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A graduation ceremony at the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Chung Chi College Chapel in 2023. Photo: Elson Li
Education in Hong Kong

Salary growth for Hong Kong degree graduates slows to 5-year low

Average monthly salary rises by just 2 per cent to HK$28,000 as underemployment hits record high.

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong retains 17th spot among top cities for students but high costs hurt

Education in Hong Kong

DSE graduates can gain from gap year experience before university, experts say

Education in Hong Kong

Where can DSE students turn if they don’t get into a public university?

The SCMP looks at the options for DSE students whose exam results fall short of university entry requirements.

Students receive their results for the DSE exams. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Students receive their results for the DSE exams. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong

Mainland schools for Hong Kong pupils beat city average in university entrance exams

Shenzhen’s Pui Kiu College reports 87 per cent pass rate, while ASJNU in Guangzhou says its rate was 71 per cent, compared with 42.7 per cent for Hong Kong.

Education in Hong Kong

DSE exam success: Hong Kong’s top scorers share their revision secrets

High achievers explain how Pomodoro timers, ‘mistake booklets’ and selective AI use helped them ace their papers.

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DSE candidates overcome physical challenges to achieve hard-earned results

Tam Chun-yu, who has cerebral palsy, typed his answers with one finger while Liu Pong-faat has difficulty writing but completed his exams.

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Tam Chun-yu used a mobile phone to answer exam questions. Photo: Jelly Tse
Tam Chun-yu used a mobile phone to answer exam questions. Photo: Jelly Tse
Education in Hong Kong

How ethnic minority students overcame language barriers to score high on DSE exams

Pupils say their hard-won success came after years of struggling to learn in foreign language.

Education in Hong Kong

Nearly blind student among Hong Kong’s top DSE scorers who plan careers giving back

Students inspired to pursue life in law or medicine, including Aiden Cheng, who has just 10 per cent of his vision left.

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Education in Hong Kong

Most DSE top scorers set sights on medicine – as it happened

Other DSE stars opt for computer science, business administration, and government and laws.

DSE top scorer Aiden Cheng of Wah Yan College. Photo: Karma Lo
Education in Hong Kong

Record 24 students ace DSE, but weaker language scores shrink admission pool

Fourteen boys and 10 girls achieve Level 5** in six subjects, but proportion of day-school candidates meeting university threshold falls.

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A record 24 students from 15 schools have scored perfect marks in Hong Kong’s university entrance exams. Photo: Handout
A record 24 students from 15 schools have scored perfect marks in Hong Kong’s university entrance exams. Photo: Handout
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong IB students beat the global average this year. Here’s how they did it

Hong Kong students scored average of 37.02 points for IB, nearly 20 per cent higher than global average of 30.88.

Education in Hong Kong

Student of the Year Awards: past winners gather to celebrate decades of excellence

‘Every time I see the other winners of the Student of the Year Awards, I am surprised to see they have improved every time,’ 1985 winner Dr Chan Mui-tong says.

Education in Hong Kong

Student of the Year Awards: 40 pupils lauded as organiser reveals expansion plan

Starting next year, awards scheme to feature new AI literacy category and seek to recognise student excellence in places beyond Hong Kong.

This year’s award winners are joined on the stage by government and community leaders. Photo: Karma Lo
Education in Hong Kong

UK VAT on private schools triggers record decline in Hong Kong students

Hong Kong student numbers at UK private schools hit five-year low, with enrolment down 17 per cent and new admissions plunging 26 per cent.

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The UK government began applying the 20 per cent VAT to tuition and boarding fees at private schools in January 2025. Photo: AFP
The UK government began applying the 20 per cent VAT to tuition and boarding fees at private schools in January 2025. Photo: AFP
Education in Hong Kong

AI and economy fuel stress for 40% of DSE candidates: Hong Kong youth group poll

Nearly half of students also unaware of universities of applied sciences as group urges government to boost awareness of vocational paths.

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong universities snap up office and retail sites amid classroom crunch

At least six universities have moved into offices and shopping centres as non-local enrolment rises and campuses run out of space.

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Education in Hong Kong

14 of 27 top IB scorers from English Schools Foundation plan to study medicine

Some ESF students attribute their success to discipline, miso soup and using a Nokia phone.

Twenty top IB scorers from the ESF pose for a photo at Island School. Photo: May Tse
Twenty top IB scorers from the ESF pose for a photo at Island School. Photo: May Tse
Education in Hong Kong

Joy and tears as Hong Kong students receive secondary school allocations

Some admitted to their first-choice institutions already dreaming up plans for university while others consider pathways to studying abroad.

Education in Hong Kong

Crushed it: AI and healthy habits help Hong Kong students ace IB

Pupils from Diocesan Boys’ School, Victoria Shanghai Academy and Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau School share insights on how they excelled in the IB exam.

Education in Hong Kong

74% of Hong Kong pupils get first-choice secondary school, matching 2025 record

High satisfaction rate reflects sensible choices and strategies by well-informed parents, school council representative says.

Primary school students on the way to class. The central allocation stage uses a computer-based system that takes account of academic banding and school nets. Photo: Edmond So
Education in Hong Kong

73 Hong Kong students from 17 schools score perfect IB marks

Victoria Shanghai Academy posts record nine IB top scorers, while Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau School reports six.

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Victoria Shanghai Academy top scorers with school principal Shirla Sum (first from left) and supervisor Peggy Lam and executive director Victor Koong. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Victoria Shanghai Academy top scorers with school principal Shirla Sum (first from left) and supervisor Peggy Lam and executive director Victor Koong. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Education in Hong Kong

Education chief says students must master technology, not be disconnected from it

Christine Choi says banning devices would hinder learning as Hong Kong rolls out blueprint to integrate AI and digital tools in schools.

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis university town tender to launch in 2 months

Education minister Christine Choi says 22-hectare site in Hung Shui Kiu will comprise three university campus sites.

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s third medical school hires 300 teachers, expects to raise intake to 200

Recruits include retired professors and doctors, with only one teacher coming from another local medical school, dean says.

Construction of the medical school is under way at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology campus in Clear Water Bay. Photo: May Tse
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