The University of Hong Kong

Careers Education and Placement Centre

Where did the 1997 B.Ed. (Primary Education) graduates go?

I. Introduction

The information contained in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1997 to answer the following questions about B.Ed. (Primary Education) graduates : -

How were they employed six months after graduation ?
Of those who were employed full-time, how long did it take them to secure their first job offer ?
In which sectors were they employed ?
How much did they receive in salary ?
How many job offers did they receive ?
Who were their employers and what were their job titles ?

II. Employment Situation in 1997

Out of 43 B.Ed. (Primary Education) graduates, 32 responded to our survey, representing a response rate of 74%. 88% (or 28 graduates) were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. 9.4% (or 3 graduates) were still looking for full-time employment at the time of the survey in December 1997. (Table 1)

	B.Ed. (Primary Education)												HKU Overall*
	Total				Male				Female
	‘97		‘96		‘97		‘96		‘97		‘96		‘97		‘96
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
No. of respondents	32	100	33	100	5	100	5	100	27	100	28	100	2272	100	2139	100
F/T employed	28	87.5	33	100	4	80.0	5	100	24	88.9	28	100	1829	80.5	1743	81.5
P/T employed seeking F/T job	3	9.4	0	0	1	20.0	0	0	2	7.4	0	0	37	1.6	34	1.6
Unemployed seeking F/T job	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	2.3	34	1.6
Further studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	339	14.9	314	14.7
Emigration/home country	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.2	6	0.28
Not seeking F/T job	1	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.7	0	0	10	0.4	8	0.4

Table 1. Employment situation

* HKU overall refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.,B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.

III. Time Taken to Secure Employment

Among those graduates who were in full-time employment, 71.4% secured their first job offer before the end of August. The percentage increased to 100% by the end of September. (Figure 1)

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IV. Employment Sectors

Most (93% or 26 graduates) of the B.Ed. (Primary Education) graduates were employed in the education sector. 3.6% (or 1 graduate) each joined the civil service and commerce and industry. (Figures 2 & 3)

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V. Basic Salary and Gross Income

The remuneration received by the 1997 B.Ed. (Primary Education) graduates is shown in Table 2.

	Basic Salary				Gross Income
	B.Ed. (Primary Ed.)		HKU Average*		B.Ed. (Primary Ed.)		HKU Average*
	‘97	‘96	‘97	‘96	‘97	‘96	‘97	‘96
Mean	$18,584	$18,060	$15,749	$14,457	$18,679	$18,060	$17,552	$15,902
Median	$18,010	$16,860	$12,500	$12,000	$18,010	$16,860	$14,521	$13,542
Minimum	$8,000	$16,000	$4,000	$3,000	$10,667	$16,000	$5,000	$5,500
Maximum	$27,900	$27,250	$59,000	$55,000	$27,900	$27,250	$74,000	$60,000

Table 2. Basic salary and gross income

* HKU average refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.,B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.

VI. Number of Full-Time Job Offers

39% of the graduates in full-time employment had more than one job offer. 29% reported having received three or more job offers. On average, each graduate received 1.9 job offers, compared with 2.5 last years. (Figure 4)

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VII. Names of Employers and Job Titles

The job titles of the B.Ed. (Primary Education) graduates in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.

Employers :	Job Titles :
EDUCATION -
Confucius Hall Middle School		Graduate Master
Ho Lap Primary School		Certificate Mistress
Hoi Pa Street Government Primary School		Certificate Mistress
Islamic Dharwood Pau Memorial Primary School		Certificate Mistress
Kei Long College		Graduate Mistress
Li Sing Tai Hang School		Certificate Mistress
Ma on Shan St Joseph’s Secondary School		Graduate Mistress
Madam Chan Wai Chow Memorial School		Certificate Mistress
North Point Methodist Church Kingdergarden		Administrative Assistant
Po Leung Kuk Tin Ka Ping Primary School		Certificate Master
Sai Kung Sung Tsen Primary School		Certificate Mistress
Sha Tau Kok Central Primary School		Certificate Mistress
Sir Robert Black College of Education - Ho Sau Ki School		Certificate Master
SKH St Michael School		Certificate Mistress
SRBCEPSA Ho Sau Ki School		Certificate Mistress
St Anthony’s School		Graduate Mistress
Tuen Wan Government School		Certificate Mistress
TWGHs Primary School		Certificate Master
TWGHs Wong See Sum Primary School		Certificate Mistress
Organization’s name not reported		Certificate Mistress
Organization’s name not reported		Certificate Mistress
Organization’s name not reported		Certificate Mistress
Organization’s name not reported		Certificate Mistress
Organization’s name not reported		Certificate Mistress

No Response = 4

Table 3. List of employers and job titles

Note: Some alumni have indicated willingness to talk to individual students about their work. Their contact telephone number can be obtained from counsellors at CEPC.

VIII. Similar information on graduates from other disciplines of study are available for reference in the Careers Library. Please enquire with the CEPC.

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Margaret Lee

Nelson Yip

June, 1998

The analysis is based on information provided by the respondents, and the Careers Education & Placement Centre should not be held responsible for any errors arising therefrom.

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