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During the HKDSE, a series of strengthened precautionary measures will be implemented at examination centres to safeguard the health of candidates and examination personnel
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Contingency and Strengthened Precautionary Measures for the 2022 HKDSE
In light of the latest development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the HKEAA has recently announced the revised 2022 Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE) timetable with written examinations to be held from 22 April to 14 May tentatively, as well as a series of strengthened precautionary measures to be implemented at examination centres. In addition, the English Language speaking examinations have been cancelled and the practical examinations of Physical Education and Music will be postponed to late May/ early June. Revised Examination Timetable and Fallback Plans According to the revised examination timetable, the first subject will be English Language Papers 1 and 2, while the last subject will be History. The date of release of results remains to be 20 July tentatively. Meanwhile, fallback plans have been developed. If the pandemic situation remains fluctuating by early April, the HKDSE will be postponed to mid-May. If the pandemic situation persists by late April, the written examinations will be further postponed to early June. If the pandemic situation remains severe by mid-May, the 2022 HKDSE will be cancelled. The HKEAA will predict candidates’ HKDSE results based on their school internal assessment marks. For details, please refer to the press releases issued in January and February 2022. Strengthened Precautionary Measures at Examination Centres To safeguard the health of candidates and examination personnel, a series of strengthened precautionary measures will be implemented at examination centres this year. In addition to precautionary measures taken in recent years, including checking body temperature, wearing surgical masks, completing the ‘Candidate’s Declaration on Health’, sanitising hands, candidates and examination personnel are also required to perform COVID-19 rapid antigen test before going to the examination centre on each examination day. In addition, to prevent candidates from taking off their masks inside the examination hall/room and mitigate the risk of infections, the procedure for checking candidates’ identity will take place in an open area and before the examination. For the detailed arrangements, please check out here. School Leaders’ Forum In order to enlist the full support and collaboration of participating schools to facilitate the smooth delivery of the 2022 HKDSE under the changing situation, an online School Leaders’ Forum was held on 1 March for over 700 school principals and teachers. Hosted by Prof Wei Xiang-dong, Secretary General, Prof Ricardo Mak, Director of Public Examinations, Ms Choy Siu-kwan, Head of Assessment Development and Ms Margaret Hui, Head of School Examinations and Administration of the HKEAA, together with representatives of the Education Bureau, participants were presented with the revised examination timetables, fallback plans, strengthened precautionary measures at examination centres, and arrangements for marking and School-based Assessment marks submission. Click here for the presentation materials and highlights of the question-and-answer session for the Forum. Our heartfelt appreciation goes to all centre schools and examination personnel for their support and extra efforts in implementing a series of precautionary measures at the examination centres in the current challenging times. We also hope for the understanding and cooperation of candidates in following the examination and contingency arrangements to ensure that the 2022 HKDSE can be conducted in a safe and orderly manner.
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About 50,000 Candidates Registered for the 2022 HKDSE
About 50,000 candidates have registered for the 2022 HKDSE. Of the about 43,000 school candidates, almost 90% opted for two to three elective subjects plus the four core subjects. Biology is the most popular elective subject among school candidates with over 12,000 entries, followed by Chemistry and Economics, both with about 11,000 school candidates entering the examinations. Please click here to read the 2022 HKDSE registration statistics. Recently, we have also launched the latest 9.0 version for the HKDSE App with a view to giving users access to useful information, including latest contingency and precautionary measures and arrangements for the HKDSE, Handbook for Candidates, Important Dates and Events, Exam Calendar, Exam Centres, etc. Starting from 21 March, candidates can log in to ‘My Exam Schedule’ to check their personalised examination information for the 2022 HKDSE, including examination dates, start time and paper(s)/module/language version of written examinations of the Category A subjects entered, and the names and addresses of the examination centres, etc. Install the latest version for free at App Store and Google Play.
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2022 HKDSE candidates can log in to ‘My Exam Schedule’ of the HKDSE App to check their personalised examination information
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Release of assessment materials for 2024 HKDSE CS and Chinese Language
Subsequent to the publication of the Assessment Frameworks for Citizenship and Social Development (CS) and Chinese Language for the 2024 HKDSE, the HKEAA has recently released more assessment materials, including level descriptors and samples of student performance, to help teachers and students have a better understanding of the assessment requirements of the two subjects.
Chinese Language (applicable to 2024 HKDSE and onwards):
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More Than 2,000 Showed Up at HKDSE Online Information Seminars
The HKEAA’s series of online information seminars on the HKDSE core subjects on 15 and 22 January 2022 attracted over two thousand participants, including students, parents and teachers. During the seminars, subject experts from Assessment Development Division elaborated on the assessment requirements of the 2022 HKDSE core subjects, including Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics and Liberal Studies, as well as the marking and grading of public examinations. During the question-and-answer sessions, participants sought information and advice from our experts on examination preparation. Highlights of the question-and-answer sessions and presentation materials are now available on the HKEAA website. The HKEAA organises activities for the public from time to time. Please stay tuned to our website for the latest activities.
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Online Information Seminars on HKDSE Core Subjects
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