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 aged over 59 years and 6 months 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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