The 2023 HKDSE Handbook for Candidates is now available on the HKEAA website. Click here to learn more about the precautionary measures at examination centres, as well as the examination regulations, procedures and instructions.

The HKDSE has been an important qualification for senior secondary students furthering their studies locally or overseas, or pursuing a career. In addition to local tertiary institutions, higher education institutions from the Mainland and worldwide have indicated their acceptance of students with HKDSE qualification. Visit Recognition of HKDSE webpages and DSE Express to learn more about the multiple pathways for senior secondary students.

The Question Papers of all Category A subjects are now available at the HKEAA Online Bookstore and the service counter at San Po Kong. Sample scripts at different levels of performance of 2022 HKDSE have also been uploaded by batch to the HKEAA website (choose the subject required - Samples of Candidates' Performance) for teachers and candidates' reference.

The UCAS announced that all international qualifications, including the HKDSE and non-regulated UK qualifications, will be removed from the Tariff Tables in May 2022. The new arrangement will be applicable to students entering the UK higher education from September 2023 onwards. The UCAS also confirmed that this change will not impact the validity of the HKDSE or its acceptability for progression into higher education in the UK. Click here or visit the DSE Express for details.

The HKEAA has published the Level Descriptors and Samples of Student Performance for the 2024 HKDSE Citizenship and Social Development. Following the revised Assessment Framework for Chinese Language, the Subject Descriptors and Writing Descriptors have been updated, and the Sample Paper and Samples of Student Performance for Paper 2 Section A Practical Writing are also available for teachers and students’ reference.

Check out the press release, school circular and revised Assessment Frameworks for details of the streamlining arrangements for the 2023 HKDSE public examinations and School-based Assessment (SBA).