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A look at the news and issues arising from kindergarten to secondary-level education around Hong Kong.
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Good Schools Guide
For Hong Kong students, their career paths’ first steps start at university
Choosing a course is a delicate balance of passion, parental expectations and the prospects of a fulfilling career.
2 Feb 2026 - 3:34PM
Hong Kong courts
Mainland Chinese student jailed for 3 months for cheating in TOEFL test
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Hong Kong economy
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55% plunge in new hires as Hong Kong graduates face gloomiest outlook in 5 years
2 Feb 2026 - 8:31AM
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Hong Kong economy
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Hong Kong schools’ medium of instruction must pass the test of the times
With its review of the guidelines for teaching in English or Chinese, Hong Kong must seek to better prepare its pupils for higher education while serving the city’s needs.
1 Feb 2026 - 7:15AM
Hong Kong
Hong Kong steps up scrutiny of private schools
Education Bureau releases code of practice for private primary and secondary schools.
31 Jan 2026 - 8:15PM
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Hong Kong
Letters
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PhD fellowship scheme holds a key to Hong Kong’s education hub dream
Readers discuss the experience of international PhD students in Hong Kong, hospital fees, and Mark Carney’s Davos speech.
30 Jan 2026 - 11:30AM
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Hong Kong teachers required to renew practising certificates every 3 years
Sources tell SCMP the plan will take effect as early as 2027-28 academic year.
29 Jan 2026 - 11:59PM
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Mainland China
Hong Kong to deny teachers practising certificates with insufficient training hours
Education panel to discuss finer details of new certification to ensure ‘fit and proper’ standards.
27 Jan 2026 - 8:09PM
Hong Kong
AI mental health app helps Hong Kong students accentuate the positive
EmoCare, powered by artificial intelligence, began trial run last month, serving around 700 primary, secondary and university students.
27 Jan 2026 - 12:37AM
Hong Kong society
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Hong Kong’s children are paying the price for policy gaps in education
Policy failures have already caused a drop in English proficiency and a reading crisis. Officials must tread carefully with new AI plans.
26 Jan 2026 - 10:49AM
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Hong Kong society
Opinion
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Hong Kong must tackle the challenges of a super-aged society head on
With both Hong Kong and mainland China unlikely to be able to reverse the decline in birth rates, investing effectively in human capital is crucial.
25 Jan 2026 - 9:30AM
Artificial intelligence
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Hong Kong needs a centralised AI curriculum for its students
The city has proactively adopted artificial intelligence in the school system, but courses still fall short on guiding proper use.
25 Jan 2026 - 6:45AM
Hong Kong society
Letters
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What Hong Kong’s abuse reporting law means for child-facing professionals
Readers discuss the implications of the new law, and support for sexual minority rights.
23 Jan 2026 - 11:30AM
Hong Kong
Hong Kong teams up with experts to develop AI tailored for schools
Secretary for Education Christine Choi tells legislature authorities are exploring launching a large language model relating to city’s school curriculum.
21 Jan 2026 - 8:54PM
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Universities in Hong Kong
HKU ranks seventh globally for education as East Asia ‘makes strides’
Times Higher Education releases latest annual subject rankings, with Peking University entering top 10 for computer science for first time.
21 Jan 2026 - 8:33AM
Hong Kong housing
Hong Kong earmarks Kai Tak site among 3 plots for private student hostel projects
Sha Tin and Tung Chung sites also among those the government will open for interest to develop into private student hostels to ease housing pressure.
20 Jan 2026 - 9:09PM
Hong Kong society
Hong Kong professionals brace for tough calls under new child abuse law
Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance takes effect on Tuesday, covering over 100,000 people across 25 professions.
20 Jan 2026 - 10:08AM
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Hong Kong
40 Hong Kong semi-private schools eye more non-locals in education hub push
Direct Subsidy Scheme schools will be able to admit non-local students on a self-financing basis under new initiative.
19 Jan 2026 - 9:52PM
Good Schools Guide
Technology set to play a bigger role in SEN assessment and intervention
Improved awareness and early detection have seen a rise in special education needs diagnoses, and while the stigma is fading, challenges remain.
19 Jan 2026 - 10:28AM
Hong Kong
Last unregistered student union at Chinese University of Hong Kong disbands
Chung Chi College’s student union is the latest to dissolve, leaving just two of nine remaining at the university amid police registration pressures.
18 Jan 2026 - 6:58PM
Hong Kong society
Smart money: how Hong Kong charity makes finance lessons fun for pupils
Hong Kong charity Talents Foundation, an Operation Santa Claus beneficiary, aims to teach young people how to manage their finances.
18 Jan 2026 - 9:47PM
Hong Kong
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Hong Kong authorities to review schools’ medium of instruction after major study
Industry body urges government to allow more secondary schools to teach in English to better prepare pupils for higher education.
18 Jan 2026 - 10:18AM
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Hong Kong
2 Hong Kong pupils win top prizes in first global youth storytelling competition
Vanessa Jane Wong and Wan Ruixi impress judges in STANCE Storytelling Competition 2025 organised by the Post.
17 Jan 2026 - 11:21PM
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Registered births in Hong Kong hit record low in 2025, ending 2-year uptick
31,714 registered births is 14 per cent fewer than 2024 and 3 per cent below previous record low in 2022.
14 Jan 2026 - 8:37AM
Hong Kong
Nearly 1 in 4 Hong Kong students can’t finish homework without AI, study shows
Our Hong Kong Foundation calls for unified AI platform and more comprehensive curriculum to cover students at all academic levels.
13 Jan 2026 - 7:42PM
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong education summit to discuss impact of geopolitics on universities
City to host 2,500 delegates from more than 65 jurisdictions at Asia-Pacific Association for International Education conference.
10 Jan 2026 - 8:15PM
Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy
Hong Kong school near fire-hit estate to take over new campus by end of June
Tai Po Baptist Public School principal Siu Ting says pupils expected to begin classes for coming academic year at new premises.
10 Jan 2026 - 5:10PM
Hong Kong society
Hong Kong students lauded for using AI to help elderly fulfil travel dreams
City leader’s wife says she hopes innovations can be leveraged ‘so that people of all ages and backgrounds can participate in voluntary work’.
9 Jan 2026 - 9:08PM
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