches in an exempted school shall possess the minimum qualifications for a permitted teacher, that is— (L.N. 24 of 2012)

(a) one or two certificates of the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination with an aggregate of 5 separate subjects at Grade E or a higher grade, including— (L.N. 24 of 2012)

(i) English Language (Syllabus B), or of a standard which in the opinion of the Permanent Secretary is equivalent to Grade E or a higher grade in that certificate; or

(ii) Chinese Language; or (L.N. 24 of 2012)

(b) one or two certificates of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination with an aggregate of 5 separate subjects consisting of—

(i) English Language or Chinese Language at Level 2 or a higher level;

(ii) 2 subjects each of which is—

(A) a subject from the New Senior Secondary subjects at Level 2 or a higher level;

(B) a subject from the Applied Learning subjects with an “Attained” or “Attained with Distinction” result; or

(iii) 2 subjects each of which is—

(A) a subject from the New Senior Secondary subjects at Level 2 or a higher level; or

(B) a subject from the Other Language subjects at Grade E or a higher grade. (L.N. 24 of 2012)

2. A teacher who teaches secondary 4 or 5 level in an exempted school shall possess—

(a) a higher diploma issued by a specified institution or an associate degree of a specified institution; or

(b) a qualification which in the opinion of the Permanent Secretary is equivalent to a higher diploma or an associate degree.

3. A teacher who teaches secondary 6 or 7 level or post secondary courses in an exempted school shall possess—

(a) an approved degree of a specified institution; or

(b) a qualification which in the opinion of the Permanent Secretary is equivalent to an approved degree.

4. The subjects that a teacher is required to teach shall only be the ones in which the teacher obtains qualifications or has passed the public examinations.
5. A person specified in section 6 of this Part may not teach in an exempted school unless the person—

(a) is a registered teacher whose registration has not been cancelled under section 47 of the Ordinance; or

(b) has a permit to teach which has not been cancelled under section 52 of the Ordinance.

6. The person referred to in section 5 of this Part is one who—

(a) has been convicted, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, of an offence against the persons or involving violence or maltreatment of children;

(b) has been convicted of an offence under Part XII of the Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200) (which deals with sexual offences) or under the Prevention of Child Pornography Ordinance (Cap 579); or (L.N. 113 of 2004)

(c) without prejudice to paragraphs (a) and (b), has been convicted, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, of any offence and received a custodial sentence, a probation order, a community service order or a fine exceeding $10000.