Job Description
(Please refer to the relevant part on subsection “Primary/ Junior Secondary Class”)
Qualities and Qualifications
To be employed as a teacher in a kindergarten, primary or secondary school, one has to secure a status of registered teacher or permitted teacher under the Education Ordinance:
Registered
Teacher
Non-graduate Teacher - holding a teacher's
certificate
Graduate Teacher - holding a bachelor's degree
plus a Diploma/Certificate in Education
Permitted
Teacher
Have an adequate educational background, but no
professional teaching qualification is required
Devoted to the education profession, patient and skillful in handling things
Have good communication skills to gain respect from students
Teachers of senior secondary classes in government or aided schools must have a university degree or equivalent qualifications; priority will be given to those who have obtained a Postgraduate Certificate in Education and they will be appointed as Assistant Education Officers in government schools, or as Graduate Masters in aided schools
Certificated Masters may become Graduate Teachers after completing a degree course
Private schools are allowed to employ suitable applicants as permitted teachers if they possess relevant qualifications, such as five subjects at Grade E or above in the HKCEE including English Language and Chinese Language
Career Path
Government Secondary Schools
Certificated Master > Assistant Master > Senior Assistant Master > Principal Assistant Master
Assistant Education Officer > Education Officer > Senior Education Officer > Principal II > Principal I
Aided Secondary Schools
Certificated Master > Assistant Master> Senior Assistant Master > Principal Assistant Master
Graduate Master > Senior Graduate Master > Principal Graduate Masters > Principal II > Principal