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Item
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Content
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Available by
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Available Channel
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| Information related to examination administration |
Examination registration |
September of the year preceding the examination year
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| Examination fees and examination timetable |
May of the year preceding the examination year |
Examination fees
Examination timetable
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| Examination regulations (web version) |
May, three years preceding the examination year; revisions to the regulations (if any) announced as soon as possible |
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| Guidelines for handling public examination irregularities |
December of the year preceding the examination year |
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| Examination centres |
March of the examination year |
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| Handbooks for Candidates |
Important information for schools and candidates regarding candidates’ participation in the HKDSE |
December of the year preceding the examination year |
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| Frequently-asked Questions (FAQs) |
Answers to various FAQs raised by stakeholders |
Updated from time to time as appropriate |
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| Centre Supervisors’ Handbooks & Notes for Invigilators |
Guidelines to centre supervisors and invigilation staff regarding examination procedures and operations in normal and SEN centres |
March of the examination year |
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| Assessment information |
Including:
subject information
assessment frameworks
sample papers
reporting system
marking and processing of marks
rechecking and remarking
appeal review
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Assessment Frameworks normally provided three years preceding the examination year; latest updates provided as soon as possible |
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| School-based Assessment (SBA) |
Information about SBA in general and subject specific information (e.g. SBA Handbooks for teachers, sample assessment tasks, other resources and FAQs) |
Normally two years preceding the examination year; latest updates provided as soon as possible |
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| Services to Special Needs (SEN) Candidates |
Application guide for special examination arrangements (SEAs) for SEN candidates |
August, two years preceding the examination year |
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| Latest news for different categories of SEN candidates |
Updated from time to time as appropriate |
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| Information leaflet and FAQs |
Updated from time to time as appropriate |
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| Recognition of HKDSE |
Information on recognition of HKDSE |
Updated from time to time as appropriate |
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| Benchmarking studies |
Updated from time to time as appropriate |
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| HKDSE information booklets and leaflets |
Information regarding different processes of the HKDSE, including:
marking and processing of marks
onscreen marking
grading procedures and Standards-referenced Reporting
SBA
Applied Learning subjects
quality assurance framework, etc.
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Updated from time to time as appropriate |
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| HKDSE App |
Instant access to useful information related to the HKDSE and notification about important updates
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Updated from time to time as appropriate |
Available for free at App Store and Google Play |
| DSE Express Blog |
Useful information on the HKDSE; readers can leave comments and pose questions
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Updated from time to time as appropriate |
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| HKEAA YouTube Channel |
Videos highlighting information on examination regulations and administration as well as services offered by the HKEAA
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Updated from time to time as appropriate |
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