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Education
The Task Force on Review of School Curriculum submitted its review report to the government in September, and its recommendations were accepted by EDB in December. They included reinforcing the importance of whole-person development, according higher priority to values education, creating space and catering for learner diversity, further promoting Applied Learning as a valued senior secondary elective subject, enhancing the flexibility in university admissions, and strengthening science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.
Senior Secondary Curriculum
The senior secondary curriculum is flexible, coherent and diversified. It aims to cater for students' varied interests, needs, aptitudes and abilities. Students take four core subjects. (Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics and Liberal Studies) and acquire Other Learning Experiences. Most students also choose two or three elective subjects from 20 senior secondary subjects, a range of Applied Learning courses and six Other Languages.
Applied Learning courses are offered at the senior secondary level, with emphasis placed on practice and theory linked to broad professional and vocational fields. In the 2020-22 cohort, 41 Applied Learning courses are offered under six areas of studies: Creative Studies; Media and Communication; Business, Management and Law; Services; Applied Science; and Engineering and Production.
On completion of their study at Secondary 6, students take the HKDSE Examination. This qualification is recognised internationally by over 290 tertiary institutions for admission purposes, and more are being added.
In 2019, about 92 per cent of Secondary 6 graduates pursued further full-time studies, among whom about 10 per cent studied outside Hong Kong.
Chinese History Education
Chinese history is an integral part of the curriculum for all primary and secondary schools. Learning content relating to the Chinese nation, Chinese history and Chinese culture is included in the General Studies subject at primary level. At junior secondary level, all schools. offer Chinese History as an independent compulsory subject from the 2018-19 school year, and devote two periods per week to Chinese History. At senior secondary level, Chinese History is an elective subject. To enhance students' interest in learning the subject, the revised Junior Secondary Chinese History curriculum has been implemented progressively from Secondary 1 since September 2020.
Basic Law Education
The Basic Law is a constitutional document for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). It enshrines within a legal document the important concepts of 'one country, two systems, 'Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong' and a high degree of autonomy. It also prescribes the various practices to be implemented in the HKSAR. The Basic Law is related closely to the daily lives of Hong Kong people.
To support Basic Law education, the government provides schools with learning and teaching resources, professional development programmes for principals and teachers, Mainland
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