HKDSE - Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education

University in Macau to expel 24 students who used fake Hong Kong DSE credentials

16 Nov 2024 - 11:18PM

Letters | DSE a waste of time for Hong Kong youth not cut out for academics

12 Nov 2024 - 2:30PM

Good Schools Guide

Cambridge International Education digital exams start in June 2026

Mark Williams, head of secondary in the International Stream at French International School, is eager to see the results of exams marked by AI.

8 Nov 2024 - 7:15AM

Cambridge International Education has announced that all its exams will switch from paper to digital from June 2026 with marking done by AI and an early adopter programme to bring countries up to speed. Photo: Shutterstock

Letters | Better grasp of halal needs will boost Hong Kong’s tourism sector

Readers discuss improving Hong Kong’s allure for Muslim visitors, how the city can raise its English test scores, and the need for flexible work schedules in today’s job market.

20 Oct 2024 - 11:30AM

Students can use Hong Kong exam results to apply to university’s Shenzhen campus

CUHK Shenzhen will consider applications for admission from Hong Kong students taking Diploma of Secondary Education exams.

19 Oct 2024 - 12:26AM

Less pressure on Hong Kong students if university language rule axed, group says

Hong Kong Association of the Heads of Secondary Schools has proposed universities adopt points system based on exam results of candidates’ best five subjects.

28 Sep 2024 - 5:14PM

Students are concerned about getting the required pass marks in Chinese and English exams every year, a school principal says. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong court remands educator in custody after guilty plea for DSE exam leak

Court hears Lau Kwun-hei leaked questions from university entrance exam’s English test on Xiaohongshu, breaching confidentiality terms.

25 Sep 2024 - 5:05PM

IB examiners’ plan to tackle ‘time zone cheats’ will fail: Hong Kong expert

Ex-Examinations and Assessment Authority manager Hans Yeung says start time changes of 30 minutes to an hour will make little difference.

23 Aug 2024 - 10:22PM

Letters | How Hong Kong primary schools can nurture happier and healthier pupils

Readers suggest steps to promote children’s holistic development at school, and discuss efforts to cultivate patriotism in the young.

23 Aug 2024 - 11:30AM

Children sample the wares at the Hong Kong Book Fair taken place at the Convention and Exhibition Centre on July 20, 2023. Photo: Elson Li

Hong Kong economy

Letters | Hong Kong must not mix up ‘check-in’ and ‘in-depth’ tourism

Readers discuss the limits of social media-driven ‘check-in tourism’, the real reason some Hong Kong businesses don’t take digital payments, and breaking up the DSE exam into two.

15 Aug 2024 - 11:30AM

Tourists take photos at the former Yau Ma Tei police station on May 2, as the spot trends on Xiaohongshu, the social media platform. Photo: Eugene Lee

Fewer Hong Kong students secure university spots, offers from top 3 choices

An education consultant attributes decline to more applicants attaining the minimum entry requirements.

7 Aug 2024 - 11:59PM

Opinion | Hong Kong’s STEAM curriculum must empower students and teachers playing

To enhance students’ interest, skills and awareness in science and technology, the city’s schools must go beyond preparing them for exams.

27 Jul 2024 - 11:00AMvideocam

Opinion | Let’s listen well to Hong Kong students’ mental health woes

A student advisory council in every secondary school would let young people be heard. We don’t need to settle for reductive understandings.

20 Jul 2024 - 4:30PMvideocam

Students of a secondary school in Hong Kong react to their DSE results on July 17. The annual “grand reveal” is a stark reminder of the intense academic pressures our young people face. Photo: Eugene Lee

Letters | Hong Kong students without a university offer should look to their passion

Readers discuss the path forward for students to whom the Jupas route to university is closed, and how schools can better cultivate student well-being.

20 Jul 2024 - 11:30AM

Students recieve their DSE results at a school in Pok Fu Lam on July 17. Photo: May Tse

Letters | 2 ways Hong Kong can build a healthy education system

Readers discuss curriculum changes that could tackle student stress, the importance of giving all children a chance to take parts in sports, and the screening process for sporting competitions.

18 Jul 2024 - 11:30AM

How a 9-year-old boy aced Hong Kong’s DSE exams and what’s next

Bryan Leung only decided to take the tests as a challenge after watching a YouTube tutorial and says he’s in no hurry to skip more grades

17 Jul 2024 - 11:37PMvideocam

Hong Kong pupils from ethnic minority groups set for university after DSE exams

Angela Cabido Dela Cruz and Scott Norton surmount racism and identity issues to attain strong grades, will pursue biomedicine or nursing degrees.

17 Jul 2024 - 6:44PMvideocam

Filipino Angela Cabido Dela Cruz, 18, born and raised in Hong Kong, achieved a score of 21 for her DSE exams and wants to pursue a local degree. Photo: Sun Yeung

Hong Kong’s all-important public exam results revealed

17 Jul 2024 - 6:05PM

‘Achieve what you want’: Hong Kong students with special needs revel in DSE results

Students overcome adversity to pass Diploma of Secondary Education exams with flying colours.

17 Jul 2024 - 6:55PM

8 of 10 DSE top scorers want to be doctors, make Hong Kong ‘better place’

High-fliers among 49,000 day-school and private candidates who receive university entrance exam results.

18 Jul 2024 - 4:53PMvideocam

Iu Chun-yi, 17, a top scorer of Hong Kong Chinese Women’s Club College and the first in her school’s history. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Hong Kong DSE: 8 elite schools produce 10 top students – as it happened

Culmination of hours of hard work for the 49,026 candidates in this year’s Diploma of Secondary Education exams.

20 Jul 2024 - 11:59PM

Students celebrate their results at La Salle College. Photo: Eugene Lee

10 students attain perfect scores in Hong Kong university entrance exams

About 94 per cent of candidates who sit for citizenship and social development core subject pass the test, introduced after 2019 social unrest.

16 Jul 2024 - 11:56PM

Hong Kong NGO predicts results needed to win university spots for DSE students

Students have ‘very high chance’ of getting university spot if they score 20 out of 35 in their five best subjects for entrance exam, NGO says.

14 Jul 2024 - 6:13PM

Letters | Lesson for Hong Kong’s dream chasers in DSE documentary

Readers discuss a film about a student’s struggles, and the importance of inculcating financial literacy at school.

13 Jul 2024 - 11:30AM

A still from the film Once Upon a Time in HKDSE featuring student Tang Ngai-hong (left) and YouTuber Hui Yin (right). Photo: Handout

Opinion | No relief for Hong Kong students unless our test-mad education system changes

If we know critical thinking skills and the quality of students’ schoolwork are important, we must make the educational system reflect that.

8 Jul 2024 - 9:16AMvideocam

Students sit for the DSE Chinese Language examination at a secondary school in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district on April 11. Photo: Handout

Letters | What’s a university degree really worth in today’s Hong Kong?

Readers discuss the decline in university teaching amid the pursuit of high global rankings, patriotic education, and subdivided flats.

7 Jul 2024 - 11:30AM