School-based Assessment (SBA)
| SBA refers to assessments administered in schools and marked by students’ own teachers. SBA marks awarded counted towards students’ public assessment results. SBA had been introduced to the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) in different subjects since 1978.
Development of SBA for HKALE
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| A Chemistry |
1978 |
| A Government & Public Affairs |
1988 |
| AS Chemistry |
1994 |
| AS Chinese Language & Culture |
1994 |
| AS Liberal Studies |
1994 |
| A Biology |
1995 |
| AS Electronics |
1999 |
| AS Computer Applications |
2000 |
| A/AS Physics |
2004 |
| A/AS Art |
2004 |
| A Chinese Literature |
2005 |
| A Computer Studies |
2007 |
Below is a summary of subject with SBA since 2007 HKALE
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| A/AS Chemistry |
Practical skills |
20% |
| A Government & Public Affairs |
Project |
22½% |
| AS Chinese Language & Culture |
Reading programme |
10% |
| AS Liberal Studies |
Project |
20% |
| A Biology |
Practical skills |
20% |
| AS Electronics |
Project |
20% |
| AS Computer Applications |
Core skills assessment / Project |
30% |
| A/AS Physics |
Practical skills |
15% |
| A Visual Arts |
Portfolio |
25% |
| AS Visual Arts |
Portfolio |
35% |
| A Chinese Literature |
Creative writing / Reading Report |
25% |
| A Computer Studies |
Core skills assessment / Project |
20% |
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