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Most candidates in the HKDSE sit all four core subjects plus two or three electives to satisfy local university admission requirements. [ 7 ] In some HKDSE subjects, each student studies the Compulsory Part along with an Extended Module of that subject of the student's choice, or in other cases, an Elective Part, which concentrates on a ...
It abolished the HKCEE and HKALE and changed the two courses into a single three-year course with a single terminal exam Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE), taken after Year 6 (age 17–18). Students take 4 core subjects and at least two electives. [17] This is followed by a 4-year university course. [citation needed]
The AS-level syllabus of a certain subject was a selected part of the AL syllabus, but the questions of an AS-level examination were as difficult as the full AL counterpart. AS-level papers shared some of the questions with the AL counterpart and in those questions, the marking schemes for both A-level and the AS-level were identical.
The incorporation of Liberal Studies as a new core subject of the certificate, alongside Chinese, English and Mathematics), targeted to raise students' awareness of world issues and political matters, develop critical and logical reasoning, and experience research processes of data gathering, sifting and analysis through an independent research project, known as IES (Independent Enquiry Studies).
Currently HKEAA administers the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE) since 2012; [2] in the past, it was responsible for the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) (discontinued since 2012 [3]) and the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) (discontinued since 2014 [4]).
For Category A subjects in HKDSE, results will be expressed in terms of five levels, of which level 5 is the highest and level 1 the lowest. Distinction levels 5** and 5* (pronounced as Five-Double-Star and Five-Star) will be awarded to the two best-performing groups of candidates attaining Level 5.
The Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE, 香港中學會考) was a standardised examination between 1974 and 2011 after most local students' five-year secondary education, conducted by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA), awarding the Hong Kong Certificate of Education secondary school leaving qualification.
Compulsory HKDSE subjects:Chinese, English, Mathematics, Liberal Studies Compulsory non-HKDSE subjects:Physical Education, Civic Education, Integrated Art Education(F.4-F.5) HKDSE subjects History: Chinese History: Business, Accounting and Financial Studies: Biology: Physics