Committee on Home-School Co-operation

Traditional Chinese

家庭與學校合作事宜委員會

Simplified Chinese

家庭与学校合作事宜委员会

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Jiātíng yǔ Xuéxiào Hézuò Shìyí Wěiyuánhuì
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Gāa tìhng yúh hohk haauh hahp jok sih yìh wái yùhn wúi
Jyutping	Gaa1 ting4 jyu5 hok6 haau6 hap6 zok3 si6 ji4 wai2 jyun4 wui2

Committee on Home-School Co-operation (CHSC) is an advisory body in Hong Kong aimed at promoting co-operation between parents and schools (home–school). Established in 1993, the committee advises the Education Bureau (EDB), other government departments, and non-government organisations on ways to promote parental involvement in education. Its work includes conducting surveys, allocating project grants to schools, publicising better home–school relations, and encouraging the establishment of parent–teacher associations (PTAs).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] The CHSC has been described as a "semi-governmental" organisation.^[5]

Overview

The CHSC was set up in February 1993, on the recommendation of the Education Commission in its 1992 The Education Department Report No.5.^[2]^[3]^[6] Since then, the number of parent–teacher associations (PTAs) has increased from around 70 in 1992 to over 1,395 in the 2002–2003 academic year.^[7] As of January 2024, all government-operated schools and aided schools, as well as over one-third of kindergartens, have set up PTAs.^[3]

The CHSC has a total of 20 members as of January 2024. This includes an ex-officio member from the EDB and other members who are educators, parents with children enrolled in local schools, or professionals from the medical, legal, accountancy, and commercial sectors.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Fok, Chun-wing Daniel (霍俊榮) (2003). "Home-school collaboration and parent education for students with physical disabilities : a school- based study (thesis)" (PDF). University of Hong Kong. p. 4 (PDF p. 5).
^ ^a ^b "About CHSC". Committee on Home-School Co-operation. 1 June 2024. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Work Progress of the Committee on Home-School Co-operation" (PDF). Education Bureau. January 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Appointments to Committee on Home-School Co-operation announced". HKSAR Government Press Releases. 31 August 2023. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
^ Tong, Nora (16 June 2007). "In a class of their own". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
^ Deslandes, Rollande. International Perspectives on Contexts, Communities and Evaluated Innovative Practices: Family-School-Community Partnerships. Routledge, 10 June 2009 ISBN 1134019858, 9781134019854. p. 38.
^ Tse, Thomas Kwan-choi (1 November 2005). "Quality Education in Hong Kong: The Anomalies of Managerialism and Marketization (Chapter 8)". In Lok, Sang-ho; Morris, Paul; Chung, Yue-ping (eds.). Education Reform and the Quest for Excellence: The Hong Kong Story. Hong Kong University Press. p. 109. ISBN 9789622097452. With the setting up of the Committee on Home-School Co-operation in 1993, the government encouraged home-school co-operation in educating children and young people by establishing parent-teacher associations. The number of PTAs has increased from just 70 or so in 1992 to more than 1395 in the 2002–2003 school year.