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| The Present Situation： | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1．The Organizational Chart of Education Bureau | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Member:Director 、Associate Director、Chief Secretary and Senior Specialist | ||||||||||||||||||
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| How is the Bureau of Education Organized? | ||||||||||||||||||
The commissioner of education leads the Bureau and promotes Kaohsiung citizens' understanding of the Bureau's goal and objectives. The commissioner, essentially, is the principal advisor to the mayor on citywide policies, programs, and activities related to education in Kaohsiung city. The commissioner is nominated by the mayor and must be confirmed by Kaohsiung Municipal Assembly. The deputy commissioner and secretary in charge aid the commissioner in the overall management of the Bureau. Besides, the secretary in charge appoints an advisory committee to oversee each of the eleven offices and divisions. |
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| The 1st Div. | ||||||||||||||||||
There are 92 public and private elementary schools, four primary schools for foreign residents, and 171 public and private kindergartens. We have 5,495 elementary school teachers and 120,770 students. Elementary school and kindergarten are the basis of education. For the past few years, the city has kept increasing new schools, improving teaching facilities and teaching environment, as well as elevating teaching quality. Regarding teaching method, we aim to help students develop their individual potential through a more open education. Moreover, in order to make students able to become international citizens, we provide them with more classes in English, computers, and local culture. |
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| The 2st Div. | ||||||||||||||||||
| The mission of the Second Division is to promote academic excellence, enhance educational opportunities and equality for all the children and families in Kaohsiung. Also, this division helps to improve the quality of teaching and learning by providing technical assistance and financial support. Furthermore, it formulates a policy to create a new system integrating teaching, guidance and counseling. It is, in addition, in charge of the implementation of guideline for a 9-year joint curricula plan for elementary and junior high schools. Tel. no. : 886-7-3373117~8 / 886-7-3368333 ext. 2106~8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| The 3st Div. | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Third Division oversees pre-K through 6th grade programs. It makes pre-school education widely accessible. This division, in addition, has diverse responsibilities, including creating an infrastructure for information technology education, instituting English instruction for all elementary school 5th graders, re-establishing counseling systems. Tel. no. : 886-7-3373119~20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| The 4st Div. | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Forth Division not only supports programs designed to educate children with special need, but it also provides for the rehabilitation of youths and adults with disabilities. Equally, it supports a wide range of programs and activities that prepare people for employment and what skills they need to obtain a high school (college) diploma or the equivalent. Tel. no. : 886-7-3334881 / 886-7-3368333 ext. 2112~3 FAX : 886-7-3314874 | ||||||||||||||||||
| The 5st Div. | ||||||||||||||||||
| The mission of the Fifth Division is to promote the participation of citizens in sports and to help them enhance their physical fitness. Also, it helps to improve school environment and sanitation. This division, on the other hand, map out policies to build and improve athletic fields, gymnasiums and community recreational area. Tel. no. : 886-7-3373124~5 / 886-7-3368333 ext. 2115~6 FAX : 886-7-3304147 | ||||||||||||||||||
| The 6st Div. | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Sixth Division is mainly responsible for keeping governmental archives, procuring office supplies as well as handling social education associations' land. This division is, additionally, in charge of what business that doesn't belong to other divisions. Tel. no. : 886-7-3373117~8 / 886-7-3368333 ext. 2106~8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| The 7st Div. | ||||||||||||||||||
In Kaohsiung, children who have behavioral or communication disorders, or intellectual, psychical or multiple disabilities, or who are gifted, may require special education services or special education programs in order to enable them to attend school and to benefit fully from their school experience. Such students, in brief, may be identified as “exceptional pupils.” The Seventh Division is committed to improving results and outcomes for exceptional pupils in Kaohsiung. We accomplish this mission by:
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| Inspector Office | ||||||||||||||||||
| The mission of this office is to advance efficiency, effectiveness and integrity of the programs and operations enacted by the Bureau. The inspectors, hereby, conduct independent and objective audits, investigations and inspection to schools of all levels in Kaohsiung. Tel. no. : 886-7-3368333 ext. 2131~2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Accounting Office | ||||||||||||||||||
You can find a wealth of information about a budget allocation for education in Kaohsiung. We track the action of the Municipal Assembly on the Bureau's budge - providing detailed tables to show the results at each major step in the process - and keep you updated on other important budget-related news. Tel. no. : 886-7-3373132~3 FAX : 3325065 |
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