Qualifications for appointment of secondary teachers (SNET)
Applicant for secondary teaching should be native-speakers
of English (meaning English being the person’s native
language) or possess native-speaker English competence. Preference
will be given to applicants with experience in teaching English
as a second/foreign language. For appointment in special schools,
preference will be given to applicants who have special education
training and/or experience in teaching students with special
education needs.
Applicants 59 or over are ineligible to apply.
Secondary teachers require qualifications outlined in the categories
below and will be considered according to the following order
of priority:
1. Category 1 (to be appointed at Graduate Master/Mistress (GM)
rank, pay scale $HK 16,165 per month to $ HK 43,940 per month,
salary level determined by verified years of service and qualifications,
in addition to salary an accommodation allowance of $HK 12,950
a month is provided, airfares reimbursed and health insurance
allowance provided)
(i) a bachelor’s degree in English Language
or English Literature or English Studies or Linguistics# or
a Modern Language# OR a Bachelor in Education
degree (major in English or a Modern Language#, but not primary
education specialist) obtained after 3 years’ full-time
study from a Hong Kong university or equivalent; and
(ii) a Post-graduate Diploma in Education majoring in English
or equivalent; and
(iii) a Teaching of English as Foreign Language or a Second
Language (TEFL/TESL) qualification at least at the diploma
level; and
(iv) at least 1 year’s post-graduate experience of teaching
English preferably as a second or foreign
language at secondary level or above.
2. Category 2 (to be appointed at GM rank, pay scale $HK 16,165
per month to $ HK 43,940 per month, salary level determined
by verified years of service and qualifications, in addition
to salary an accommodation allowance of $HK 12,950 a month is
provided, airfares reimbursed and health insurance allowance
provided)
(i) a bachelor’s degree in English Language
or English Literature or English Studies or Linguistics# or
a Modern Language#; OR a Bachelor in Education
degree (major in English or a Modern Language#, but not primary
education specialist) obtained after 3 years’ full-time
study from a Hong Kong university or equivalent; and
(ii) a Post-graduate Diploma in Education majoring in English
or equivalent; and
(iii) at least 1 year’s post-graduate experience of
teaching English preferably as a second or
foreign language at secondary level or above.
In the event that candidates meeting the requirements
in Category 1 – 2 cannot be recruited, consideration may
be given to appoint teachers with the following qualifications:
3 Category 3 (to be appointed at GM rank, pay scale $HK 16,165
per month to $ HK 43,940 per month, salary level determined
by verified years of service and qualifications, in addition
to salary an accommodation allowance of $HK 12,950 a month is
provided airfares reimbursed and health insurance allowance
provided)
(i) a bachelor’s degree in English Language
or English Literature or English Studies or Linguistics# or
a Modern Language# from a Hong Kong university or equivalent;
and
(ii) a Post-graduate Diploma in Education or equivalent; and
(iii) at least 1 year’s post-graduate experience of
teaching English preferably as a second or
foreign language at secondary level or above.
4 Category 4 (to be appointed at GM rank, pay
scale $HK 16,165 per month to $ HK 43,940 per month, salary
level determined by verified years of service and qualifications,
in addition to salary an accommodation allowance of $HK 12,950
a month is provided airfares reimbursed and health insurance
allowance provided)
(i) a bachelor’s degree in any subject
from a Hong Kong university or equivalent; and
(ii) a Post-graduate Diploma in Education majoring in English
or equivalent; and
(iii) at least 1 year’s post-graduate experience of
teaching English preferably as a second or
foreign language at secondary level or above.
5 Category 5 (to be appointed at GM rank, pay
scale $HK 16,165 per month to $ HK 43,940 per month, salary
level determined by verified years of service and qualifications,
in addition to salary an accommodation allowance of $HK 12,950
a month is provided airfares reimbursed and health insurance
allowance provided)
(i) a bachelor’s degree in any subject
from a Hong Kong university or equivalent; and
(ii) a Post-graduate Diploma in Education or equivalent; and
(iii) a TEFL/TESL qualification preferably
at diploma level; and
(iv) at least 1 year’s post-graduate experience of teaching
English preferably as a second or foreign
language at secondary level or above.
6 Category 6 (to be appointed at GM rank, pay
scale $HK 16,165 per month to $ HK 20,865 per month, salary
level determined by verified years of service and qualifications,
in addition to salary an accommodation allowance of $HK 12,950
a month is provided airfares reimbursed and health insurance
allowance provided)
(i) a bachelor’s degree in English Language
or English Literature or English Studies or Linguistics# or
a Modern Language# from a Hong Kong university or equivalent;
and
(ii) a TEFL/TESL qualification at least at the diploma level;
and
(iii) at least 1 year’s post-graduate experience of
teaching English preferably as a second or
foreign language at secondary level or above.
7 Category 7 (to be appointed at GM rank, pay
scale $HK 16,165 per month to $ HK 20,865 per month, salary
level determined by verified years of service and qualifications,
in addition to salary an accommodation allowance of $HK 12,950
a month is provided airfares reimbursed and health insurance
allowance provided)
(i) a bachelor’s degree in any subject
from a Hong Kong university or equivalent; and
(ii) a master’s degree in TEFL/TESL; and
(iii) at least 1 year’s post-graduate experience of
teaching English preferably as a second or
foreign language at secondary level or above.
Note:
# A degree in Linguistics or Modern Languages should be one
in which English is the major language studies.
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