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Hong Kong to revamp senior secondary science and maths curriculum from 2029-30

Authorities aim to encourage more students to take science subjects at the senior secondary level

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Students get some hands-on experience at the 59th Joint School Science Exhibition earlier this month. Photo: Jonathan Wong
One initiative is to divide the syllabuses of the three science subjects into core and extended parts to cater to students of different abilities. Photo: Pool
William Yiu

Hong Kong’s education authorities will revamp the senior secondary school science and extended maths curriculum by providing additional syllabus options from the 2029-30 academic year, in a bid to attract more students and nurture talent in the field.

The Education Bureau also said it had asked schools to actively encourage students interested in science and mathematics to take two or more science subjects to create a synergistic effect.
The bureau said in a circular to schools on Monday that the revamp was aligned with the strategy in the nation’s 15th five-year plan to “invigorate the country through science and education” and supported Hong Kong’s development as an international innovation and technology centre.

Edith Tse Yuen-ching, principal assistant secretary for innovation technology education at the bureau, said in a blog post that the city was “strengthening the cultivation of innovation and technology talents to respond to the development needs of the country and Hong Kong”.

The circular said a draft of the updated curriculum and assessment for the science subjects – physics, chemistry and biology – had been released for consultation.

It said the bureau would brief educators early next month before finalising the draft in the next academic year.

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