Out of the 55,000 candidates who took Hong Kong’s university entrance exams this year, about 1,000 were non-local students. While authorities have recently updated the relevant regulations, they have long boasted about the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) as an internationally recognised curriculum and welcomed non-local students as private candidates. The Post examines the revised…
A father has reported the vice-principal of a Hong Kong secondary school to police after he allegedly waved a pair of scissors at his son, who had been told to cut his hair. The 15-year-old student at Christian Alliance S C Chan Memorial College in Tuen Mun had reportedly been in a dispute with the…
Twenty outstanding Hong Kong pupils received top honours at the 44th Student of the Year Awards, with a recipient from the Diocesan Boys’ School winning the grand prize for driving positive change through STEAM innovations in robotics and education. The awards, organised by the South China Morning Post and sponsored solely by the Hong Kong…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong’s recent severe rainstorms are the result of a monsoon providing rich moisture that amplified the residual impact of storm Danas,…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong’s recent severe rainstorms are the result of a monsoon providing rich moisture that amplified the residual impact of storm Danas,…
Parents in Hong Kong have questioned the “scientific basis” of the government’s decision to suspend classes at all day schools on Friday, with some arguing their children’s graduation ceremonies were cancelled despite little rainfall in the morning. In a WhatsApp group with more than 1,000 parents, furious comments started flooding in at around 7.30am to…
閱讀中文版本 The Labour Department has reminded employers to make prior work arrangements for employees during and after rainstorm warnings as early as possible. Affected by the heavy rain and squally thunderstorms brought by the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Danas and the active southwest monsoon, the weather conditions in Hong Kong are expected to remain severe….
The number of students taking the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme in Hong Kong has increased by nearly 20 per cent over the past five years, with more students and parents preferring its flexibility to the city’s traditional, exam-oriented university entrance system. More than 2,600 students taking the IB exam will learn their results on Sunday,…
The number of Hong Kong semi-private schools applying for a tuition fee increase has dropped by more than a quarter against a year ago, with the sector attributing the decline partially to the sluggish economy. A spokesman for the Education Bureau said on Friday that as of June it had received 40 applications from schools…
A private primary school that offers an international curriculum in Hong Kong has abruptly announced its closure at the end of July, leaving some parents anxious about whether they can get back their debenture worth about HK$200,000 (US$25,500) as promised. A check by the Post on Saturday found that the website of Think International School,…