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Development of the HKEAA
Year
  • 2010-2022
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
2011
  • Last HKCEE for private candidates
  • Launched HKDSE Online Services for schools and candidates
  • Launch of DSE Express blog
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
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
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
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
2016
2017
2018
2019
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
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
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