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A look at the news and issues arising from kindergarten to secondary-level education around Hong Kong.
Scholarships and other financial subsidies by non-government agencies should be strengthened so that no Hong Kong student will be denied access to higher education.
Emergency mechanism to help at-risk Hong Kong students should be reviewed to offer greater support and investigate the number of psychiatric referrals.
Local institutions have deservedly risen up the world rankings of the best places to study; the challenge now is to keep up the momentum.
Long-running dispute between leading officials does nothing for reputation of a top Hong Kong university that is also among best in the world.
For Hong Kong, as elsewhere, focusing on inspiration rather than imposition is the way forward to instil patriotism.
- But it refuses to say how many candidates penalised after it confirms small number of students may have engaged in time zone cheating
Readers discuss a burgeoning market for practical English courses, the waste of staff time that is a meeting, and the low priority given to language in Hong Kong.
A teenage student cramming for Hong Kong’s university entrance exam joins YouTuber Hui Yin, who is resitting it at 30 to put right his past failures, in documentary Once Upon a Time in HKDSE.
Social media users earlier slammed Education Bureau for urging school to ensure more teachers were equipped to teach national security topics.
As of May, 935 schools formed sister pairings with mainland counterparts to foster exchange and national identity, education authorities say.
Three former employees and three current ones ask Labour Tribunal to help resolve unpaid salaries amid parent organisation’s fraud scandal.
Through his book A Basic History of Ancient and Modern China, Hong Kong author Chui Chuen-shun aims to teach the millions of ethnically Chinese children in countries other than China about their roots.
Readers discuss why the city is a near-utopia for prospective undergraduates, the resignation of Hong Kong’s British judges, and a holistic approach to youth mental health.
Comments were made in a new batch of 10 external review reports on schools.
Sentencing judge cites psychological reports that states young victims suffered from depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Education lawmaker Chu Kwok-keung suggests government extend loan repayment period to 20 years and reduce interest rate to less than 1 per cent.
As city imposes higher fees to counter rising costs, students and experts ask whether alternative structure may increase inequality.
Lawmaker Lau Chi-pang says university tuition fees, set to rise from 2025-26, should not be a ‘very big problem’ for students.
Authorities describe increase as ‘modest’, while lawmaker suggests students can always take on more part-time work.
Readers discuss the current assumptions about language learning, why senior secondary students should still study grammar, and government intervention in the HKU row.
HKU’s Xiang Zhang top for physics in Asia as university council meets for first time since mediation group set up to investigate management squabble.
Source close to policymaking process says rise will fall within range of 5 to 9 per cent each year, starting in 2025-26 academic year.
Principal of Confucian Tai Shing Primary says row with school’s sponsor ‘nothing to do with the school’s daily management’
But Hong Kong ranks first in education equity, according to test by Programme for International Student Assessment, or Pisa.
Authorities make sharp U-turn after narcotics division officers meet Christian Zheng Sheng Association board members, accuse them of lying.
Remarks by city leader, who is also HKU’s chancellor, are first signs of stance on row between university president and governing council head.
Management committee at Confucian Tai Shing Primary School says sponsoring body did not share plan to go private before making announcement.
Fresh graduates and students tell the Post what they think of perceptions of their generation’s attitude to work and finding jobs.
