South China Morning Post20 July 2013 Issue No:281
Competition for university places is tougher this year than last, as
more secondary school students have achieved the minimum requirements
for admission in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education – HKDSE –
exam, writes Johnny Tam for the South China Morning Post.
Statistics released last week by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority showed that of 82,283 students who took HKDSE exams this year, 28,418 obtained the minimum score for about 15,000 government-subsidised first-year university degree places through the joint admission system. That represents a 7% increase from the 26,552 last year, and means that more than 13,000 students will have to pay more for full-fee private courses, opt for sub-degree programmes or look elsewhere.
The number of candidates from outside the school system also increased by 736%, from 1,329 last year to 11,115 this year, as some students from the first HKDSE exam re-sat it this year and some from the previous Advanced Level Examination might have taken the new syllabus. The diploma exam was held for the second time since so-called 3+3+4 education reforms came into full effect. Secondary school education was cut from seven to six years and standard university degree courses lengthened from three to four years.
Statistics released last week by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority showed that of 82,283 students who took HKDSE exams this year, 28,418 obtained the minimum score for about 15,000 government-subsidised first-year university degree places through the joint admission system. That represents a 7% increase from the 26,552 last year, and means that more than 13,000 students will have to pay more for full-fee private courses, opt for sub-degree programmes or look elsewhere.
The number of candidates from outside the school system also increased by 736%, from 1,329 last year to 11,115 this year, as some students from the first HKDSE exam re-sat it this year and some from the previous Advanced Level Examination might have taken the new syllabus. The diploma exam was held for the second time since so-called 3+3+4 education reforms came into full effect. Secondary school education was cut from seven to six years and standard university degree courses lengthened from three to four years.
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