Hong Kong Higher Level Examination
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The Hong Kong Higher Level Examination (Chinese: 香港高等程度會考) was a public examination taken by students in Hong Kong at the end of Form 6 (Lower Sixth), in preparation for entry to the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) which then offered 4 year courses. It was different from the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination taken by Form 7 (Upper Sixth) students, and was usually taken by students from Chinese Middle schools. It was abolished in 1993 when the CUHK changed its courses to 3-years, the same as the Hong Kong University, after the introduction of the Joint University Programmes Admissions System in 1992.
History
In 1979, the Chinese University of Hong Kong organized an exam for the high school students who were interested in attending the Chinese University of Hong Kong and it stopped in 1993. After that, the Hong Kong Examinations Authority had organized a new examination known as the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination. Because at the same time there are higher and advanced Level Examination cause confusion, in 1982 the Hong Kong Education adviser had been proposed to the Government of Hong Kong to abolish the Higher Level Examination in "Hong Kong education perspective". Education Commission published a second report in 1986 also proposes to repeal the Higher Level Examination.
There were 21,407 student in the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination in 1980; And there were only 12,164 student in Hong Kong Higher Level Examination. However, the Chinese University of Hong Kong launched the "Forum Sixth Provisional Acceptance "measures, the two-year matriculation admitted to CUHK become the other main way for the student. Because of so many of disadvantages, Attend to the Hong Kong Higher Level Examination even less than before.
In the late 1980s, the Hong Kong government want to crate a better university system in Hong Kong, so the forcing the student in Chinese University of gradually switch to a three-year undergraduate courses. Later on , the government launched the Joint University Programmes Admissions System . The University Admissions mechanism only acknowledge the achievements of the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination. Therefore ,Hong Kong Higher Level Examination had discontinued and the last session of the examination held in 1992.
Exam Subject
Chinese subjects:
- Chinese Language and Literature
- Chinese history
English subjects:
- English
Chinese or English subjects:
- Biological
- Chemistry
- Physical
- Ordinary mathematical
- Advanced Math
- Government and Public Affairs to replace Economic and Public Affairs (since 1987)
- Economic opening (1980)
- Geography
- History
- Art
- Music
- Religion (opened in 1981)
- Principles of Accounts opened (1982)
- Business Studies (opened in 1982)
See also
- Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination
- Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination
- Education in Hong Kong
References
- Hong Kong Examination and Assessment Authority(2007). "Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination Regulations & Syllabus",Pg5
- Hong Kong Education Adviser."Education Bureau (EDB)"",Pg3-5
- HongKong(1991)."1992 Hong Kong Higher Level Examination : Rules and Guild"
- Statistics Of Hong Kong(1987-1993). "Hong Kong annual digest of statistics"