DSE | Education Bureau announces senior secondary Chinese History enhancement plan; candidates from 2025/26 may sit only Paper 1, with maximum Level 5
DSE｜教育局公布「高中中史科優化方案」 25/26年起考生可只考卷一 最高獲第5級成績
The Education Bureau issued a circular to all secondary schools yesterday (2nd) announcing the enhancement plan for senior secondary Chinese History. In the 2025/26 Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Chinese History examination, candidates may sit only Paper 1, the compulsory “Development through the Ages” component worth 70% of the total marks. Paper 2, “Historical Topics”, which previously accounted for 30% of the marks, will become an elective component. Candidates who sit only Paper 1 can attain a maximum of Level 5. Candidates will not have to indicate which paper they intend to sit when registering, and their transcripts and certificates will list only their final results, without showing which paper they sat. The Education Bureau said such candidates would not be labelled as “second-tier candidates”.
教育局昨日（2日）向全港中學發通函，公布「高中中國歷史科優化方案」，2025/26學年的香港中學文憑試（HKDSE）中史科考生，可只應考總分佔70%的卷一「歷代發展」必修部分，原佔30%分數的卷二「歷史專題」改為選修部分，只應考卷一的考生最高可考獲第5級成績。而考生報考時毋須表明應考的卷別，成績單和證書只列出最終成績，不會顯示應考的卷別，教育局指有關考生不會被標籤為「次一等的考生」。