Making an application

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How to Apply?

Application Period：Applications are accepted during the whole year.

Application Procedures and Documents Required：

1. The Consultation and Assessment Service Application Form (The form can be obtained at the Centre of Psycho-Pedagogical Support and Special Education or downloaded from the website of the Education and Youth Development Bureau.);
2. Copies of the identification documents of the applicant and his / her parents;
3. Copy of the student card of the applicant;
4. One recent photo of the student (1.5 inches);
5. Copies of the student’s child health record book and the medical card issued by the Health Bureau;
6. A medical certificate issued by a licensed doctor in Macao;
7. Copy of the student’s latest transcript;
8. Student growth record form (filled by the school counsellor);
9. Questionnaire on the student’s overall performance – parent’s / main carer’s version;
10. Questionnaire on the student’s overall performance – teacher’s version;
11. Other relevant documents.

Remarks:
Applicants who have never enrolled in school are exempt from submitting the documents listed in items 3, 7, 8 and 10.

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Location and Service Hours

Apply in Person：

Children Comprehensive Assessment Centre (for students aged 6 or below; services are provided in Cantonese and Putonghua)
Ground floor of Emergency Building of Conde S. Januário Hospital
Tuesday: 09:00-13:00
(Closed on Macao SAR public holidays, work exemption days and compensatory days off for administrative staff of government departments)

Centre of Psycho-pedagogical Support and Special Education (Tranquilidade) (for students aged between 3 and 21; services are provided in Cantonese and Putonghua)
Rua dos Hortelãos,n.°415, Edf. de Alameda da Tranquilidade (Bloco III), R/C-1.°andar, Macau
Monday to Thursday: 09:00-13:00, 14:30-17:45
Friday: 09:00-13:00, 14:30-17:30
(Closed on Macao SAR public holidays, work exemption days and compensatory days off for administrative staff of government departments)

Centre of Psycho-pedagogical Support and Special Education (for students aged between 3 and 21; services are provided in Portuguese and English)
Rua Formosa, n.º 31, 2.º andar, Macau
Monday to Thursday: 09:00-13:00, 14:30-17:45
Friday: 09:00-13:00, 14:30-17:30
(Closed on Macao SAR public holidays, work exemption days and compensatory days off for administrative staff of government departments)

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Fee

Free of charge

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Processing Time

A reply confirming the assessment day and time will be made within 12 working days, from the next day of submitting all the required documents. (Service commitment)

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Remarks / Guidance Notes

1. Educational placement assessments follow the principle of diversified assessment. To enable examiners to have full consideration about the educational assistance that the child needs, please submit all necessary information and questionnaires required for the assessment (including the child’s medical certificates, development background, learning experience, social adaptation, etc.) before the assessment.
2. To allow the child to be assessed in the best possible physical and mental conditions, he/she should go to bed early the night before the assessment, and must have breakfast or lunch before the assessment. If, on or before the day of assessment, the child has physical discomfort (for example, has a fever or did not rest well the night before), you may call the centre during office hours or inform the examiners of the situation when you arrive at the centre for assessment. The examiners will decide if the child is suitable for assessment.
3. To familiarise the child with the assessment environment before the assessment takes place, please take the child to the designated centre 10 minutes earlier than the scheduled appointment time on the day of the assessment. If the child has difficulty adapting to an unfamiliar environment, you may, before the assessment day, take him/her to get used to the surroundings of the designated centre, as well as to inform him/her about the assessment before leaving home on the day of the assessment to reduce his/her anxiety about the unfamiliar environment.
4. On the assessment day, bring some small toys or picture books to entertain the child when waiting for the assessment, and bring a jacket to keep the child warm if necessary.
5. Whenever possible, avoid scheduling other activities on the day of the assessment so that the examiners may have enough time to get to know the child’s abilities.
6. If the child has hearing or visual impairments, please bring glasses or hearing aids and other assistive devices for him/her so that he/she can effectively receive instructions during the assessment.
7. To protect personal privacy, without obtaining the consent of the examiners, photography, video and audio recording are strictly prohibited in the centre.
8. The materials and questionnaires used during the assessments are copyrighted. Please do not photocopy or archive them in any form to avoid infringement of copyright.
9. After completing the educational placement assessment, the examiners will provide a preliminary recommendation for the child’s educational placement based on the information gathered. If the parent or guardian exercising parental authority, or the representative of a school, medical institution or rehabilitation institution, does not accept the preliminary recommendation, they may, within 30 days from the day following the date of receipt of the preliminary recommendation, submit the following documents to the Children Comprehensive Assessment Center / Centre of Psycho-pedagogical Support and Special Education to apply for a review:

   9.1. Application form for review of educational placement assessment Application (can be downloaded from the website of the Education and Youth Development Bureau);

   9.2. One of the following supporting documents note proving that the proposed educational placement recommendation is inappropriate for the student:
   – Medical certificate(s);
   – Intelligence and social adaptability report;
   – A learning ability and emotional-behavioural assessment report prepared by a special education teacher / resource teacher after notification of the assessment result (supporting documents and videos may be attached);
   – Follow-up therapy report (must include a description of the student’s learning ability and emotional behaviour, etc.);
   – Evidence indicating the existence of procedural errors during the assessment;
   Note: Excluding the documents/proof/information already submitted during the educational placement assessment;

   9.3. Other documents proving that the student is not suitable to study according to the educational placement recommendation (if any).

10. Only one request for review may be submitted for each educational placement assessment, and the outcome of the review shall be the final result of that educational placement assessment for the child.
11. The most recently issued educational placement assessment report and recommendation shall prevail. Any educational placement assessment report and recommendation issued by the DSEDJ prior to that shall be considered invalid.
12. To safeguard students’ welfare, the authorised personnel of the DSEDJ may, as necessary, review relevant reports.

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Enquiry on the Process of the Application and Obtaining the Service Results

Obtain the Service Results：

Parents or guardians should bring their identification document and go in person to the Centre of Psycho-pedagogical Support and Special Education (Tranquilidade) (Services provided in Cantonese or Putonghua) or Centre of Psycho-pedagogical Support and Special Education (Services provided in Portuguese or English) to obtain the assessment reports. (If parents or guardians are unable to go to the Centre in person to collect the documents, they can write a letter of authorisation to allow someone else to collect them.)

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