▁one ▁week ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁reserve . ▁Senior ▁secondary ▁schools ▁have ▁classes ▁held ▁during ▁ 3 9 ▁weeks ▁with ▁vac ation ▁being ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁or ▁ 1 1 ▁of ▁these ▁weeks . ▁At ▁the ▁senior ▁secondary ▁level , ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁weeks ▁may ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁reserve . ▁ ▁Te acher ▁h iring ▁and ▁payment ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Education ▁Committee ▁made ▁efforts ▁to ▁equal ize ▁the ▁pay ▁rates ▁of ▁primary ▁and ▁secondary ▁teachers ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁government ▁employees ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁impro ving ▁teacher ▁ret ention . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁each ▁year ▁there ▁is ▁an ▁o vers upp ly ▁of ▁applications ▁for ▁teaching ▁positions ▁at ▁Be ij ing ▁primary ▁and ▁secondary ▁schools , ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁applic ants ▁had ▁recently ▁graduated ▁from ▁univers ities ▁in ▁Be ij ing . ▁ ▁Edu c ational ▁att ain ment ▁and ▁performance ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁within ▁Be ij ing ▁primary ▁schools , ▁the ▁drop ▁out ▁rate ▁was ▁ 0 . 4 % ▁and ▁the ▁en roll ment ▁rate ▁was ▁ 9 9 . 5 %. ▁ ▁Eth nic ▁minor ities ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁have ▁higher ▁levels ▁of ▁educational ▁att ain ment ▁than ▁eth nic ▁minor ities ▁overall . ▁Within ▁Be ij ing , ▁ 1 5 . 8 % ▁of ▁eth nic ▁minor ities ▁finish ▁their ▁education ▁at ▁the ▁primary ▁level ▁while ▁nation ally ▁ 4 5 % ▁of ▁eth nic ▁minor ities ▁finish ▁at ▁the