Parents will no longer be given details of their children's Chinese or English learning capacity at the end of primary school.
The move anticipates the abolition of the controversial Academic Aptitude Test next year.
Parents would instead need to ask teachers before deciding whether their children should apply for English or Chinese language secondary schools, chairman Moses Cheng Mo-chi said after a Board of Education meeting yesterday.
Assessment of a pupil's language ability is done through the test results of subjects taught in Chinese and English during the second term of Primary Five and first term of Primary Six, and through the aptitude test.
Although the aptitude test - used to decide which secondary school pupils attend - is being dropped after being heavily criticised, officials have not announced a replacement.
Primary schools will discover in April the percentage of students who are classified within the top bracket of three in language ability. Secondary schools will know the percentages of top students at different primary schools in July.
Parents would have enough time to consult teachers and principals before applying for an appropriate secondary school, Mr Cheng said.
