I think the main point is here:「而直資學校可根據校本需要,訂立適用於所有學生的升級/留級要求,並確保家長充分了解有關要求。」
All DSS school have power to select good student to go into their secondary school. This is legal. If the primary section student result are good enough, they can accept all. If not, they can setup some requirements to 'block' some students. This requirement maybe change year from year becuase EMB didn't mention it. I think, why so many famous school change to DSS module. Because, they can get allowance from government. At the same time; they can get school fee from parent (the fee can increase!). Furthermore, EMB didn't care what teaching language they use, they can EMI, CMI or mixed even Po Tong Wa.
Obviously, "直 資 「 一 條 龍 」" not 100% absorb all primary school student. But, in some situation, they don't tell this difference to parent very clear.
Mrs HO and her daughter were so eager to fight for studying in HKUGA college and Miss Ho was so excited when she knew that she could be allowed to study in HKUGA college. This shows that the HKUGA primary school and HKUGA college are both good schools. If they are not good schools, why the parents were doing a lot of works for seeking a place in HKUGA college, perhaps, a thorough train to HKU
. On the other hand, I do not see anything wrong on the part of the school authority. A student must at least pass all subjects to prove that she/he has ability to study higher form. Please imagine if a medical student can be promoted or graduated if he/she cannot pass the minimun requirements, will you have any confidence to have a medical consultation from that unqualified doctor. Anyway,I have friends whose children are now studing the HKUGA primary school. They told me that they love the schoool very much. The teachers are working hard and devotinh much effort in teaching them. The thigh urn over rate of the teachers in the first few years just only because the workloads and demand is very high and also the other DSS schools offer much attractive salary to invite teachers to their school. Frankly speaking, the school fee of $1850 per month is very cheap as compared with other famous DSS schools (e.g DBS -$4-5000, St paul Co-educated-$4500-5000) but the students are receiving the same standard of qualifing education.