Includes analysis written by Northcote College of Education, on the format and content of the syllabi prepared by Colleges of Education Subject Syllabus Committees.

Includes minutes, discussion papers and memoranda, on the planning and post-implementation review of the Putonghua course, which was offered at the Colleges of Education to a selected group of students of the Full-Time Three-Year and Two-Year Courses from the 1986/87 academic year.

Includes the revised syllabi of the elective subjects available for study at Northcote College of Education for the full-time two-year and three-year courses.

When both courses were introduced in September 1980, each student was required to elect for study three subjects which he/she intended to teach after graduation from the courses. With effect from September 1984, the syllabi were recast into units of study and students would only be required to study two elective subjects. It was hoped that the reduction in elective studies would pave the way for more flexibility and further improvement of the course curriculum.

The series consists of annual departmental reports compiled by the subject departments of Northcote College of Education on staffing, course content, course and teaching practice evaluation, student enrolment, departmental activities and achievements.

The deposit consists of departmental reports of the 1983/84, 1985/86, 1986/87 and 1987/88 academic years, compiled by the subject departments of Northcote College of Education.

The series comprises of records relating to the administration of Northcote College of Education ("NCE") between 1982 and 1990. The subjects covered include the Northcote College of Education Students' Union, the implementation of a management information and control system, and the classification and descriptions of all job positions in NCE.

The administration of NCE includes financial and store matters, maintenance of College premises, office management, personnel matters, academic matters, and the monitoring of student affairs. Apart from maintaining regular communication with its own College staff and students, the records show that NCE also made extensive contact and cooperation with the other two Colleges of Education, the Hong Kong Technical Teachers' College, and the Education Department on matters related to College administration.