Release of results of Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers
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Candidates of the Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (LPAT) 2017, held in January, will receive result notices by mail from the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority tomorrow (May 26).
A total of 1 471 candidates sat for the English Language papers while 1 954 sat for the Putonghua papers. The results are as follows:
English Language papers:
| Number of Candidates | Candidates Meeting the LPR* (Level 3 or Above) No. and Percentage |
|
| Reading | 932 | 793 (85.09%) |
| Writing | 1 070 | 414 (38.69%) |
| Listening | 869 | 718 (82.62%) |
| Speaking | 980 | 543 (55.41%) |
| Classroom Language Assessment (CLA) (For teachers only) |
332 | 323 (97.29%) |
Putonghua papers:
| Number of Candidates | Candidates Meeting the LPR* (Level 3 or Above) No. and Percentage |
|
| Listening and Recognition | 1 439 | 860 (59.76%) |
| Pinyin | 1 276 | 704 (55.17%) |
| Speaking | 599 | 460 (76.79%) |
| CLA (For teachers only) |
462 | 404 (87.45%) |
* LPR = Language Proficiency Requirement
Candidates who have not received the results by Saturday (May 27) should contact the HKEAA on 3628 8860.
The Assessment Reports, which provide the chief examiners' observations on candidates' performance, including their strengths and areas for improvement, will be released in July through the websites of the HKEAA (www.hkeaa.edu.hk) and the Education Bureau (www.edb.gov.hk) for the reference of candidates, schools and teacher education institutions. The question papers, together with a CD for the listening tests, suggested answers and Assessment Reports, will be available for sale in July.
Applications for re-checking of results will be accepted on or before June 1. Candidates will be informed individually of their appeal results by June 29.
Those who intend to attain the LPR in the future can do so through assessment and/or exemption. The next calls for applications to sit for LPAT and for applications for exemption will be made in September 2017 and November 2017 respectively. The details will be made available through Education Bureau circular memoranda in the 2017/18 school year.
Ends/Thursday, May 25, 2017
Issued at HKT 17:00
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