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| 1977 |
- The Hong Kong Examinations Authority (HKEA) Ordinance was passed on 5 May; the Authority commenced operations on 1 August
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| 1978 |
- Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) administered for the first time
- Administration of around 35 international and professional examinations for 126,000 candidates
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| 1979 |
- Hong Kong Higher Level Examination (HKHLE) to replace the Chinese University of Hong Kong Matriculation Examination
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1980 |
- Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) to replace the Advanced Level Examination of the University of Hong Kong
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| 1981 |
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| 1985 |
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| 1986 |
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| 1988 |
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| 1990 |
- Test of Advanced Proficiency in Putonghua (TAPP) administered for the first time
- Basic Proficiency Tests (BPT) of Chinese Language, English Language and Mathematics administered for the first time
- Administration of over 150 international and professional examinations with total number of candidates increased to 244,500
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| 1991 |
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| 1992 |
- Chinese version of question papers introduced for HKALE subjects
- Two sub-grades system is introduced to replace the three sub-grades system in HKALE
- Last HKHLE
- Last BPT
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| 1994 |
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| 1995 |
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| 1996 |
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| 1999 |
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| 2001 |
- Commencement of the Basic Competency Assessments (BCA)
- Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (LPAT) conducted for the first time [LPAT has been renamed as 'Language Proficiency Assessment (LPA)' since September 2023]
- Web-based service for checking of HKCEE and HKALE results
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| 2002 |
- HKEA renamed the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA)
- Abolition of two sub-grades system in public examinations
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| 2003 |
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| 2004 |
- Introduction of the Territory-wide System Assessment (TSA) to Primary 3
- First round consultation for the New Senior Secondary curriculum and the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Examination
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| 2005 |
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| 2006 |
- TSA extended to Secondary 3
- Launch of SMS service for private and evening school candidates on results release
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| 2007 |
- Introduction of Standards-referenced Reporting in HKCEE Chinese Language and English Language
- Establishment of the Public Examinations Information Centre
- Establishment of three assessment centres; onscreen marking adopted for HKCEE Chinese Language and English Language scripts
- Pilot scheme of the Quality Assessment Management Accreditation Scheme (QAMAS)
- Provision of government recruitment examination services
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| 2008 |
- Last Test of Advanced Proficiency in Putonghua
- Confirmation of ISO 9001:2000 certification for the development and provision of assessment services of BCA
- Confirmation of ISO 9001:2000 certification for the administration of all international & professional examinations
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| 2009 |
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| 2010 |
- Last HKCEE for school candidates
- Agreement with the UK’s Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) on tariffs for HKDSE Category A subjects
- Expansion of QAMAS by opening to all primary and secondary schools
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| 2011 |
- Last HKCEE for private candidates
- Launched HKDSE Online Services for schools and candidates
- Launch of DSE Express blog
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| 2012 |
- Practice papers for HKDSE Category A subjects published
- Launch of HKDSE mobile app
- HKDSE Examination administered for the first time with 73,074 candidates entered
- Last HKALE for school candidates
- Administration of over 200 international and professional examinations with total number of candidates of over 310,000
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| 2013 |
- Last HKALE for priviate candidates
- Last Test of Proficiency in Putonghua (TPP)
- Release of results of the benchmarking study between IELTS and HKDSE English Language Examination
- Released progress report on the New Academic Structure review together with the Education Bureau and the Curriculum Development Council
- Launched 'Accessible for All' website
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| 2014 |
- Named runner-up in The Ombudsman’s Awards for Public Organisations 2014
- Launched consultation on New Academic Structure Medium-term Review and Beyond in collaboration with the Education Bureau and the Curriculum Development Council
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| 2015 |
- Completion of the New Academic Structure Medium-term Review in collaboration with the Education Bureau and the Curriculum Development Council
- All written examination scripts of HKDSE Category A subjects marked onscreen
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| 2016 |
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| 2017 |
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| 2018 |
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| 2019 |
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| 2020 |
- Delivery of the 2020 HKDSE amid COVID-19 pandemic
- Total average number of visitors to the accessible HKEAA corporate website exceeded 1,000,000 per month
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| 2021 |
- The 10th Anniversary of the HKDSE
- Delivery of the 2021 HKDSE amid COVID-19 pandemic, and for the first time at the Penny’s Bay Quarantine Centre
- Launch of pilot scheme of HKDSE Diagnostic Feedback System (DFS) for schools
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| 2022 |
- 45th Anniversary of the HKEAA
- Delivery of the 2022 HKDSE amid COVID-19 pandemic, and at the Penny’s Bay Community Isolation Facility again for candidates undergoing mandatory quarantine. The arrangement was also extended to cover candidates confirmed with COVID-19
- Establishment of new examination arrangements for Category C (Other Languages) subjects for the 2025 HKDSE and beyond
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| 2023 |
- Delivery of the 2023 HKDSE amid the pandemic, and set up a ‘Designated Exam Centre’ in San Po Kong for about 500 candidates infected with COVID-19
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| 2024 |
- Successfully conducted the HKDSE examinations following the implementation of optimising measures for the HKDSE core subjects.
- First conduct of the HKDSE outside Hong Kong by approving two Mainland schools as HKDSE participating schools and setting up pilot examination centres for eligible Hong Kong and Macao students to sit for the written examinations
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