Appendix D - Recommended Lesson Time Allocation
The following Lesson
Time Allocation was recommended in the Basic Education Curriculum Guide.
The table showed the suggested lesson time to be allocated for each KLA and
General Studies (% of total lesson time/number of hours of lesson time over
3 years). It was also suggested that time should be used flexibly to suit
the specific needs of students and the school context.
Key
Learning Area
|
Lesson Time (over 3 years)
|
| P1- P3
(KS 1)
|
P4-P6
(KS 2)
|
S1-S3
(KS 3)
|
|
Chi
|
594-713 hours
(25-30%)
|
594-713 hours
(25-30%)
|
468-578 hours
(17-21%)
|
|
Eng
|
404-499 hours
(17-21%)
|
404-499 hours
(17-21%)
|
468-578 hours
(17-21%)
|
|
Math
|
285-356 hours
(12-15%)
|
285-356 hours
(12-15%)
|
331-413 hours
(12-15%)
|
|
PSHE
|
GS for
Primary Schools
|
285-356 hours
(12-15%)
|
285-356 hours
(12-15%)
|
413-551 hours
(15-20%)*
|
|
Sci
|
276-413 hours
(10-15%)*
|
|
TE
|
220-413 hours
(8-15%)*
|
|
AE
|
238-356 hours
(10-15%)
|
238-356 hours
(10-15%)
|
220-276 hours
(8-10%)
|
|
PE
|
119-190 hours
(5-8%)
|
119-190 hours
(5-8%)
|
138-220 hours
(5-8%)
|
|
Sub-total of the lower range of lesson
hours over 3 years
|
1925 hours
(81%)
|
1925 hours
(81%)
|
2534 hours
(92%)
|
|
Flexibility
|
A flexibility of 19% (about 451 hours
over 3 years) is provided for:
|
A flexibility of 8% (about 220 hours
over 3 years) is provided for:
|
|
Moral and Civic Education
/ Guidance to complement values education across KLAs |
|
Additional common reading
time |
|
School Assembly / Class teacher period to complement values
education across KLAs |
|
Remedial or enhancement studies in KLA(s) or across KLA(s) |
|
Other broadening learning experiences such as community
service, co-curricular activities, and aesthetic and physical activities
to complement life-wide learning |
The deployment of flexible time may
vary from term to term (e.g. life skills education in the 1st term
of the year, remedial study of Chinese Language in the 2nd term of
the year, enhancement study of English Language throughout the academic
year.)
|
|
Total no. of lesson hours over 3
years
|
2376 hours
(792 hrs x 3)
(100%)
|
2376 hours
(792 hrs x 3)
(100%)
|
2754 hours
(918 hrs x 3)
(100%)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following suggested time allocation is applicable to schools whose curriculum
has a technology education orientation:
(1) For Science Education, the time allocation would be 8-10% (220-276 hours).
The curriculum should connect students' learning experiences in science
and technology education.
(2) For Personal, Social and Humanities Education, the time allocation
is 10-15% (276-413 hours) provided in such a way that the essential
content for personal,
social and humanities learning, including Chinese history and culture,
can be accommodated.
(3) For Technology Education, the time allocation is 25-35% (689-964
hours). This provides flexibility for more time to be devoted to
TE in schools
where technology subjects are good vehicles for the development
of generic skills.
Some learning elements in technology subjects, for example, Design
Fundamentals, Graphical Communication, etc., are already embedded
in other KLAs (such
as Arts Education, Science Education, Personal, Social and Humanities
Education). In
these schools, lesson time, in terms of percentages allocated to
other Key Learning Areas, can be adjusted accordingly.
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