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Schools must accept admission applications from the siblings of current students or from the children of staff working there. Photo: Sam Tsang

Parents to have greater chance of securing spots in top Hong Kong primary schools

Data shows fewer students admitted via ‘siblings route’ in first stage, leaving door open to parents to try luck at sought-after schools.

Opinion | A leader in digital competitiveness? Hong Kong still has a way to go

Private Hong Kong university hopes new offering will lure overseas students

Editorial | Hong Kong seriously failing its students

Standards are falling – in English, Chinese and maths – and officials can no longer continue to blame the decline on the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hong Kong’s school pupils are not doing as well as they used to. Photo: Shutterstock

Quick action needed to curb use of ‘space oil’ by Hong Kong’s youth

New, highly dangerous drug must be outlawed as soon as possible, while education on its deadly effects should be stepped up.

4 Hong Kong public universities among world’s best for graduate employability

Survey gathered more than 13,000 global respondents who are involved in recruiting and working with graduates.

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University in Macau to expel 24 students who used fake Hong Kong DSE credentials

Hong Kong education chief Christine Choi says use of bogus university entrance exam certificates ‘outrageous’.

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The Diploma of Secondary Education refers to Hong Kong’s university entrance examination. Photo: Dickson Lee

Editorial | Healthy start to new Hong Kong medical school bid

Third such facility for city will have to bring something different to medical care, both in terms of curriculum and students.

Nearly half of Hong Kong pupils secure desired Primary One spot

Number of students applying for aided and government primary schools through the allocation system also hits 15-year low.

Letters | HKEX worked through No 8 typhoon signal. So should rest of Hong Kong

Readers discuss the need to overhaul a typhoon signal system last revised in 1973, forging partnerships for Hong Kong’s industrial modernisation, the application of the rule of law in Hong Kong and football violence in Amsterdam.

Two women walk along Wan Chai Promenade with a shopping bag and a plastic raincoat covering their heads as Typhoon Toraji edges closer to the coast of southern China on November 13. Photo: Elson Li

Should you send your child to boarding school? The pros and cons

Once a European tradition, now boarding schools are expanding in Hong Kong and beyond, meriting a closer look at what these institutions offer.

Boarders can enjoy spending more time with their friends. Photo: Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong

University town in Hong Kong to welcome 32,000 from 2034, with biggest hospital

First residents able to move to Ngau Tam Mei development in 2034, as government unveils details after Beijing’s meeting with developers.

Health expert backs Hong Kong plan to adopt US model for third medical school

Professor Victor Dzau cites successful examples in Singapore, such as the Duke-NUS medical school which he helped establish.

University in Hong Kong hires 100 overseas, mainland academics in 2-year drive

One new recruit at University of Science and Technology points to Hong Kong’s fairer gender opportunities and more generous government funding for research.

HKUST started a recruitment campaign two years ago. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Letters | DSE a waste of time for Hong Kong youth not cut out for academics

Readers discuss the call for a bigger push on vocational studies in Hong Kong, the contributions of the late Po Chung, and the government’s eHealth upgrade.

Students sit for the Chinese language paper in this year’s DSE exams on April 11, in a school in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong schools to host education fair next month to attract mainland students

Some sector leaders also stress enrolment applicants will be assessed using the same criteria amid concerns over increased competition.

Letters | Hong Kong’s working class deserve world-class medical care

Readers discuss proposed reforms to Hong Kong’s outpatient services, the city’s aspirations to be an education hub, Trump’s MAGA movement and North Korea’s continuing missile tests.

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‘Study in Hong Kong’ campaign well-timed but more needed, ranking firm says

Quacquarelli Symonds tells Post city has advantages over many Western education destinations but universities still falling short in areas.

Polytechnic University in Hung Hom. Chief Executive John Lee said last month the government would establish the “Study in Hong Kong” brand to help turn the city into an international tertiary education hub. Photo: May Tse

Meet the small band of dinosaur experts pushing palaeontology forward in Hong Kong

The local discovery of dinosaur fossils in Hong Kong thrust Michael Pittman into the spotlight but few are aware of the contributions he and others have made to the field.

Cambridge International Education digital exams start in June 2026

Mark Williams, head of secondary in the International Stream at French International School, is eager to see the results of exams marked by AI.

Letters | How Hong Kong can become Asia’s world city for students

Readers discuss how to bolster the ‘Study in Hong Kong’ brand, Leung Chun-ying’s warning of housing oversupply, and a potential iconic tourist draw for Hong Kong.

The University of Hong Kong campus. The government must prioritise prospective students’ overall well-being for its “Study in Hong Kong” campaign to be successful. Photo: Dickson Lee

3 universities in Hong Kong among top 10 in major ranking of Asian institutions

HKU holds No 2 position, CUHK rises to No 6 and CityU to No 10, marking first time three institutions placed in top 10 of Asian University Rankings.

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The University of Hong Kong has been placed second in an annual ranking of Asian universities. Photo: Dickson Lee

Opinion | Hong Kong government can’t turn the tide on youth disenchantment on its own

Government initiatives are expensive and not enough. For effective youth development, collaboration is needed with businesses and the community.

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26 Hong Kong pupils fall ill during study tour to Guangdong cities

Centre for Health Protection says 15 boys and 11 girls, aged 10 to 11, developed symptoms including vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain and fever.

Annual tests find secondary pupils’ English levels reach record low in Hong Kong

Proficiency in Chinese, English and maths among Primary Three pupils also fell to worst levels in about 20 years, according to test results.

The results from the Territory-wide System Assessment have prompted an academic to call for urgent efforts to address falling English, Chinese and maths levels if such trends continue. Photo: Dickson Lee

HKUST reveals group of experts to boost bid for Hong Kong’s third medical school

Line-up includes former Hospital Authority chairman Edward Leong and Nobel Prize winner Roger Kornberg of Stanford University.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in Clearwater Bay. Photo: Winson Wong

Opinion | Hong Kong needs to rethink its branding – it can’t be a hub of everything

The government’s messaging problem and hub obsession stem from misplaced priorities.

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Hong Kong streamlines student suicide prevention system after John Lee’s request

Under the improved second tier, schools will no longer need referrals from the Education Bureau and can directly seek help from external support teams.

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Education in Hong Kong
A look at the news and issues arising from kindergarten to secondary-level education around Hong Kong.
last updated:
7 October, 2024
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